Review: Obsolete Brewing Oktoberfest Olde Wiesn Märzen

It was only a number of days ago when I visited my closest Liquor Mart asking if there were any Oktoberfest-style beers available this year. I was told "nope, there likely won't be any this year". At this point, pumpkin spice season was already well into swing and they didn't even have a single pumpkin spice beer either. Well, fast forward a week or two, there's a couple pumpkin spice beers.. and more importantly.. two Oktoberfest-style beers available, with Godspeed x Kilter's Märzen collab I wrote about the other day, and today's sampling being an Oktoberfest Olde Wiesn Märzen by Dauphin's Obsolete Brewing, a great brewery that I still haven't been able to visit even though it's a fairly short prairie drive for me. 

From the can: Step back in time with every sip of Olde Wiesn Märzen, a tribute to the rich heritage and timeless traditions of Oktoberfest. Named after the "Old Oktoberfest" section of the festival, Olde Wiesn Märzen brings the nostalgia of Bavaria's past straight to your glass. 6.2% ABV

Appearance: Deep, almost opaque caramel-honey body with a hint of carbonation, and a moderate thickness of beige head on top. 

Aroma: Quite sweet with notes of toffee, a hint of honey, a slightly booziness presence, and a hint of bubble gum at the end.

Taste: Decently sweet with a lot of toffee notes to it, a slight caramel booziness to it, a slight amount of bubble gum, and a slight toasted malt/woodiness for aftertaste at the every end.

Overall Thoughts: Pretty much a sweet-forward beer that is missing a few things I got out of the Godspeed/Kilter collab, such as the grassy hop bite, a bit of a grainy/crackery presence, and this one was quite a bit boozier with a bubble gum finish that I didn't get on the other one. This is definitely more of a slow sipper than the other Marzen, but in the days since I wrote this I've purchased this beer a few more times just to wind down.