Oktoberfest Lager
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Oktoberfest LagerOktoberfest Lager
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From:
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
 
United States
Style:
Märzen
Ranked #124
ABV:
6%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,116
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 7.61%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
60
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 02, 2023
Added:
Sep 20, 2009
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  4
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Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours crystal clear, perfectly amber, mostly white head builds nicely and settles quick but not super fast, leaves a substantial film that attempts to cling to the glass with not much luck.

The nose on this beer is very nice; its rich bread crust like all the way there is a pleasant little amount of hops that shine through too, a touch of rye like spice and some woodsy aromatics.

The taste is rich in bread and bread crust as well; like very well done...the hops present themselves on the finish and lend the foreshadowed little bit of spice and more of an earthy subdued grass like finish.

Somehow at 6% this beer still resides in the light body range for me, I'm not sure how but this thing goes down so easy; carbonation presents itself smoothly, there is a low but noticeable little bitter hop bite on the finish; to me it is not overdone and actually enhances the clean finish on this beer, it is not the most dry beer but it is also far from lingering malt or sweet.
Sep 02, 2023
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Rated: 3.72 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Corburk from Pennsylvania

Oct 08, 2022
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Reviewed by BitteNochEinWeissbier from Pennsylvania

3.66/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can
Can Date: 07/18/22
Glassware: 0.5 L Festmug
Temp at Pour: 50.0 F
ABV: 6 %
IBU: 25


Look:
A quite dark copper color that looks to have a couple of steps towards burnished. The head is a dark cream to light khaki color. The head starts at 1 finger in height and very quickly dissolves to a ring and island leaving some lacing.

Smell:
Sweet bready malts with a touch of caramel. There is also a nutty scent here alongside earthy notes. Light scents of fresh hay can be detected in the background.

Taste:
Starts off with toasted caramel (yep - sweet stuff) that is joined by toasted bread crusts. A huge earthy note with a fair amount of bitterness and spice quickly arrives and more than balances any and all sweetness. The sip dries as it progresses and reaches a decent dryness by the end.

Feel:
Crisp and just about clean, though a tad chewy. The body is medium+.

Overall:
An OK amber Märzen. The beer seems to hew somewhat to the American Standard Oktos of being caramelly and sweet with a fair amount of bitterness to compensate. A decent beer for a cool fall day or evening. Or for a damp and rainy fall day, which today is.
Sep 25, 2022
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Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania

3.21/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Intermediate marzen, I like mine much more deep and hearty, but this will work for those looking for a taste of autumn in a drinkable beer.
Sep 17, 2022
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Reviewed by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania

3.06/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From a 16oz can dated 8/19/22 into a tulip.

Pours a translucent dark copper color with about one finger of off-white head. Poor retention and slight lacing.

Smells kind of like a marzen. Bready and caramely. Little bit of warming gives a bit of a sawdust aroma. Huh?

Not as sweet as most marzens I've had. A little woody taste. Some bread and caramel in there as well. Also an odd, and at this point, unidentifiable taste in there.

Easy drinking enough-drinks "cleaner" than most marzens I've had. Detecting some alcohol in there. Slight bitter aftertaste. Very low carbonation.

Iron Hill's interpretation on the style. Very different than most. Drinkable, but not all that enjoyable.
Sep 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.91 by TheEpeeist from Maryland

Aug 25, 2022
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Reviewed by DrOfGolf from Delaware

4/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was a "new to me" beer.

Poured into a clear pint sized glass. The pour was a deep golden color with a slight haze. The head was about an inch thick of a white color. The taste to me was exceptional. Overall, this was definitely one I'll be drinking again.
Aug 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.59 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Aug 09, 2022
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Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania

3.81/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Somewhat hazy and light copper colored with a gone head. Sweet malt on the nose, a classic Oktoberfest scent here. Sweet then ending just slightly bitter, I like this one. Medium thin with less carbonation. Decent.
Oct 12, 2021
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Reviewed by Spade from Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Draft pour. Dark copper with whitish foam. The taste is crisp and dry with a solid malt base. Slight lingering bitterness. An excellent Oktoberfest brew.
Sep 25, 2021
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Reviewed by rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 ounce can poured into a tulip glass. Canned on 7/19/21.

L---Crystal clear, rich amber color. Fluffy off-white head had good retention and left good lacing.

S---Malty. Bread and caramel. Light hops notes.

T---Mostly malts. Bread and caramel again. Hops are lost.

F---Medium bodied with good carbonation. A little sticky.

O---A good one from a brewery I like.
Sep 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by BigMike from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.96 by Barleycorn from Pennsylvania

Nov 09, 2019
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
16oz can (date is smudged out) poured into a dimpled mug at fridge temp 6% ABV. The beer pours bright dark copper in color with khaki head. The head recedes to a film and thin ring. The aroma is bready with a little sweet caramel and earthiness. The taste is semisweet caramel (burnt sugar) tapering off into a mildly bitter and earthy finish. There is a hint of alcohol in the finish as well. Mouthfeel is medium to thin bodied, adequately carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. Overall, good. This beer lacks the cohesiveness that the best in style display. Worth trying for sure.
Oct 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by Boone757 from Virginia

Oct 11, 2018
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant "Oktoberfest Lager"
16 fl. oz can, "CANNED ON 9/20/17 15:13:26"

Notes via stream of consciousness: It's poured a slightly hazy copper colored body beneath a short head of creamy off-white. I probably should have poured it a little rougher but I didn't want to take a chance of drops splashing onto my laptop. It doesn't seem that carbonated though. The aroma is distinctly malty, grainy, toasty, and lightly caramelish, and at first I got a bright whiff of fruitiness although now I'm finding just some lesser apple-like notes. Wow, the caramel really comes out in the flavor! It's sweetish, and some malty sweetness does linger in the finish but it's not "sweet". There is some balancing bitterness. Of course neither is it a dry finish; I tend to call that "drying" as it does eventually dry as the malt fades away. Back to the flavor, I'm finding some leafy and perhaps lightly spicy hops, and the apple-like and perhaps subtly berry-like fruitiness remains. It's medium to medium-full in body with a dextrinous feel, and moderate carbonation. What I have in front of me now has no head at all and barely a collar, an unfortunately there's no lacing left behind either. So what to make of this beast? You certainly won't find anything this big or colorful on the Weisn these days but that's OK as this is more of a historical version. I like it!
Dec 01, 2017
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Reviewed by HReker from New Jersey

4.2/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I usually prefer darker beers such as porter and stout but after drinking a few pints of this lager along with one of Iron Hill's Spicy Pig brick oven pizza's I am sold on their Octoberfest. I am not a huge fan of most of the brewery/restaurant combos I have visited, but Iron Hill has yet to disappoint on either the food or brew and the servers are very knowledgeable without being the least bit pushy, definitely becoming one of my favorite places.
Nov 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Oct 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by TimberSwanson from Pennsylvania

Mar 07, 2017
Oktoberfest Lager from Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 60 ratings