Festbier
Oakshire Brewing
- From:
- Oakshire Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon
3.81/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz can
Pours a finger of creamy white head into my nonic. Retention is average at first, but settles into an impressive half finger of foam. Initial lacing looks very nice. Not used to this golden yellow color in a festbier, but apparently it’s not off style. Crystal clear, with loads of bubbles coming up. Looks quite nice.
Nose however doesn’t seem very too style. Sourdough malts hang out in the background, reminiscing of a pilsner; a little more sugar than a pilsner, though seems well attenuated. Hops are very fresh, noticeably spicy and grassy, they seem to take most of the attention, along with maybe a metallic or alcohol presence. This smells peculiar to say the least, as a festbier it’s…well it’s not; as a beer, I’m not sold but maybe it’ll be ok.
On the flavor I’m not sure it’s all that off style, but way lighter than I would personally expect, more akin to a dortmunder. Noticeable sweetness, doesn’t seem all that well attenuated, yet none of the bready qualities I would have appreciated. Some hops linger in the finish, but very subtle compared to the nose. It’s clean and all in all pretty nice for what it is, but it’s not really doing it for me - it has sweetness but not any of the malty goodness a hearty oktoberfest or other festbiers have had. Other than that, it’s just a little uneventful, I feel like it’s stuck in an awkward area between two styles.
Mouthfeel is fine here. Carbonation is dwindling a little bit, but holding up fine for the most part, a little under medium after quite some time. Body has a little weight to it. Sugars actually balance out as the beer warms a bit, letting more bitterness shine through which ends up being moderate in its own right. Not bad.
Drinkability is pretty good once the bitterness cuts through some of the sugars.
Appearance turned out very nice. Some residual foam lasted all the way down, and the lacing was very good.
By the end of the glass the flavor seems to reflect more of the aroma, much hoppier. However, it still had a lingering unwanted sweetness, with none of the bready or toasty rewards. I guess just attenuate this better, and market it as a hoppy pilsner?
Oct 07, 2020Pours a finger of creamy white head into my nonic. Retention is average at first, but settles into an impressive half finger of foam. Initial lacing looks very nice. Not used to this golden yellow color in a festbier, but apparently it’s not off style. Crystal clear, with loads of bubbles coming up. Looks quite nice.
Nose however doesn’t seem very too style. Sourdough malts hang out in the background, reminiscing of a pilsner; a little more sugar than a pilsner, though seems well attenuated. Hops are very fresh, noticeably spicy and grassy, they seem to take most of the attention, along with maybe a metallic or alcohol presence. This smells peculiar to say the least, as a festbier it’s…well it’s not; as a beer, I’m not sold but maybe it’ll be ok.
On the flavor I’m not sure it’s all that off style, but way lighter than I would personally expect, more akin to a dortmunder. Noticeable sweetness, doesn’t seem all that well attenuated, yet none of the bready qualities I would have appreciated. Some hops linger in the finish, but very subtle compared to the nose. It’s clean and all in all pretty nice for what it is, but it’s not really doing it for me - it has sweetness but not any of the malty goodness a hearty oktoberfest or other festbiers have had. Other than that, it’s just a little uneventful, I feel like it’s stuck in an awkward area between two styles.
Mouthfeel is fine here. Carbonation is dwindling a little bit, but holding up fine for the most part, a little under medium after quite some time. Body has a little weight to it. Sugars actually balance out as the beer warms a bit, letting more bitterness shine through which ends up being moderate in its own right. Not bad.
Drinkability is pretty good once the bitterness cuts through some of the sugars.
Appearance turned out very nice. Some residual foam lasted all the way down, and the lacing was very good.
By the end of the glass the flavor seems to reflect more of the aroma, much hoppier. However, it still had a lingering unwanted sweetness, with none of the bready or toasty rewards. I guess just attenuate this better, and market it as a hoppy pilsner?
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