Beer for Cake
Off Color Brewing
- From:
- Off Color Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 3.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 05, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Forest cake inspired Marzen with black cherry juice, lactose, and cocoa nibs.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.1/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - The beer was maroon in color with visible carbonation.
Smell - The grains were apparent, but there was an unusual sweetness.
Taste - The backbone of a Marzen is there with a strong malt presence. In front, light, chocolate and cherry notes are present. It does not overwhelm the base beer, but has a nice sense of balance.
Mouthfeel - The body had some stickiness allowing the dessert notes to linger.
Overall - I feel like I should not have enjoyed this beer. Adjuncts in this style seems wrong. I will confess to enjoying it.
Jan 05, 2026Smell - The grains were apparent, but there was an unusual sweetness.
Taste - The backbone of a Marzen is there with a strong malt presence. In front, light, chocolate and cherry notes are present. It does not overwhelm the base beer, but has a nice sense of balance.
Mouthfeel - The body had some stickiness allowing the dessert notes to linger.
Overall - I feel like I should not have enjoyed this beer. Adjuncts in this style seems wrong. I will confess to enjoying it.
Rated by Globb710 from Illinois
3.87/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Good beer but weird metallic flavor in smell and in the beginning of sip. After taste is really good cherry chocolaty marzen.
Dec 21, 2025
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