Backpocket Hawktoberfest

 This 5.3% ABV marzen Oktoberfest lager is from the Backpocket Brewing Company of Coralville, Iowa.  If you are ever in the Coralville/Iowa City area, or just driving by on I-80, this place is definitely worth a stop. It is not far from the University of Iowa, home of the Hawkeyes, and that is how it gets its name, as a twist on Oktoberfest.

The beer pours a hazy amber and gleaming burnt orange. There is a relatively short head of white to off-white foam. The aroma is malty, caramel, a bit nutty. The taste follows the aromas, hitting the same notes, adding in a bit of dark plum fruit, and adding in a bit of grassy bitterness on the end. The beer drinks easy, nicely carbonated, and refreshing.