Weihenstephan Festbier is underrated on BA scale

I've enjoyed 10 of their beers and I am inclined to agree with you.

 

Wow that a pretty high score for the style, I’m shocked.

 

Holy Scheiß. I need to find that Austrian wonder.

 

Fly to Munich, drive the scenic route to Salzburg (or take the Zug), turn left, enjoy.

 

They are the vaunted "influencers" trying to influence.

 

Ach - SO!

 

If you're expecting an Oktoberfest (pale or amber) you might be surprised...

 

No worries, I'm not going to find it.

 

Given that, in just a few years time, almost every local brewery went from never thinking about lagers in general to now deciding to roll out their own version of an Oktoberfest... I would tend to agree with this statement.

 

Just to annoy you.

 

Nah. I recognize the real world on my side of the LCD screen.

 

I know I am a little late to this party, but I had Weihenstephaner Festbier for the first time this year, and my first thought was that this site is off with this beer. I loved it, my 2nd favorite Festbier, and probably my 5th favorite of all Oktoberfests, including Marzens, Festbiers and those odd examples that nestle in between and elsewhere. And I think I have had about 40 different Oktoberfests.

But maybe the issue is simply that people don't appreciate the Festbier style enough. Another thought is that maybe the scores have averaged higher the last couple years, as Festbiers have become more known and understood here vs years ago when Americans mostly only knew about Marzens.

 

That beer is an Austrian-style Märzen. It's 12.0°. I saw a craft beer website state: "There’s no better to start any discussion of Oktoberfest beers [...] Augustiner Bräu Märzen Bier is 4.6% lager that’s pretty close to Oktoberfest perfection." Um... their English isn't even good. @steveh

It's totally the opposite. Festbiers are becoming less understood here. Every Oktoberfestbier is a Festbier. Every Weihnachtsfestbier is a Festbier too.

 

Fill in your own blanks.

You know, at least they got their umlauts in the right spots!

 

Which one, the Export, Oktoberfest, or Vienna?

 

I am not misinformed as to what is served in the beer tents, but the festbier substyle (@zid ) is not what I am looking for in an Octoberfest seasonal. I can't help what the Germans prefer!

It is an excellent helles, though. (Let's see... where's that "Stir the Pot" meme?...)

 

You are right. Weihenstephaner Festbier is an excellent Helles Märzen.

 

All of the ones with less than two ratings are Festbiers... even the amber ones.

 

Somebody, somewhere else in a parallel thread mentioned that the listings are most often additions by the public. They're only as good as the knowledge of those adding the beers -- or those that suggest corrections. You know?

 

the person who entered the first one into the system as a Dortmunder Export even says ”Decent Festbier” in his review.