City Festbier

Brewed by City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
La Crosse, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Overly sweet malty body not very well balanced with the hops. A typical attempt at duplicating a traditional style, but going too far. I suppose it’s better to have too much than too little, but it makes this beer more difficult to drink. Overall, it’s not that bad, but I drank it inbetween having two of its better German competitors.

Golden color with good thick head. Unpleasant alcohol odor. Unpleasant taste...hard to explain what it tastes like, but its not good.

Bottle. An orange color with rising bubbles and a nice white head. The aroma is malty and somewhat hoppy but lacked something. An understated malty dry somewhat creamy flavor with a touch of spice.

Decently assertive maltiness, with good caramel sweetness. Hops are muted but still quite decent.

I found a case of this at the local supermarket for just over $6. It was about 5 months out of season, but still tasted pretty good.

Take a good german Oktoberfest and add a can of light beer. That’s about it. Nothing to objectionable just not all that a oktoberfect needs to be.

After drinking City Brew this stuff is the bomb. It is the best City Brewery has to offer. Very flavorful with a nice finish.

Autumn orange color. Head was non existent. Sweet aroma. Prominent alcoholic kick upfront. Sharp hop mouthfeel. Lingering dryness. One of the best Marzen styles I have had.