Old Zahm Oktoberfest
Market Garden Brewpub & Brewery
- From:
- Market Garden Brewpub & Brewery
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #388 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #33,291 - Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 13.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 01, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 11
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Our favorite brew for the season of bonfires, beer tents and lederhosen! Our Oktoberfest lager is bursting with layers of toasted malt goodness from hearty Munich malts all balanced with German noble hops for a clean, dry finish.
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Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
3.69/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the 12 oz can in a snifter. This decent little fest pours a clear amber with a
moderate head of off white foam that settles to a thick ring, thin dusty layer, and
sports some nice light lacing. Nose of toasted malts, breaded malts, biscuit, caramel,
and light herbal notes. Flavors follow the nose with toasted malts, breaded malts,
caramel, balanced bittering hops, and biscuit. Mouth feel is medium, medium light
carbonation, and a balanced finish.
Overall, solid, although I will admit that the bittering hops become more pronounced
with warmth like a few of the macro fest from Germany.
Oct 07, 2024moderate head of off white foam that settles to a thick ring, thin dusty layer, and
sports some nice light lacing. Nose of toasted malts, breaded malts, biscuit, caramel,
and light herbal notes. Flavors follow the nose with toasted malts, breaded malts,
caramel, balanced bittering hops, and biscuit. Mouth feel is medium, medium light
carbonation, and a balanced finish.
Overall, solid, although I will admit that the bittering hops become more pronounced
with warmth like a few of the macro fest from Germany.
Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio
3.56/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can, packaged on 07/18/2024, thanks to Brutaltruth for this can! Served in a dimpled mug, the beer pours a somewhat clear amber color with about an inch and a half light tan head that stayed around for a long time. Decent amount of lacing. The brew smells mostly like bready malt, along with some toasted malt and herbal hops. Taste is the same as the aroma to me. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit coating and easy to drink with a good amount of carbonation. I thought it was a decent enough Oktoberfest but there seemed to be something missing with this one. Still worth a try though!
Oct 06, 2024
Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
3.43/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pretty dang do-lish-us
Sep 16, 2023Rated by BrownZune
1.43/5 rDev -60.6%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.25
1.43/5 rDev -60.6%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.25
Surprisingly underwhelming.
Sep 08, 2023
Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado
3.54/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Not a bad beer but relatively underwhelming for the style. The general biscuit and toast profiles are there and has a decent feel but this definitely is amongst the best oktoberfests or festbiers the state has to offer
Aug 06, 2022
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.18/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Cleveland Oktoberfest in Berea, OH.
This one pours a golden orange/amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like bready and grainy malt, very light hop character, orange, and some bready spice.
This is light bodied, crisp, and very clean, with a well-restrained sweetness. It's quite drinkable.
Market Garden seems to be pretty talented at making lower ABV lagers, and this supports that notion.
Sep 13, 2021This one pours a golden orange/amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like bready and grainy malt, very light hop character, orange, and some bready spice.
This is light bodied, crisp, and very clean, with a well-restrained sweetness. It's quite drinkable.
Market Garden seems to be pretty talented at making lower ABV lagers, and this supports that notion.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I got a bottle of this beer off the single shelf from my local Giant Eagle store. It poured a slightly hazy amber with very thin white head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had sweet malt notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with caramel malt base and bitter grain hop highlights. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.
Oct 18, 2020
Rated by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania
4.29/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nice old world happiness to this. Very good and will revisit!
Sep 11, 2020
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