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Beer, Beer Review, Blogoween, Fall, Idle Hands Craft Ales, Massachusetts, New England, Oktoberfest
My celebration of the fall season continues with a seasonal release from my neighbors at Idle Hands. Nothing like a nice Marzen to get you into the fall spirit!
Beer Name: Brocktoberfest
Brewery: Idle Hands Craft Ales (Malden, MA)
Style: Marzen
ABV: 5.6%
Description: The brewery’s take on s traditional Oktoberfest lager brewed to showcase a complex malt profile.
Appearance: It had a clean, clear copper body with plenty of little bubbles running up the glass. A full, foamy head and full foamy white head formed with the pour that gradually fizzed down a thin coating across the top of the glass.
Smell: Malty, with sweeter malts edging out toasted ones for prominence
Taste: Light caramel malts to start, followed by a bready toasted malt base. Beneath both of those was a creamy smoothness that mixed and mingled these two malt profiles throughout.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a roughly moderate level of carbonation.
Hype: Seasonal festivities aside, there was not really any particular hype over this one.
Overall: Subtle and highly drinkable, I enjoyed this one a lot Luckily for me I happened to have an extra-large can of it!
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Sounds good. Hoping for a renaissance of this style here with the influx of craft brewing.
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I hope so too. We get them here late summer/early fall and then they disappear until the next year. I agree that there seems to be a lot of potential for the style.
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