Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Leineken Oktoberfest

Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest
Type of beer: Märzen
Container Type: 335 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.10%
Country of origin: United States
Rating: 20% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $1.15
Tasted on: 10/23/09
Colours of label: Gold/Red/Yellow
Drank From: Glass
Label Reads: "A perfect beer to celebrate the fall season. Featuring Munich, Pale & Caramel Malts. With four specialty hops. Brewed with pride by the Leinenkugel family since 1867", "German-style Märzen", "Carefully brewed by the Leinenkugel family for five generations", "The pride of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin since 1867".
website: www.leinie.com
Best for: balling up your socks
Ratings:
Taste: 4/20
Flavour: 3/20
Buy again: 4/20
Aroma: 2/10
Satisfaction: 5/10
Complexity: 1/10
Intangible: 1/10

Handwritten notes: Oktopussy galore. A flat and useless form of the Oktoberfest or Märzen genre. From this beer I can't see the appeal. It tastes like a Canadian macro only with less flavour. No, that's not true. It has flavour, but it's a piss-like flavour with no depth. Like a Canadian macro some dude left in his pantry for three years waiting for someone to come over so he could offer them a beer. Then when one of his friends finally comes over, all he has to offer is a crappy, warm, expired beer. I have one Leinie left to review, and hopefully Leinenkugel can redeem itself after this poor showing.
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