I received this growler from the brewery with no information on it. I looked up Derailed No.10 on Untappd and copied that information and entered it above. They've been brewing it since 2014, when I had it at the taproom. But there was another listing, with 46 people, at this hour of writing, posting about their various pints at local restaurant and bars in recent days and weeks. And this one is listed as being 5.7% and 123 IBUs. Hmmm. I don't think so. Maybe 23?
In any case, they appear to be slightly different beers. So, here's this new version of Oktoberfest:
Clear, bright amber color, slim ivory head, gone quick.
In the nose: clean and classic. Good and malty. Cereal grains and slight sweetness.
In the mouth: More clean and more classy. Vibrant malt body, light hops, nice balance, good drinking.
A straight, by-the-books, no fuss, no muss Oktoberfest lager. Not especially spectacular, and there ain't nothing wrong with that.
This Oktoberfest is traditional with a new wave twist: a traditional German malt bill topped with new German hop varieties Polaris and Mandarina Bavaria.
(The above is from the Derailed listing. Information about the new version may be different. I'd love to pull information off of their website, but it doesn't seem to be there.)
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