Ivy City Festbier
Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- From:
- Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
Ranked #106 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,553 - Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 10.38%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 04, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 14, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Pilsner w/ a touch of Vienna and Munich, single decocted then hopped w/ German Spalt throughout. Smooth, clean and biscuity w/ a spicy noble hop aroma.
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can
pours a clear medium golden in color, with thick foamy white head. good head retention and lacing. aroma of doughy bread with a touch of woody hops. similar taste, starts a little sweet but finishes bitter. medium bodied.
Dec 04, 2025pours a clear medium golden in color, with thick foamy white head. good head retention and lacing. aroma of doughy bread with a touch of woody hops. similar taste, starts a little sweet but finishes bitter. medium bodied.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.1/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
3.1/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
16 ounce can poured into a glass mug.
L: Clear gold-amber pour, 2” white head, dense foam is persistent and leaves rings of lace.
S: Bready malt, light spicy hops, some citrus notes as it warms.
T: Balanced to hop, citrus peel over white cracker malt, medium bitterness, sharp overall, assertively bitter floral aftertaste with hints of honey sweetness underneath.
F: Highly carbonated, crisp medium-weight feel.
O: Lacks depth of malt, very IPL-like.
Oct 22, 2025L: Clear gold-amber pour, 2” white head, dense foam is persistent and leaves rings of lace.
S: Bready malt, light spicy hops, some citrus notes as it warms.
T: Balanced to hop, citrus peel over white cracker malt, medium bitterness, sharp overall, assertively bitter floral aftertaste with hints of honey sweetness underneath.
F: Highly carbonated, crisp medium-weight feel.
O: Lacks depth of malt, very IPL-like.
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.51/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From the pint can, it pours a clear light golden color with a very nice starkly white head that slowly reduces and leaves some lacing. The nose gets something that is hard to describe - not the most enjoyable. The mouth gets a lightly bitter, slightly sweet brew that leaves a modest slightly bitter aftertaste.
Sep 19, 2025
Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
2.99/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Other Half doesn’t miss much but this one disappointed greatly. Some overcarbonated bitterness is the best this delivers. I guess NEIPAs are OH’s expertise, this Oktoberfest is a major toe stub.
Sep 14, 2025
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Super clear light amber appearance with a lasting white head
Medium bodied with close to medium carbonation which added up to a nice feel.
Aroma is malty, bitter earthy hops, crusty fresh bread.
Taste has a very mild sweetness, bread,floral earthy bitter hops along with some grain.
Overall a nice and overall enjoyable beer
Sep 13, 2025Medium bodied with close to medium carbonation which added up to a nice feel.
Aroma is malty, bitter earthy hops, crusty fresh bread.
Taste has a very mild sweetness, bread,floral earthy bitter hops along with some grain.
Overall a nice and overall enjoyable beer
Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York
3.31/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Light clear caramel, small head but with solid retention and lacing. Nose has spice (noble hop and baking), tannic hop notes, citrus peel and wood. Taste follows - tannic barley and roast notes. Only mild sweetness, however, so falls decisively on the dry, bitter end. Medium weight and creamy feel overall.
Sep 09, 2024
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.32/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a light rusted orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like lightly spicy hops, caramel, rye bread, and some toasty nuttiness.
This is significantly better than the festbier that they did last year – this has tightened up nicely. It’s a nice balance of sweet and bitter, in the right proportions, with a lightly toasty and lightly sweet malt backbone, and a pleasantly spicy hop bitterness.
This is light bodied, and clean, with a great drinkability.
Other Half has an inconsistent lager program, but they do have some hits every so often, such as this one.
Oct 09, 2023This smells like lightly spicy hops, caramel, rye bread, and some toasty nuttiness.
This is significantly better than the festbier that they did last year – this has tightened up nicely. It’s a nice balance of sweet and bitter, in the right proportions, with a lightly toasty and lightly sweet malt backbone, and a pleasantly spicy hop bitterness.
This is light bodied, and clean, with a great drinkability.
Other Half has an inconsistent lager program, but they do have some hits every so often, such as this one.
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