Augustiner-Bräu Oktoberfestbier – Festbier at 6.3% ABV (€1.29 at Spar Unterer Stadtplatz Kufstein, 500 ml, best before 1-Jan-2025, acquired 12-Sep-2024, reviewed 13-Sep-2024)
Appearance: clear pale gold with one fat finger of fluffy white head, excellent retention and well-defined soapy lacing. (5/5) Aroma: toasted bread, light herbal/floral, grass. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, short duration finish. (4/5)
Yep, I can see why this is a standard reference for the style. Clean malt dominates, with mild hops providing balanced bitterness. As lagers go, this is pretty good stuff, that doesn’t resort to tricks like bombastic New World hopping. Not that I’ve got a problem with bombastic New World hopping, but this very emphatically isn’t that, doesn’t need to be that, and pretty much stands as the antithesis of that. (16/20)
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