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Oktoberfest
Big Storm Brewing Company - Odessa
- From:
- Big Storm Brewing Company - Odessa
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #71 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,117 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 9.49%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 13, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 12, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Named the overall winner for 2016 in the Best Florida Beer Competition. True to the spirit of the great German festival, this Oktoberfest märzen lager is brewed in traditional Bavarian style, so you can enjoy the clean finish and toasty malt flavors your tastebuds crave. This beer is a seasonal limited release, so grab it before it’s gone!
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.68/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: pours a hazy amber body with dark amber body with a small, off-white head with nice retention and lacing.
S: sweet, vanilla and toffee notes with hints of vanilla notes.
T: sweet, vanilla and burnt toffee notes.
M: medium bodied and smooth.
O: decent overall; good taste and feel combo; solid marzen.
Oct 18, 2022S: sweet, vanilla and toffee notes with hints of vanilla notes.
T: sweet, vanilla and burnt toffee notes.
M: medium bodied and smooth.
O: decent overall; good taste and feel combo; solid marzen.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.65/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the Brewery in Cape Coral sold as Oktoberfest.
Lightly hazy deep gold in color with a thin white head that persists.
Rich maltiness with bits of toast and caramel. Not bad but the Germans do it so much better.
Aug 25, 2022Lightly hazy deep gold in color with a thin white head that persists.
Rich maltiness with bits of toast and caramel. Not bad but the Germans do it so much better.
Rated by Nass from Florida
3.5/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The pour is brown with a moderate amount of carbonation. The taste is malty, brown bread crust, & caramel. Cheers! B
Nov 15, 2019
Reviewed by ViggieMech from Florida
4.35/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Left over from the Fall of 2018. Hidden in the back of my Lani Reefer this date. 16 oz, tall, poured into a chilled glass. Hazy clouded and copper colored with minimal lacy head. Smell is caramel and fruit. Mouth feel is delicious and full! I'll be looking for this brew this fall. As I'm in Central Florida it is usually found in my local Publix store.
Jan 29, 2019
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
3.91/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I really liked this one from Big Storm, and being local to FL is a plus to me...
This was a really nice, really solid lager. I focus so much on bocks, doppelbocks, porters, stouts, and other styles that I really turn my nose, most of the time to lagers. But every so often, I come across one that peaks my interest so I give it a shot. This is one of those lagers - and I'm so glad I did. Nice caramel coloration, decent malty smell, and of course it was very tasteful. Maybe not the best lager I've had, but darn good.
Dec 02, 2018This was a really nice, really solid lager. I focus so much on bocks, doppelbocks, porters, stouts, and other styles that I really turn my nose, most of the time to lagers. But every so often, I come across one that peaks my interest so I give it a shot. This is one of those lagers - and I'm so glad I did. Nice caramel coloration, decent malty smell, and of course it was very tasteful. Maybe not the best lager I've had, but darn good.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
2.78/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.78/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
16 oz can from Florida.
Pours with a clear copper body topped by a good beige head.
Pour aroma with obvious off-notes. The flavor is marginally better.
Gold medal and high ratings? .... perhaps this is a bad can.
Oct 22, 2018Pours with a clear copper body topped by a good beige head.
Pour aroma with obvious off-notes. The flavor is marginally better.
Gold medal and high ratings? .... perhaps this is a bad can.
Oktoberfest from Big Storm Brewing Company - Odessa
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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