Oktober-Fiesta
Last Name Brewing
- From:
- Last Name Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #342 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #30,615 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 16.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
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Reviewed by Teika_Takahashi from California
4.28/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Look: Deep color amber like maple syrup. Very beautiful. Would get lost in its eyes if it were a beautiful princess. No foamy head though so it loses some points.
Smell: Freshly baked bread, pumpkin pie, somewhat floral, less intense potpourri, all in all its like autumn in a beer.
Taste: Slightly burnt caramel, cornflakes, pomegranate, like pumpkin pie and bread, fig jam, kinda like a spiced wine after taste.
Feel: slightly carbonated, a bit dry, a little creamy
Overall: Great autumn beer! Reminds me of cold nights around family and sitting around the fire place. Like trying to cuddle with the girl you brought to hang out with your family, and you expected her to be your girlfriend, but in her mind, she was just coming to hang out and have a relaxing time and then you made a move on her and she was like WOAH BRO CALM DOWN and then you felt shitty but then you picked up this beer and you got over it because this beer is pretty good. Not that this happened to me, its just the feeling I get when drinking this beer.
Jul 24, 2021Smell: Freshly baked bread, pumpkin pie, somewhat floral, less intense potpourri, all in all its like autumn in a beer.
Taste: Slightly burnt caramel, cornflakes, pomegranate, like pumpkin pie and bread, fig jam, kinda like a spiced wine after taste.
Feel: slightly carbonated, a bit dry, a little creamy
Overall: Great autumn beer! Reminds me of cold nights around family and sitting around the fire place. Like trying to cuddle with the girl you brought to hang out with your family, and you expected her to be your girlfriend, but in her mind, she was just coming to hang out and have a relaxing time and then you made a move on her and she was like WOAH BRO CALM DOWN and then you felt shitty but then you picked up this beer and you got over it because this beer is pretty good. Not that this happened to me, its just the feeling I get when drinking this beer.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.61/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear copper with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, caramel, earth, and nut aromas. Taste is much the same with toast, caramel, and earth flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of earth bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty, but has a slightly better set of aromas in my opinion.
Serving type: bottle.
Oct 03, 2014Serving type: bottle.
Reviewed by beerpadawan from California
3.42/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottled on date: 9/27/12
The style is "new world" Octoberfest, darker in response to alkaline water. (I'm guessing they are referencing beers like Negra Modelo on the label).
I'm not sure, then, how to compare it to an actual Octoberfest, but they are not kidding that it is a good deal darker than those. It is clear but very deep ruby/brown; little light passes through when not tilted. They also use neither the term "ale" nor "lager" in their promotional materials. I would assume it is a lager, but there's quite a bit of fruit on the nose--not as neutral in that regard as I would expect from this style.
In addition to some fruitiness, I got hints of bubblegum, deeply toasted malt, sugar, and caramel/toffee like notes.
There is very light bitterness in the middle which gives way to a residual sweetness that brings back the fruit from the nose. A faint, floral spiciness can be detected in the background. There are toasted malts that are fitting for the style and some caramel malt flavors that evoke an amber or brown ale. Carbonation is a little low, emphasizing the sweetness with softness.
Oct 25, 2012The style is "new world" Octoberfest, darker in response to alkaline water. (I'm guessing they are referencing beers like Negra Modelo on the label).
I'm not sure, then, how to compare it to an actual Octoberfest, but they are not kidding that it is a good deal darker than those. It is clear but very deep ruby/brown; little light passes through when not tilted. They also use neither the term "ale" nor "lager" in their promotional materials. I would assume it is a lager, but there's quite a bit of fruit on the nose--not as neutral in that regard as I would expect from this style.
In addition to some fruitiness, I got hints of bubblegum, deeply toasted malt, sugar, and caramel/toffee like notes.
