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The Kaiser
Avery Brewing Company
- From:
- Avery Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #39 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,056 - Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 12.6%
- Reviews:
- 702
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 16, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 28, 2004
- Wants:
- 96
- Gots:
- 129
The Kaiser once said, “Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.” If the Kaiser and his significant other had tipped this bottle, we’d all be “sprechenden Deutsch!” We took all that is good in a traditional Oktoberfest – gorgeous, deep copper sheen, massive malty backbone and spicy, floral, pungent Noble hops – then intensified each into this, an Imperial Oktoberfest.
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Ratings by oberon:
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
This was actually the first time I have ever tried this beer tonight,poured into a .5 liter stein a hhazed mix of gold,brown,with a tint of orange a 1/2 finger well kept together head atop with a few shotty layers of lace.It smell Americans if that makes any since it has some hefty brown sugar and nutty tones to it with a real leafy zippy hop note that all together is not typical fest beer-like but is very inviting.Huge sweetish malt hits up front at first swallow deep brwon sugar and caramel with a hint of vanilla that alcohol is prevelant straight through a decent spiey/herbal smack of hop hits and lingers late.A full near creamy mouthfeel is nice and goes well with the big flavors of this beer,it is not a stein chugging roasted chicken pairing fest beer its big and brash and a one and doner for me and worthy of a good cigar to pair with in my mind.
Nov 27, 2007More User Ratings:
Rated by agoslin from North Carolina
3.98/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.98/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Good and strong, surprising sweetness.
Nov 12, 2023Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.93/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours orange red with a small off white head. Smells of fresh fruit and caramelized grain. Tastes of malty caramelized grain with some bright fruit. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Oct 22, 2023Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can from Marianos.
Oct 15, 2023Reviewed by Skywave from Oklahoma
3.16/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance:
Clear gold-amber. Creamy buff head that lasts and somewhat laces.
Aroma:
caramel, toasted malts and faint noble hops
Flavor:
Sweet, nutty and toasty. moderate hop bitterness struggles to balance.
Mouthfeel:
Medium to full. Appropriate CO2, no astringency. Alcohol is somewhat hidden. Too syrupy.
Overall:
A Märzen super-sized. The flavors are appropriate to style, but too loud all around. I prefer this style at normal volume.
Sep 04, 2023Clear gold-amber. Creamy buff head that lasts and somewhat laces.
Aroma:
caramel, toasted malts and faint noble hops
Flavor:
Sweet, nutty and toasty. moderate hop bitterness struggles to balance.
Mouthfeel:
Medium to full. Appropriate CO2, no astringency. Alcohol is somewhat hidden. Too syrupy.
Overall:
A Märzen super-sized. The flavors are appropriate to style, but too loud all around. I prefer this style at normal volume.
Reviewed by hbeimers from Illinois
3.11/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Somehow the lager style here just doesn't do very well under the weight of all the abv in this brew. It's decent, but the abv leaves a really off-putting metallic aftertaste.
Aug 02, 2023Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce can poured into a dimpled mug.
L: Orange/copper, slightly cloudy, one finger off-white head with good retention.
S: moderate strength nose, more buttery than bready, herbal hops.
T: Semi-dry, somewhat toasty but getting more herbal hop flavor than malt, some citrus (orange-like) hop flavor as it warms.
F: Medium body and carb, starts with a crisp edge but otherwise smooth.
O: Decent Marzen, not boozy but I expected more flavor for 8% ABV.
Oct 30, 2022L: Orange/copper, slightly cloudy, one finger off-white head with good retention.
S: moderate strength nose, more buttery than bready, herbal hops.
T: Semi-dry, somewhat toasty but getting more herbal hop flavor than malt, some citrus (orange-like) hop flavor as it warms.
F: Medium body and carb, starts with a crisp edge but otherwise smooth.
O: Decent Marzen, not boozy but I expected more flavor for 8% ABV.
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Orangish golden yellow color with good white head and good curtain lacing. Sweet caramel and toast smell and taste. A bit of a nutty and slightly boozy finish. A bit sweet.
Oct 26, 2022Rated by gvickery from Texas
2.59/5 rDev -33.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.59/5 rDev -33.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Way too sweet.
Oct 15, 2022Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington
4.02/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
draught
Medium orange/amber look. Light, caramel tinged, medium toast malt aroma. Nice, edge to an off-dry, medium caramel malt taste, with a tiny spiced wood note.
Apr 25, 2022Medium orange/amber look. Light, caramel tinged, medium toast malt aroma. Nice, edge to an off-dry, medium caramel malt taste, with a tiny spiced wood note.
Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado
4.24/5 rDev +9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev +9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz can
The look is dark amber to brown. Pretty much headless, made some foam on the pour which disappeared quite quickly and eventually entirely. That was a bit of a disappointment.
