Brewery:
Gordon Biersch
Aroma:
Sweet, light, slight spicy (light cinnamon) notes, with a light bread aroma
Appearance:
Bright amber, orange tint. Picture perfect. Pours with medium head that settles with low but noticeable head retention.
Flavor:
This beer features a big malty body for a lager. It has several light subtle flavors. The first drink is a warm sweet toffee biscuit flavor. The beer maintains it’s sweetness all the way through and has a hint of bitterness at the end that has a noticeable dryness. It doesn’t have any big hop aroma’s and is the only thing I know for a Marzen. I hope to travel to German and try some true German examples to have a better baseline of the style.
Mouthfeel:
Medium bodied, starts sweet and smooth, but finishes dry.
Overall Impression:
This beer seems to nail the style as I know it. I think the beer has wonderful flavor and picture perfect qualities.