Original Hochzeitsbier von 1810
Brauerei Hofstetten / Krammer

 

 

 

Pours a chill hazed orange amber, small 1/4" head with light lacing. Nose has some diacetyl, maple, roast, treacle, barley. Big, big barley notes on the palate with mild sweetness; roast barley stays through the whole palate. A bit boozy. Medium body and light carbonation.

Poured from a 16 oz can into a Goose Island Willi Becher Glass

the beer pours a slightly cloudy orange/amber color with a smallish white head that quickly recedes leaving behind little to no lacing

The aroma is bready and somewhat sweet, with notes of caramel, floral hops, and just slight hints of apple and a light spiciness

The flavor and aroma are very similar; bready malt, slight caramel sweetness, floral hops, and just a tinge of bitterness. Medium bodied with a dry finish.

Overall the beer is good, though not one of my favorite examples of the style.

16oz can. Brewed in Austria, canned in Connecticut. No dating information found.
Cloudy, pale amber colored body. Still allows for the viewing of rising bubbles. One thick finger of off white head. Leaves scattered patterns of lacing.
Aroma is darker bread, slight caramel, and apple fruit.
Taste is very apple fruity, with some pear. The malt is dark bread with a touch of caramel. First the fruit then the bread. The fruit sits over the bread in the aftertaste.
More than medium mouth feel. Slight coating in the mouth. Excellent carbonation.
Much different from what is now served at Oktoberfest, but this is supposed to be a representation of the first Oktoberfest beer. A little high in ABV% for session work but works as a single. Nuanced and balanced interaction between the fruit and the dark bread.

 

 

 

16.9 oz bottle, Chg No (bottle code): 31417022 not sure what those numbers mean. but it tastes rather fresh. I bought a bottle with a different number about 6 months ago and it was expired ( almost a drain pour).
Body is a hazy dark amber, but is orange/redish when held to the light. Nice tall head that leaves some lacing.
Smell: bread, apple/pear, spice
Taste: Bread, apple/pear, a hint of a herbal note and a spice, That spice is a? raisin? a dark bread spice?. The spice comes on towards the finish and lingers in the after taste. Has sweet and bitter elements.

It's different, I like it.

great malty marzen - enjoyabje with german food

A: crystal clear; amber in color; 1 finger tan head that receded to a thin collar; no lacing;

S: dark bread, but not pumpernickel; nutty; brown sugar;

T: follows the nose; mild bitterness on the finish; slight metallic character to the aftertaste;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: OK, but not one I'd come back to;

Brauerei Hofstetten Krammer GmbH & Co. KG "Original Hochzeitsbier Von 1810"
,5L brown glass bottle coded "CHG. NO 41517080"
$7.49 @ Mo's Wine & Spirits, Fairfield, CT

Notes via stream of consciousness: Ich war in Deutschland verheiratet, aber ich habe dieses bier nicht getrunken. Ahh, aber ich bin ein Narr, dieses bier ist aus Österreich. This bottle is most likely old but what could I do, I have no idea what the coding means. Hopefully it won't be too bad. It's poured a hazy deep copper colored body beneath a short head of light khaki colored foam. The aroma delivers caramelish malt, apple, dark-skinned fruits, and unfortunately, some clear papery oxidative notes. Perhaps I'll get to try a fresher sample on my next trip to Germany/Austria/Czech Republic, if I ever get to go back - damned COVID-19! The taste is pretty pleasant though, although I'm guessing it's appearing to be more caramelish than it would normally be. It's bready, toasty, biscuity, caramelish, fruity (apples, raisin, red berries, orange), and grassy, earthy, and gently herbal and floral. A firm bitterness anchors it and keeps it from becoming too sweet. Even in the state it's in I could probably drink a few of these, even at 6.3% abv. In the mouth it's medium bodied with a dextrinous edge, and lightly crisp with a fine-bubbled carbonation. I'm a little surprised at how good it is given its age. Worth trying to be sure.
Review #7,289

16oz can from Brewers Haven. Cloudy amber pour, small off-white foamy head. Brown bread aroma with a touch of sweet malt. Taste is malty, rich, sweet, full. Nice heavy mouthfeel too.

Really.nice amber marzen, rich and complex flavors and smells while staying light and drinkable.

Rich deep amber color with a ruby blush. Modest head.
Aroma of rising bread and earthy, muddy grass, hops bursts from the pour. Amazingly rich and robust aroma with thick malt and feint notes of apple blossom.
Taste is much sharper with a somewhat sharp mineral note leading the way with some rustic crusty malt coming along behind and those same apple like notes snuck in the back.
Crisp dry and easy to drink.

 

 

16 ounce can poured into a tumbler style pint glass.

L: Almost clear copper, showing small bubbles, almost two fingers of khaki foam with good retention, leaves a bit of lace.
S: Persistent malty bread aroma with just touch of mineral mineral quality.
T: Grain, toast and orange, finishing hoppy and slightly bitter.
F: Medium-ish body, starting crisp but smoothing out and finishing creamy.
O: Good, the hoppy flavor seems more American to me.

Canned on 8/31/20; consumed on 11/13/20

Pours a foggy, rusted sunburst orange body topped with over two fingers of fluffy, thick, tan/off-white foam; good head retention leaves a sliver of vague, semi-creamy cap, a moderate, frothy collar, and an evenly dispersed wing of denser, webby lacing spread around the walls of the glass.

Aroma bursts with fragrant floral yeast underscored by freshly toasted black bread to open; nutty textures appear and steadily give way to waves of delicate caramel sweetness building in the background before a honeyed, roasted malt character highlights the ultimate collusion of malt sweetness and roast defining this bouquet.

Taste offers lighter tones of brown bread, doughy yeast, and a hint of smoked toffee upfront; floral spice brightens the mid-palate as a hard, mineralic grit appears on the back end; a touch of caramel sweetness and grassy hops intertwine on the finish.

Mouthfeel brings a deft and level medium body accompanied by a moderate carbonation peaking with an airy fluff into the mid-palate; a soft, hop prickle eases, taking on a lighter, more quenching character as it brings a drying spritz through the finish.

A Märzen astutely unified in both its traditional form and burgeoning malt sweetness; abundantly expressive yeast and malts are leveled ever so slightly with a near perfectly attenuated dryness and preventing the beer from imbalance; a satisfying harmony of flavor and structure throughout.

honestly wasnt expecting much, but this is good!