Lakefront Oktoberfest at MKE Public Market

Lakefront is putting out a bready, well balanced little number this Oktoberfest.  It's not as dark as I expected, but a beautiful shade of amber nonetheless.  The head was giant and tight out of the bottle, but quickly disappeared.

While the aroma was wonderful, the toasty malt flavor was dead right for the style, working against well selected and calibrated hops.  The finish has you wanting another, right from the kickoff.  Perfect beer to wash back all the Brats you can choke back and Big Ten football you can wrap your eyes around, in between those thin 64 calorie hopped sodas. 

I used it to wash back a Spatzel vegi soup I picked up nearby, so it was a nice combination. 

The Soaked crowd at Beer Advocate rate it merely Okay, at 78, even as The Bros count it good at 83, but I'd go further and say well done:  http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/741/5758

Here you'll find what Lakefront has to say about this release: 
http://lakefrontbrewery.com/beer/seasonals/oktoberfest