Köstritzer Oktoberfest - Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei GmbH & Co.

Jason

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Weathered pale amber, very clear with a patchy white lace.

Smell: Clean and aromatic malt in the nose, good amount of toasted character with a faint caramel.

Taste: Crisp with a creamy back, moderate body with a stable malty mouth feel. Toasty biscuity malt character with a full graininess throughout. Fresh hoppiness with a modest but ample bitterness. Hop twang lasts with an herbal leafy flavour underneath the graininess.

Notes: Quite impressive and one I’ll search out every fall season. Lots of depth without being too thick.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2002 14:17:43 | More by Jason

DCH

New York

4.25/5  rDev +16.8%

06-19-2013 00:40:54 | More by DCH

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

12-30-2012 14:06:59 | More by ejimhof

t0rin0

California

2.75/5  rDev -24.5%

10-19-2012 02:21:43 | More by t0rin0

wattoclone

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.9%

09-12-2012 14:05:15 | More by wattoclone

jmccraney

Washington

4/5  rDev +9.9%

09-03-2012 01:40:40 | More by jmccraney

beerpadawan

California

3.75/5  rDev +3%

08-27-2012 14:07:08 | More by beerpadawan

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.6%

08-17-2012 00:37:54 | More by JohneHoodlum

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.9%

07-17-2012 20:48:49 | More by rolltide8425

Boz12

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

06-09-2012 00:32:01 | More by Boz12

Lemke10

Wisconsin

3.45/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I got a 500mL bottle of this as a closeout deal at Woodman’s in Rockford, IL in early 2012 for $1.99.

Pours a cloudy, copper color with a slight head on it. The scent is mild with grassy grains and a slight bit of spices. Taste is malty but rather watery for an Oktoberfest beer. I found some spices in the taste but not as many as I was expecting. Good drinkability and decent taste but probably one of the weaker Marzen beers I have ever had before but seeing how it’s April, I won’t complain too much.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 03:37:17 | More by Lemke10

Agold

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

03-28-2012 00:06:41 | More by Agold

JxExM

New York

4/5  rDev +9.9%

03-24-2012 02:40:04 | More by JxExM

tfidler

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

02-25-2012 20:48:26 | More by tfidler

BlackBeerPirate

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

02-22-2012 05:37:39 | More by BlackBeerPirate

jfcaa193

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%

02-19-2012 17:35:50 | More by jfcaa193

blakelive784

Colorado

2.98/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

500 ml bottle served in a snifter, reviewed live:

A - Pours a semi-transparent orange/caramel color with 2.5 fingers of decently thick, white head. Retention is pretty good, and the head leaves a good bit of lacing as it recedes.

S - Toasted malts, caramel, light floral hops, and an almost mineral like note, though it's not intrusive. Seems fairly simple, but mostly inviting.

T - Toasted malts and biscuity yeast dominate the palate through the climax, where the floral hops notes take over. It's far more bitter than I thought it would be, and it throws off the balance. Simple and muddy.

M - Medium bodied, thick and smooth.

D - It's o.k., but I probably won't have it again. It's imbalanced and not constructed well.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2012 23:58:12 | More by blakelive784

Beaver13

Colorado

2.25/5  rDev -38.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

500ml bottle. Pours clear light orange amber with a big creamy off-white head that retains well and leaves a little lacing.

The aroma is sweet, almost sugary, toasted malts and toffee.

The flavor is the same - sweet sugary toasted malts with a dry finish. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, a decent Oktoberfest. Too sweet and toasty for me.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 01:17:17 | More by Beaver13

allforbetterbeer

Colorado

3.73/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

"Best before" date clearly marked on label. I like to see this on German imports. This beer was bought at Coaltrain on review date for under $2.00. Poured into a snifter.

A gentle pour yields a red-tinged amber body under one finger of white head that diminishes within a few minutes.

There is very little aroma, mostly sweet light malts and slight noble hops.

The flavor is mild and smooth. Malts are on center stage and display a very nice dose of crackery, grainy, light toasty malt flavors in the aftertaste and on the back end of the flavor. There is some mild hop bitterness but less than what would be expected in a pilsener or lighter lager.

The mouthfeel is very smooth and is my favorite aspect of this beer.

Conclusion: This oktoberfest takes the mild smooth route instead of the malty-hoppy rich lager route. I like it, and it makes a nice easy drinking beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 02:45:27 | More by allforbetterbeer

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a clear looking amber color with a foamy looking cream colored head on top. The smell of the beer had a good amount of caramel malt on the nose and some autumnal spices. The taste of the beer was nicely balanced between the bitterness and the malts, the spices kind of fall short for me. The mouthfeel of the beer was drinkable and medium bodied. Overall it's not a bad Oktoberfest but not my favorite either.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 02:33:15 | More by Knapp85

cdwil

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.9%

12-30-2011 22:00:43 | More by cdwil

Ralphs66

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

12-19-2011 19:43:59 | More by Ralphs66

Amalak

New York

4/5  rDev +9.9%

11-21-2011 04:13:29 | More by Amalak

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

11-21-2011 02:57:06 | More by dbrauneis

jrutigs

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.9%

11-16-2011 04:31:36 | More by jrutigs