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Wolters Fest-Bier
Hofbrauhaus Wolters GmbH
- From:
- Hofbrauhaus Wolters GmbH
- Germany
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 16.96%
- Reviews:
- 36
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 18, 2015
- Added:
- Sep 26, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Ratings by listenatjoes:
Reviewed by listenatjoes from Pennsylvania
3.48/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.48/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Took a gamble on a case of this for $20 at the distributor, but with only a few left I believe it was a worthy purchase. Pours from the 11.2 oz green bottle a light, straw color with light carbonation. I could dump these quite aggressively into the Sam Adams over-engineered Lager glass and never risk overflowing. Smell and look is very dortmunder or helles like and I was expecting more roasted, caramelized notes and a darker appearance. I am glad that the first reviewer of this beer has assured us that this is still within the Oktoberfest style, and maybe even more authentically so. That said, it tastes like it looks, easy drinking, clean, nice crisp carbonic mouthfeel. Those looking for a cheaper version of Spaten, Hacker-Pschorr or Paulaner - keep looking. But for those looking for a lighter Oktoberfest and/or a beer to transition M/B/C drinking friends to, this is a good, frugal choice.
Nov 09, 2010More User Ratings:
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +19%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +19%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours brilliant orange tinted amber with a 2” slowly receding white foam collar. S: Bready malt aromas with a fine bath lotion floral scent. T: Bready malt and a light earthy spiciness with a mild bitter finish. F: medium light body and medium carbonation. O: A good, easy to drink but not great Oktoberfest beer.
Aug 18, 2015Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
3.49/5 rDev +3.9%
3.49/5 rDev +3.9%
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #69 (October 2012):
Obvious boasts about the German Purity Law, not that it hold much weight these days being globally that is not a standard of a good beer anymore. What we have here is a well brewed but perhaps beat up version of a Märzen. Our educated guesstimate is that this beer is pasteurized and is substantially better right from the source. Decent but not something we’d be looking to fill a liter mug with.
STYLE: Märzen
ABV: 5.0%
AVAILABILITY: Fall seasonal
LOOK: Bright, pale amber, sturdy suds
SMELL: Toasted bread, walnut pith, grape skin, floral hop, mild spice, mineral
TASTE: Moderate sized body, bread crust, mild spice, dried grass, vegtal, herbal, lightly metallic, husky, faint cooked cereal, dry grainy finish
Oct 29, 2014Obvious boasts about the German Purity Law, not that it hold much weight these days being globally that is not a standard of a good beer anymore. What we have here is a well brewed but perhaps beat up version of a Märzen. Our educated guesstimate is that this beer is pasteurized and is substantially better right from the source. Decent but not something we’d be looking to fill a liter mug with.
STYLE: Märzen
ABV: 5.0%
AVAILABILITY: Fall seasonal
LOOK: Bright, pale amber, sturdy suds
SMELL: Toasted bread, walnut pith, grape skin, floral hop, mild spice, mineral
TASTE: Moderate sized body, bread crust, mild spice, dried grass, vegtal, herbal, lightly metallic, husky, faint cooked cereal, dry grainy finish
Reviewed by BeerWithMike from Nebraska
4.06/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sampling right now on 5/5/14. Comes in a nice 330ml (11.2 ounce) bottle for $1.79. Bottle chilled down to 36 degrees F in my beer cooler and poured into a tulip glass.
Pours a copper-amber in color with almost a finger off-white head. A good amount of lacing was seen as is typical for a good German beer. The aroma is of some yeast and grains. The taste is so much better than expected and very smooth to drink unlike many of the 'Marzen / Oktoberfest' style brews. Goes down very easy with no bitter or harsh aftertaste at all. Perfect carbonation. Overall, a great German brew!
May 05, 2014Pours a copper-amber in color with almost a finger off-white head. A good amount of lacing was seen as is typical for a good German beer. The aroma is of some yeast and grains. The taste is so much better than expected and very smooth to drink unlike many of the 'Marzen / Oktoberfest' style brews. Goes down very easy with no bitter or harsh aftertaste at all. Perfect carbonation. Overall, a great German brew!
Wolters Fest-Bier from Hofbrauhaus Wolters GmbH
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
71 ratings
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