Harpoon Octoberfest Beer - Harpoon Brewery

blakesell

Ohio

3.3/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Poured from the 12oz bottle into a standard pint glass.

Appearance- Beer gushes upon opening despite my lagering since buying. What is up with all my beers being gushers even though I have stored them properly? Anyway, it gushes, and I pour it into the pint glass, it has a solid two finger head that quickly dies but has a rich creamy color over the top and the beer itself is red and creamy yet clear. Lacing is thick and clings to the sides of the glass.

Smell- Smells very much like a Marzen, nice carmelly bready malts with a good toasty aroma, light German hops, very little yeast. Something I would have loved to see on tap on time, but this is my first time seeing it in any form. Great nose on this one, little to nothing wrong with it.

Taste- Oooh.. This one has gone past it's prime for certain. Creamy malts upfront but acidic spoiled flavors on the finish. Hops don't save this one as the lager is a touchy beer to cover up when it comes to flavor defects. Sweet and caramelized on the flavor, but the aftertaste simply kills it outright. Too bad.

Mouthfeel- Astringent, cloying, bitter, not entirely undrinkable, but not great either, not something I would actively seek out unless it was on tap to further ensure freshness. Medium bodied, highly carbonated.

Drinkability- I can't say this is near as drinkable as my Erdinger Oktoberfest-Weizen, or even my Balto Marz-hon. Same goes for my Paulaner Oktoberfest. As much as I wanted to love this, it totally missed the mark in the end. Sorry Harpoon, perhaps next time Ohio can get some fresher product.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2009 22:33:14 | More by blakesell

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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a crystal clear amber color with full head not su much lacing down walls of glass as rye IPA but a bit there.

S: Aromais slightly cloying but full of malts and some spice.

T: Taste is rich malts and some mild hops.Sadley not much else there.

M: Mouthfeel is med to full bodied with very little carbonation.

O: Overall a decent beer with good balance of hops and malts, would definitly drink this one again.

Serving type: bottle

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