3 Ravens Oktoberfest - 3 Ravens Brewing

heygeebee

Australia

3.98/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

From notes, reviewed on tap during the Taphouse’s Oktoberfest

Pours a dark copper, slight hazy, one finger head, some lacing subsides quickly.

Aromas of smoked malts.

Taste is is smell, with the addition of a hint of smoked smallgoods

Mouthfeel is light and crisp

Overall, good, malt-driven beer – a standout of the Oktoberfest line-up.

Serving type: on-tap

10-17-2011 03:38:30 | More by heygeebee

laituegonflable

Australia

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a rich red colour, amber up to the light. Head is off-white, very dense retaining half a finger. Decent lace. Looks good.

Smell is kind of grainy, with barley husks and a hint of some astringent hops, slight lemon but also some medicinal phenols as well. A bit subdued really; what's there is alright, but there's not a lot.

Taste is better; fairly grainy with slightly buttery malt, quite rich with nice barley and brown sugar characters, but it doesn't last long as sweetness, with a nice earthy bitter note midway, hint of pine wood and lemon that's really well balanced and handled. Nothing with a huge wow factor here, but very drinkable.

Pleasant body, bit of fizz on there but actually more sticky than anything.

Yeah, an inoffensive brew you could easily slam down. Nicely handled, as usual, by the 3 Ravens crew.

Serving type: on-tap

11-17-2011 23:33:52 | More by laituegonflable