Sierra Nevada / Kehrwieder Oktoberfest Festbier (2023)

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RATINGS: 69   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58/5   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 30   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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This collab is 20 years in the making, back when our brewmasters were classmates in Berlin. Today, Kehrwieder is turning German craft beer on its head - just like we did stateside - and our mutual passion is fused in this Festbier that's bright like polished copper, rich with biscuity malt, and balanced by a punchy blend of German and American hops. IBUs 30 Available: July - September, one of a kind, this year only.

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3.2
oh6gdx (45055) - Vasa, FINLAND - APR 9, 2024
UPDATED: APR 9, 2024 Sample (thanks fonefan!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some nectary, mild sweet bready tones with some slight toffee as well. Flavour is sweet malts, some lemongrassy, herbal and mild aloe vera tones. Kind of modernized take on an Oktoberfest beer...

3.5
pkbites (1476) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - APR 3, 2024
UPDATED: APR 3, 2024 Darker orangy pour with super thick, fluffy head that lasted the duration. Some decent sticky lacing. Aroma of caramel and lemon grass. Caramel on the palate with light malt. I normally don’t care for this style but this is pretty good. Can.

3.3
Ungstrup (51323) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - FEB 12, 2024
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2024 Draft. A dark golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has notes of caramel, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and herbs, leading to a bitter finish.

3
cheap (8857) - Land of Taxes, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 16, 2024
UPDATED: JAN 16, 2024 Pretty funny SN, same name but different recipes, so often, come now, make it a little easier to tell what version this is? OK, now I see its a co-lab with KW, tubular. Dude. I'm just trying to figger out if I tasted this or not, go figger. What ever. Well, any way, whether I did this one or not, it matches the current RB photo, what e v v v v. Pop the lid and the nose is yer typical pale lager. No hint of what lurks inside until you taste it, then you know its a big fat fest, 6% at that. The eye on this is just like most other festies. You know, sorta brownish iced tea with yellow or orange hue or so be it. Actually, I'm really glad that S/N is finally on the wave of introducing continuous new beers, like most other whiny whanna beez do. Those other new 'craft' brewer bguys are so pico, to want to be a millionaire. S/N is so entrenched, they deserve a new brew or two without criticism. I remember going down the road on the shovelhead in monaca back in 2004 and hitten a local bar and getting a bottle of dark S/N, I was so pleased! I'm thinken hey, this is almost as good as iron city dark on draft! No shit! It even has a good co2 level, fer sher. Yea, this is pretty good and I'm liking it for the most part. OK, good job S/N, oh yea, and KW too. . . . . . . . .

3.4
Iznogud (13218) - Zagreb, CROATIA - DEC 28, 2023
UPDATED: DEC 28, 2023 Canned, 355 ml at Aladdin Theater. Clear amber orange with white head. Malty, grainy, some hoppy notes, sweetish. Light to medium bodied.

3.9
nybol (4253) - DENMARK - DEC 25, 2023
UPDATED: DEC 25, 2023 Flavor is thick, biscuit malt immaculately balanced with a crisp hop bite. The sweetness of the malt never oversteps its boundaries thanks to the hop bitterness.

4
coasternut (1912) - VANCOUVER, Washington, USA - DEC 23, 2023
UPDATED: DEC 23, 2023 This beer pours a nice clear amber/orange color with a small head that is full of carbonation bubbles and goes away rather quickly. There seems to be some spotty lacing. The aroma is malt sweetness and a touch of orange and citrus and just the right amount of hops to say this is an American Festbier. BOD 7/24/2023

3.6
Bif (3307) - St. Charles, Missouri, USA - DEC 14, 2023
UPDATED: DEC 14, 2023 12oz can. Pours a nice copper color with a beige head and spot of lacing. Aroma of malt sweetness and bit of grain. taste of malt with a trace of caramel and touch of citrus. Nice bitterness and a fairly clean finish. Moderate body crisp with a nice malty feel. Tasty

4.1
Kleg (2991) - The Beach, Florida, USA - NOV 22, 2023
UPDATED: NOV 22, 2023 12 oz. can from HEB in Boerne, TX. Pours a crystal clear orange-gold color with a khaki head and great retention. Almost no lacing. Medium-light hoppy aroma. Malty and bready lager flavor with some light hoppy notes in the finish. Good balance. Medium body. Below average carbonation. Lightly bitter. Great example of the style. Very repeatable. Prost!

3.6
DraftDodger (7632) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 12, 2023
UPDATED: NOV 12, 2023 Copenhagen 12/11 2023. 35,5 cl can from Meny, Rotunden, Hellerup. Black can with yellow and black harlequin squares. Pours clear yellow with a big white head. A bit bubbly. Settles as thin, almost transparent layer of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing. Aroma is moderately intense with a sweet malty odor mingling with sour grains and a bit of citrus fruit Sweet pale malts, bread and biscuits. Lemongrass. Dry vibe. Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture. Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed and balanced by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and lingers for a bit. Finish is quite dry. Solid and well-balanced Märzen holding a decent ABV.


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