Festbier
Bitburger Brauerei

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My Fiancee found some of these at the beverage center she works at, so she picked them up for me because she knows how much I love a good Festbier. Pretty excited to give it a try!

L: Pours a translucent golden-amber, just at the edge of what is expected for the style. When poured, it formes a 1.5 finger eggshell head that dissipates into a quarter-finger ring. Delicate, yet sparing lacing.

S: Doughy, caramelized bread notes up front, with herbal, floral and spicy noble hops on the nose to round it out.

T: Flavors follow the nose with an additional nuttiness mixed with that wonderful maltiness. The Noble hops come in to cleanse the palate for the next sip.

F: Medium-bodied, midway between smooth and crisp, and finishes pretty dry.

O: This is a great offering for the style. I definitely prefer Weihenstephaner's take over any other, but this one is fairly unique. It falls into more of an in-between of Marzen and Festbier. I would happily seek this out alongside Weihenstephaner for something a bit more sweet and nutty for cooler days. Highly recommended.

A novice to festbiers but not to craft beer in general. Found this for 3.99/6pk at the local grocery outlet!

First impression: exquisite, mouth feel: smooth no hint of bitter speedbumps. Taste: complex- decidedly malty, sweet, pretzely. Nice and strong at 6
6.2%. Really no weak points, especially at that price point.

L'Chaim!

 

Poured from a bottle at fridge temp. Pours a dark and somewhat opaque orange. Small amount of head. The nose is full of malty goodness. Caramel candy, bread, a slight nutty note, yeast, and a nice earthy note. Wheat.

The taste is sweet and refreshing. Malty, toffee, honey, maple, wheat, oranges, grass, and a nice yeast. No real bitter notes to be found. Mouthfeel is light and crisp. Very clean. Overall, a great beer.

 

 

11.2 oz bottlke with "best before 5/4/2023" consumed 11/19/22. Rich amber color, 2 finger white fluffy head, but no lacing. Smell and taste are malty/bready goodness, but I am not picking up the other advertised flavors. Points off for overly creative marketing claims. Moderate body, pleasant clean finish. Big added points for value. I picked up a 6x 11.2 oz bottle for $4. Doesn't get better than that. This would be a very decent beer at 2x that cost.

 

 

 

 

This was a decent, but not outstanding, festbier. I read the description below before writing my review and it's all there, but it's all really subtle and faint. I like this style of beer to be bready and malty and full, and this one wasn't quite there. It does indeed go well with the traditional foods, but I'd like a bit more punch, especially at 6.2% which is a little high for a festbier.