Oktoberfest
Firefly Hollow Brewing Co.

A: crystal clear; amber in color; 1 finger finely pored light tan head that receded to a thin cap; nice lacing;

S: sweet malt and a hint of toast;

T: sweet malt with a bit of molasses; mild bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;

O: easy drinking; a little too sweet;

courtesy of @sulldaddy, thank you Sully!
Deep amber color, remarkable how similar the last three beers were in color.
Head is quite big and fluffy, good retention.
Nice malty sweetness with a hop undertone but not bitter at all.
Light body, drinks real easy. I like it!

Sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can poured into my .5L dimple mug. Picked up at a local store today, but no date stamp on the can.
The beer pours a bright clear copper color with a fluffy khaki colored head of about 3.5cm. this foam almost overtops the glass and fades slowly to a sturdy edge layering that sticks around through the sampling.
Aroma on this brew is pretty mild with a bit of toasted wheat bread and some caramel mixing with a bit of black tea hop scent that is a little spicy bite to the nose.
First sip reveals a medium to light body with very fine and tingly carbonation. Texture is smooth but actually has a little stickiness to it. Wasnt expecting that with this beer. But its fine and I like it.
Flavor is toasted bread and some caramel and a bit of that same black tea or black pepper note on the finish. Definitely some spicy bite that lingers after the finish, which also dries out significantly on the swallow.
Never any hint of the ABV, but this beer does have a pretty nice malt and hop balance. I enjoy this one quite a bit. Worth a pick up if you see it.

Canned on 8/19/20; consumed on 9/30/20

Pours a translucent, orange-hued copper body topped with a finger and a half of rocky, off-white foam; solid head retention leaves a paper-thin cap, a bubbly, frothy collar, and a healthy spattering of moderate, webby lacing clinging to the walls of the glass.

Aroma shows rounded, airy yeast and minerality opening, eventually dispersing to notes of light grass and brown bread; an ultra-clean malt profile reveals itself over the middle, offering developing hints of toast and slight peppery notes, along with distant clove and graham cracker to accent, yet never overtake.

Taste opens with hearty black bread crusts as a deep, roasty malt profile builds subtly; hints of caramel and peppery yeast assert over the mid-palate as touch of grass, lightly-sugared toast, and charred maple wood supportively accent the pure and weighty malt base.

Mouthfeel brings a medium body elevated with a staunchly dry, moderate carbonation, in turn rounding effortlessly over the mid-palate and trending towards a burly 'snap' into the back end, where a plush, roasty grit is evenly dispersed to a clean, quenching, yet robust finish.

A burlier Märzen eased with a beautiful attenuation to the malt profile and a soft hop inflection, resulting in a simple construction with waves of depth and everything falling into place, never straying from its focused, satisfying core traits.

 

 

 

BB #3? Hell, Yeah.

Sunburst orange body with good clarity. A one and a half finger white head leaves little in the way of foam or lace.
Bready, grassy, toasted malts in the aroma.
The taste follows the nose with a added roughness and spice. Medicinal hops are there in the wonderfully dry finish.
Medium body and carbonation. Soft, smooth mouthfeel.

A sleeper hit, indeed.

Thanks Patricio para la cerveza!

A beautiful Märzen. Stunning clarity through a copper orange and brass highlighted body, with a proud white foam above. A lack of lacing is arguably the only fault, appearance wise.

One can only hope that this style rings true to the aromas of freshly baked bread and freshly cut dried grass. This is just that with an added later of pressed red apples.

The flavor mirrors those notes with apples leading the way into a spiced bread and grassy finish. There's a sudden and quickly dissipating well water mineral/ metallic aftertaste.

A little light feeling in both body and carbonation which makes this go down quickly. The subtle spiciness and creeping, yet still low bitterness balance out the initial sweetness.

This is a pretty good Märzen. The aroma and appearance take the cake, but you would hear no complaints from me if given the opportunity to hoist a couple hundred rounds of this during the festivities.

Good color. Good clarity. Good flavor. Good body. Good beer.
Nothing wows you, or stands out, it’s just pretty well balanced. Would be easy to drink a few.