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Troutbrook Thomas Hooker Octoberfest Lager

Troutbrook Thomas Hooker Octoberfest Lager

Rated 3.669 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

Hartford, CT, United States

Style:  Marzen / Oktoberfest

6.1% Alcohol by Volume

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ID: 11584 Last updated 19 years ago Added to database 20 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank1296
Overall Percentile97.6
Style Rank4 of 633
Style Percentile99.4
Lowest Score3.1
Highest Score4.4
Average Score3.870
Weighted Score3.669
Standard Deviation0.383

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  • SLOWRUNNER77 5682 reviews
    rated 3.8 12 years ago

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

    What a nice Oktoberfest this is! Heavy on the toasty malt aroma and flavors with a bit of grassy hops in the background. Very well put together, and fitting the style while being a little more exciting than the norm.

  • TREBORIUS 308 reviews
    rated 4.4 13 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Hands down this is the finest American Oktoberfest I have tried. An amber pour with a one inch tan head that just sits there for a while. Nuts, apricots, and grass permeate the air while the toffee like flavour helps it go down easily. Have not seen it in a few years, but this was my go to Marzen 4-5 years ago.

  • LILKEM 380 reviews
    rated 3.1 18 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    nice red-orange color (not to be confused with orange-red which is also a crayola color). some citrus and carmel and some malt. like a german pilsener with more character.

  • BFELDMANN 1056 reviews
    rated 3.9 18 years ago

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

    Thanks to eagle for this one. Poured a nice copper color head was okay. Aroma was caramel malts and slight hops. Flave was nutty and spices. Mouthfeel was a little thin but still a good beer.

  • BEERGUY101 5022 reviews
    rated 3.6 18 years ago

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

    This Marzen pours a deep amber color from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is caramel malts, a little floral and a touch buttery. A medium bodied Marzen. Malts are caramel and toffee. Hops are spicy and slightly earthy. Nice carbonation. Starts way sweet and finishes with a crisp dry earthy finish. Interesting beer, it has lots of flavors for an Octoberfest/Marzen, and perhaps a touch sweet at the finish, but a very drinkable beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and dr. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

  • DOULOS31 1349 reviews
    rated 4.3 18 years ago

    Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    Special thanks to eaglefan538 for this one. I feel kind of funny rating an Oktoberfest Lager this high, but this was really darned good. Poured with huge head and lacing that clung to the glass throughout (I coulda even given this a 10 really). Aroma and flavor was sweet caramel malt with butter biscuit flavoring. Just the right amount of bitterness and carbonation. For the style, it can't get much better.

  • EAGLEFAN538 2299 reviews
    rated 3.9 18 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    Poured a deep clear copper color with a respectable head, but weak lacing. The aroma was crisp: caramel malts and a fresh outdoorsy (don't ask me what that is) hops. The flavor was like a weak brown ale (some nuts, light roastedness), spiced with oktober spices (slight bubblegum). A little dry relative to others in its style, but really drinkable. Mouthfeel was somewhat dry and significantly carbonated. Really, a quite nice beer, balanced (bitter hops assertive, yet not overdone for a style that doesn't normally feature hops), and enjoyable. A nice treat from the bro-in-law from CT.

  • STALEYIV 1405 reviews
    rated 3.9 18 years ago

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

    This is my first Thomas Hooker beer and my first beer from the new Taco Mac in my hometown. The aroma is malty and sweet with hints of bread crumbs and maybe has figs. The appearance is a nice, red amber with hues of burgundy with a very nice head that is full and diminishes slightly and is bubbly and off-white in color. The mouthfeel is nice and of complex malt with very nice balance with a pallet that is wet and coats very well and is round. The flavor is of sweet malt and maybe caramel with some dark raisin notes with an aftertaste that is malty and smooth and bready with a nice finish that is wet-like and very good and is very smooth and refreshing. Overall, this is a nice oktoberfest beer with a nice malty backbone balanced well with some bitter, tasty stuff here.

  • CLASH 2576 reviews
    rated 3.6 19 years ago

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

    An orange appearance with a light to moderate white head. The aroma is malty with a hint of citrus mainly oranges. The flavor contains a hint of citrus and caramel. The aftertaste is somewhat dry with a little bit of sweetness. Good one for this pretty unimpressive style.

  • COTTRELL 588 reviews
    rated 4.2 20 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    Spectacular, this could be the best Octoberfest to be spotted in the States. Pours a clear copper color with a small tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty, nutty, a bit toasty, and overall very pleasing. Mouthfeel is wonderfully smooth. Flavor starts off with a great smooth sweetness of caramel, then turns a bit nutty, with slight roasty and bitter hints in the finish. A complex marzen, it's no wonder it won GABF silver 2002.

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