Samuel Adams Octoberfest
Poured from a tap into a standard pint glass. A: A deep copper color with hints of brown. A one finger fluffy slightly off white head provides lacing. S: Biscuit, caramel, bready, a bit earthy and grassy with slight dark fruits. T: Lots of caramel and bready biscuit flavors with some toffee, brown sugar and earthy tones. Some slight fig or prune or other dark fruits that just lay in with the earthy grassy notes. Finish remains a bit sweet with ever so slight hops poking through. I actually remember more hops on this the last time I had it. Finish is creamy smooth and mellow. M: Medium at best, maybe even a bit thin. No alcohol and no real bitterness to speak of. D: Pretty good, but there are other O-fests I would rather drink. Overall a solid offering that falls short of any excellence. Still in beer mediocrity of many local bars, this is a welcome sight. Enjoyable but not a superstar.