Oktoberfest (2020)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 10.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 88
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 28, 2026
- Added:
- Aug 16, 2020
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Our Festbier is a refreshing ode to beer's biggest party. Toasty malts and German hops yield notes of fresh bread and floral, fruity character for a balanced, crisp lager that makes an moment festive.
Malts: two-row pale, Munich, Vienna
Hops: spalter, spalter select
Yeast: lager yeast
28 IBUs
Malts: two-row pale, Munich, Vienna
Hops: spalter, spalter select
Yeast: lager yeast
28 IBUs
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4.05/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
RB transfer
Feb 28, 2026
Reviewed by blueshawk69 from Kansas
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
(review from August 2020) See previous reviews of various versions of SN Oktoberfest. This year's release similar to last years with a slightly sweeter flavor/backend? Very quaffable.
Dec 29, 2025
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.78/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle that unfortunately got hidden in the stash into a pint glass. Pours orange red with a small white head. Smells of caramelized grain. Tastes of sweet caramelized grain, some fresh fruit. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Oct 12, 2024
Reviewed by jockstrappy from Pennsylvania
3.69/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear copper color. Frothy off white head. Aroma include toasty malt and a fresh leafy hop. Flavor follows with buttery caramel malt up front, leafy hop bitterness comes on and balances everything out. Finish is clean, moderate carbonation and a subtle bitter aftertaste. Very easy drinking.
Feb 14, 2021
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.8/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Gold to copper in color with a fingernail of dishwater white around the rim and covering three quarters of the top. The aroma is of bready malt. I’m tasting crackery malt with some lemon flavored hops. The mouth is very light and refreshing.
Jan 03, 2021
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.07/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest 2020
Pours clear, with a nice cap of creamy foam. Low aroma. There’s a spackling of some grassy green hops, and a nice caramel malt backbone. Tasty, easy drinker. Bottled 20 days prior to enjoying.
Dec 15, 2020Pours clear, with a nice cap of creamy foam. Low aroma. There’s a spackling of some grassy green hops, and a nice caramel malt backbone. Tasty, easy drinker. Bottled 20 days prior to enjoying.
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