Paulaner Oktoberfest-Märzen - Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Beer review from BA Mag Sep 2007.

Saturday September 22nd marks the first day of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Americans will be celebrating this holiday till the end of October as most think Oktoberfest is a month-long event. This beer is brewed year-round so you can celebrate O-fest anytime you please. Whatever works, right?

Brightly glowing orange-amber color shows a perfect clarity. Three fingers of off-white froth slowly collapse to a thin lace. Malty aroma with bready tones on top with light layers of caramel and biscuit, faint alcohol vapor and herbal hop in the back of the nose. Very smooth mouthfeel with a fluffy moderate body and a semi-creamy palate. Lots of malt character right from the get-go, fresh toasted grain with a long maltiness that brings a bit of sweetness. Hops are casual and walk onto the palate with a well-balanced bitterness, along with herbal and floral flavors. Slight alcohol warmth in the semi-sweet finish.

Just the sheer balance and cleanliness of this lager is amazing. If we had to come up with a benchmark brand for every style, this would be our pick for O-fest beers.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2010 00:11:17 | More by BeerAdvocate

Jason

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

5 liter keg, moderate carbonation at best out of these. Very nice lacing and clarity.

Malty with toasted and bready tones in the aroma, alcoholic vapors are quick and clean.

Smooth and clean with a solid maltiness, lots of toasted flavours floating around. Bready sweet on the palate with a hop bitterness that grows to balance, little bit of flavour comes through in an herbal note.

Not too bad from the mini-keg, I'd get this again for sure when it comes around again next September.

Serving type: on-tap

11-15-2002 04:37:07 | More by Jason

mrfrancis

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +3.4%

06-19-2013 16:07:32 | More by mrfrancis

heytomcat

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%

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BeerWizard

Colorado

3.69/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a goblet (kinda wished I'd saved more than two and done the full glass stein, but ah well, I'll save it for Oktoberfest). One to two inch head goes away pretty quickly , leaving the sort of dingy, red-brown ale to stand on it's own.

Smell some candy-like malts and what I can only describe as a Paulaner-funkiness that you also get in the hefe. Faint alcohol, but overall, it's pretty two-note for me. Taste malt and alcohol, maybe a little caramel, and some sort of roastiness; reminds me of fall, and again, Oktoberfest. Mouthfeel is fairly light and refreshing, but malty enough to have some good presence, and leaves a little stickiness on the lips.

Overall, a nice banquet beer, probably better enjoyed in mass quantity from a gigantic glass stein.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 02:25:33 | More by BeerWizard

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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MooseBoose

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%

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Hefeyeah

Texas

4.06/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer is enjoyable. Forgive my lack of a qualitative review of the four senses for this beer, but I am new to being able to describe a beer with a detailed level of description. I will say that having long out grown the introductory light beers that most Americans are experienced with, that this beer is on my list of brews I would not mind picking up again at the store. The after taste is bready and pleasurable. A joy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

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blastoderm55

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Poupae

Thailand

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

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Luiz0930

California

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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South Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Texas

3/5  rDev -22.5%

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johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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rheff

Arkansas

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

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Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

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ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

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twelveinches

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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anteater

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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shanny1981

Georgia

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A - a very golden yellow color/dark amber with orange hues with an inch or so soapy head
S - grass, floral smell (typical with most lagers); sweet grainy and malty wheat aroma
T - tastes exactly the way it smells with a touch of lemony grassy flavor coupled with a touch of sweetness; not citrusy at all which is common with most lagers. A very well-balanced bitterness and sweetness. Very clean cut taste (very thirst quenching).
M - a very easy and smooth drinking brew session type lager; clean cut feel with light carbonation. Medium body lager

O- a perfectly solid tasting oktoberfest lager; I wouldnt change a single thing about this brew as it is definitely not one to disappoint for lager lovers. This has now become my favorite oktoberfest beer which trumped my once beloved #1 sam adams oktoberfest. Just what you would expect to experience with an exceptional clean cut lager. Best served cold (35 degrees) in a tulip glass.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:24:32 | More by shanny1981

captainbearcat

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-11-2013 21:32:27 | More by captainbearcat

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Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -16%

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ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

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