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Victory Festbier

Victory Festbier - Oktoberfest/Märzen

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 Percentile 
65
overall
Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen

Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5323.19/5.03.19/5.0Autumn5.6%79.9Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
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Commercial Description:
Seductively smooth, this medium-bodied amber beauty is akin to the great Oktoberfest beers of Munich. All German hops make this lager true to style. Patient cold aging makes it wonderfully smooth. In bottles September through February
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 RunDWP (203), San Jose, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 9, 2008  
Bottle. Slight malty aroma. Poured a copper brown with a white head that dissipated after a couple minutes. Some lacing and sheeting on the glass. Really like the flavor. Pretty malty, with some sweetness and nutmeg, with a little orange citrus flavor. Hard to detect any hops bitterness. Very smooth mouthfeel and drinkability.


 joshwilfong (769), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 9, 2008  
medium brown appearance with mild white head. nose is mildly malty. flavor is pretty mild and somewhat of a watery mouthfeel. just hints of crystal malt with a somewhat unattractive hop bitterness. a disappointing effort from such a consistent brewer


 Swolf3 (252), Elkton, Maryland, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Bottle. Poured amber orange with small head. Sent is hay, caramel, and malt. Flavor is similar. Overall an ok drinkable brew.


 badlizard (2324), Berkeley, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Amber with a fizzy white head. Sweet vanilla and grain aroma and taste with a smooth clean finish.


 AR (417), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 6, 2008  
This beer is nice and drinkable. It is not quite as spicy as some of the Oktoberfest beers and has a distinctive malt signature.


 jhumphries69 (717), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 5, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours a brilliant, rusty-looking copper with a medium-sized, short-lived, tan head. The aroma is biscuity and malty with some notes of toasted bread and subtle hints of fruit (dates). The flavor starts crisp and bready with notes of spicy hops and some residual malt sweetness. The maltiness and breadiness remain consistent throughout - from beginning to end. The sweetness is not too strong and is well-round. It is also well-balanced by a light and very clean bitterness at mid-tongue. The finish is malty and somewhat dry with subtle notes of hop bitterness and lots of dry, bready, toasty flavors. The mouthfeel is medium in body - and feels surprisingly full considering that the carbonation is also decently high. The beer isn’t spritzy but has enough gas to give a zip on the tip of the tongue and a tingle all over as the beer washes down. Overall, the beer is a decent, full-flavored, all-malt lager; but it is far from the best Oktoberfest beer I’ve had. Drinkable for sure, but not particularly special.


 noncaloric (601), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/510/20
Sep 3, 2008    Updated: Mar 9, 2009
Bottle, pilsner glass. Pours an amber orange. Scant head leaves a temporary, spotty lacing. Aromas of malt and wet earth. On the first sip, the earthiness hits first: the impression is squash-like, zucchini perhaps. Sweet malts and orange zest are in there, too, but surprisingly for a marzen, lost in the carbonated sensations and general earthiness.


 carruthm (1109), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2008  
sour apple taste with some malt backing in the palate. Much yellower than expected for a marzen.



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