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Weissenohe Monk's Fest
Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe
- From:
- Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe
- Germany
- Style:
- Märzen
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.89%
- Reviews:
- 72
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2008
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 7
No description / notes.
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Ratings by drperm:
Reviewed by drperm from Virginia
4.17/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Unassuming mildly-cloudy tan/dark-apricot color in my Aventinus glass. It pours a generous white foam that calms down a bit without going away entirely.
Aroma: Nice! Toasty, inviting aroma with lots of caramel, a bit of earthiness, a hint of minerals, and a splash of...bath soap?
Taste: This is a fine one - nicely reminiscent of a Dunkel, and to me this hits the tongue and says, "autumn." Crispy, green apple bite with fine notes of homemade toast, lots of banana bread (especially as it warms!), an undercurrent of minerally caramel, mild noble hops, chamomile, and a faint hint of roasted veggies on the finish.
Palate: Approaching thinness, but the overall mouthfeel makes me think of the image of the happy Franconian monk on the label - jolly, agreeable, and pleasant.
Overall/Drinkability: I'm not a huge Märzen/O.F. aficionado, but this one is very nice! Quite flavorful and rich while remaining easily quaffable and easy-going. Perfect for a crisp Sunday afternoon in September. Nobody seems to know the ABV here. As a Märzen, I would expect it on the semi-weak side of things (somewhere between 4 and 5.5%?), but my constitution is suggesting otherwise. Don't throw these back *too* quickly!
I'm intrigued about this brewery. If you speak/read German, they have a fantastic website (but the Monk's Fest is nowhere to be found!). I hope to see more offerings from Weissenohe in my distribution neck of the woods soon.
Sep 06, 2009Aroma: Nice! Toasty, inviting aroma with lots of caramel, a bit of earthiness, a hint of minerals, and a splash of...bath soap?
Taste: This is a fine one - nicely reminiscent of a Dunkel, and to me this hits the tongue and says, "autumn." Crispy, green apple bite with fine notes of homemade toast, lots of banana bread (especially as it warms!), an undercurrent of minerally caramel, mild noble hops, chamomile, and a faint hint of roasted veggies on the finish.
Palate: Approaching thinness, but the overall mouthfeel makes me think of the image of the happy Franconian monk on the label - jolly, agreeable, and pleasant.
Overall/Drinkability: I'm not a huge Märzen/O.F. aficionado, but this one is very nice! Quite flavorful and rich while remaining easily quaffable and easy-going. Perfect for a crisp Sunday afternoon in September. Nobody seems to know the ABV here. As a Märzen, I would expect it on the semi-weak side of things (somewhere between 4 and 5.5%?), but my constitution is suggesting otherwise. Don't throw these back *too* quickly!
I'm intrigued about this brewery. If you speak/read German, they have a fantastic website (but the Monk's Fest is nowhere to be found!). I hope to see more offerings from Weissenohe in my distribution neck of the woods soon.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Dinglehacker from Wisconsin
4.46/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured into dimpled seidel. Nice little head that gives way to a foamy ring and a wash of lace. Beautiful dark amber color.
Nose of cream, oats, honey, and sour yeast.
Taste: The sour from the nose is well-blended.
Smooth, clean mouth.
Definitely the best I've had in the style. Ostensibly a throwback to the original, darker Oktoberfestbiers.
Mar 01, 2017Nose of cream, oats, honey, and sour yeast.
Taste: The sour from the nose is well-blended.
Smooth, clean mouth.
Definitely the best I've had in the style. Ostensibly a throwback to the original, darker Oktoberfestbiers.
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark Amber with a tan head.
Smell is earthy, nutty with a hint of pine and sour yeast.
Tasty is malty like good bread with a tingling of carbonation giving way to nutty earthy hops. Mouthfeel is a bit sour and a little flat. No date on the bottle. I assume it is a little old.
May 23, 2016Smell is earthy, nutty with a hint of pine and sour yeast.
Tasty is malty like good bread with a tingling of carbonation giving way to nutty earthy hops. Mouthfeel is a bit sour and a little flat. No date on the bottle. I assume it is a little old.
Reviewed by JamieDuncan from Maryland
4.28/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
This beer is all over the map for me. Nice opaque maybe burnt orange color but very limited head that disappears quickly and almost no lacing. The caramel jumps out in the aroma but has an almost artificial feel because it is so strong. Sweet malt and plenty of caramel and bread in the flavor, this is an desert beer. Monk's Fest is descriptive word, nice full mouthfeel gives this beer a meal like component. Filling, sweet on the finish but clean. Overall a very enjoyable beer that you will not care for if you do not a sweet beer.
