Wiesnbier
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 5.78%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 12, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 21, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Under the festival tents in Munich, you'll find thousands of Maß full of brilliantly clear, golden lager. Wiesnbier, the traditional Festbier of Oktoberfest, is beautiful in its simplicity. For our take on the style, we utilized primarily German pilsner malt and paired it with noble Spalter hops to achieve notes of rich grain, bread dough, and a touch of lemon. Subtly sweet on the palate, with a medium-bodied mouthfeel, this is a lager built for enjoying by the mug. Trillium was founded in community experiences. What better way to bring people together than with an event like Oktoberfest and a liter of crisp Wiesnbier?
Malt: German Pilsner Malt, Munich Malt, Wiener Malt
Hops: Spalter
Malt: German Pilsner Malt, Munich Malt, Wiener Malt
Hops: Spalter
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Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had this on 2019-10-11 near Pittsburgh, PA from a 16oz canned on 2019-09-20
A - Clear gold with a 2-finger puffy white head and nice lace
S - Baking bread, honey, white grape, floral. Smells great
T - Lightly toasted, crusty bread with a dab of lemon preserves. Grassy and herbal spice. Just the right amount of balancing bitterness to compliment the mild residual sweetness.
M - Light-medium body and medium carbonation. Crisp and refreshing.
O - This is a very fine Oktoberfest beer that I'd be glad to have year-round. Really enjoyed it.
Oct 11, 2019A - Clear gold with a 2-finger puffy white head and nice lace
S - Baking bread, honey, white grape, floral. Smells great
T - Lightly toasted, crusty bread with a dab of lemon preserves. Grassy and herbal spice. Just the right amount of balancing bitterness to compliment the mild residual sweetness.
M - Light-medium body and medium carbonation. Crisp and refreshing.
O - This is a very fine Oktoberfest beer that I'd be glad to have year-round. Really enjoyed it.
Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
4.53/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
At the Greenway Garden. A proper festbier! Tasty malt, sweet yet bready, and a pleasantly hopped finish. Well-crafted as expected. Wish I could have a full liter!
Oct 05, 2019
Reviewed by Hoggo from Massachusetts
4.08/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured into .5L Oktoberfest style mug. Nice golden colour with frothy 3 finger head. Has a little bit of a different smell than most Marzens/Oktoberfests, something earthy and grassy and a little funky (not bad, just not expected) along with the normal malty character. Tastes above average for the style, nice malt character with a little grainy sweetness and a little bit of a hop buzz at the end. Very nice velvety mouthfeel. SO drinkable!
Oct 03, 2019
Reviewed by egrandfield from Massachusetts
4.02/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Golden, clear with billows of small bubbles. Three finger head in vase glass.
S: Malty, sweet
T: Malty, sweet, spice at the end
F: Full
O: Well executed, but it's not beating Ayinger.
Sep 27, 2019S: Malty, sweet
T: Malty, sweet, spice at the end
F: Full
O: Well executed, but it's not beating Ayinger.
Rated by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.67/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Rich toasty bready grain, bread crust, mild honey, marmalade, with some lemony earthy hops
Sep 22, 2019
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.14/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
First tapped at 12:55 from an oak barrel; tasted at 1:05 at the Trillium Octoberfest. The owner of Trillium himself was doing the pouring.
Light amber color with the lightest of hazes. Served in liter Oktoberfest glass, the head started off with three fingers but settles to rim bubbles. Very little lace.
Smooth aroma of toasted Vienna malt and possibly some Crystal malt. No notable hop.
The taste is rich with graham cracker flavors. I pick up white bread toast, a touch of almond, and even lighter hop notes. The body is solid with a lower carbonation level. Overall, an excellent entry into the style.
Sep 21, 2019Light amber color with the lightest of hazes. Served in liter Oktoberfest glass, the head started off with three fingers but settles to rim bubbles. Very little lace.
Smooth aroma of toasted Vienna malt and possibly some Crystal malt. No notable hop.
The taste is rich with graham cracker flavors. I pick up white bread toast, a touch of almond, and even lighter hop notes. The body is solid with a lower carbonation level. Overall, an excellent entry into the style.
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