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Weihenstephaner Festbier

Weihenstephaner Festbier

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An Oktoberfest/Märzen brewed by
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
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1722.91/5.02.91/5.05.8%41 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A full rich bodied, hoppy, seasonal lager. Especially brewed for the Festbier season. This beer truly represents the Bavarian way of celebrating. Deep gold color, great mouthfeel and lots of flavor. Prost!

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 Angeloregon (1867), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/513/20
Aug 27, 2008  
500ml bottle from Beaumont Market in Portland, OR--Poured a rich golden-copper body with a small white head. Nose of grainy sweet malts and grassy hops. Residual sweetness with a bitter bite in the end. Smooth and drinkable, nice mouthfeel. Decent but missing something.


 Bungalo22 (268), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 20, 2008  
A nice golden color with good carbonation and a small head. It smells of grains and malt with just a hint of hops. Not the best Octoberfest I have but no so bad either. It is smooth but just a bit too smooth and a bit skunked-like.


 Ron (737), Rochester, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/59/20
Aug 16, 2008  
2008 Flour City Brewfest. I was a little disapointed by this one after all the good ones I had from this brewer before. The hops did not apeal to me.


 Linus_Stick (1521), Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/103/57/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Blah. A terrible Oktoberfest. Aroma was stale lager with some biscuit. Pour was a very disappointing light gold with no head. I’ve never had an O/M this light. Taste was very sugary and sweet. Tasted like a Budweiser with some sugar dumped in it. Honey and metal in the aftertaste.


 Rockinout (940), Kent, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Golden color, light head, malty with notes of lemon, earth, and meadow. There are some drying hops in there also. Finishes malty.




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