Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier
Hofbräuhaus München

Overall very solid. Not too heavy, but plenty flavorful. Great alone or with food. A "safe" choice for the style.

 

 

Look - Beautiful golden color, very clear, two finger head settles after about 5 minutes to a single layer, moderate lacing on the glass

Smell - hearty bready beer smell

Taste - perfect balance of hops and malt, simple yet wholesome, pleasant bitter aftertaste

Feel - moderate carbonation and medium body, neither sweet and malty or dry; again it is balanced

Overall - this beer is wholesome and basic - a fastball down the middle of the plate. There is nothing unusual about it, but it is unquestionably a quality brew. If a beer could represent the essence of a culture, I would say this one tastes like the essence of Germany.

Poured a 500ml bottle into a pint glass. A one finger bubbly white head on a clear straw. the head diminishes to a thin layer. Some patchy lacing.
Grains in the nose. Some malts.
Malt taste up front. A bit thin. Well hidden ABV.
Light body and medium carbonation.
A decent Festbier. Nothing outstanding.

 

 

Pours a medium gold with decent head that dissipated fast. Smells grainy, malty, a whiff on hop. Tastes grainy, a touch of hop but not as much as some others like Weihenstephaner for example, a little lemon, grass, solid but not overpowering malt. It's a little dry and a super easy drinker that will appeal to both the well versed geek, and the unitiated. The price is right also as it's 1 to 3 bucks lower per six than some of the other standards. First year having this and I see myself buying a bunch more in the future, cheers!

 

 

 

 

Pours a light golden amber with a bubbly white head.
Toasted bread and caramel malt with butter herb and yeast in the nose.

Taste is light toasted bread with a touch of caramel and a bitter herb dry slightly woody finish.

 

 

Look: Medium orange and clear with a quick-forming off-white head that settles to a pillow and leaves great lacing behind
Aroma: Freshly baked bread, wafts of raw dough, lightly toasted crust, floral hop notes, and warm bread
Taste: Opens up with some light toasted bread crust and immediately followed by a nice raw bread dough notes that lingers for a moment. Floral hops cut into the bread party with light spirea and butterfly bush before bread returns to close it out
Mouthfeel: Full, clean, medium-high carbonation, and clean and lightly crisp on the finish
Overall: This is some good stuff. I hadn’t tried these folks’ Oktoberfest before so had to score some when I saw it and glad I did. Tasty, bread-driven malt paired beautifully with a kiss of floral hops in a clean, easy-drinking package makes it hard not to like and I most definitely do. Recommended

 

Draft at chicago riverwalk

Classic festbier. Marzen straw gold. Sweet malts and slight toasty bitterness. Very crisp and refreshing. Easily sunk and repeatable. Which is exactly what you want from an Oktoberfest beer.