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Switchback Märzen Fest Bier

Switchback Märzen Fest Bier

Rated 3.150 by BeerPals

Brewed by Switchback Brewing Company

Burlington, VT, United States

Style:  Marzen / Oktoberfest

5.2% Alcohol by Volume

23 International Bittering Units

This beer is available seasonally


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Märzen (“Maer-tsen”), our first lager, is made in the traditional fest beer style. Often called Oktoberfest Lagers, these rich fest beers are great for any festive occasion. Switchback’s Märzen is wonderfully malty with a balanced and crisp hop character. Our Märzen is aged six full weeks using a traditional lagering process. Following in that tradition, the beer is naturally conditioned, using the yeast to create carbonation in the aging tank. Going through a slow, multi-step fermentation process allows this beer to highlight the best characteristics of a lager. It is all about the malt and the hops, with the yeast staying in the background flavor-wise, keeping the beer exceptionally clean, crisp, and refreshing. Like all Switchback beers, Märzen is not filtered. The clarity is from the long aging process, whereby the cloudiness has slowly settled out of the beer.

ID: 97568 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 2 years ago

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Overall Rank27585
Overall Percentile50.8
Style Rank265 of 655
Style Percentile59.5
Lowest Score3.6
Highest Score3.6
Average Score3.600
Weighted Score3.150
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • CHOPZ 7576 reviews
    rated 3.6 2 years ago

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

    First Marzen of two ratings tonight. Purchased a stubby bottle at the brewery. Golden-amber colour with a warm frothy-bubbly cap, good stay and some light lacing spots. Fruity malt aromas with a touch of burnt malts blending things with some mild grassy hoppiness, cutting in the sweetness of this style. The taste continues the same way. An easier-drinking Marzen with the sweeter malts being helped by hops and hints of burnt barley. Nice!

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