Molson Coors Canada Rickard’s Lederhosen Oktoberfest/Märzen at 6.5% ABV ($3.75 at NLC Kelsey Drive)
Pours clear pale amber with two fingers of loose white head diminishing gradually to a thick cap, patchy moderate lacing (4/5). Nose is corn, pale/caramel malts, faint herbal hops, and a metallic tang (4/10). Taste is moderate sweet and moderate to strong bitter (4/10). Medium body, moderate to low sustained carbonation, with a dry bitter finish (3/5).
Well, I’m hardly surprised. It’s a poor, pale macro imitation of a style that isn’t all that exciting to start with. Credit where credit is due, I’m kind of surprised at how much bittering there is on the tongue (thought it’s hardly present on the nose, which is very much an adjunct lager). Gets fractionally better two-thirds of the way through the pint, once the higher ABV has a chance to mellow you out a little. Better than a Molson Canadian, I guess. (10/20)
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