Kaufbeuren Festbier

Brewed by Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Kaufbeuren, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

50cl bottle from a beer retailer. It pours a clear amber liquid with a nice medium-high white creamy head, that lasts throughout the beer but leaves no lacing. The aroma is light and just malty, with caramel and toffee, and a little grain. It tastes more intense, with caramel and toffee from the barley malt. In the mouth it feels smooth, softy carbonated and medium bodied. A refreshing but warm winter beer that feels very pleasant without being anything special. Good presentation (different crown caps for the whole range of Aktiens would be much appreciated, though).

Bottle: Poured a orange copper with a creamy off white. Aroma is sweet malt and caramel. Taste is nice caramel and toffee malts.

previously tested on German BTO 12/2006: Schöne Flasche mit dem Gemälde einer nächtlichen, weihnachtlichen Stadt (Kaufbeuren?) vor einem Alpenhintergrund. Zunächst malziger Antrunk und Mittelteil, dann zunehmend hopfig-herb, so dass das Bier gar nicht süßlich wirkt, sondern vielmehr würzig, sehr angenehm.

(on bottle) Clear orange, small white head. Malty and toasted aroma, not much. smal, but perky carbonation, makes it a fst taste of overripe grapes and apples. Warm finish, but also somewhat metallic, I guess from the alcohol, there´s no signs of any bad storage.