Oktoberfest
Old Irving Brewing Co.

This one pours a medium dark amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

There’s a nice toastiness on the nose, almost like a pretzel, but maybe that’s the Oktoberfest vibes coming on.

This has a really nice toastiness, and little bit of zippy spice to it. It’s almost rye-like, but I think the spice is probably from the hops. It’s toasty, with a slight honey sweetness. It feels super biscuity in a nice way.

This is light bodied, slightly creamy, and really drinkable.

This is really quite excellent, one of the best that I’ve had this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slightly darker than your average marzen, it nears brown with a khaki foam head of moderate height.

This has a nutty, amber-esque execution with an almost licorice tang...something about it is jumping off my palate.

16oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of roasted malt, toffee, caramel and some floral notes. Sweet toffee and caramel taste with a mild bitterness.

 

Undated can; drank 9/1/23 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque amber appearance.

A violent pour yielded a HUGE khaki head; a curtain of lacing remained.

Acorn & faint orange peel notes in the nose.

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Acorn flavor up front; caramel & faint orange peel notes on the finish.

More robust & autumn-y than a lot of Marzens.

It's not bad, but kind of one-note. Worth a try, but not worth a ton of effort in a crowded Oktoberfest field.

 

Clear amber brown pour with a tan head, plenty of lacing all around the glass. Smell and taste are clones but taste has more intensity: toast, lightly toasted caramel malt, and elevated yeast are the trinity of this one, slight earthy hops round out. Really balanced feel with malt and yeast working together in particular. One of the better new marzens tried in 22

16oz undated can poured into a willi becher shows a proud 2+" head of off-white mixed bubbles floating above a clear,dark amber, almost bronze, colored body.

Aromas and flavors of toasted bready and caramel malts, but the feel leans thin causing the flavor to seem watery.

Overall an easy drinking, yet thin, fall seasonal. Grab me a brat!

 

Pours a crystal clear amber color. Thick four or five finger off-white head forms on the beer, lingers momentarily, then quickly dissipates leaving just a thin layer of sudsy foam on the beer. Aroma has notes of toasted malts, dark fruit, soft pretzel, with some spicy, earthy hop notes on the back end. Its not bad, but its a bit off from what I would expect from a märzen.

Taste is very malty up front with a nutty, grainy character that also has some toasted notes and soft pretzel. Hops come through on the back end, but in a subtle secondary manner. Earthy, herbal hop notes on the back end providing a light bitterness. Feel is light to moderately bodied. Mild carbonation. Very dry, almost too dry for the style and for me.

Overall this one was rather disappointing. Its just off from what a märzen should be - I finished the can, but I would skip this one in the future.

16oz can
L: crystal clear, rich amber body, persistent foamy beige head
S: spicy hops, bread crust, caramelized grain
T: rich flavors: caramel, rye bread crust, toasted grain; earthy & spicy hops
F: smooth medium body, moderate carbonation, balanced finish
O: excellently flavorful and fully enjoyable

*5th place out of 48 in my Ultimate Oktoberfest 2020