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This is another beverage where Living Waters decided they were going to call this a name that I don't have a tag for. Mind you, it's not a giant leap to go from Fest Beer to Oktoberfest. With both of the most recent names, I get where they were going, but I question why they're even trying to get there. Is there a reason not to use the common nomenclature? These are the kind of things I should probably just go down to Living Waters and ask them about, but that would require more dedication to the craft of research then the craft of reviewing beers. I'm only good at one of those two things. Some would argue I'm good at neither.
The bronze-colored beer doesn't produce very much head, and it doesn't retain any. Points of nucleation abound in the depths, but none of that is going to result in any kind of head. I swear to you, I got right down on top of the beer, to the point that my nose got wet. I still have no idea what the smells like. Just based on what I know about the style, I have an idea of the spices and caramel malt that should be waiting for me, but I don't actually know what's waiting for me. I don't know why this doesn't have a smell, and it kind of creeps me out.
First sip is one of those ones that makes me close one eye while swallowing. The yeast seems a bit off for my taste, and the caramel malt is not benefiting from the fact that I didn't drink this right out of the fridge. I got distracted, as life will do sometimes, and the result is probably not the most optimal environment for this beverage. As an Oktoberfest, I would have expected this beer to be able to handle a bit of warmth with some spices and a jaunty tip of its cap. This one isn't doing that.
Tip-in is quite demure caramel malt with very light spices. The spices crank up in the center, surrounded by crackling carbonation. The finish is caramel, bitterness, and kind of a dull clunk.
Bottom Line: Not my jam.
1.5/5
