Late To The Party
BlackStack Brewing

 

Crystal clear golden body, big white head, tons of lacing in bands, blond and dots. Super bready nose with honey malt, slight cereal grain and very mild hops. Taste is much the same, getting some southern biscuit nuances added. Feel is clean and smooth, yeast is the star here in a full and sneaky vibrant way. Bravo!

 

16 ounce can, 08/07/25 stamped on the label. Thanks to Brutaltruth for this can! Served in a dimpled mug, the beer pours a mostly clear gold color with about an inch off-white head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like bready/grainy malt and some herbal hops. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some caramel flavor. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's smooth and easy to drink with a moderate amount of carbonation. I liked this one, certainly worth trying if you get the chance!

Aroma is bread/malts, spicy hops and slightly earthy. The flavor is malts/grains/bread, German lager yeast, mild fruit and a slightly spicy noble hop finish.

From the 16 oz can in a snifter. This decent little fest pours a pale
golden with moderate head of white foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin
dusty layer, and sports some light lacing. Nose of grains, caramel, and breaded malts
with a touch of herbal hops. Flavors follow the nose with breaded malts, rich caramel,
and medium grain notes amongst some light floral and herbal hop notes. Mouth feel
is medium, medium carbonation that is lively, and a balanced sweet and lightly herbal
and floral hop finish.

Overall, well presented for the style.

Cheers

 

 

 

Gift can from BIL, poured into glass at home. Steady Eddie festbier.

BlackStack Late To The Party Festbier, 6% ABV. Pours golden with a five-finger off-white head that left no lacing. Aroma is bready and sweet malt. Taste follows, slightly sweet malt, slightly bitter. Decent mouthfeel, overall very good.

From a 16oz can with no date.
This beer is a clear golden pouring beer. Nice waft of carbonation bubbles rising in the glass. The head is a 2 finger white head. Quite fluffy looking and long lasting. There's a bit of lacing on the glass.
The aroma is very malty. There's a ton of cereal going on in this beer. Hints of buttery biscuit. Slight hint of caramel.
Taste - There's a ton of caramel in the flavor, and it is somewhat intense. The caramel lingers and is added to on the backside by a good hit of cereal grain.
Very smooth drinking and good body. Hints of carbonation tickle my tongue.
Quite tasty and a good beer by Blackstack.

Appearance: Pours a mostly clear, light golden color with a moderate white head. SRM of 6. (3.75)

Aroma: Strong rooms of power marks, honey, lightly floral and green aromas. (4.00)

Flavor: Strong flavors of pale malt, Munich bread melts, some light honey, grains. Yeast and light floral notes off the finish. (4.25)

Feel: Medium bodied, strong carbonation happy, Smooth, leans dry. (4.00)

Compared to Surly Oktoberfest 9/2023: Pours lighter, stronger aromas. More pale Munich malts, honeyflower, grains. Less caramel and sweetness. More hoppy and flavor overall. Winner: BlackStack
11/24: Pours lighter, milder. Winner: Surly
10/25: Pours lighter, milder aromas and flavors. Sweeter. Winner: Surly
11/25: Pours lighter, less floral notes. More sweet.

compared to Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest 9/2023: Pours lighter, milder head. Stronger aromas. More pale Munich malt, honey, floral hoppiness. Less sweet caramel. Winner: BlackStack
11/24: Pours identical, More smooth and rich bread malts. Less orange pine and citrus. Sweeter and more flavor.
1/25: Pours identical. More smooth bread and honey. Less earthy orange.

Compared to Modist The Time Is Nigh 10/2023: Pours milder head. Milder aromas. More sweet honeyflower. Less oak and dry earth.
11/2024: : Pours similar, stronger aromas. Less toasted. More sweet honey and flower. Sweeter..

to Old Nation Oktoberfest 9/24: Pours lighter, milder head. Stronger aromas. Less rich caramel and toast. More honey and floral notes. Lighter and cleaner.

to Insight Schickmode 10/24: Pours lighter, stronger aromas. More smooth bread and honey. Less caramel and brown sugar. Winner: BlackStack
10/25: Pours lighter, more honey. Less bread and crackery notes. Sweeter. Winner: Insight

to Junkyard Festbier 10/24: Pours darker, milder head. Stronger aromas. Less earthy yeast. More sweet honey. Winner: BlackStack

to Lupulin Dortmunder 5/25: Pours identical, stronger aromas. More earthy and toasted sweetness. Less pale malts. Sweeter.

to Revolution Oktoberfest 10/25: Pours lighter, similar aromas. More toasted honey. Less bready. Sweeter, but similar.

Overall: An outstanding Festbier. Light, hoppy, crisp, dry, and drinkable. This was a very impressive Festbier from BlackStack.

 

16oz can. No dating information found.
Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. One finger of white head; this becomes a cap and ring. A few lacing spots remain behind.
Aroma of honey malt and caramel malt. Slight fruity/floral notes.
Taste is big with caramel malt with honey coating. Silky sweet. Later on the green apple and orange join in. Sweet nectar in the aftertaste.
More than medium mouth feel. Coats the mouth and tongue. Bitterness level is low. Good carbonation.
A poundable Fest beer.

Pours a clear light golden color with a slim light tan head . Smell is citrus ,malts and caramel. taste follows the nose light fruit ,baked bread and toffeee. Mouth feel is sweet an average +{ at the style .