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Nickel Brook Bavarian Red Lager Marzenbier

Nickel Brook Bavarian Red Lager Marzenbier

Rated 3.125 by BeerPals

Brewed by Nickel Brook Brewing Company / Better Bitters Brewing Company

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Style:  Marzen / Oktoberfest

5.5% Alcohol by Volume

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From the German, meaning “March Beer” and dating back to fifteenth century Bavaria. The beer was brewed in late winter and then stored in caves packed with ice blocks cut from nearby ponds. The mouths of the caves were shaded by planting chestnut trees, ensuring the barrels a long, cool maturation through the warm months. These beers were the forerunners of the lagers we enjoy today (“lager” meaning “to store”). Nickel Brook Marzenbier is brewed with a blend of six European malts, and German hops. Dark red in colour, with a rich, yet refined body balanced by hop dryness. Who says they don’t make them like they used to?

ID: 45980 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 13 years ago

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Overall Rank33099
Overall Percentile41
Style Rank330 of 655
Style Percentile49.6
Lowest Score3.5
Highest Score3.5
Average Score3.500
Weighted Score3.125
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • POOTZ 1565 reviews
    rated 3.5 13 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Just finished trying samples of this newly redone Fest Marzen at the brewery and took a few packs home to sip on. Great color to this lager – a clear reddish orange. 1 finger off white cap. Decent aroma….all the elements of a proper Marzen are there – bready, toasty earthy noble hops very light sweetness. Medium body, rocky mouth feel, malty-toasty dry character. Nice chew of Munich amber malts in front big breadiness with a balancing earthy-woody hop discernment. Clean dry finish with some lingering breadiness. A very decent local Marzen in the traditional Bavarian style. The brewer has improved this Marzen with a new process and recipe.

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