Oktoberfest Märzen
Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH
- From:
- Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH
- Germany
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #24 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,689 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 11.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 992
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 16, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 04, 2001
- Wants:
- 135
- Gots:
- 311
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Forbidden as it was to brew in summer, a stronger beer – the Märzen – was brewed earlier in March. It would finally be served at the Oktoberfest, under the “Heaven of Bavaria”. We have returned once again to the age-old recipe and recreated that gloriously smooth, honey-coloured piece of history from times gone by. And all is brewed with due reverence to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516.
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Ratings by champ103:
Reviewed by champ103 from Texas
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a perfectly clear ruby/amber color. A two finger white head forms with good retention initially. That recedes to a ring after a minute with some lace left behind.
S: A biting mineral quality up front in the nose. That I'm pleased with, and leads to a bit of grape like esters. Toasted malts and grains. Light earthy, Noble hops in the finish.
T: Again, that minerality is up front, and I like that. Toasted malts, grains, sweet English biscuits. A Noble hop earthiness. Fairly simple, but very enjoyable.
M/O: A medium body with effervescent carbonation. Crisp, supper clean and finishes semi dry. Incredibly moreish, and I can down this in big gulps.
I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this before, but I have it most every year. A spot on example of the style IMO, and should be expected. Less is definitely more here, and I just want to keep coming back. Well done as always.
Sep 03, 2022S: A biting mineral quality up front in the nose. That I'm pleased with, and leads to a bit of grape like esters. Toasted malts and grains. Light earthy, Noble hops in the finish.
T: Again, that minerality is up front, and I like that. Toasted malts, grains, sweet English biscuits. A Noble hop earthiness. Fairly simple, but very enjoyable.
M/O: A medium body with effervescent carbonation. Crisp, supper clean and finishes semi dry. Incredibly moreish, and I can down this in big gulps.
I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this before, but I have it most every year. A spot on example of the style IMO, and should be expected. Less is definitely more here, and I just want to keep coming back. Well done as always.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ricke49 from Oregon
4.41/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Lucious mouthfeel, beautiful color. A malty treat for any ‘shoulder season’. Just wish it wasn’t in one of those sub-volume 11.2 oz bottles (I want my full 12! ! - kidding). Great beer.
Appreciate its surprising availability - even in semi-remote basin & range Nevada towns.
Mar 11, 2026Appreciate its surprising availability - even in semi-remote basin & range Nevada towns.
Reviewed by LoftusTheBeerEngineer from Wisconsin
3.72/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Gorgeous pour... amber carmel color... It was lively and vibrant in the glass... I could smell a sweet malt to start... Head faded rather quickly... subtle nobel hop nose... and subtle bitter finish...
Dec 17, 2025
Reviewed by saurabhbhalla90
4.15/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a Pack at Costco! Loved the taste. Good full mouthfeel, rich smooth taste that you expect from a Marzen. Beautiful dark color and pours really well with medium foam. Tastes wheaty and no sour or any other funk. Finished the whole pack quick!
Nov 05, 2025
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.18/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark but clear amber to chestnut brown with a khaki foam head of moderate height clinging in fine yet also bubbly ridges.
This one is on the sweeter end, almost prune, also exhibiting a bit of chestnut in flavor, while pleasantly bready too, of dark biscuit or pumpernickel, perhaps even a hint of pretzel.
Oct 23, 2025This one is on the sweeter end, almost prune, also exhibiting a bit of chestnut in flavor, while pleasantly bready too, of dark biscuit or pumpernickel, perhaps even a hint of pretzel.
Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
3.88/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer is copper-colored with an off-white head.
Aroma of sweet malt and herbal hops.
Taste of bread, caramel, and herbal hops.
Medium-bodied, very easy to drink.
Oct 18, 2025Aroma of sweet malt and herbal hops.
Taste of bread, caramel, and herbal hops.
Medium-bodied, very easy to drink.
Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a foggy bronze-copper with a couple fingers of white foam. Aroma is spicy, grassy, and herbal hops. Malts are biscuits, bread, and caramel. Flavor profile is spicy, grassy, and herbal hops with some biscuity, bready, and caramelly malts behind. Nice balance between the hops and malts. Bits and pieces of toffee and fig pop through. Mouth feel is medium in thickness. Texture has a very soft crispness and effervescence before it flattens out. Overall, great balance in this crushable fest bier.
Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 11.2oz glass bottle.
Oct 17, 2025Served in a 15.5oz Spiegelau tulip from a 11.2oz glass bottle.
Reviewed by Caspase from England
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
500mL bottle with swing-top cap. ABV 6%. BBE 05/2026.
Appearance: Clear amber yellow with small white head.
Smell: Grassy hops, pale malts, bready savoury yeast.
Taste: Sweet biscuity pale malts, with mild grassy/herby hop bitterness.
Feel: Soft and round, with low carbonation.
Overall: Good mild lager-style beer.
Oct 17, 2025Appearance: Clear amber yellow with small white head.
Smell: Grassy hops, pale malts, bready savoury yeast.
Taste: Sweet biscuity pale malts, with mild grassy/herby hop bitterness.
Feel: Soft and round, with low carbonation.
Overall: Good mild lager-style beer.
Rated by buckthehog from Texas
4.17/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mein freuline, es good, yah?
Burning fall leaves, honey malt with faint pepper and wood. Tight, German boogeyman construction.
Oct 10, 2025Burning fall leaves, honey malt with faint pepper and wood. Tight, German boogeyman construction.
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