Festbier
Bad Weather Brewing Company

12oz can. Stamped on can bottom is 'CANNED ON 08/11/22'. Label has ABV% at 6.1.
Clear, pale gold colored body. Long lasting one finger depth white head. Strings of lacing left behind.
Aroma is toasted malts and floral hops.
Taste is honey sweet toasted malts and floral hops. Slight bitterness helps the crisp profile. Malty in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Very clean and crisp, which will lead to repeated quaffs. Very good carbonation.
Solid festival beer that can be quaffed repeatedly but watch out for the 6.1 ABV%. Very good flavor profile from beginning to end.

 

Appearance: Pours a clear, deep and rich golden color, yet light enough with a strong white head that lingers. SRM of 8. (4.25)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of German bread and biscuit malt. Lemon and flower notes. Some earthy and floral aromas, while still maintaining a light, bready body.

Flavor: Moderate flavors of lemonflower, citrus, smooth bread malt. Bready, floral, smooth. Yet, relatively dry.

Feel: Medium-bodied. Strong carbonation. A full and soft mouthfeel.

Compared to Surly Oktoberfest 9/12/22: Pours a lighter color. Stronger aromas. More bread and floral notes.

Compared to Utepils Receptional 9/12/22: Pours a lighter color. Stronger aromas. More bread and floral notes.

Compared to Eagle Park M.C. Hammerschlagen 10/16/22: Pours lighter. Stronger aromas. Similar flavors of earthy honey, but stronger and sweeter here.
11/2022: Pours a lighter color. Similar aromas. More bready and sweet honey flavor. Less floral and bitterness. Slightly sweeter, otherwise very similar. Winner: Eagle Park, slightly
10/2023: Pours lighter, much milder nad less flavor. Winner: Eagle Park

Compared to Fulton Oktoberfest 12/2022: Pours lighter, similar aromas. More sweet honey. Less earthy grains. Slightly sweeter, very similar.

Compared to Raised Grain Quick Release 12/2022: Pours lighter, stronger aromas. More sweet honey. Less earthy grains and Munich malt. Sweeter, but similar.

Overall: A great festbier here. Strong bread flavors. Just enough lemon and floral notes. A full body with excellent carbonation. Yet, finishes dry. Incredbily drinkable and dry for the ABV. This one swung in and nailed it. (Rating: 4.25)
2023: Rating update: A little more tamed down than previous years. Still pretty good. (Rating: 4.02)

Pours a clear golden color with a 1 finger eggshell white head and very nice lacing.Smell is malty and fruity . Taste has citrus pale malts baked bread caramel. Mouth is dry with some bitterness does have some sweet baked bread in finish.

At the brewery, pours a kind of clear bright golden amber, just a little crown of head, no retention. Nose: honey malt, mild floral and herbal hops. Simple but strong. Taste pretty much follows: lots of honey, but it isn’t overly sweet… maybe because the hops balance things out. The floral notes are interesting but a little hard to pin down - kind of earthy. Body is fairly full, without being heavy. Carb is middling. Just a touch of lively zippiness, then finishes with some sweet honey. Flavors are interesting and outside the normal range that I went in expecting. I’m not a big fan of honeyed malt, tho.