Hebendanz Jubiläums Festbier

Brewed by Brauerei Hebendanz
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Forchheim, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein

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#261 Güldenes Annafest Bier mit wenig haltbarem Schaum, trotzdem schön anzusehen. Ein leicht fruchtiges (Apfel) und malzliebliches Aroma. Es starte ziemlich malzbetont und ist wiederum leicht fruchtig. Insgesamt kernig und würzig. Im Nachgeschmack auch schön hopfig-herb und ziemlich lang für ein Festbier. Gelungen! Test vom 1.9.2010, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,11,12,12,10,12 - 11,65

(50 cl bottle) brown, clear, with a foamy white head. Aroma is toasty and malty, with notes of treacle and honey, a hint of metal, and hay-like hops. Taste is sweetish, after a while some very moderate bitterness comes through, just as the hay-like hops appear behind the dominant maltiness. Not bad, but too sweet for my taste.

Dark yellow colour. Medium head. Malty, honeyish sweet, yet hoppy aroma. Quite balanced taste, initially medium sweet and malty, but moving pretty fast into a delicate floral hoppiness with a lasting hop-bitter finish.

Bottled as Hebendanz Annafestbier bought at Landbierparadies. Clear amber with no head and slight carbonation. Bready malt aroma with a slightly peppery edge. Easy drinking for the ABV, with some summers fruit sweetness, a touch of honey and suggestion of roastiness in the bitter, yet slightly perfumed finish. Good.

Bottled as Hebendanz Annafestbier, by 19.10.12. Nose is sweet and meaty, a little vegetal. Beautiful clear copper body with a soapy beige head. Sweet taste with basically no bitterness, a good rich malt with some complexity, caramel and faint floral notes with a kick up of spices toward the end. Light-medium body, a little crisp/tingly at first but smooths out. This one’s all about the sweet (Munich) malt, and it does its thing quite well.

UPDATED: JUL 26, 2012 Bottle in Schlitz. Fairly clear, dark golden appearance with an off white head. Quite rich toasty, cracker, bready, straw noble hoppy aroma. Toasty cracker, light caramel, spicy flavor. Update: Tasted again at Annafest in a one liter maskrug and it’s absolutely fantastic. Great shit!

En fût. Bock de 1 litre, partagée avec des amis, dégusté au AnnaFest 2011 (Forcheim, Allemagne). Arôme: Légère odeur de caramel fruité et d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée foncée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales grillées avec une pointe de caramel et d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de céréales grillées en arrière goût. (Rating #3826)

My Bottom Line :
Distinctively earthy, this full-bodied Festbier also differentiates itself from the rest with its lightly toasted and caramelized flavors.

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A veil of foam tops the krug; upon its partial disappearance, the liquid reveals its darker colour than other Festbiers at the Annafest.
-The hops weren’t as important in this one’s flavor profile; they do contribute wooden hop bitterness though.
-The malt signature has lots of character. I’d like to know what they do at Hebendanz because they sure aren’t getting typical flavors from their grain.
-Like many Annafestbiers, this wasn’t too easy-drinking, but its rough personality and soft, full mouthfeel were both quite engaging.

On tap at Annafest.

Bottle. Medium amber with a thin head. Aroma of fruit some spice. Has the aroma of a stronger beer. Flavour is soft fruit and berries, some warm malt sweetness. Finish is bittersweet

(bottle) pours a clear deep golden colour with a frothy white head. aroma of sweet spices and aromatic hay, light caramel, strawberries and pale malts. flavour is mostly grain and pale malts, with some caramel, spice and herbal hops in the finish. quite full-bodied with average carbonation.