Beer In Review: Oktoberfest
You can still get Oktoberfest beer so here's a couple reviews that may or may not influence your decision (while supplies last).
Blue Point Brewing's offering to this Bavarian holiday is very traditional. You get a good head on the pour and retention is fair. As you gaze into the copper concoction (the website says "amber"), your nose is greeted with a pronounced lagery bouquet. There's a crisp bite as the lager washes over your tongue. The website refers to it as being malty but I had a tough time really getting to the malt. It has a clean finish. 5.0% ABV.
Flying Dog Ales has put their own spin on the holiday with "Dogtoberfest." It's a German-style Marzen. There's a good head on the pour and retention is good. The color is a darker copper, though the website calls it "deep mahogany." I couldn't pick up much of an aroma, which I thought was surprising. However, the taste didn't disappoint. Malt takes the lead (Vienna and Munich for authenticity) while the Perle and Hursbucker hops provide support. There's a faint caramel flavor that nestles against your tongue before the clean finish. 5.3% ABV.
For me, Dogtoberfest is the better beer, but that's because I'm a malt guy. If you're the sort of person who prefers hoppy beers or even just lagers in general, then Bluepoint's Octoberfest is something you should search out. Either way, you can't go wrong.
Prosit!
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DED
Blue Point Brewing's offering to this Bavarian holiday is very traditional. You get a good head on the pour and retention is fair. As you gaze into the copper concoction (the website says "amber"), your nose is greeted with a pronounced lagery bouquet. There's a crisp bite as the lager washes over your tongue. The website refers to it as being malty but I had a tough time really getting to the malt. It has a clean finish. 5.0% ABV.
Flying Dog Ales has put their own spin on the holiday with "Dogtoberfest." It's a German-style Marzen. There's a good head on the pour and retention is good. The color is a darker copper, though the website calls it "deep mahogany." I couldn't pick up much of an aroma, which I thought was surprising. However, the taste didn't disappoint. Malt takes the lead (Vienna and Munich for authenticity) while the Perle and Hursbucker hops provide support. There's a faint caramel flavor that nestles against your tongue before the clean finish. 5.3% ABV.For me, Dogtoberfest is the better beer, but that's because I'm a malt guy. If you're the sort of person who prefers hoppy beers or even just lagers in general, then Bluepoint's Octoberfest is something you should search out. Either way, you can't go wrong.
Prosit!
\_/
DED
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posted by DED at 9:19 PM
2 Comments:
Well Ded, I am going to have to take your word for these beer reviews given my need for gluten-free beers (which I too have been getting reviewed over on my Gluten-Free Blog lately. Maybe you have tried the most "mainstream" of them: AB Redbridge. None are *quite* like the "real" thing, but oh well. A few are decent enough to quench my thirst with a pleasing beer taste :)
Take care, and enjoy Fall! Back to house-work I go :)
Sorry, Mike. They don't carry gluten free beer at the liquor store I go to.
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