Munich To My Ears
Muskoka Brewery

 

Look: Pours a bright clear pale copper. Big fluffy two fingers of white head that disapates slowly leaving a substancial amount of lacing around the top of the glass after 5 minutes.

Smell: Grassy, and grainy, with green apples and barlett pears,

Taste: Grainy and malty, reminds me of light rye toast. Hints of lemon grass, with a slight and pleasing medicinal tartness on the back end.

Feel: Light and airy at the front of the sip, giving way to a bit heavier quality sitting across the tongue and bottom of the mouth on the middle and back end. It leaves a slightly oily sheen in your mouth.

A really nice example of the style. This earns a strong B+

 

 

picked up a can today at lcbo
very nice looking can
poured a 1 finger head into glass nice golden color .
good smell and taste as the head remains frothy as you drink
very enjoyable and easy drinking beer.
well brewed by the Muskoka Brewery company
cheers

 

Looks beautiful, golden clear and topped with a frothy head. The smell is sweet, with a metallic note to it. The taste is pure Oktoberfest, exactly what I expected. Slightly carbonated, with a sweet and dry aftertaste
Sept 26 2020

 

473 mL can from the LCBO; 'freshest by' Jan 6 2021 and served at cellar temperature.

Pours a bright, clear medium golden hue, topped with nearly two fingers of foamy white head that recedes within a few minutes. A frothy collar and thin cap remain; minimal lacing, but it looks like a festbier to me. It smells of grainy pale malts and breadiness, with suggestions of caramelized sugars and grassy hay also coming through.

A pretty darn solid lager - I'm drinking it basically at (basement) room temperature and I'm still not really seeing any flaws. It tastes of grainy pale malts, lightly toasted bread and light caramel sweetness; this continues through the back end, joined by a subtle touch of grassy hops, preceding a toasty sweet finish that doesn't linger into the aftertaste for long. Light-ish in body, with moderate carbonation that gently prickles the surface of the palate, providing a little bit of bite to this otherwise smooth-drinking lager. Supremely drinkable.

Final Grade: 3.81, a B+. Munich To My Ears is an immaculately clean, proper festbier - not only did I polish my glass off with the greatest of ease, I was legitimately bummed that I didn't have another to drink afterwards. If those aren't two signs of a good German-style lager, then I don't know what are. Muskoka is not exactly known for its lagers, German-style or otherwise, but this is a good rendition of a festbier that I expect to return to repeatedly in the near future, depending on how many other festbiers and/or märzens show up this autumn. Try this one if you can find it.

473 ml can served cold into a pint glass. LCBO purchase for $3.65 CDN.

Appearance- Brilliant clear golden brew with copper highlights. A finger and a half of white head is poured and sits on top for a goodly while. Sparse spotty lacing is featured. Plenty of visible carbonation.

Smell - Grainy notes, hints of caramel, general earthiness with a tiny bit of lemon.

Taste - clean and bready, tons of grain, hints of grass, earthy bitterness possible a touch of lemon again.

Mouthfeel - Medium-light bodied, clean and refreshing, good carbonation, drinks quite nicely.

Overall - It's that time of year, days getting shorter and cooler, but a fresh Oktoberfest like Munich to My Ears really is like music to my ears (or maybe just my tastebuds). Well crafted and eminently enjoyable, will purchase a few more while the supposedly limited stock is gone.