Brocktoberfest
Idle Hands Craft Ales

 

 

 

 

Excellent Oktoberfest style beer. Fruit esters- especially in the aroma, raisin, malty, and a good bitterness in the finish.

 

 

 

Pours a golden amber, like the color of maple syrup. An almost potpourri like hop aroma. It's grassy upfront that evolves in a nutty burnt toast type of flavor. I am not sure what this reminds me of specifically, but maybe caramel sweetness? This is neither my favorite Idle Hands lager nor my favorite Oktoberfest.

Canned on 7/22/20

Pours a translucent copper-orange hue topped with just over a finger of fluffy, off-white foam; decent head retention yields a half-finger of cap, an expansive, frothy collar climbing up the glass, and layers of chunky, ringed lacing.

Aromas of soft brown bread dough and malty lager yeast permeate upfront as devoutly grassy floral hops comprise the initial foundation; faint toffee candy features over the middle as a dense minerality proceeds to the back end; a slight, peppery/nutmeg spice alongside toasted black bread crusts closes the bouquet.

Taste brings hints of brown sugar and brown bread opening, soon followed by lemony hop and grass undertones; a staunch minerality appears in waves over the mid-palate, giving in somewhat as burnt honey biscuit and roasted malt/bready grit delicately mark the finish.

Mouthfeel offers a pillowy, medium body along with a full carbonation fluffing effortlessly along the palate; malty slickness is countered with a minor, hoppy grit vaguely past the mid-palate as a comfortable bone-dryness peaks at the finish and through the swallow.

This one maintains a cool composure and sports a variety of malty refinements throughout, and while the minerality which this brew together is at times too domineering for its own good, the final product remains a robust Märzen that feels big, but drinks incredibly cleanly.

 

 

Solidly amber and clear. Lasting head from the can pour. Good ring lace.

Nutty, amber malt aroma. A bit sweet. It reminds me of the smell of malt extract.

Lots of fuller bodied malt. No notable hop. Higher carbonation which prevents the beer from becoming overly cloy. The finish and aftertaste are nutty and a bit buttery.

A superior Oktoberfest.

 

 

 

 

Canned 8/09/18
Pours a decent but smaller fizzy head that fades semi quickly, no real lacing, clear honey tan blond color

Nose toasted straw lager malts, soft lager, doughy grains, little grassy hop, hint fruity lager, not bad

Taste soft lager, more toasted straw lager malt, grainy doughy, little salty into grassy spicy hops and fair bitterness, fruity lager notes, dry crisp but bring spicy hop finish

Mouth is med to lighter bod, soft lager, carb is a bit light

Overall started nice, good lager as good malt profile esp for Oktoberfest style, but the hops get way too heavy, and def not enough carb

Poured from a 16 ounce can. Pours a copper color that is somewhat clear. Had only half a finger of white head, but I also didn't pour overly aggressive. Smell is malty. I'm not getting as much bread as others seem to be getting. Taste is similar with the malt, but it's a nice smooth taste. Definitely easy to drink and a perfect fall beer.

Pours a very slightly hazy golden amber orange with yellow highlights around the edges, and a frothy off-white foam head with decent lacing and retention. Smells like orange marmalade, fruity apricot jam, with some toasty malt underneath, crust-like breadiness, and floral earthy herbal hop spice aromas. Tastes like toasted, concentrated dark bread crust flavors, slight char, mild amber honey notes, subtle red apple, hints of apricot, orange marmalade, a touch of lemon peel, with herbal earthy floral ground peppery spice hop notes. Feels lighter medium bodied, almost chewy and slick with smooth moderate carbonation. Fairly crisp feeling with a nice almost bitter hoppy snap at the end, drying but left with wonderful toasty malt and bitter hop flavors lingering on the palate. Overall a nice Oktoberfest beer.