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Fest
Stoudts Brewing Co.
- From:
- Stoudts Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Märzen
Ranked #305 - ABV:
- 4.75%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,359 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 10.16%
- Reviews:
- 106
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 27, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2001
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 5
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Ratings by silks636:
Reviewed by silks636 from New Jersey
3.27/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12 oz. brown bottle. Label had an area for freshness stamp, but none was applied.
Appealing deep amber, almost copper color. Fluffy beige head with adequate retention. Sheets of lacing left behind. Smell is sweet and reminiscent of pumpkin with some malt and vanilla sneaking in - very light and fresh. Taste is predominantly malt, slightly caramel. A little thin with barely any hop balance. Very nice toasted malt aftertaste lingered. Not at all complex. Mouthfeel was very thin when cold but improved as the beer warmed.
Drinkability is average, it just seemed that something was lacking. Worth a try, but there are better Oktoberfests available.
Sep 23, 2003Appealing deep amber, almost copper color. Fluffy beige head with adequate retention. Sheets of lacing left behind. Smell is sweet and reminiscent of pumpkin with some malt and vanilla sneaking in - very light and fresh. Taste is predominantly malt, slightly caramel. A little thin with barely any hop balance. Very nice toasted malt aftertaste lingered. Not at all complex. Mouthfeel was very thin when cold but improved as the beer warmed.
Drinkability is average, it just seemed that something was lacking. Worth a try, but there are better Oktoberfests available.
More User Ratings:
Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
4.75/5 rDev +30.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +30.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Classic Märzen.
Aug 27, 2022Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From my brother. He stocks up with this beer where he lives in PA and I think buys two full cases of it. Only beer he seems to 'swear by'. Yeah, my February PA visits I usually find him still drinking the previous Autumn's batch.
Anyways, for me, I poured my bottle into a glass mug.
The appearance was a nice looking slightly muddied gold color. Topped by a slim off white cap of a head. Mild semi-stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet biscuits melding with some German yeast sweet toastiness. Some white bread.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side of those malts. Slight earthy nuttiness. Then a mild aftertaste of honey, white bread and pretzels.
The mouthfeel between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation and some stickiness but with a nice smoothness. Finishes malty crisp and pushes away any possible cloying characters.
Overall, pretty good O-fest. I'd have again.
Sep 14, 2019Anyways, for me, I poured my bottle into a glass mug.
The appearance was a nice looking slightly muddied gold color. Topped by a slim off white cap of a head. Mild semi-stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet biscuits melding with some German yeast sweet toastiness. Some white bread.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side of those malts. Slight earthy nuttiness. Then a mild aftertaste of honey, white bread and pretzels.
The mouthfeel between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation and some stickiness but with a nice smoothness. Finishes malty crisp and pushes away any possible cloying characters.
Overall, pretty good O-fest. I'd have again.
Fest from Stoudts Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
154 ratings
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