Oktoberfest
Cape May Brewing Company
- From:
- Cape May Brewing Company
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #223 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #28,794 - Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 8.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 20
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 17, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 08, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Rich and complex, this amber-colored lager is smooth and clean due to a cool fifty-degree fermentation, mellowing as it lagers. Well-balanced with a hint of hops presence, Oktoberfest is focused on the grain bill of Vienna, Munich, Caramunich, Pilsen, and Melanoidin malts.
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Ratings by Blogjackets:
Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio
3.84/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
5.8% Marzen that’s malt forward in aroma and taste with hints of sweetness. Nice touch of hops in the finish. Good looking beer that pours a lovely amber-orange with excellent initial head and good lacing throughout.
Sep 28, 2022More User Ratings:
Rated by SheepWBY from New Jersey
3/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
rustier than great lakes
Oct 17, 2025
Rated by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
**
10/02/25
can to snifter.
**
Oct 03, 202510/02/25
can to snifter.
**
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can, packaged 7/24/25
pours a clear medium amber color, with thick layer of cream colored head. great head retention. pleasant aroma of toasted malt. taste is similar, nice depth to the flavor and a nice drier finish. smooth mouthfeel
Sep 21, 2025pours a clear medium amber color, with thick layer of cream colored head. great head retention. pleasant aroma of toasted malt. taste is similar, nice depth to the flavor and a nice drier finish. smooth mouthfeel
Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut
3.37/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Canned on 7/17/23; consumed on 11/4/23
Pours a slightly foggy, golden copper body capped with over two fingers of fluffy, nearly eggshell-white foam; good head retention leaves a slim layer of cap, modest, soapy collar, and decent spread of sudsy, webby lacing around the walls of the glass.
Aromas of brown bread and minerality open, with a hint of yeast yielding an autumnal air as brown sugar undertones progress through caramel malts over the bouquet.
Taste offers brown toast sporting a hint of brown sugar upfront, imbuing the mid-palate with a malted grain sweetness before tinges of minerality and a light lager yeast profile settles on the back end.
Mouthfeel brings a light body and a rounded, fluffy spritz of moderate-full carbonation, dissipating to subtly flaky texturing and a semi-dry mid-palate as firmer toastiness through the back end yields a crisp finish.
A solid base veers sweet enough to disjoint the profile as a whole, leaving choppy inflections of earthy sweetness coating the more nuanced malt balance; little beyond decent.
Nov 05, 2023Pours a slightly foggy, golden copper body capped with over two fingers of fluffy, nearly eggshell-white foam; good head retention leaves a slim layer of cap, modest, soapy collar, and decent spread of sudsy, webby lacing around the walls of the glass.
Aromas of brown bread and minerality open, with a hint of yeast yielding an autumnal air as brown sugar undertones progress through caramel malts over the bouquet.
Taste offers brown toast sporting a hint of brown sugar upfront, imbuing the mid-palate with a malted grain sweetness before tinges of minerality and a light lager yeast profile settles on the back end.
Mouthfeel brings a light body and a rounded, fluffy spritz of moderate-full carbonation, dissipating to subtly flaky texturing and a semi-dry mid-palate as firmer toastiness through the back end yields a crisp finish.
A solid base veers sweet enough to disjoint the profile as a whole, leaving choppy inflections of earthy sweetness coating the more nuanced malt balance; little beyond decent.
Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey
4.03/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Crystal clear, retention was pretty nice for a while…it has a mostly bready richness to it that remains almost entirely dry, light toasted quality, just enough hops to let you know they are there, low but noticeable bitterness, incredibly drinkable beer.
Aug 20, 2023
Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia
3.78/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Pours a clear copper with a dense off white head. Great retention.
S: Malt forward. Caramel and toffee notes.
T: Nice balance of floral hops and bready malt. Finishes sweet.
F: Medium bodied
O: Very good. Everything from Cape May is good.
Sep 07, 2022S: Malt forward. Caramel and toffee notes.
T: Nice balance of floral hops and bready malt. Finishes sweet.
F: Medium bodied
O: Very good. Everything from Cape May is good.
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.61/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: pours a dark, orange amber body with a thick off-white head with nice retention and lacing
S: subtle, malt notes with yeasty notes and hints of toffee and vanilla
S: roasted, toffee notes with vanilla on the back of the tongue
M: medium bodied, crisp and refreshing
O: nice feel and taste combo; decent marzen overall; somewhat crushable, actually.
Nov 13, 2021S: subtle, malt notes with yeasty notes and hints of toffee and vanilla
S: roasted, toffee notes with vanilla on the back of the tongue
M: medium bodied, crisp and refreshing
O: nice feel and taste combo; decent marzen overall; somewhat crushable, actually.
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