Great Lakes Oktoberfest
Bottle poured into my Unibroue Ephemere glass. A: Pours an absolutely beautiful burnt copper/orange, nice 2.5 finger white head that disappates slowly and leaves a little lacing here and there. Head settles to a small ring and a film like top layer of bubbles. Very nice so far. S: Sweet, caramel, slight burnt sugar, biscuits and a little bit of a dry yeast. No real hops on the aroma. T: Caramel, toasted bread, little bit of a citrus like sweetness, like a marmalade, a very very faint taste of floral hop. Very malt heavy, and rightly so. One of the better ones I have had in terms of flavor. M: Very rich and chewy, creamy, and just big, IMO. D: Very drinkable. Normally, I don't like beers that are very malt heavy or overly sweet. This one wasn't bad. Not a first choice, but this is a good beer, and a decent one in the style. Marzens seem to be pretty easy to get into because most don't stray far from the norm. If you like sweeter, malt forward beers, this is a great one to have. For the price (8.99 for 6) this is a good value.