Von Watzdorf
Appalachian Mountain Brewery
- From:
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 12.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 08, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 12, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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The Oktoberfest beer has caramel, toasty, and malty flavors, with very little sweetness in the finish and a dark gold to copper color. Technically, Oktoberfest beer can only be produced inside the city limits of Munich, limiting its production to six breweries. The brewers for AMB, cousins Nathan and Chris, can trace their ancestors far back into Germany's history. Their grandmother's maiden name is Von Watzdorf, and this noble family founded the Watzdorf Brauerei in 1411, and it is still operating today! Unfortunately, this brewery does not make an Oktoberfest/Märzen. In order to honor our German heritage, we made this seasonal Oktoberfest and named it the Von Watzdorf Oktoberfest. It has delicious, complex malt character with the smooth mouthfeel of a lager.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DumbRunner26 from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Gorgeous beer. Amber color with golden and ruby hues. 2 finger cream colored head that quickly fades. The aroma is not what I was expecting. Fruity and bready. Smells like fruitcake. Taste like toast and grapes. Smooth mouthfeel. Good beer. Interesting beer.
Oct 08, 2025
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.7/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can from a Western North Carolina Ingles Market.
Appearance. Clear, dark amber colored body with a full, durable beige head.
Hop forward aroma with a more even balance of hops and malts in the flavor.
Aug 17, 2024Appearance. Clear, dark amber colored body with a full, durable beige head.
Hop forward aroma with a more even balance of hops and malts in the flavor.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.68/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a 12oz bottle from TW-Greenville 9-24-22 for $2.79. No bottling date; consumed 11-7-22.
Beer poured golden orange with an okay head that dissipated quickly.
Nose has notes of toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste is a moderate toasted malt base that takes on a slight caramel flavor. Finishes balanced with an appropriate amount of sweetness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and pretty refreshing.
Overall a pretty nice representation of the style. Would have again.
Nov 07, 2022Beer poured golden orange with an okay head that dissipated quickly.
Nose has notes of toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste is a moderate toasted malt base that takes on a slight caramel flavor. Finishes balanced with an appropriate amount of sweetness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and pretty refreshing.
Overall a pretty nice representation of the style. Would have again.
Reviewed by lagrluvr
3.77/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours very orange, nice lasting full head. Faint aromas. A little too complex, woody and bitter for the style. I wanted to like it more, but 3.75 is where this tops out for me.
Sep 10, 2022
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