At fridge temp smell is much like any other marzen lager. Slight caramelized sweetness and malt among the lager yeast smell. Slight noble hops providing bitterness in the smell.
The hops are present upfront but quickly overshadowed by a wave of dark malt and some of that caramelized sweetness from the smell, as they fades that hops rejoin providing the german anything feel with slight alcohol on the tongue and some sweetness provided by the alcohol. While cold taste is quite dangerous with this abv.
Feel is quite thick but that's to be expected with it being called an imperial octoberfest. It is done quite well and is very smooth for the abv with just a slight warming feeling after swallowing but as drinkable as most lagers.
Overall surprisingly smooth and what you want out of an octoberfest but more in that they delivered on their promises. It is just a bit unfortunate the head was so fleeting and small.
Dec 15, 2021The look is dark amber to brown. Pretty much headless, made some foam on the pour which disappeared quite quickly and eventually entirely. That was a bit of a disappointment.
At fridge temp smell is much like any other marzen lager. Slight caramelized sweetness and malt among the lager yeast smell. Slight noble hops providing bitterness in the smell.
The hops are present upfront but quickly overshadowed by a wave of dark malt and some of that caramelized sweetness from the smell, as they fades that hops rejoin providing the german anything feel with slight alcohol on the tongue and some sweetness provided by the alcohol. While cold taste is quite dangerous with this abv.
Feel is quite thick but that's to be expected with it being called an imperial octoberfest. It is done quite well and is very smooth for the abv with just a slight warming feeling after swallowing but as drinkable as most lagers.
Overall surprisingly smooth and what you want out of an octoberfest but more in that they delivered on their promises. It is just a bit unfortunate the head was so fleeting and small.
Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I've wanted to try this for year, but it seemed to not come my way. This time out in CO I found it. Got it in Nov, and the canned stated dated was late July, I believe.
Anyway. the aroma is nice and rich, but I don't think it stands out. A bit hazy and a off-white dense head.
Rich flavor. Some qualities of toast. Good malt flavor. Slight dryness on the finish, very subtle hop flavor.
Moderate mouth feel. Not particularly clean but still some lager like qualities.
I let this one, my last one, warm up quite a bit before consuming and that really seems to have made a difference, as my earlier ones I did not enjoy as much as this one.
I had fantasized what a big marzen might be like. This didn't meet my expectations, but I don't regret it, and I might buy it again if I can get it fresher and make sure to let it warm up well before partaking.
BTW - I like the new can design for Avery and the whole line that follows suit. Very attractive.
Dec 10, 2021Anyway. the aroma is nice and rich, but I don't think it stands out. A bit hazy and a off-white dense head.
Rich flavor. Some qualities of toast. Good malt flavor. Slight dryness on the finish, very subtle hop flavor.
Moderate mouth feel. Not particularly clean but still some lager like qualities.
I let this one, my last one, warm up quite a bit before consuming and that really seems to have made a difference, as my earlier ones I did not enjoy as much as this one.
I had fantasized what a big marzen might be like. This didn't meet my expectations, but I don't regret it, and I might buy it again if I can get it fresher and make sure to let it warm up well before partaking.
BTW - I like the new can design for Avery and the whole line that follows suit. Very attractive.
Rated by TBoneJones from Texas
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A great-tasting all-around Octoberfest lager that just happens to be of imperial strength.
Nov 07, 2021Reviewed by Brookfieldglass from Iowa
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Poured into a pint glass a somewhat dark orange with a one-finger foam head that quickly dissipated.
Aroma: The first thing I detect is sweet malt and a bit of fresh banana bread, then comes a bit of "booze."
Taste: Warming alcohol is first up, then comes the malt and bread notes.
Mouthfeel: Creamy and slick with medium carbonation. The finish is somewhat dry, with a bit of warming alcohol present.
Overall, an exciting beer within the traditional "Marzen" style. At 8% ABV, there is a bit of warming alcohol, but it isn't overpowering.
Nov 07, 2021Aroma: The first thing I detect is sweet malt and a bit of fresh banana bread, then comes a bit of "booze."
Taste: Warming alcohol is first up, then comes the malt and bread notes.
Mouthfeel: Creamy and slick with medium carbonation. The finish is somewhat dry, with a bit of warming alcohol present.
Overall, an exciting beer within the traditional "Marzen" style. At 8% ABV, there is a bit of warming alcohol, but it isn't overpowering.
Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
3.25/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
5 oz pour on tap. Super boozy, more like a strong ale than a Marzen. Some toasty/biscuity notes creep in with the warming alcohol. Mouthfeel is - again - hot. Drinks more like a 10-12% abv beer than 8%. Meh.
Oct 11, 2021
The Kaiser from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating:
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100 with
1439 ratings
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