Oktoberfest
Hog River Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hog River Brewing Co.
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 5.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 28, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 23, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut
3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Canned on 8/28/20
Pours a pale sunflower-deep copper hue capped with a finger and a quarter of rocky, light tan foam; sub-par head retention yields spotty islands of paper-thin cap, a slight ring of frothy collar, and a sparse display of webby lacing around the glass.
Aroma bursts with fresh apple and lighter hints of pear upfront as soft but rich caramel undertones flow briefly into a middle highlighting fresh toast, brown bread, and touches of spice; straw, grass, and a vague minerality accent the close.
Taste opens with freshly baked brown bread, burnt toffee, and a touch of lager yeast soon followed by apple core, pear skins, and increasingly defined bready malts across the mid-palate; a dirt/earthy grit and tones of apple peels are distant as the profile finishes.
Mouthfeel brings a light-medium body with a spritzy, moderate carbonation; a firm yet plush grit eases over the mid-palate to further an ultra-dryness into the back end, where a thinner texture forms beside an otherwise quenching swallow.
This one drinks lightly and presents unexpectedly cleanly considering the readily apparent fruity aspects, which themselves enter a surprising degree of cooperation with the steadily rising malt profile; in short, a perfectly acceptable, occasionally intriguing (if not entirely traditional) Märzen I'd welcome drinking further.
Oct 23, 2020Pours a pale sunflower-deep copper hue capped with a finger and a quarter of rocky, light tan foam; sub-par head retention yields spotty islands of paper-thin cap, a slight ring of frothy collar, and a sparse display of webby lacing around the glass.
Aroma bursts with fresh apple and lighter hints of pear upfront as soft but rich caramel undertones flow briefly into a middle highlighting fresh toast, brown bread, and touches of spice; straw, grass, and a vague minerality accent the close.
Taste opens with freshly baked brown bread, burnt toffee, and a touch of lager yeast soon followed by apple core, pear skins, and increasingly defined bready malts across the mid-palate; a dirt/earthy grit and tones of apple peels are distant as the profile finishes.
Mouthfeel brings a light-medium body with a spritzy, moderate carbonation; a firm yet plush grit eases over the mid-palate to further an ultra-dryness into the back end, where a thinner texture forms beside an otherwise quenching swallow.
This one drinks lightly and presents unexpectedly cleanly considering the readily apparent fruity aspects, which themselves enter a surprising degree of cooperation with the steadily rising malt profile; in short, a perfectly acceptable, occasionally intriguing (if not entirely traditional) Märzen I'd welcome drinking further.
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