Beer Review: Abita Fallfest

Abita has some good beers: Turbodog, Jiacomo IPA and even Purple Haze. I didn't like the amber and I didn't like this one either. Very forgettable, nothing special.

Beer Review: Okto Festival Ale

Technically not an Octoberfest, but a festival ale, Okto (what a name) had me on the first sip. It's a nice coppery amber color, and the first, immediatelyb evident taste is grapefruit and a zippy sting of hops. I had a bottle that had been cooling off in the freezer, so it was ice-cold, which added to the experience. Very light, almost fit for a summer day (which technically, by the solar calendar, it still is). Very impressive.

Beer Review: Spaten Oktoberfest

Dark honey colored, with a beige (?!?) head. Pretty mild, eminently forgettable.

Beer Review: Beck's Octoberfest

When I first started imbibing beers and ales, Beck's was one of the beers, along with Heniken, that we would drink when we were feeling classy, or snooty, or just had a few extra bucks to spend. There's a signature hoppiness that the German and other northern European beers seem to share that set them apart from American and British beers. That taste comes through with Beck's Octoberfest. It's a little more carbonated than I expected, with a medium head and a dark coppery hue. Nice balance between hops and malt, almost tasted like a pale ale or ESB. Not a bad offering.

Beer Review: Dundee Oktoberfest

Now this is more like it! Nice two-finger head, coppery-orange in color, heavy roasted malt aroma. A bit of caramel sweetness, and medium hoppiness. Not much complexity, but very solid brew. I'd drink it again.

Beer Review: Shiner Oktoberfest

Bleh. First off, I thought Oktoberfests were supposed to be lagers, not ales. It's pretty thin, and not much flavor. Maybe I didn't get it cold enough...eee

Beer Review: Cornstalker Dark Wheat

They're calling it a dark wheat, but it tastes more like a porter to me. Poured really thick, was all head there for a bit, but settled down to a two-finger foamy top. the consistancy was that of rich coffee, and there were definitely chocolate and coffee overtones. It was brewed with corn as well as wheat; not sure what the corn contributed to the taste, maybe it helped with the body or maybe it was just a nod to this being the Cornhusker state! Good stuff, I'm kind of sorry I gave 5 cans away to co-workers.