Mar 10, 2016Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.5/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours dark amber to light brown with a slight chill haze under a 1” light tan cap that grips the glass leaving splotches of lace.
S: Dark malt aromas, light bread and grains.
T: Has a clean palate with a rich malt profile and some darker malt or kettle sugar character.
F: clean and smooth. Medium body and medium low carbonation.
O: A little more dark malt character than I expected but very easy to drink.
May 24, 2015S: Dark malt aromas, light bread and grains.
T: Has a clean palate with a rich malt profile and some darker malt or kettle sugar character.
F: clean and smooth. Medium body and medium low carbonation.
O: A little more dark malt character than I expected but very easy to drink.
Rated by AlaskanYoung from Arkansas
2.5/5 rDev -34.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -34.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Says review is optional. It is not
Mar 28, 2015Reviewed by fourstringer from Maryland
4.19/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 0.5L swing top bottle into a flared pint glass. Moderate hand. No identifiable date on the label.
A: Nice, rich amber/chestnut brown body with good clarity. 1 finger of dense, off-white head. Ok retention. Light lacing.
S: Sweet malt notes with nuts, almond, fainter dark fruit, grape. Increasingly fruit-forward as it warms. Apple juice and maybe some green apple towards the bottom of the glass. Touch of floral hops.
T: Lightly sweet, fruity notes open, followed by a rather pronounced pretzel-like malt. More toasted pretzel with buttery, nutty elements lead to a noble hop bitterness. Fairly dry finish. Minimal alcohol presence. Some lingering toasty bread in the aftertaste, but mostly clean.
M: Very smooth, moderate carbonation with a medium body. Rich feel without any heaviness.
O: Interesting dichotomy of fruit-forward nose and malty flavors that really invoke pretzels on my palate. I really dug this one. Great stuff.
Prost!
Nov 14, 2014A: Nice, rich amber/chestnut brown body with good clarity. 1 finger of dense, off-white head. Ok retention. Light lacing.
S: Sweet malt notes with nuts, almond, fainter dark fruit, grape. Increasingly fruit-forward as it warms. Apple juice and maybe some green apple towards the bottom of the glass. Touch of floral hops.
T: Lightly sweet, fruity notes open, followed by a rather pronounced pretzel-like malt. More toasted pretzel with buttery, nutty elements lead to a noble hop bitterness. Fairly dry finish. Minimal alcohol presence. Some lingering toasty bread in the aftertaste, but mostly clean.
M: Very smooth, moderate carbonation with a medium body. Rich feel without any heaviness.
O: Interesting dichotomy of fruit-forward nose and malty flavors that really invoke pretzels on my palate. I really dug this one. Great stuff.
Prost!
Reviewed by Jaysauras from California
4/5 rDev +5.3%
4/5 rDev +5.3%
This is what you want from a fest beer.
L: Pours a nice crisp amber color with a good amount of head to it. Some notable carbonation and a murky unfiltered look.
S: Toasted Malts and grains with a slight hit of a vague sweetness. Almost citrusy but not quite. Has the same sort of aroma as a belgian.
T: Great sweetness up front without too much carbonation or hoppiness to it. Really nice buttery, fruity, sweet taste to it. Could definitely see this as a sessionable brew due to that. Tastes much like a belgian tripel without the high alcohol content.
F: Moderate carbonation, nice and light.
O: A really solid Märzen. No question. If you are undecided on a fest beer and are looking for an authentic feeling and tasting beer then this is a definite one to check out.
Oct 26, 2014L: Pours a nice crisp amber color with a good amount of head to it. Some notable carbonation and a murky unfiltered look.
S: Toasted Malts and grains with a slight hit of a vague sweetness. Almost citrusy but not quite. Has the same sort of aroma as a belgian.
T: Great sweetness up front without too much carbonation or hoppiness to it. Really nice buttery, fruity, sweet taste to it. Could definitely see this as a sessionable brew due to that. Tastes much like a belgian tripel without the high alcohol content.
F: Moderate carbonation, nice and light.
O: A really solid Märzen. No question. If you are undecided on a fest beer and are looking for an authentic feeling and tasting beer then this is a definite one to check out.
Weissenohe Monk's Fest from Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
115 ratings
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