7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into dimpled mug, canned on 8/2/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nutty/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. A touch fruity/yeasty, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with bready malts and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nutty/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nutty, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness of bready malts and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes present. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.4%. Overall this is a very nice Festbier. All around nice robustness of bready malts and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV, and not overly sweet. Very clean and rich pils/Munich malt showcase; with nice earthy hop balance against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.