Draught, .5 liter stein. Amber with off-white head. Some lacing. Malty aroma and flavor with some hop bitterness and lots of carbonation.

Draught in Chattanooga location: this one pours a clear, slightly darker amber color. There was somewhat of a off-white head on it that doesn’t hang around long, but leaves some lacing. The aroma is a hair weak, but has notes of malt, as well as some nuttiness and grassiness to it. The taste is somewhat dry. There is a smokiness to it also. Some caramel malts, but no real sweetness at all. Also some nuttiness. Not bad.

Name: Festival
Date: 08/24/1996
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

deep red, thin head, sweet malty aroma, good malt taste balanced with good hops providing a slight bitter finish
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Name: Festival
Date: 10/20/2001
Words: Draft
Words: Brewpub

clear amber, dry malt aroma, rich malt flavor, just a touch of sweetness, nutty character
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Name: Festival
Date: 10/20/2006

clear amber, fine thin beige head, nice toasted and biscuit malt aroma, rich malt flavor, good hop flavor but a bit too much for an octoberfest leaving it too dry, the sweetness does eventually show along with some nice yeasty bread character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Draft at Chattanooga location. Amber in the glass with a creamy white head that slowly settled and left light lacing. The aroma was of light malts. The flavor found spices and caramel. Light body, watery, and tingly carbonation.

A dark almost mahogany pour this beer really looks good. I only picked up malt on the aroma, I expected spices but nothing was there. A sweet malty flavor. A clean bitter finish. It was a tad over carbonated or fizzy for my taste. A good beer but just not as spicy as I expected.