Review: Karbach Karbachtoberfest Marzen

We’re in the thick of Oktoberfest season, which means everybody but everybody is dropping special releases for the month. Houston-based Karbach’s Oktoberfest expression is on point for the style, if a little mild, offering a rounded Marzen with notes of coriander and lots of malt that gives the beer an appropriately bready, chewy texture. Lightly hopped on the back end, the beer has a certain greenness around the edges that recalls bamboo shoots and, later in the game, green beans. A pinch of nutmeg spices up the finish, but a ruddy, lightly earthy quality dominates throughout.

5.5% abv.

B+ / $10 per six-pack

The post Review: Karbach Karbachtoberfest Marzen appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider’s Guide to Good Drinking.