Victory Festbier

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Bottle from a trade with watson1977. Pours clear copper color with light tan head. Toasted malt and bready aromas. Sweet toasted malts with some nutty and bready flavors. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Kerry.

12 oz. bottle from Tyler’s Bottle Shop, Carrboro Ar: Aroma is bready along with some caramel notes. Light grassy hops. Ap: Pours a clear copper with a small, white head that diminishes quickly, leaving spotty lace. T: Very nice caramel and breadiness up front. Obviously malt-centric, but this one isn’t overly sweet and the finish is well balanced with some mild hop bitterness and a bit of grass/hay. P: Medium body, maybe a tad overcarbonated for my liking. O: I think this is a very enjoyable Fest. Clean, simple flavors but enjoyable on a cool fall night nonetheless.

clear amber white head fades quickly, light lacing, no real retention... light aroma, not a lot going on, some malts present, not much else, a little toasty... lively, some bland malts, ok malty german flavor, bland but nice flavor... medium thin body, light liveliness, almost slick finish...

pours amber with a very thin white head and no lacing. aroma is a bit funky with pleasant notes of dark malt, maple and wood but with the less appealing aroma notes of dead fish and pond scum. taste is significantly better than the aroma with more of the rich dark malt, caramel and pine. finish is crisp and malty.

aromas of slight noble hop spice, malts, and slight creamy yeast. Tastes of malt with some indeterminate grain aspect hiding underneath that leaves a sort of biscuit-like aftertaste in the mouth. crisp slightly hoppy finish leaves the palate clean.

pours a very clear amber with a medium tan head. aroma is malty...lightly roasted and the faintest hoppiness. flavor is mildly roasty and slighty nutty with just a touch of hoppiness. mouthfeel is silky and medium and the finish is dry and roasty.

Clear burnt orange with a nice lasting cap. Big dry malty aroma of biscuits and toffee, with some sort of earthy funkiness I cannot put my finger on. Flavor is nice and full but on a medium body. Big malty toffee and biscuit malts, with some dry mustard-like tone. A very malty and slightly bitter oktoberfest, sweet on the start and dry on the middle-finish, as it should be. Pure autumnal goodness.

Pours an amber color with aroma of sweetness and mild roasted nuts. Taste is very simple and smooth, slight sweetness but lacking in complexity. Overall a very easy drinking Marzen that I would drink again.