Festbier
Fair State Brewing Cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
6.69
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This is the only lager we make that is decocted, which is an extra-special process where part of the mash is boiled, which gives it an incomparable depth of malt flavor, without a lot of heaviness or sweetness.
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cheap (9533) reviewed Festbier from Fair State Brewing Cooperative 1 month ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 6.5
Finally a nice day in Beaver County PA for a beer outside. Was getting cabin fever from the exceptionally cold days, whew. Well, this 2$ beer from a can pour nearly clear yellow but does have a slight haze. Nice head fades to a thin white carpet. Nose is quite clean and macro lager like. First big swig in the sun is showing a lot of pale lager character, yes it does have fest qualities, but its quite laid back in that aspect. Good co2 level within. In the middle, I'm starting to get more of that marzen feel, and it has a mild bitterness level that keeps rising. Good finish. One of the better, more civilized, fest beers I've had in a while. Good beer for one of the first springlike days in western pa!
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Festbier from Fair State Brewing Cooperative 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A: very clear deep golden body | nice rich tan head
A: crisp malts | toffee | vegetal
F: light nuts | perfume | earth
T: grass | rustic | grainy finish
O: deep malt throughout | mild sugars | clean-drinking
12 oz can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Omaha (West), Nebraska | 21-August-2025 | US$10,99 (mixed six pack) | canned: 15-July-2025 | sampled: 01-October-2025 with my three kids
wombat23 (6032) reviewed Festbier from Fair State Brewing Cooperative 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Pours clear pale gold, with a white head. Toasted malt, caramel, earthy hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Pours copper. Biscuit, toffee, walnut, hint of sulfur. Medium body. Fine.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Festbier from Fair State Brewing Cooperative 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Brewer's Row: pours light copper with whitish head. Aroma is caramel and grain. Taste is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Honey color with a medium sized foamy white head that left good lacing. Buttery, tangy and off. Medium finish and body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Aromas are mainly toffee malt with a little hop, yeast and wet grain. Flavors are similar to nose, on the sweet side up front going towards a easy bitter finish. Good body and carbonation. Decent but not great beer.
TimE (11146) reviewed Festbier from Fair State Brewing Cooperative 3 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
very dark golden color, bordering on amber. Rich sweet malty nose with lots of dough and spicy hops. Full bodied, sweet, rounded, spicy. Medium bitterness. Excellent take on the style.
gave a cheers!
Dogbrick (24210) ticked Festbier from Fair State Brewing Cooperative 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample during the Oktoberfest Biers! tasting on 10/10/2021.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear light coppery amber body, huge pillowy cream head. Nose crisp and sweet, floral and toasty, grassy and caramely. Crisp body, on the dry side, emphasizing a floral, herbal, almost metallic hoppiness balanced by light, biscuity, caramely malts. Smooth.