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Cerveza De Fiesta
Telegraph Brewing Company
- From:
- Telegraph Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 13.97%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 31, 2017
- Added:
- Aug 08, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
Nothing is more local than Santa Barbara's Fiesta. And nothing pairs better with Fiesta than a great local beer! Telegraph is proud to brew our Cerveza de Fiesta right here in downtown Santa Barbara, for locals and visitors alike. This classic Czech Pilsner-style lager is crisp, refreshing, and muy delicioso. It is just the beer to pair with great food, old and new friends, and good times. Viva la Fiesta!
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Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
4.04/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.04/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle 750 mL to wine glass
Sight: Golden light amber, hazy liquid, medium foam
Smell not a lot of aroma, but no bad smell too
Taste: Medium Bitterness
Mouthfeel: nice follow through, long finish, tart, bitter after taste
Overall: very good beer
drank: Thursday, March 30, 2017 10:25 PM
Mar 31, 2017Sight: Golden light amber, hazy liquid, medium foam
Smell not a lot of aroma, but no bad smell too
Taste: Medium Bitterness
Mouthfeel: nice follow through, long finish, tart, bitter after taste
Overall: very good beer
drank: Thursday, March 30, 2017 10:25 PM
Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts
3.81/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is a pale, slightly cloudy, straw yellow German style pilsner with a medium white foamy head that leaves some nice lacing. The smell is biscuity and maybe a subtle fruitiness as well. Pilsners are not one of my favorite beers in general, but as far as they go I think the German style is the best. The taste is of biscuit maltiness and some bitterness from a decent hop profile as well, but not too much. It has a very fresh, clean, refreshing finish. I’ve tasted some pilsners from Germany that I definitely liked better than this, but this holds up pretty well. Nothing ground breaking here, but it’s a nice crisp example of its style.
Jun 12, 2016Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.54/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is relatively clear light yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high bright white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and a coating of bubbles down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of bready and grainy malts are present in the nose.
T: Similar to the smell, the taste has flavors of bready and grainy malts along with hints of grassy hops, the latter of which contribute a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has a solid malt body and as a result also has a rather fulfilling mouthfeel.
Serving type: bottle
Jul 11, 2015S: Light aromas of bready and grainy malts are present in the nose.
T: Similar to the smell, the taste has flavors of bready and grainy malts along with hints of grassy hops, the latter of which contribute a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer has a solid malt body and as a result also has a rather fulfilling mouthfeel.
Serving type: bottle
Rated by Vylo from New Jersey
4.69/5 rDev +31%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.69/5 rDev +31%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Very nice pilsner with a crisp feel and solid taste. Had from bottle.
Jan 11, 2015Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
On tap at the Playground in Santa Ana, CA.
Kind of like Raul's ex, this one was a "dirty clean." Clean grain taste up front, yet it was met with a bit of a metallic backbone like RoboCop doing a jump and jack. Pretty typical as far as "see-through," light beers goes.
So, yeah. Like Raul's Ex should have been, this one is pretty much a one and done.
Oct 11, 2014Kind of like Raul's ex, this one was a "dirty clean." Clean grain taste up front, yet it was met with a bit of a metallic backbone like RoboCop doing a jump and jack. Pretty typical as far as "see-through," light beers goes.
So, yeah. Like Raul's Ex should have been, this one is pretty much a one and done.
Reviewed by ocelot2500 from Maryland
3.98/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear, pale yellow color with a frothy white head that leaves a nice sheet of lacing.
Smells of pale malt and a little grassy hops.
Tastes of the soft malts with some hops to balance everything out. Malts lead off with a bit of bread and grainy sweetness. Hops come in and add a bit of lemon, grass, and floral notes. It is nicely balanced.
Mouth feel is light with a smooth amount of carbonation.
Overall, this is a nice pilsner that gets knocked down a bit because of price, $8.40 for a 750.
Nov 28, 2013Smells of pale malt and a little grassy hops.
Tastes of the soft malts with some hops to balance everything out. Malts lead off with a bit of bread and grainy sweetness. Hops come in and add a bit of lemon, grass, and floral notes. It is nicely balanced.
Mouth feel is light with a smooth amount of carbonation.
Overall, this is a nice pilsner that gets knocked down a bit because of price, $8.40 for a 750.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
2.56/5 rDev -28.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.56/5 rDev -28.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Batch 104
Appearance: The cork cannot wait to disengage from the bottle and, while it wasn't a gusher, the pour created a huge meringue of a head that sits on top of the clear golden liquid; very stiff and retains well but just doesn't look right
Smell: Slightly grainy and slightly lemony, but really not much to sniff out
Taste: There is a base of surprisingly sweet malt but it quickly gets overshadowed by a grassy, minty but ultimately acetone-fueled off flavor; the sweetness lingers underneath in the finish
Mouthfeel: Light bodied but massively over-carbonated
Overall: Clearly some massive problems with this beer
May 12, 2013Appearance: The cork cannot wait to disengage from the bottle and, while it wasn't a gusher, the pour created a huge meringue of a head that sits on top of the clear golden liquid; very stiff and retains well but just doesn't look right
Smell: Slightly grainy and slightly lemony, but really not much to sniff out
Taste: There is a base of surprisingly sweet malt but it quickly gets overshadowed by a grassy, minty but ultimately acetone-fueled off flavor; the sweetness lingers underneath in the finish
Mouthfeel: Light bodied but massively over-carbonated
Overall: Clearly some massive problems with this beer
Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Hazy golden-yellow with a finger big finger of frothy white head. Fades very slowly.
S - Sweet pilsner and grainy malts, lemon zest, citrus and noble hops, lager yeast.
T - Pilsner and other grainy malts, lightly tart lemon zest, citrus and noble hops, some bitterness, lager yeast.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet and lightly bitter finish.
D - Nice pilsner. A bit of a gusher.
Apr 28, 2013S - Sweet pilsner and grainy malts, lemon zest, citrus and noble hops, lager yeast.
T - Pilsner and other grainy malts, lightly tart lemon zest, citrus and noble hops, some bitterness, lager yeast.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet and lightly bitter finish.
D - Nice pilsner. A bit of a gusher.
Cerveza De Fiesta from Telegraph Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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