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Oktoberfest
Port City Brewing
- From:
- Port City Brewing
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #73 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,339 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 9.33%
- Reviews:
- 61
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 27, 2011
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 27
Port City Oktoberfest is a traditional Märzen style lager, brewed with all German malts and hops. This beer is amber in color, with malty, gently sweet flavors of crusty bread, leading to a clean dry finish with a touch of noble hops. Our Oktoberfest is unfiltered and completely naturally carbonated, served in the 'keller' or 'Zwickel' style.
Our Oktoberfest won a Silver Medal at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival for Vienna-style Lager! Prost!
Our Oktoberfest won a Silver Medal at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival for Vienna-style Lager! Prost!
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Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear copper, dense off-white head, great retention, rings of lace
Nose is pure malt- a hint of caramel but mostly toast
Taste like it smells, just a touch of spicy hops on the finish
Medium bodied, clean, appropriately carbonated
Really good
Aug 26, 2023Nose is pure malt- a hint of caramel but mostly toast
Taste like it smells, just a touch of spicy hops on the finish
Medium bodied, clean, appropriately carbonated
Really good
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.04/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a pint
A- pours a clear copper color with a one-finger foamy white head that has good retention before settling into a film on top
S- toasted bread crust, caramel, fall forrest floor, peppery floral hops
T- sweet caramel and bready malt up front with an equal compliment of spicy and floral hops. Mid-palate gives more caramel sweetness, the finish is toasted with some hop bitterness sticking around
M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a crisp finish
Dec 13, 2022A- pours a clear copper color with a one-finger foamy white head that has good retention before settling into a film on top
S- toasted bread crust, caramel, fall forrest floor, peppery floral hops
T- sweet caramel and bready malt up front with an equal compliment of spicy and floral hops. Mid-palate gives more caramel sweetness, the finish is toasted with some hop bitterness sticking around
M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a crisp finish
Rated by Beers-es from Virginia
4.02/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on tap. Clear amber, nice balance of toasty malts and hops. Really nice example of the style.
Oct 16, 2022Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
3.52/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle. Pours deep golden with tall, long-lasting, fluffy white head. Aroma is of grassy hops and bready malt. Body is medium and crisp. Grassy hops and bready malt nicely balanced on the palate. Finish is long and dry. Nice brew.
Oct 11, 2021Reviewed by challenja from Virginia
4.37/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
While most marzens can be sweet and overly bready at times this one is smooth and crisp. It’s got a great body and mouthfeel when you swish this around in your mouth. You can comfortably crush these as Fall lawnmower beers. Port City has really done well with their releases this year and this one I’m going to pick up again next year.
Oct 11, 2021Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York
2.88/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.88/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Pours a cloudy amber from the bottle, thick, slowly settling head. Nose is light, but there are some sweet malts and baked brown bread that is typical of the style. Taste is almost non-existent - a very light sweetness initially and the suggestion of bitter hops on the finish. Mouthfeel is thin and watery with a mild carbonation. Overall, a very light and unexpressive example of the style.
Oct 03, 2021Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
3.76/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Not much for head but plenty of rich caramel in the nose, along with the beginning of a biscuit note. Flavor is direct and clean in the finish. A steady stream of roasted and caramel and bread note with almost no hops detected at all. Carbonation is maybe a touch light but the texture overall is a strength. Solid for the style, but not a standout.
Sep 25, 2021Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the bottle, it pours a clear amber color with a modest head that reduces to a nice ring and leaves lacing. Thenose gets a slight malty scent - sweetish. The mouth gets a slightly roasted malt flavor with notes of caramel.
Sep 25, 2021Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
3/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The shoulder of this beer says: "BOTTLED ON 07/20/21 124618"
Appearance: It has a sun tea bronze body that is slightly hazy. It keeps a short white head with a frothy consistency. Although the head is short it retains well. Minimal lacing.
Aroma: Caramel popcorn, toasted nuts, and earthy herbs come through on the nose.
Taste: Nothing comes through on the front of the palate. Towards the middle there is some nuttiness which weighs heavily on the palate. Towards the back of the mouth some caramel comes through, and it lingers in the aftertaste like caramel popcorn.
Mouthfeel: It is medium-bodied and a bit slick on the palate. There is no real bitterness.
Overall: As a whole there is nothing really offensive or off-putting about this beer but it is a very odd interpretation of an Oktoberfestbier. The label states that this has "TASTING NOTES: TOASTY, SWEET, SOFT BITTERNESS" and those are fairly accurate representations of the beer. It seems to rely on this caramel character for the sweetness which at times feels out of place. It has a light nutty character which can be interpreted as toasty as well. It's a pretty average beer straight down the middle and while I wouldn't turn one down I probably would look for something else after having a single. I don't really recommend for or against it.
Sep 11, 2021Appearance: It has a sun tea bronze body that is slightly hazy. It keeps a short white head with a frothy consistency. Although the head is short it retains well. Minimal lacing.
Aroma: Caramel popcorn, toasted nuts, and earthy herbs come through on the nose.
Taste: Nothing comes through on the front of the palate. Towards the middle there is some nuttiness which weighs heavily on the palate. Towards the back of the mouth some caramel comes through, and it lingers in the aftertaste like caramel popcorn.
Mouthfeel: It is medium-bodied and a bit slick on the palate. There is no real bitterness.
Overall: As a whole there is nothing really offensive or off-putting about this beer but it is a very odd interpretation of an Oktoberfestbier. The label states that this has "TASTING NOTES: TOASTY, SWEET, SOFT BITTERNESS" and those are fairly accurate representations of the beer. It seems to rely on this caramel character for the sweetness which at times feels out of place. It has a light nutty character which can be interpreted as toasty as well. It's a pretty average beer straight down the middle and while I wouldn't turn one down I probably would look for something else after having a single. I don't really recommend for or against it.
Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
3.96/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Attractive specimen; more amber than many fest biers, along with some haziness. Large white head and sparse lacing. Aroma of toasty malts paired with some floral notes. Clean, bread-like taste. Sweetness is modest, while the hops stay mostly in the background until they show up in the aftertaste. Finishes dry, still with that touch of sweetness.
Oct 31, 2020Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.9/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle poured into a dimpled mug.
Bottled 08/20/20
L: Amber and very hazy, half inch off-white head.
S: Fairly strong biscuit and spicy hops, slight fruity aroma, trace iron-like aroma.
T: Malty biscuit and caramel, spicy hops, baking spice aftertaste.
F: Medium-light body, medium carbonation, soft with crisp finish.
O: Enjoyable and solid.
Sep 21, 2020Bottled 08/20/20
L: Amber and very hazy, half inch off-white head.
S: Fairly strong biscuit and spicy hops, slight fruity aroma, trace iron-like aroma.
T: Malty biscuit and caramel, spicy hops, baking spice aftertaste.
F: Medium-light body, medium carbonation, soft with crisp finish.
O: Enjoyable and solid.
Reviewed by paging12 from Virginia
3.3/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a stein from a bottle.
Frothy head receded to a white lacing. Amber, copper in color. Rich bready flavor. Some alcoholic warmth. Chocolate, nutty, caramel aroma. Overall, drinkable. It lacked although. The flavor left wanting. I was hoping for more as the beer warmed, hoping for more individuation of flavors.
Sep 28, 2019Frothy head receded to a white lacing. Amber, copper in color. Rich bready flavor. Some alcoholic warmth. Chocolate, nutty, caramel aroma. Overall, drinkable. It lacked although. The flavor left wanting. I was hoping for more as the beer warmed, hoping for more individuation of flavors.
Oktoberfest from Port City Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
159 ratings
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