Oktoberfest Lager
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
- From:
- Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 10.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 06, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.7/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Amber to light brown color. Clear. Decent bar-poured head but it produces only a modicum of spots.
Mild but richly toasted malt.
This is a hoppy Oktoberfest beer, which I tend to prefer. This starts with the appropriate toasted malt (reminds me of roasted almonds). The hop is notable for the style but not to the point of distraction. My first impression is a hoppy Amber. Rich body but with good carbonation.
Sep 12, 2015Mild but richly toasted malt.
This is a hoppy Oktoberfest beer, which I tend to prefer. This starts with the appropriate toasted malt (reminds me of roasted almonds). The hop is notable for the style but not to the point of distraction. My first impression is a hoppy Amber. Rich body but with good carbonation.
Reviewed by OtherShoe2 from Massachusetts
3.68/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Received an orange-amber beer. No real head. No lace.
Some decent rich malt aromas, with some caramel-suger notes in the nose.
Lean in intensity, but still flavorful, this beer has all of the characteristics that are common to the style, just really thinned down. Nice malty flavor, which leads to some moderate bitterness and then dries out. Some light fruit was there, but disappears in an instant. Nice structure, but needs some intensity.
Medium bodied. Decent carbonation. Not watery.
Decent, and I'd have a pint again. A little disappointing.
Oct 06, 2013Some decent rich malt aromas, with some caramel-suger notes in the nose.
Lean in intensity, but still flavorful, this beer has all of the characteristics that are common to the style, just really thinned down. Nice malty flavor, which leads to some moderate bitterness and then dries out. Some light fruit was there, but disappears in an instant. Nice structure, but needs some intensity.
Medium bodied. Decent carbonation. Not watery.
Decent, and I'd have a pint again. A little disappointing.
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
4.2/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This brew was my favorite of all of the beers on-tap on 10/20/11. The perfect beer for the season and I was happy to see this style in the Witch city!
A classic look, heady amber with some gold, robust and full of life.
The aroma is classic musty/ bready fest lager yeast with enough malt to make it true. Fresh earthy, musty hops down deep.
A very clean version with nice complexity. The malt is caramel/bready and crispy with a complex lager yeast, sour,earthy and green veggie effect, smokey, almost meaty flavor and dry earthy hops really balances this one out right.
The feel is obviously fresh and lively, medium-smooth sensation going down. slightly slick from the malt but not enough to make in cloying.
Quality Festy lager!
Nov 22, 2011A classic look, heady amber with some gold, robust and full of life.
The aroma is classic musty/ bready fest lager yeast with enough malt to make it true. Fresh earthy, musty hops down deep.
A very clean version with nice complexity. The malt is caramel/bready and crispy with a complex lager yeast, sour,earthy and green veggie effect, smokey, almost meaty flavor and dry earthy hops really balances this one out right.
The feel is obviously fresh and lively, medium-smooth sensation going down. slightly slick from the malt but not enough to make in cloying.
Quality Festy lager!
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.98/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.98/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had on tap @Hingham...served into a pint glass
Appearance: 1/4 inch head, orange-brown in color, clear, low carbonation
Smell: toasted malt—not much else going on here
Taste: bread, toasted malt, and a big dose of caramel at the end.
Mouthfeel: sweet, moderate carbonation, medium bodied
Overall: It is not often that I say BeerWorks makes a fairly common style really well. However, this one is right up there with the best of them. A bit on the sweet side, but still plenty of bread and caramel goodness. If I wanted an easy to get Marzen on tap, this is certainly worth a drive.
Nov 09, 2011Appearance: 1/4 inch head, orange-brown in color, clear, low carbonation
Smell: toasted malt—not much else going on here
Taste: bread, toasted malt, and a big dose of caramel at the end.
Mouthfeel: sweet, moderate carbonation, medium bodied
Overall: It is not often that I say BeerWorks makes a fairly common style really well. However, this one is right up there with the best of them. A bit on the sweet side, but still plenty of bread and caramel goodness. If I wanted an easy to get Marzen on tap, this is certainly worth a drive.
Reviewed by donkeyrunner from Massachusetts
4.3/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
$5.50 for a 16oz pour @ Beerworks Canal St. Missed my train...again.
Burnt orange with a thin white head. Wispy retention and walking giraffe leg lacing.
Aroma is toasted malt with ample hop presence. Smells like a big, malty sonovagun.
Oktoberfest Lager is, in fact, a big, malty sonovagun. Agressive herbal bitter balances out the toasty sweetness. Very crusty.
Beerworks had a sign up above the bar that read "Beerworks beer ist very, very gut." Not true of most of their beers but in this case yes, it's very good.
Oct 20, 2011Burnt orange with a thin white head. Wispy retention and walking giraffe leg lacing.
Aroma is toasted malt with ample hop presence. Smells like a big, malty sonovagun.
Oktoberfest Lager is, in fact, a big, malty sonovagun. Agressive herbal bitter balances out the toasty sweetness. Very crusty.
Beerworks had a sign up above the bar that read "Beerworks beer ist very, very gut." Not true of most of their beers but in this case yes, it's very good.
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