Oktoberfest Lager
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street

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From:
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Märzen
ABV:
6%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 10.46%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 02, 2021
Added:
Sep 06, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by gcarl:
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Reviewed by gcarl from Massachusetts

2.43/5  rDev -34.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Man...I find myself at the beer works often. I chalk it up to the Red Sox being in the play-offs and me liking all the TV's.

Ordered a pint of the oktoberfest. Came presented with a weak thin head.

Smell was lacking, gritty malt, faint hop.

Color was standard, a dark orange.

A sip revealed what all the other senses had set me up for....a mediocre brew. It had an odd hop bite and strange malt profile leading to the swallow being very difficult. Another sip did not change my mind. Mouthfeel was grainy, thick, and overall not pleasant.

This pint was left half-full or in the case of the beer...half-empty

GC
Oct 13, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 02, 2021
 
Rated: 3.4 by Arg914 from New York

Dec 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.61 by O-Meg from New York

Dec 18, 2019
 
Rated: 2.84 by DonBowman from Pennsylvania

Sep 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Sep 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by JOldewurtel from Maryland

Oct 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by David19457 from New Jersey

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Sep 11, 2016
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Reds76 from Maine

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by JuliusCaesar from New Hampshire

Oct 21, 2013
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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
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, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jmmy3 from Massachusetts

Feb 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Didier from New Hampshire

Oct 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by rTheory from New Hampshire

Oct 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by carrollmel7 from North Carolina

Mar 08, 2012
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

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, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by Burt from Rhode Island

Nov 22, 2011
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts

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, 2011
Oktoberfest Lager from Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 32 ratings