Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Märzen
Pours a dark clear amber with a nice whitish head which fades quickly with oily curtains of lacing which dissapear as they sheet down the glass. The aroma is immediately of a rich, caramel honey with some earthy or grassy undertones. Taste is of the same sweet caramelized honeylike malt with a fair amount of earthy hop bitterness on the finish. It's a bold flavor profile actually with a slight metallic tone as well. On warming the flavors become more integrated with each other and are quite nice. Mouthfeel seems more medium than light, perhaps light-medium, definitely not heavy at all. Carbonation seems just right. Very smooth and creamy. Very drinkable, the bolder flavor profile doesn't detract from drinking this at all and I could easily see drinking a liter stein (or more) of this! Much better than the Spaten I tried.