Festbier

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.

Overall Impression: Festbeer with a spicy hoppiness to it, a toasted flavor that reminds one of traditional Oktoberfest flavors.

bottle - Pours clear light amber with a one finger off white head. It has a bready, caramel malt aroma. The flavor is sweet, rich caramel malt with just a touch of fruitiness. it finishes with very mild hops presence. This very quaffable medium bodied brew is a good example of the style.

Courtesy of Sea Bass. Pours clear copper with gold edges and thin off white head. The aroma is sweet lager type malts, rich Munich grainy malts, moderate roasted malts and corn. The taste is rich maltiness with Munich malts, caramel, caraMunich, biscuit and some nuttiness. Wow, great malty brew.

Courtesy of damienblack. Pours orange/copper, off white head. Aroma and taste, some nice hops, caramel malts, possible notes of corn giving a sweet aroma. Aftertaste of light hop bitterness. Nice risp finish, refreshing and easy to drink.

Pours deep amber into a shaker. Bright white micro head recedes at a medium pace to hug rim. Caramel and candy corn aromas. Soft with caramel from front to back. Lasting malt finish. A great Oktoberfest session beer. Next.

12 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. Orange-amber pour with a one finger head. Low to moderate retention. Grassy, malty aroma.... unpleasant. Sweet grainy taste followed by a toasty and slightly nutty malt finish. Taste is better than the aroma by far, thankfully. Medium body.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, gift from Ian Guénard, savoured on August 13 2008; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, tan head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose: caramelized malt is dominant, light resinous hops, light grapefruit; mouth: fizzy at the start but average carbonation follows through, caramel malt, light hops, pepper, finale in caramel malt where the hops make a surprise appearance, smooth, velvety, lightly sweet, slightly bitter, medium body; overall: below my expectations FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, 5,6 %, cadeau de Ian Guénard, savourée le 13 août 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse fauve qui disparaît complètement, pas de dentelle; nez : malt caramélisé dominant, léger houblon résineux, léger pamplemousse; bouche : pétillante en début mais carbonatation moyenne par la suite, malt caramel, léger houblon, poivre, finale en malt caramel où le houblon fait une apparition surprise, coule bien, velouté, légèrement sucrée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen; en résumé : en deçà de mes attentes

On draught at the Mill Hill Saloon in Trenton, NJ: The beer pours a clear copper color with a medium thin light beige head that dissipates slowly. Spotty lacing. Light malt and caramel along with hops in the nose. Medium body with a soft mouthfeel. Flavors of toasted malt and caramel, plus mild hops and fruit. The finish is sweet malt and a hint of hops. Slightly above average all around.

Bottled (thanks drewbeerme!). Amber colour, beige small head. Aroma is malts, hops, some yeast and vegetables. Flavour is malts, hops, some vegetables and a bit earthyness. Clean for it’s style, but otherwise not so exciting.