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

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RATINGS: 158   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.84   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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A taste festival! Holsten Festbock is a full- bodied dark beer, aromatic and flavourful. Brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law it contains only natural ingredients. This beverage is characterised by its high original gravity and strong 7% alcohol content.


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
PWheatley (119) - , Quebec, CANADA - JAN 7, 2010
50cl Can. Pours dark brown with a thin head that quickly disappeared. Aroma of roasted malt. Faint taste of malt and hops. Over all a nice bock but just average.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
cfrancis (1222) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 17, 2009
Pours an light amber colour with a slightly offwhite head. Aroma is sweet malt and dates. Taste is toffee, malt and purple fruits. Surprisingly good.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
zeek (129) - British Columbia, CANADA - DEC 11, 2009
Very attractive deep amber color. Taste starts off sweet, and ends with an alcoholic after taste. Almost like medicine.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bulldogops (311) - Alberta, CANADA - NOV 28, 2009
500mL Can. Dark brown pour with a whisper of a white head that fades faster than insert sexual innuendo here. Aroma was roast caramel malts, and alcohol. Taste was puzzling. Fruity fruity hops over power the sweet malts and just leave me wondering as to what I’m drinking. Finish is fruity and full-bodied with a alcohol tinge. Hmmmm.

1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
AWS9 (337) - Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 6, 2009
500 mL can. Dark, with slight mocha head. Roasted nuts, caramel malts. Astringent motor fuel underneath... Boozy finish. Decently crafted, but really not my kind of beer.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JulienHuxley (1061) - Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - NOV 2, 2009
Can. Clear dark amber pour with quickly receding beige head. Lots of red fruity malt and some alcohol in the aroma. Taste is very malty and quite heavy with some thin carbonation. Not bad at all.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
punkska101 (431) - Chambly, Quebec, CANADA - SEP 13, 2009
500 ml can shared with a friend on 09.09.12 : Dark brown and crystal clear . Med carbonation beige head. Overally sweet with roasted note this one is tasty and easy to drink.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
thepegjett (919) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - JUL 31, 2009
A - maulty A - dark with thin brown head F - sweet with a slight bitter after taste P - smooth O - enjoyable in small quantities


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