Off Season Lager is appropriately named, in that it’s a märzen brewed, not in the autumn as is traditional, but in the winter. Brewed by Goose Island Brewhouse Toronto, this Oktoberfest-style lager clocks in at 6.2% and comes in 473mL cans. It’s a clear, bronze brew that pours with a thin blanket of off-white head.
Malty and sweet to the nose, Off Season has toast, copper, and brown sugar elements. The flavour treads a similar path, with toasty malts, sweet grains, and caramel, with a slightly metallic subtext.
I love a märzen, and this take from Goose Island wasn’t half bad. I’d have liked it to be a bit toastier, and considerably less sweet, but I’d buy it again.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10.
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