Oktoberfest - Pump House Brewery

joemcgrath27

Alberta (Canada)

3.43/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - slightly hazy burnt orange, thumb of head dissipated to minimal cover with no real lacing
S - caramel, dark toast, cherry syrup, light leafy
T - bloodlike flavour with candied fruit and caramel malt, light leafiness, some adjunct in the background
M - medium body, slightly prickly carbonation, thins out towards the finish
O - a little better than average, it has some of the requsite qualities is not overly impressive, although I am glad to see this brewer getting into seasonal with greater distribution

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 22:15:14 | More by joemcgrath27

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -15.4%

11-20-2012 02:47:07 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

341ml bottle, 5.7% ABV - thanks to the Pump House rep for the samples.

This beer pours a clear, medium golden amber hue, with one stubby finger of thinly foamy off-white head, which leaves nothing but a low ebb of meniscus lace around the glass as it quickly seeps away.

It smells of biscuity caramel malt, some sweet vanilla and toffee notes, and faintly earthy hops. Strangely alluring, this. The taste is more sweet bready malt, with heavy hints of caramel and toffee, and slightly edgier vanilla bean, a very subtle oily nuttiness, and those tame, but crucially essential noble hops, manifesting as some soft earthy leafiness at this juncture. No perceptible warming from the craftily elevated ABV.

The carbonation is a tad prickly, but to no ill end, the body a somewhat wavering middleweight, and mostly smooth, a very slight metallic twinge popping in out, weirdly. It finishes on the sweet side, but with enough lingering hops and inherent breadiness to stave off any sort of cloying overage.

Having never sat at a long wooden table, amongst hundreds, in Bavaria at this time of year, I can't profess to know exactly what a real Oktoberfest beer should taste like. However, from enough research, and sampling of bottled offerings from around the world, I've come to expect certain aspects as such. And Pump House's effort, in particular, displays the majority of them in spades, and they conveniently work rather well with the nice balmy fall day that inspired this whole deal.

Serving type: bottle

10-16-2012 01:06:55 | More by biboergosum

Hawoh

New Brunswick (Canada)

2.7/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Appearance - Typical colour for this style. A nice Amber/copper in color. Slightly hazy and only minimal head.

Smell - a little bit of malty sweet with a hint of nuttyness. No noticeable hop armoa.

Taste - Like the smell, there is a bit of malty sweetness. Very little hop characteristic is apparent. It has a citrusy attribute which I have found mostly in white beers.

Mouthfeel - This has a fairly lean mouthfeel and carries a relative low carbonation levels

Drinkability - The beer was presented well, drank well, and was a good temperature. I found the citrusy taste unappealing. I would not mark this a prime example of the style.

Serving type: on-tap

10-29-2009 23:59:10 | More by Hawoh

berley31

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.45/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured with an average-sized, off-white head. Some spare lacing on the sides of the glass. Body is an amber/orange color, and quite cloudy.

S: Mild, sweet aroma of malt, with a little nuttiness to it.

T: Pretty good flavor of average malt, and moderately sweet. Short duration - doesn't really last too long after it's gone. The nuttiness is in there again, with the malt.

M: Medium-bodied and creamy texture, with average carbonation.

D: A very decent Oktoberfest, if not the best I've had. While it may not be overly interesting, it definitely is easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

10-21-2009 18:09:53 | More by berley31