Oktoberfest
Cape May Brewing Company

The clear reddish deep amber-colored beer pours out into a Duvel glass with a 1” light tan head that soon begins to visibly recede to a ring around the glass and a thin irregular island of foam on the surface of the liquid while leaving a few scattered patches of lacing on the sides of the glass. Sipping creates some scattered small patches of lacing, some of which soon slide down to the liquid.

The aromas include some nice rich caramel from the malt, some light floral hops and just a bit of spice.

The flavors are much as expected from the nose but with the floral, slightly spicy hops just a bit more forward than expected. The malt sweetness includes a good bit of caramel backed up by mild slightly floral, spicy and earthy bitterness that is definitely in the mix.

The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and slightly prickly from the moderate finely bubbled carbonation. The finish begins as the caramel and malt sweetness begin to fade, allowing the floral, lightly spicy and earthy hop bitterness to finish the dry ending.

Overall, a solid well made Oktoberfest with some clean nice flavors and that is enjoyable and drinkable. I’d definitely have it again.

rustier than great lakes

**
10/02/25

can to snifter.

**

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

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.