O'Fest (2020-)
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- From:
- Devils Backbone Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
Ranked #119 - ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,422 - Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 11.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 26, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Inspired by modern German Oktoberfest bier, O’Fest will make you want to hoist a stein at your local bier hall and say “Prost!” We hear that means “cheers” in German. It’s medium-bodied, golden in color, and tastes smooth, malty & bready thanks to the contemporary blend of malts and hops. You’ll love it whether it’s October or Oktober.
Smooth, Malty & Bready Notes
MALTS: Acidulated, Light Munich, Special Aromatic, Cara-Hell, Vienna, 2-Row
HOPS: Hallertau Tradition, Tettnang
IBU: 22
COLOR: Golden
Smooth, Malty & Bready Notes
MALTS: Acidulated, Light Munich, Special Aromatic, Cara-Hell, Vienna, 2-Row
HOPS: Hallertau Tradition, Tettnang
IBU: 22
COLOR: Golden
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
4.27/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
O'Fest Lager has a thick, off-white head and a clear, copper appearance, with minimal lacing. The aroma is of brown bread crust. The flavor is of sweet, spicy brown bread with low bitterness. O'Fest Lager has a medium body and a dry finish.
RJT
Oct 28, 2023RJT
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.4/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can served in a Belgian snifter.
Appearance. Clear amber colored body with a decent head.
The aroma is not bad but suggests this might be a poor lager. Nonetheless, the flavor is near average for the style, with Euro hops and a particularly good bitter-sweet mix. The body seems a shade too light.
Oct 02, 2023Appearance. Clear amber colored body with a decent head.
The aroma is not bad but suggests this might be a poor lager. Nonetheless, the flavor is near average for the style, with Euro hops and a particularly good bitter-sweet mix. The body seems a shade too light.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a light amber golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has slight malt and caramel hints
Taste has a malt and caramel flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A good Festbier
Sep 23, 2023Aroma has slight malt and caramel hints
Taste has a malt and caramel flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A good Festbier
Reviewed by BelsoC from Virginia
4.65/5 rDev +26.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +26.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
German beer from the Shenandoah! Devil's Backbone consistently delivers exceptionally good beers. As a lover of German style beers, Devil's Backbone is always one of my first choices. O'Fest continues that tradition.
Sep 17, 2023Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia
3.8/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle, wine glass, best by 1/13/23.
Clear gold color, white head that’s smallish for the style.
Rich malts, light toast, hint of apple flesh, very clean.
Clean, crisp sip carrying that rich, almost chewy malt, honey, and clean lager yeast.
Medium-full body, medium-high carbonation, and a very clean finish.
How many times can I use clean to describe one beer? This is a pretty nice Oktoberfest, though I peg it more as a Festbier, not a Märzen.
Oct 29, 2022Clear gold color, white head that’s smallish for the style.
Rich malts, light toast, hint of apple flesh, very clean.
Clean, crisp sip carrying that rich, almost chewy malt, honey, and clean lager yeast.
Medium-full body, medium-high carbonation, and a very clean finish.
How many times can I use clean to describe one beer? This is a pretty nice Oktoberfest, though I peg it more as a Festbier, not a Märzen.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.56/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Picked up a sixer from TW-Greenville, SC 8-12-22 for $8.99. Best before 12JAN23, consumed for review 9-11-22.
Beer poured golden orange with a nice white head.
Nose has hints of toasted malts.
Taste is wheat bread that lends a taste of sweetness. Hops lend enough bitterness but the toasted malt base is lacking.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and fairly refreshing.
Overall as a beer it drinks fine but it does not hit the style.
Sep 11, 2022Beer poured golden orange with a nice white head.
Nose has hints of toasted malts.
Taste is wheat bread that lends a taste of sweetness. Hops lend enough bitterness but the toasted malt base is lacking.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and fairly refreshing.
Overall as a beer it drinks fine but it does not hit the style.
Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
3.87/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a light copper with a finger of head. The nose is bready and biscuity. The flavor has the classic fest-style breadiness but the heartiness of flavor and body is just not there.
Aug 22, 2022
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.64/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is full of malts. Taste is malty, caramel , a bit of bananas round out the flavor profile. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.
Mar 10, 2022
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