Oktober Fest - Stoudts Brewing Co.

BlackBearForge

Florida

3.53/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Stoudts Oktober Fest pours a perfectly crystal clear light golden amber with an off white head that leaves a modest amount of foamy lacing.

The aroma surprisingly has quite a hop scent along with the malt background.

The taste is not exactly as I would expect from an Oktoberfest but good nonetheless. Hops are prominent and spicy with a lightly toasted bread background with a touch of caramel for the malts. There is a distinct grain flavor as well with a decent bitterness buffered by the malts.

Mouthfeel is on the medium side of light, though somewhat full bodied and smooth with light carbonation.

I'm always glad to get the chance to try a new Oktoberfest and Stoudts fits the bill though perhaps not quite true to style. I'll have to drink a few more before I decide where is ranks with other.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2012 23:16:36 | More by BlackBearForge

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-15-2013 14:27:58 | More by touchmeimsac

Bill235

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-09-2013 14:16:38 | More by Bill235

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-02-2013 04:46:49 | More by spycow

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

04-21-2013 03:20:47 | More by bigfnjoe

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

04-05-2013 22:27:19 | More by IPAchris

JWU

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

growler fill direct from the brewery, poured into a mug.

A- A beautifully clear copper, with a pillowly finger and a half of head. active carbonation. Very pretty

S- a very nice balance of caramel and bready malts, with an earthy hop as well.

T- Better than most of the American examples. Bready malts with a slight caramel tinge are balanced with an earthy/German hops. Not aggressively bitter, but just enough.

M- Nothing off-putting. Light to medium, fairly carbonated, and just a touch dry on the end.

O- This brew is much better on tap than out of the bottle. I love getting growler fills, but rarely buy a case of bottles.

Serving type: growler

03-10-2013 21:13:51 | More by JWU

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.5/5  rDev +23.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Stoudts Oktober Fest has a thick, fluffy, off-white head, heavy, splotchy lacing, and a hazy, copper appearance with some streaming bubbles and a lot of suspended, tiny, white particles floating throughout. The aroma is sweet, toasty, bready, and caramel. Taste is similar, with even some hint of citrus in there. The hop bitterness is mild, but it does have enough presence to balance out the beer. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Stoudts Oktober Fest finishes dry, mellow, drinkable, and delicious. This is a wonderful beer, and I think you should check it out!

RJT

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 16:21:18 | More by RonaldTheriot

Kingman

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

03-02-2013 21:54:14 | More by Kingman

brez8791

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

03-02-2013 19:17:54 | More by brez8791

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

02-25-2013 04:53:47 | More by t0rin0

Blanco

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.6%

02-19-2013 04:29:10 | More by Blanco

bigdaddyd069

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +23.3%

01-23-2013 04:23:34 | More by bigdaddyd069

kelvarnsen

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -17.8%

01-19-2013 03:12:48 | More by kelvarnsen

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

01-13-2013 07:03:55 | More by outoffocus

grittly

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

01-04-2013 03:17:43 | More by grittly

weaselchew

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

12-25-2012 17:39:00 | More by weaselchew

sendbeer

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

12-21-2012 20:10:07 | More by sendbeer

superspak

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 2/8/2013. Pours lightly hazy golden amber color with a nice 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of caramel, pear, apple, bread, toast, toffee, floral, light citrus, and herbal hops. Very nice aromas with good balance, strength, and complexity. Taste of caramel, toast, bread, pear, apple, toffee, floral, light pepper, and herbal hops. No bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, light fruits, toast, toffee, bread, floral, and herbal hops on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of malty flavors that are fairly robust; with zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Oktoberfest. Nice balance of fairly robust malty flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering; and nice example of the style as well.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2012 04:17:49 | More by superspak

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

12-17-2012 00:28:11 | More by cliff1066

Chugs13

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -11%

12-02-2012 01:18:23 | More by Chugs13

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I poured this into a pint glass, it has a orange color body with no head or lacing. The smell is of malts and that is all i detect. The taste has that nice malt flavor upfront followed by a little bit of sweetness. No hops are present. The mouth feel is good and overall a good marzen, not the best i have had but defently not the worst.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2012 03:22:48 | More by chefhatt

brewskifan55

Mississippi

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a snifter

A: Neon orange with a half finger head that dissipates fast to big bubbles. Some lacing.

S: Citrus, floral. Light malts.

T: Malty, light hops. Sweet, pungent, earthy, smooth. Banana bread. A light hop finish; astringent.

M: Light to medium. Low carbonation.

O: A decent Oktoberfest. A bit more robust that some I've tried. Sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2012 15:45:37 | More by brewskifan55

twenteone

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

11-25-2012 04:15:12 | More by twenteone

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.45/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass.

Pours light copper with good 1/4 inch white foam that holds. Laces. Lighter malty nose. Good malty base, very light. Sweetness, thinner mouthfeel - designed to be an easy drinbker. Quite sessionable. Touch cloying. Not a hop in sight. Good, not great. Though I had right after the Hooker Octoberfest, and this was clearly inferior to that one.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 23:13:28 | More by KTCamm