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Very Red

Sorry that this one is Uber late, but slight derailment with a conference and loss of available Oktoberfest beers.  So this will be the unofficial last one for Oktoberfest to close  the challenge out.

Magic Hat brewery has always had a great marketing campaign with their labels and six packs.  It always intrigued me to pick up a six or two.  To begin off, their Ourtoberfest is a break from the norm and has the reddish-brown of a marzen.  It has more of a distinct first taste.  The first smell is standard for marzens.  The first taste seems a little sweet while being dry.  It is tart on the tongue and finishes quite crisply. There is no lingering third or fourth tastes here.  I don’t know if it’s the label or me but it almost has a red taste to it.  This beer weights in at a haughty 5.4 alcohol by volume, which is not going to get you warm on the cold nights that has been greeting us of late.  All in all I find the Hex beer to be a nice middle of the road marzen.  It has some character and it’s marketing makes it seem like more but it is just a nice Oktoberfest rendition.  It is worth a taste.  If you can still find some and want to succumb to the marketing then pick some up.

Oktoberfest tidbit:

You get really fucked up drinking at Oktoberfest in Germany

Propaganda:

Hex – A malty amber ale with hints of toffee and caramel and a slightly smoky finish

Final beer

• TYPE: Ourtoberfest
• YEAST: German Ale
• HOPS: Apollo, Hallertaur
• MALTS: Pale, Vienna, Crystal, Cherry Wood Smoked Malt, Malted Rye

• ABV: 5.4
• GRAVITY: 14.00 Plato
• BITTERNESS: 25
• SRM: 18.0

Vinson  Nov 9 Ale, Beer, Challenge, Halloween, Marzen, Octoberfest, Seasonals