Das Besonbere Festbier
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$ 2.50 (Including tax)/500 mL can ($0.148/oz) from Costco, Schertz, TX. Part of the Costco 2019 Advent Calendar. Reviewed 11/14/19.
Can dated “EXP 05/2021”. Stored on the shelf at the store, stored at home at 42 degrees and served at 50 degrees in a hand washed and dried 0.5L glass stein.
Appearance – 3.5.
First pour – Amber, clear.
Body – Medium amber, clear.
Head – Large (Maximum 12 cm, stabilizing at five cm, aggressive center pour), light tan, meringue-like, good retention diminishing to a five to ten mm jagged crown and a thin rocky cap.
Lacing – Poor. Just a few tiny islands of tiny bubbles cling perilously to the glass.
Aroma – 3.25 – Toasted malt with just a hint of caramel, no hops. Some biscuit after it breathes.
Flavor – 2.5 - Begins moderately bitter with a metallic maltiness. Ends metallic. No alcohol (5.2 % ABV as marked on the can) flavor or aroma, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3 – Medium, watery, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 2.5 Looks decent but too much metal. Off to the drain.

CAN: 500ml green and white pull-tab acquired as part of the 24 pack variety box marketed as a Beer Advent Calendar at Costco Wholesale for $60 USD plus tax.

"Festbier." 5.20% ABV.

Amber malt. A kiss of breadiness. Bread crust.

C / AVERAGE

Appearance: Medium copper in color, with a bit of haze. A moderate, dense, and persistent off-white head crowns the body. Belgian-stlye lacing adorns the glass walls. Sparse fat bubbles drift lazily to the surface.

Aroma: Bread notes and toasted flavors combine nicely; there are also grassy and noble hops to provide balance.

Taste: Begins with notes of slightly burnt caramel, bread, and toasted malt. Grassy, and noble hops present later in the taste, Finishes with a lingering , mild herbal bitterness.

Mouth feel: Smooth full, and soft, quite pleasing .

Drinkability/notes:A fine example, perhaps a bit out of season for December, but, nonetheless, well done.

Presentation: Packaged in a 500 ml, 16.9 ounce steel can, served in a standard Pilsener glass. Beer number seventeen (December 17th) from the 2017 Costco Advent Beer Calendar.

 

From the advent box. Poured into a snifter. Nice looking beer: crystal clear copper-amber color with a thick off white head. Great foam retention. Faint aroma, mainly bready malt and some floral notes. On the palate, a decent bready flavor along with faint caramel and toasted malt. Moderate floral bitterness. It felt a bit watery and slightly thin. Not bad.

500 ml can poured into pint glass. Advent calendar day 17. Yep. A couple days off. Pours a dark clear orange with amber highlights and a two finger fluffy white head that recedes at moderate pace. Aroma is of grains, some sweet malt, nuts, and a metallic tinge. Taste is a mixture of bread/grains and some mild sweetness and a touch of bitterness on the finish. The feel and carbonation is medium light. A drinkable Marzen , if subtle in its approach.

 

 

Pours a clear amber with a finger and a half of white head. Head retention is fair with fair lacing left behind. Aroma is biscuit, and nut malts with a hint of clove. It smells basic, but slightly sweet. Flavor profile is biscuit, bread, and nut malts with a slight clove, yeasty finish. Mouth feel is medium-thin with a little bit of fizziness in the texture. Overall, a fair festival beer. It's simple, without many remarkable qualities, and yet fair enough for long days of gulping.

Served in a 12oz snifter from a 16oz can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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