Preparing for another week, with a bottle of märzen at the ready. It's a genuine German one, Oktoberfest Märzen, in one of those old-fashioned kind of bottles with a pop top. Even though we're coming close to Christmas, there's something about a märzen style beer that seems to fit the season. Maybe it's that sweetness that they often have, or the spiciness. Maybe it's just that it looks like it had chestnuts soaking in it.
There's a malty aroma that wafts out after popping that bottle top, and the beer pours out clear and only lightly topped with foam. It's a little lighter in color than I expected, sort of a dark apple juice. Maybe that influences me to pick up on an apple scent in there too. It's surprisingly tart in taste, not sweet exactly, and a little rough around the edges. Really not very strong on the bitter. While it coats the tongue, it's more of a physical sensation and not a taste that sticks around. Flavorwise it actually finishes quite dry.
It's a little scary how fast time flies, but at least there's no reason to worry about thirteen.
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