Maerzen Lager
Goat Patch Brewing Co. - Lincoln Center
- From:
- Goat Patch Brewing Co. - Lincoln Center
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 27, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 27, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Traditional fall German lager brewed with lots of Munich malt.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.76/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Surprisingly, nothing has changed with my impressions of the beer from a year ago. There is no head, decent aroma, pretty favorable taste, and an okay mouthfeel - just like last year's offering.
The lack of any head, this year and last, is truly a mystery. There is some carbonation to be seen in the glass, but not even wispy ring appears (and I tried two different clean glasses). Well, it does taste great.
...a late note: the taste becomes extraordinary as it warms a bit, so bumped the 'Taste' score up a tad...
ABV: 5.3%; pouring temperature: °F; crowler date: 09-12-24
Source: brewery
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Original scores and ratings:
2.75 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.5; BA weighted overall score: 3.66; rDev: 0%
ABV: 5.4%; pouring temperature: 40 °F; crowler canning info: 09/25/23
Source: from the brewery
Clear, dark amber / copper color; no perceivable carbonation and no lasting head. Light notes of caramel and toasted grain sweetness on the nose. Fantastic malt-forward taste profile; toasted grain sweetness; light nuttiness; very little hop bitterness. Medium-heavy body; smooth and sublimely sticky; light touch of overall dryness.
Taste-wise, this is a great Oktoberfest / märzen beer, but the looks fail with no carbonation or head (perhaps a draft pour would change things). The lack of carbonation also impacts the mouthfeel. It's rich enough yet needs a touch of carbonation to offset the residual sugar heaviness. Perhaps the crowler canning negatively impacted some of the sensory elements of this beer. That is a shame, because if one judged a beer merely on flavor, this one is a winner.
Sep 27, 2023The lack of any head, this year and last, is truly a mystery. There is some carbonation to be seen in the glass, but not even wispy ring appears (and I tried two different clean glasses). Well, it does taste great.
...a late note: the taste becomes extraordinary as it warms a bit, so bumped the 'Taste' score up a tad...
ABV: 5.3%; pouring temperature: °F; crowler date: 09-12-24
Source: brewery
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Original scores and ratings:
2.75 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.5; BA weighted overall score: 3.66; rDev: 0%
ABV: 5.4%; pouring temperature: 40 °F; crowler canning info: 09/25/23
Source: from the brewery
Clear, dark amber / copper color; no perceivable carbonation and no lasting head. Light notes of caramel and toasted grain sweetness on the nose. Fantastic malt-forward taste profile; toasted grain sweetness; light nuttiness; very little hop bitterness. Medium-heavy body; smooth and sublimely sticky; light touch of overall dryness.
Taste-wise, this is a great Oktoberfest / märzen beer, but the looks fail with no carbonation or head (perhaps a draft pour would change things). The lack of carbonation also impacts the mouthfeel. It's rich enough yet needs a touch of carbonation to offset the residual sugar heaviness. Perhaps the crowler canning negatively impacted some of the sensory elements of this beer. That is a shame, because if one judged a beer merely on flavor, this one is a winner.
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