A new Sam Adams beer - Festbier

FWIW -- I saw Sam Octo 12-packs side-by-side with Sam's Summer seasonal 12-packs yesterday, so not all distros are following the "wait till it's gone" steps.

 

So, now we're complaining about no season creep???

 

To be fair I haven't gone everywhere in my usual circuit for hunting beer, but I am one to always check behind on the shelf for newer packs. I've been noticing a ton of unsold Sam Summer Ale, I think its less of an appreciated style and that more people go for light lagers or other wheat ales like Blue Moon.

 

While I agree with that, and it's a beer I've never quite liked, it comes out again every summer. Not sure how it really sells, but there it is.

 

How 'bout season "blend?"

 

Yeah I was gonna say, at the very least they nailed the look.

 

Yeah, I know... just a joke!

 

We don't joke when it comes to seasonal creep.

 

Who's *we* suckah?

 

It was more the "royal we".

Is that even a thing?

 

I thought a "royal wee" was when a princess urinates?
Different spelling? Yeah, that's the British version.

 

No (real) royalty in this country. We's all created equal.

 

"... but some … are more equal than others.”

― George Orwell, Animal Farm

 

Yeah, but we all know what (where) that was written about.

 

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely be on the lookout for it.
I want to see how it compares to Victory Fest Bier. My favorite domestic Fest style lager by far.
Kind of a joke because nobody makes a proper "Festbier" domestically that I have ever seen other than Victory, and damn is it good!

 

I'm fortunate enough to have a couple local breweries making good versions of Festbier -- go local!

 

What makes the Victory beer “proper” in your eyes? You’ve rated some other US “Oktoberfests” rather highly.

 

If I recall correctly Victory’s is more amber than pale too.