It is a massive can, and a massive mug as well. I like the Oktoberfest picture on it, I think I'm going to make it my desktop background. Both the can and the mug have the Paulaner seal on them, proudly declaring that it is from Munchen (Munich). The can gives a description of how it's brewed once a year for Oktoberfest and is the best seller. It goes one to describe the beer as having a deep golden color, balanced taste, pleasant hopp fragrance (they spell it with one p, I prefer the two p spelling, but that's just me), and is full bodied. It's a 1 Quart, 1.82 fl oz can (1 liter for you commies), and 6% alcohol by volume, which Is good for a beer this large. It is also brewed in accordance with the purity law of 1512, but what German beer isn't? Time to pop this sucker open.
I can only describe the nose from the can as malty, very malty. The straight can is not conclusive to pouring, which ended with allot of frothy head and a small amount of beer on the floor.
They are correct in saying it has a deep golden color, it has lots of live inside the mug as well. While inspecting the nose, I smell a little malt, but not a great deal of hops, maybe that's just the head. It has a fruity, malted flavor with mild hopps and a cereal finish. Mouthfeel is a little warming, with a lower full body. It is very mellow, with some of the lowest acidity that I've had in a while, which is good, because this giant thing would give me heartburn if that wasn't the case. I'm about half way through the mug, and over time I've started to notice the alcohol taste. It's not a heavy alcohol taste, which is probably why it took me so much to notice, but it is there. I feel like this beer could use more hopps, The malted cerial flavors are great and all, but a little more hopps would do this beer good.
Listening to allot of Ska, the internet is mostly out so I'm stuck with mostly buck-o-nine. They're weird in the fact that they are Irish Ska Punk, Like if the Dropkick Murphys never gave up ska. I really wish Dropkick kept up with a little of the Ska influence. Once you've had the Ska, regular punk doesn't do it for you any more, which is why I don't understand the backtrack. Did they just have it because everybody else in Punk in the mid to late 90's was, or did they really take inspiration from that Jamaican magic? I don't know, but I miss it. At least both genres (Ska and Irish Punk) have had staying power, you don't really hear them on the backwoods Pop/hiphop/country stations you find in the South right now, but thanks to the internet they can reach a new generation without that medium. I probably should not have mentioned country, as that makes me want to go into a giant rant on how much I HATE modern country (I should say pop country, there is some good modern country), but the internet connection is slow, so I cannot listen to those golden oldies while I do it, so we will save that rage for another day.
This beer was good, it wasn't all that and a box of crackers like it claimed, but it was good. I'm debating on whether I should move on to some of the Japanese craft brews I have, finish the last Trappist, or move on to the Rogues, which I know will be good. That's a subject for another day, for now, I need to talk up the lady I'm with. I had a good time, I like this beer as a friend, I know it will find the right guy for it someday, but I am not him. If you are that kind of guy, I would suggest trying it out, it is a well made beer with that ample supply you can really get into. What can I say, fatties are more fun. I give this beer my blurry seal of approval.
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