Festbier
Brauerei Tucher Brau

 

 

Pours crystal clear straw yellow with a thick white head that dissipates rapidly leaving spotty lacing. Aroma is biscuit, bready malt, lemon and floral hops. Flavor follows the nose, a touch sweet up front with just a hint of bitterness in the finish. Feel is light bodied and well carbonated. Overall, an excellent beer.

 

 

Beautiful pouring beer, lively quick rising carbonation, absolutely crystal clear dark leaning gold, big initial head, some nice initial lacing and nice cap remains a while.

Nose is rich pale malt, very lightly caramelized; dried leafy hops, little bit of cracker.

Taste is really nice; it’s rich full pale malty goodness; with cracker like quality to it; nice little hoppy bite on the finish; earthy grass.

Leaning towards medium body; but drinks really light and easy, the malt coats the palate then quickly disappears in the presence of a clean hoppy bite, really nice, enhances the crispness of this beer.

A really bright and pleasant Festbier.

I enjoyed this festbier, which is a little lighter than the marzens you normally find this time of year. I agree with their description that it's more of a Helles than a true Oktoberfest, though at 5.8% it may be a touch high. But there is a good backbone to this beer with just a touch of hop spice mixed in, balancing it nicely. I'd never had anything from this brewery before but I'd try other beers from them for sure.

 

On tap:
A moderately hazy pour into a shaker glass didn’t have a lot of head, but decent surface coverage was maintained. Honey lemon tea malt notes greet my nose as I close in on said glass, with a light bit of toasted bread melanoidin. Taste is surprisingly more clean and bitter in comparison. The honey malt is noticeable, but a somewhat piney / lemongrassy bitterness pairs with it and grabs more attention as each sip evolves. Similar to other festbiers I’ve had, the bitter and malt notes play together a little better as the beer gets warmer (or my palate adjusts), improving the overall experience.

There was a strong hops aroma as soon as I opened the can. It started out with two fingers of white creamy head, but settled to a thin white layer about halfway through the glass. Carbonation is light compared to most lagers. The body is a little heavy and a little sweet, but it is well balanced by hops. This is very decent festbier at a very reasonable price. The rating of very good is accurate.

16.9 oz can filled May 12, 2023 into a tall Lager glass.
L: Pours clear light gold with a thin creamy white head that recedes to a thick skin, large steady carbonation bubbles, medium-light lacing, banding & spots.
S: Malty, grains, light fruits, a hint of bread dough.
T: Gently bright fruity hops, caramelized malts, somewhat rich, a hint of apple. It is lightly sweet with a fruity "bite" at the top of each drink.
F: Brisk, bright medium-full body with a smooth middle and a fast, clean, lightly drying finish. It is gently sticky.
O: Bright, malty and very easy to drink. Has a zippy feel and a clean finish. Very well balanced taste and feel. It is excellent in its style.

From a 500ml can brewed 5/12/23. Clear amber color with a finger of foamy white head. Bready aroma with some floral hops. Medium body with good carbonation. Rich malty flavor with a herbal finish. First time seeing this and I would get it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: Pours a beautifully clear, pale golden/yellow color. A dense white head rises to over two fingers. Excellent retention and plenty of lace left behind as it gently recedes.
S: Pale malts are the show. Baked sourdough bread, biscuits and honey. This is like walking into a bakery. Just a touch of earthy hops.
T: Love the pales malts again. Baked bread, biscuits and honey. A bit of an apple cider character. Just enough herbal and grassy hops to make a presence without any real bitterness added.
M/O: A medium to full body. Wonderful carbonation that is at first crisp, but becomes ultra fine and silky smooth. With the apple cider like character, it does finish a bit sweeter than I would like. Though that is a small gripe, and can drink this all day in big gulps.

This seems like a great traditional Festbeir to me, with lots of character. I hope to see this more often, I think this is the first time I have noticed this on the shelves near me. I'll be getting a lot more.