There is very light bitterness in the middle which gives way to a residual sweetness that brings back the fruit from the nose. A faint, floral spiciness can be detected in the background. There are toasted malts that are fitting for the style and some caramel malt flavors that evoke an amber or brown ale. Carbonation is a little low, emphasizing the sweetness with softness.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.08/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Metal and bread on the aroma with a little bit of yeast. Maybe some earthy notes to it as well. Sweet malt, cardboard, a bit of sugar, and some yeast. There is also a little bit of metal on the finish. Just meh at best.
Jul 17, 2012
Reviewed by GRG1313 from California
2.12/5 rDev -41.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
2.12/5 rDev -41.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Looks like Bobby found a bottle from 2008 and which he found and tasted 2009. This one is October 2009 dated; purchased August 2010 and tasted September 2010.
Pours a clear thin copper red with a thin off white head that quickly fades to nothing and even a swirl won't bring it back.
Lightly assertive and lightly sweet apricot/peach nose; simple but pleasant.
Mouthfeel is thin, without character and watery.
Beer is devoid of flavor but for a hint of faint burnt toast; no finish to speak of. No body, no character and really no flavors that one can meaningfully describe. This is on really all simple pleasant nose with a hint of toast.
A very light hint of sweet toast finish. Nothing special; no reason to drink.
Sep 25, 2010Pours a clear thin copper red with a thin off white head that quickly fades to nothing and even a swirl won't bring it back.
Lightly assertive and lightly sweet apricot/peach nose; simple but pleasant.
Mouthfeel is thin, without character and watery.
Beer is devoid of flavor but for a hint of faint burnt toast; no finish to speak of. No body, no character and really no flavors that one can meaningfully describe. This is on really all simple pleasant nose with a hint of toast.
A very light hint of sweet toast finish. Nothing special; no reason to drink.
Reviewed by chickencoop from California
3.38/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Picked it up at whole foods in la, seemed a bit random. never heard of these guys but the beer ended up being quite pleasant.
Pours an amber red, with a very noticable malty nose. I didn't get the fruity notes that it pointed to on the bottle, mostly malts.
Flavor was dominated by malts with a sweet undertone. This is a very drinkable beer, not sure of the ABV, but if I would assume around 5-6%, I would recommend.
Nov 17, 2009Pours an amber red, with a very noticable malty nose. I didn't get the fruity notes that it pointed to on the bottle, mostly malts.
Flavor was dominated by malts with a sweet undertone. This is a very drinkable beer, not sure of the ABV, but if I would assume around 5-6%, I would recommend.
Reviewed by t0rin0 from California
3.36/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.36/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The label says: Oktober-Fiesta New World Beer. It says thats its an Oktoberfest beer but brewed more like a mexican lager. It must be brand new too, it says bottled October 24, 2008.
Pours dark red, a little bit of brown showing. Very clear and no sediment. Not a lot of head, little lacing, but some bubbles coming up. Looks like a sessionable americanized Oktoberfest beer.
Aroma is very light and lager-like. Also, has a decent amount of crystal malts showing. Not quite a German beer but I guess it doesn't claim to be authentic German.
Flavor is malty and mildly sweet. A touch of hops to balance the sweetness. Smooth, light, enjoyable with food.
Ample CO2, light body, enjoyable but not quite German and not quite Mexican. A real interesting hybrid I suppose.
This is my 1450th beer sampled (recorded) since summer of 2005.
Nov 02, 2008Pours dark red, a little bit of brown showing. Very clear and no sediment. Not a lot of head, little lacing, but some bubbles coming up. Looks like a sessionable americanized Oktoberfest beer.
Aroma is very light and lager-like. Also, has a decent amount of crystal malts showing. Not quite a German beer but I guess it doesn't claim to be authentic German.
Flavor is malty and mildly sweet. A touch of hops to balance the sweetness. Smooth, light, enjoyable with food.
Ample CO2, light body, enjoyable but not quite German and not quite Mexican. A real interesting hybrid I suppose.
This is my 1450th beer sampled (recorded) since summer of 2005.
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