Festbier
Klosterbrauerei Andechs

Bottle. White head. Clear golden color.

Biscuit, honey crackers, bread. Grassy, zesty hops. Smooth. Nice lager feel. Lighter color and flavored but still full flavored.

500ml bottle. Label has the date stamp of 'L1433'.
Clear, straw colored body. One finger of white, fine bubble head; this turns into a rising bubble fed skim cap and ring. Leaves behind a few scattered spots of lacing.
Aroma is barley bread and floral/spicy hops.
Taste is sweet and full of bread flavors. Later the spicy hops emerge on their own to bring a slight bitterness to the brew. Slow fade of the same in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel, leaving a slight buzz on the tongue. Good carbonation.
Totally refreshing and sessionable. Noticeable level of sweetness but this works well with the bread and the spice.

500 ml. bottle with date code L1433

Perfect light gold clarity; four fingers billowing fine white head. Full curtain lacing and surface cap.
Yeast, light pear, honey, grass aromas.

Bread, apple, pepper, light vegetal note. Sweeter than many festbiers but not off-putting.
Full flavored but light and sessionable. Durable carbonation.
Expensive but well worth it.

 

 

500ml bottle. Poured out a crystal clear, golden yellow color with a small, white head of foam. It left thin rings of lace on the glass. It smelled of bready malt, caramel, toffee and floral notes. Sweet caramel and toasted malt taste with a nice bitterness.

From a 500 ml bottle, this beer is a clear and rich golden color with a tall white head. The aroma has a bready, sweet scent, and the taste is quite malty, with some floral notes underneath. Full in body, but clean in the finish. Nice German lager for the fall.