Victory Festbier

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Amber with a small lasting head...Malty sweet caramel aroma...Smooth, mildly creamy mouthfeel...Malty flavor, bit of hops in the finish...Tasty lager...

Bottle poured into the WABL tankard I got in the mail today to start Oktoberfest a little early I guess. Pours clear copper/orange with a small bubbly off-white head. Caramel, fresh grain, yeasty bread, a little bit of earth and grass. Carbonated.

Clear amber, small and short lived watery white head. Caramel aroma, some notes of spruce. Rich with a creamy smoothness, spicy hop midpalate, dry fresh wood finish.

Tap at The Blind Tiger. Poured a light copper color with a very thin head. Nose was light but mostly malty.Nice lager flavor with a solid malt backbone. A good example of the style

Pours dark amber with a 1 finger eggshell head that fades somewhat quickly to a thin skim and ring. Aroma is sweet malt, toasted grain, a little caramel, some earth and dark fruit. Flavor is lots of fresh grain, some caramel, sweet malt, underbaked cookies and some planty notes. Palate is light bodied a little slick and somewhat overcarbonated for the style. This is a decent marzen. I really like the very fresh wholesum grain taste that it starts out with but it lacks follow through.

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2010 not a bad oktoberfest, a little to molasses taste for me to be so called "smooth". probably wont do it again, but best i could find at local beer store.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2009 Bottle. Dark pour with a fluffy head. Earthy and musty aroma with some yeast and wheat. Flavor also has some spice and earthy notes.

[2097-20090419] 12floz bottle. Vegetable grains aroma. Slightly hazy, golden amber body with quick creamy off-white bubbles. Grainy vegetable flavour has toasted malt. Medium body. Average.
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