Fest Bier
Interboro Spirits and Ales

 

 

A: Pours a relatively clear medium golden yellow in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising quickly from the bottom of the glass and moderate honey + apricot + peach + bright yellow colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall sudsy foamy white head that reduces to a medium sized patch of medium thick film covering a little more than 15% of the surface of the beer surrounded by a large patch of thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of lightly toasted + bready + cereal grain + caramel malts with a very light amount of caramel + grainy + light fruit (green apple + pear) sweetness. Light to moderate aromas of spicy + grassy hops along with light aromas of lager yeast.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of lightly toasted + bready + cereal grain + caramel malts with a very light amount of caramel + grainy + light fruit (green apple + pear) sweetness. That is followed by light flavors of lager yeast. Finally there are light to moderate flavors of spicy + grassy hops which impart a light amount of bitterness which does not linger for too long leaving a relatively clean finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Relatively clean in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a decent mouthfeel. A little bit too hoppy for an Oktoberfest in my opinion (could use a bit more malt flavor and aroma).

 

Pours from can a golden-yellow with a 2" head, solid retention. Nose is fruity esters, fruit cereal, and whiffs of adjuncty lager. Taste leads with lemon, even lemon cleaner, up front, followed by some earthy noble hop bitterness; finishes on the sweeter end, however. Mouthfeel is moderate with balanced carbonation.

 

 

A: The beer is slightly hazy yellow in color and has some hues of orange along with a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that quickly settled down, leaving a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of grassy and spicy hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste has light flavors of grassy and spicy hops along with notes of toasted malts. There is a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels nearly medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This Oktoberfest seemed like it could have used more malts as it was very hoppy.

Serving type: can

A decent beer , but too hoppy and lacking in Oktoberfest flavor to be called a Fest Bier (IMO). If you like IPAs and Pale Ales, you'll probably enjoy this, but don't expect anything resembling a Hacker-Pshorr, Paulaner, or Ayinger.