Holsten Festbock

Brewed by Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: Dunkler Bock
Hamburg, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

Tasted horrible. Strong, dry and pissy flavour. Tasted very metallic (can may have contributed to this), and fizzy. Didn’t like it from the start. Not buying again.

UPDATED: SEP 20, 2007 500 mL can. Deep reddish brown with thick beige head that dissipates quickly. Medium strong aroma of grasses and a bit of caramel and tin. Flavour of alcohol, dark chocolate. Finishes bitter. Not so thick. Really not bad.

Canette de 500 ml. Bon brun foncé, peu de collet. Arome de malte sucré pas pire. Le goût est autre, malte faible avec un peu trop d’eau, arrière goût alcoolisé.

Holsten is a cheap beer for alcoholics. It looks like molasses and has no head when poured into a glass. Although not bad on it’s own and probably a german pride beer (as the label lists) dont drink too many of these as you’ll be praying to the porcalain gods. Good with snitzel I think...

This has been one of my favorite strong beers for awhile but I have never rated it. Pours a nice dark red with good head that disapears shortly after. Very rich strong taste, lots of flavour. This is one of my favorite beers.

500ml can Dark red colour with a off-white head, thin head. Full flavours with hints of chocolate and finishes caramel. Lots of heavy alcohol taste all though it.

Props to my cousin for the birthday hook-up.

500ml can: Pours a dark-red brown with an initially large head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is the best part - appealingly sweet, hints of chocolate and sugar. Taste is best at fridge level or a bit warmer, but not matter what you do you’ll get a heavy alcohol, almost oak-like taste. Hints of sweet when it’s cooler, makes way to a soft caramel, then into bitter as it warms. Oddly thin for a bock.

Deep red-brown, thin head. Biscuity aroma, a little chocolate, alcohol. Thin in the mouth, mostly sweet malt with little else. Not as good as Faxe Festbock.