BREWERY: Spaten-Franziskaner Bräu
STYLE: Märzen
ABV: 5.9%
PURCHASE: Draft (pint), $6.50
SERVING: Pint glass. Standard head of roughly three-quarter inches from the tap on both servings. Average retention.
APPEARANCE: Dark amber-copper body with a wispy off-white head. Beautifully translucent. Outstanding lacing.
BOUQUET: Mostly sweet malt but with noticeable presences of dark fruit, appleskin, caramel, and bitter chocolate. Subtle hints of spice, seemingly cinnamon.
PALATE: Moderate body with easygoing carbonation. Overall mouthfeel is roasty, and gets a bit roastier towards the rich finish. Malty in the early going, but things are rounded out at the back: Dark fruit and apple notes at the finish, and an aftertaste that seems to start on an accent of toffee before seguing into bitter chocolate at the very, very end. An ever so slight touch of cinnamon seems present at that juncture as well.
MUSINGS AND METAPHORS: There are six breweries that have officially supplied "Oktoberfestbier" to Oktoberfest in Germany since 1818, and Spaten is one of them. It's nice to see such an historic brewery live up to its name.
With all due respect to Sam's version, this is an upgrade.
GRADE: A-
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