Cracked open this bad boy while watching my beloved NC State Wolfpack in a rivalry game against UNC. Needless to say, I wasn't terribly interested in drinking after the 1st quarter. But I'm not one to let a good beer to waste.
Beer was poured into a stemmed snifter glass. One finger of dirty-white colored head. Ended up getting moderate to long retention with this one, leaving splotches of lacing along the sides. There are aromas of caramel, biscuit, maybe a faint whiff of apples.
This doesn't taste quite like a marzen, although it hits many of the same notes. It starts out with the caramel sweetness and the finish is more hoppy and bitter than I recall from other beers of this style. The apple taste is also more pronounced at the end. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.
Imagine a marzen that's a little more extreme on the front and back end and I think this is what you would get. To me, if I was served this at Oktoberfest or something, it would be a pretty good beer but I don't know how sessionable it would be for me. That said, if I was comparing this not against this style but as a beer that I would drink, it's pretty good.
Grade: B-
Price Paid: $1.79 (12 oz bottle)
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