Oktoberfest - Pump House Brewery (Canada - New Brunswick - Moncton)

Oktoberfest - Pump House Brewery (Canada - New Brunswick - Moncton) 5.0%

A slightly cloud brass colour in a glass. A earthy, malty and roasty glaze taste. Quite sweet and a building bitterness with a taste of grain and a fresh hops flavour that is not quite cut grass and not quite as mellow as cucumber. I can best describe it as resiney without any cedar, spruce or pine flavour which is pretty cool. A touch of alcohol and a good Oktoberfest beer overall: interesting but sessionable.

Samuel Adams Octoberfest (USA - Massachusetts - Boston)

Samuel Adams Octoberfest (USA - Massachusetts - Boston) 5.3%

A deep amber, nearly brown in a glass. A delicious deep and full malt flavour as well as aroma. The slightest hint of dark cherries. Somewhat sweet fresh-baked bread taste with a slightly bitter finish. This beer has a great full colour and a wonderful taste. Can't miss this one, it is easy drinking but full of flavour.

Happy Octoberfest!

Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier (Germany) 6.0%

The most notable thing about this beer is its awesome format. The glass, the 1 litre can of beer and the cardboard flaps holding the two together cost somewhere in the realm of $13.00 at liquor stores in New Brunswick and is well worth it; the glass alone is worth nearly that much to me.

The beer itself pours clear and golden. The aroma is malty and sweet but also hoppy, and the taste is much the same. Very pleasant but mild tasting, a combination that would make it very easy to drink lots of this beer (I think that's the idea).

I highly recommend this purchase, the glass is fantastic, the beer is good and traditional, and the can itself is sturdy and has a great label (piggy bank perhaps?).

Happy Oktoberfest!