Victory Festbier

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is medium amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (caramel, toasted grain), lightly to moderately hoppy (flowers, apricot), with a light note of dried mango. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, slightly husky. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation. A fair rendition. A little rough and simple, but ok.

12oz Bottle
Aroma: Nice mild dark malts with a light spice and added aromatic hops.
Appearance: Amber in color, clear with a light head.
Flavor: Has decent malt build with hops and added spices to make this a decent Marzen.
Palate: Dry Finish, with a Good Mouthfeel.
Overall: An average Marzen for the day.

12oz. bottle. Slightly opaque golden color topped by a fairly active head that dissipates a bit quickly. Aroma is of bready malt with a faint touch of hay. Flavor is typical for the style, perhaps just a bit too sweet. The hops do appear more fully on the back of the tongue. Mouthfeel seems a little thin to me, but I’ve already been drinking winter seasonals this year! This is a pretty good O-fest, but I’ll stick with the German brewers for the best.

Draft at wholefoods fairfax. Pours copper orange with small head. Aroma is brown sugar and malt. Mouth full is malt and lager eehhh...

Lightly fruity. Went surprisingly well with a banana during my lunch break. Wouldn’t want to drink many.

Pours a clear golden amber, light copper color with golden orange hues when held to a light source and a one finger off white head that quickly fades into a lasting ring that leaves sporadic thin rings of lacing throughout. Sweet malty aroma with hints of brown sugar, cinnamon and subtle hops. There is also a very faint roasted malt presence that is very promising. Surprisingly very full bodied and chewy, especially for the style with a lot of sweet malt and fall spices. Hints of cinnamon, brown sugar, biscuit, and that slight toasted malt flavor that the aroma alluded to. There is also a very subtle hop presence which provided an excellent balance of bitterness to the sweet malts and spice notes. An excellent example of an American interpretation of the style but I can’t really see to many Germans liking it. Either way I highly recommend it.

12 oz. Bottle. Pours a nice copper color. Light head. Aroma is malty. Tastes of some hops and malts. Decent beer.

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep copper color with a creamy beige head. Aroma is caramel malt and biscuit. Fairly heavy in body and leaves you feeling a bit full. Flavor is caramel malt, a hint of fruit, and a hint of hop in the finish.