So this year was the first year for me to do an actual lager Oktoberfest (did an Altoberfest last year) and sipping at a pint right now I have to say I think I’ve put my finger on the flavor…graham crackers. The munich malt seems to leave a nice graham cracker taste, which in my mind is more descriptive (to me at least) than the usual “malty/bready” descriptors that are more the standard.
Not a fantastic insight, but every now and again I’ll actually pinpoint a flavor in something and its rather like an epiphany to me. When I tasted a (now unmistakeable) pear flavor in Bushmills it was the same.