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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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 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/105/510/20
Sep 8, 2007  
caramel aroma. sweet flavored malts, finish’s with a hint of hops. very watery


 luv2brew (177), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/51/103/515/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Pours a dark copper, with a head that quickly fades. This beer has some malty sweetness, may be a bit overcarbonated and the hop bitterness is more than usual. Not a bad beer.


 shrubber85 (2833), Wallhalben, Germany
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Bottle. Strong grainy malt and caramel aroma. Copper color with small head. Caramel and strong barley malt flavor with a mild hops finish. A very nice festbier - I really like the flavor of the malt in this beer, and it has much more body than most beers in this style.


 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Pours an attractive caramel color with small head. Aroma is yeasty with notes of maple syrup, honey, lemon, and slight floral hops. Flavor is slightly malty with nice notes of honey and grain to compliment the yeast. Pretty good for a lager. Not altogether light, which I think is a good thing.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Pours a clear amber that has a brownish/orangue hue to it. Creme head. This beer just looks good.Nose has some leafy character to it. Just earthy overall. Flavor is vibrant and full. Nice deeper leaf tone to it. Very, very minor roasted thing going on. Leaves what I think is an inky aftertaste. Feel has a very good level of carbonation to it and the liquid is good. Overall a good marzen. Probably a bit too deep to make a session out of it, but would probably pair very well with food.


 tagz (334), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2007  
draft. pours clear brown orange, minimal head. aroma reminded me of honey. light, clean honey. nice malt and grain flavors in the taste. dry, light bitter finish. a solid lager. nothing too complex, but they did well on the malts. my wife liked this one a lot.


 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Sep 6, 2007  
Pours transparent, reddish-orange. Dill and vinegar on the nose over a brawny malt foundation. Touches of caramel and biscuit character. Tastes similarly vegetal and mildly sour. A bit of lemonade, some butterscotch and musty noble hops. The quietest hint of mint leaves. Not quite on the right track here. Cornbread and a metallic twinge precede a stale and salty malt finish. Like sea air. Mildly heavy in the mouth, and hardly smooth. The bar is not so high, but this one misses it a bit.


 Carl99Fan (186), Suwanee, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 4, 2007  
Pours a beautiful amber with minimal white head. Phenolic aroma. Victory is one of my favorite microbreweries and this did not disappoint. Tangy mouthfeel. A very enjoyable brew. Picked up rather early in the season and would recommend a few bottles while grilling. Unsure why this is limited to the winter season. Glad I live in Atlanta so I can enjoy on the deck while hovering over some burgers and dogs.



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