The next brew we are going to look at is the Goose Island Oktoberfest. Goose Island has quickly become infamous with their barrel house collection beers, both with consumers loving and hating them. So let’s see how they do with a non-barrel aged brew. Coming directly from their site,
“Goose Oktoberfest is brimming with notes of toasted malt and freshly baked rye bread. This light-bodied German lager is clean and crisp with a fine noble hop character and mild earthy bitterness that is the hallmark of Hallertau hops. Raise a few steins of Goose Oktoberfest this fall and celebrate this time-honored tradition. Prost!”.
Appearance: While I am a big fan of the blue used for the can, this is a boring label. It suffers from the minimalist style that alot of breweries are going for. Once poured you get a huge khaki colored head with a decent amount of lacing.
Aroma: The aroma is primarily the caramel that you would expect from this style. Although I did notice some brown sugar once it warmed up. Nice aromatics from this one.
Taste: The taste is like a brown sugar apple, almost candied. Its interesting and surprising but the hop spiciness really comes through on this one. The flavor is all over the place, its not bad but it doesn’t feel like a Marzen.
Experience: This is a surprising Marzen, since there is alot of bitterness. Usually I expect a little bit of bitter, but man this one punches you in the face.
Game Pairing: When it comes to game pairing I chose Anno 2205. This is a futuristic sim city clone that allows you to manage cities on Earth and the Moon. Grab a few cans and build away.
