Oktoberfest
Carolina Brewery
- From:
- Carolina Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #385 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,998 - Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 9.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 08, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 10, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey
3.59/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pint pour on draught at the brewery. It pours a bright, copper-orange color with a very thin, ecru-colored head and minimal lacing. On the nose there are whiffs of sweet brown bread and caramel. The taste is decidedly sweet with caramel malt up front and mild spicing behind it. There's not much depth of flavor. The mouth feel is moderately thick and creamy with an appropriate level of carbonation, and the 5.3% ABV makes it very drinkable. Overall, it's a decent Märzen which serves its purpose of accompanying the food served in the brewpub but it doesn't compare with the leaders of the style.
Oct 08, 2022
Rated by beerinchapelhill from North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +24.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +24.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The 2015 version is the best I have had! Go get some now!
Sep 23, 2015
Reviewed by CampusCrew from Florida
3.03/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Not a good octoberfest. and it's ahrd to mess that style up. I had the sampler and this was one of the samples I had.
appearance: light brown copper color
smell: slight hops
taste: weak for marzen
mouthfeel: good carbonation and very tasty
drinkability: easy but had an aftertaste
Oct 22, 2008appearance: light brown copper color
smell: slight hops
taste: weak for marzen
mouthfeel: good carbonation and very tasty
drinkability: easy but had an aftertaste
Reviewed by MuddyFeet from North Carolina
3.24/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.24/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours an impeccably clear brown in color. Very light carbonation but I think that may have been a result of a loose seal on the growler. Still not too much effect on the mouthfeel was was fairly middle of the road on terms of body and a tad short of being crisp. Flavor is loaded with biscuits that fade pretty quickly. There is an odd finish to the beer that is akin to stale cigarette ash. It only came out after I swallowed and then inhale/exhale. Nose is very mild and some toasted malt tones only. Stil a nice beer overall.
Oct 13, 2006
Reviewed by blackie from Oregon
3.85/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.85/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Purchased a growler from the Carolina Brewery the last time I was in town. I figure what the hell, I go there for music enough to make it worthwhile.
appearance: A careful pour creates a thin, fizzy white head that instantly vanishes. The color of the beer is wonderful; a crystal clear light to medium amber with plenty of orange and red hues showing.
smell: Smells distinctively German, though I have no idea what specific characteristics that implies. Bready grains are present. Nice light malty flavors offset by clean, spicy hops.
mouthfeel: Carbonation seems a little high, and the body is light.
taste: Tastes like a good Oktoberfest to me. I've had some that were a little too light in flavor for me, but this one seems to be just right. The same clean, spicy hops present on the nose provide a nice blance here. Finish is clean with a subtle bitterness and very light sweetness remaining.
drinkability: Pretty drinkable, but somewhat filling for reasons unbeknownst to me. I think it may be the carbonation. I want to give it a higher score for drinkability, but cannot for that reason.
Oct 20, 2005appearance: A careful pour creates a thin, fizzy white head that instantly vanishes. The color of the beer is wonderful; a crystal clear light to medium amber with plenty of orange and red hues showing.
smell: Smells distinctively German, though I have no idea what specific characteristics that implies. Bready grains are present. Nice light malty flavors offset by clean, spicy hops.
mouthfeel: Carbonation seems a little high, and the body is light.
taste: Tastes like a good Oktoberfest to me. I've had some that were a little too light in flavor for me, but this one seems to be just right. The same clean, spicy hops present on the nose provide a nice blance here. Finish is clean with a subtle bitterness and very light sweetness remaining.
drinkability: Pretty drinkable, but somewhat filling for reasons unbeknownst to me. I think it may be the carbonation. I want to give it a higher score for drinkability, but cannot for that reason.
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