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Heiner Brau Festbier Oktoberfest
Covington Brewhouse
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- From:
- Covington Brewhouse
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 18.84%
- Reviews:
- 3
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 09, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 04, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
Brewed traditionally in Munich for the annual Oktoberfest, this brew is a Bavarian style beer made to celebrate the fall harvest. Oktoberfestbier is a fresh dark golden beer, similar to the Mardi Gras Festbier, and has a light malty finish.
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Reviewed by Tuck_leepulin from Texas
2.88/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
2.88/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
12oz Brown bottle with pry-off cap
Appearance: Pours a hazy copper with little head despite a rigorous pour
Smell: Slight malt very weak
Taste: Theres a some malt but the flavor reminds me of a blonde lager with some biscuit notes but theres too much complexity without being interesting enough for my tastes
Mouthfeel: Medium body and good for the style
Overall: Im not sure what direction they wanted, either a lighter amber lager or a complex malty oktoberfest; it doesn't do either very well but has components of both. My suggestions either provide some more balance malt and hops or lighten up the finish
Sep 29, 2014Appearance: Pours a hazy copper with little head despite a rigorous pour
Smell: Slight malt very weak
Taste: Theres a some malt but the flavor reminds me of a blonde lager with some biscuit notes but theres too much complexity without being interesting enough for my tastes
Mouthfeel: Medium body and good for the style
Overall: Im not sure what direction they wanted, either a lighter amber lager or a complex malty oktoberfest; it doesn't do either very well but has components of both. My suggestions either provide some more balance malt and hops or lighten up the finish
Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
3.75/5 rDev +8.7%
Covington Fest Bier has a thick, egg-shell-colored head, a mostly clear, bubbly, amber appearance, and practically no lacing left on the glass. The aroma is strong- pungent, sweet bread and the slightest touch of bitterness. Taste is of brown bread crust, a touch of water, and mild bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium, and Covington Fest Bier finishes crisp, easy drinking, and refreshing.
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Sep 18, 2014RJT
Reviewed by eclipse54 from Minnesota
2.88/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.88/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A 12 ounce bottle from optimator13 (thanks!) with a twist-off cap (that I unknowingly pried off with an opener) poured into a pint glass...
It pours a hazy copper/tangerine color with about a centimeter of fluffy, pure-white head. The head dissipates quickly and nearly entirely, barely leaving a ring of bubbles around the surface of the liquid.
The aroma is of a faint yeast, german malt and hops, some strange fruit (apple, pear), and various grains (wheat, straw, hay). The strange fruit sensation was unsuspected and, given a more dominant scent, I would suspect infection.
It tastes of german malts, faint hops, ample grains (wheat, hay, straw), some faint yeast, and a bit of the fruit character. Again, the fruity apple seems strange here.
Mouthfeel is crisp, smooth, and amply carbonated. Nothing outstanding, but certainly nothing wrong here.
Overall, a decent attempt at an oktoberfest/marzen. Certainly not the best on the market, but not off-putting or unpalatable by any means. Some might call it an average beer, but it's one I'm surely happy to have tried.
Jan 05, 2012It pours a hazy copper/tangerine color with about a centimeter of fluffy, pure-white head. The head dissipates quickly and nearly entirely, barely leaving a ring of bubbles around the surface of the liquid.
The aroma is of a faint yeast, german malt and hops, some strange fruit (apple, pear), and various grains (wheat, straw, hay). The strange fruit sensation was unsuspected and, given a more dominant scent, I would suspect infection.
It tastes of german malts, faint hops, ample grains (wheat, hay, straw), some faint yeast, and a bit of the fruit character. Again, the fruity apple seems strange here.
Mouthfeel is crisp, smooth, and amply carbonated. Nothing outstanding, but certainly nothing wrong here.
Overall, a decent attempt at an oktoberfest/marzen. Certainly not the best on the market, but not off-putting or unpalatable by any means. Some might call it an average beer, but it's one I'm surely happy to have tried.
Heiner Brau Festbier Oktoberfest from Covington Brewhouse
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
17 ratings
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