Oktoberfest
Urban Growler
- From:
- Urban Growler
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 5.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 22, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Crisp and colorful like the fall. Bavarian malts are backed by Noble hops. Lederhosen and dirndls are not required to hoist this festbier. Prost!
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.02/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.02/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a deep, rich orange color with a strong and spotty white head. SRM of 14. (4.25)
Aroma: Moderate aromas of rich and deep caramel notes bread malt, somewhat dank and hints of cocoa. Dark. (4.00)
Flavor: Moderate flavors of toasted bread malt, rich and toasted German bread malt, some pine to finish bittersweet. Hints of dankness and cocoa. Bittersweet finish. (4.25)
Feel: Medium-bodied, average to low carbonation with a slight bittersweetness lingering. (3.50)
Compared to Indeed Oktoberfest 10/2022: Pours darker, stronger aromas. More dark toasted bread and caramel spice. Less sweet baked bread malt. Darker and more bitter.
Compared to Odell Oktoberfest 10/2022: Pours darker, similar aromas. More dark toasted, bittersweet bread malt and spiced caramel. Less rich bread and caramel. More bitter and darker .
Overall: A darker Oktoberfest Marzen here. Toasted, spiced caramel. Hints of dankness and cocoa. Bittersweet. Some nice flavors. Needs some more carbonation and body to match though. (Rating: 4.02- may be too generous)
Oct 24, 2022Aroma: Moderate aromas of rich and deep caramel notes bread malt, somewhat dank and hints of cocoa. Dark. (4.00)
Flavor: Moderate flavors of toasted bread malt, rich and toasted German bread malt, some pine to finish bittersweet. Hints of dankness and cocoa. Bittersweet finish. (4.25)
Feel: Medium-bodied, average to low carbonation with a slight bittersweetness lingering. (3.50)
Compared to Indeed Oktoberfest 10/2022: Pours darker, stronger aromas. More dark toasted bread and caramel spice. Less sweet baked bread malt. Darker and more bitter.
Compared to Odell Oktoberfest 10/2022: Pours darker, similar aromas. More dark toasted, bittersweet bread malt and spiced caramel. Less rich bread and caramel. More bitter and darker .
Overall: A darker Oktoberfest Marzen here. Toasted, spiced caramel. Hints of dankness and cocoa. Bittersweet. Some nice flavors. Needs some more carbonation and body to match though. (Rating: 4.02- may be too generous)
Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota
3.49/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.49/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Semi-clear light amber with sparse carbonation. 1+ inch off white head, thick and creamy, with good retention and lacing.
Aroma is moderate and is dominated by caramel and hay. Dark fruits as well.
Flavor is a bit odd. It doesn't follow from the aroma. Not quite herbal or floral, but more earthy-herbal, if that makes any sense. No bitterness at all. The earthy-herbal flavors are not unpleasant, but not expected from an Oktoberfest whether festbier or märzen or a "carefully crafted blend", and certainly not from the aroma. The can is stamped "CANNED ON 03AUG21". Small brewer, perhaps a portable canning line is the issue?
Anyhow, back to the beer itself.
The beer does pick up a slight - very slight - bittering or very mild astringency the more I drink. The finish and aftertaste are smooth and on the dry side, but it is lacking the usual "I'll have another" that should go with this. Not getting the promised crispness.
The body is moderate and smooth; almost flat in mouth feel.
Overall, this is, I'm sorry to say, not a very good Oktoberfest, regardless of the substyle.
Oct 31, 2021Aroma is moderate and is dominated by caramel and hay. Dark fruits as well.
Flavor is a bit odd. It doesn't follow from the aroma. Not quite herbal or floral, but more earthy-herbal, if that makes any sense. No bitterness at all. The earthy-herbal flavors are not unpleasant, but not expected from an Oktoberfest whether festbier or märzen or a "carefully crafted blend", and certainly not from the aroma. The can is stamped "CANNED ON 03AUG21". Small brewer, perhaps a portable canning line is the issue?
Anyhow, back to the beer itself.
The beer does pick up a slight - very slight - bittering or very mild astringency the more I drink. The finish and aftertaste are smooth and on the dry side, but it is lacking the usual "I'll have another" that should go with this. Not getting the promised crispness.
The body is moderate and smooth; almost flat in mouth feel.
Overall, this is, I'm sorry to say, not a very good Oktoberfest, regardless of the substyle.
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