Festbier
(has 2 batches)
Benediktiner Weißbräu in Ettal, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Brewed at/by: Licher PrivatbrauereiLager - Märzen / Festbier Regular
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Score
6.54
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Dem Himmel so nah: Das Benediktiner Festbier überzeugt durch seinen feinen malzaromatischen Geschmack und seine intensive goldgelbe Farbe. Die Aromanoten der Ettaler Kellerhefe in Verbindung mit einer weichen Hopfenbittere machen das Benediktiner Festbier zum Geschmackserlebnis.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
Getreidig herber, wenig karamelliger Beginn. Wenig würzig, süffig, einfach, es mangelt an Würzigkeit eines klassischen Festbiers. Schwach. 8/7/9/7/11/7
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2026
at 18:36
6.5/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2026
at 17:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
500ml (1 pt. 0.9 oz.) can
5.8% ABV
Packaged on: 2026.04.29
Best by: 2027.04.29
$10.99 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Moderately sweet with scents of malt, biscuit, and caramel. It's fairly nice, although I wish the nose was just a little more pronounced.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear light-gold color with a tall (like 3-fingers!!), white, coarsely-frothy head, that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing. The color looks a little unappetizing to me. It either needs to be a darker gold or a lighter yellow. As it is now, it looks a little too close to "body water", for my tastes. But it could also just be the lighting in my room.
TASTE: Initial taste is mild, but sharp, bitterness followed by light sweetness with flavors of caramel and malt. The finish is moderately dry with more bitterness and a bit of astringency. A simple flavor profile that works pretty well, and holds to the characteristics of most Festbiers (i.e. dryer and more bitter than a Märzen).
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with an ever-so-slightly abrasive texture. Carbonation seems to be a little above average.
OVERALL: It's your typical, well made, Festbier. Although, I do find it to be a little dryer and bitter, than the Festbiers that I have tried in the past few years. Still, it's a nice change of pace from the sweeter Märzens, yet still remains just as drinkable (i.e. you can have several without getting snockered or fatiguing your palate). However, it's not one that I would buy again, anytime soon. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice enough beer. It's just that if a seasonal beer doesn't completely wow me, then I would prefer to try something new the next time.
5.8% ABV
Packaged on: 2026.04.29
Best by: 2027.04.29
$10.99 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Moderately sweet with scents of malt, biscuit, and caramel. It's fairly nice, although I wish the nose was just a little more pronounced.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear light-gold color with a tall (like 3-fingers!!), white, coarsely-frothy head, that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing. The color looks a little unappetizing to me. It either needs to be a darker gold or a lighter yellow. As it is now, it looks a little too close to "body water", for my tastes. But it could also just be the lighting in my room.
TASTE: Initial taste is mild, but sharp, bitterness followed by light sweetness with flavors of caramel and malt. The finish is moderately dry with more bitterness and a bit of astringency. A simple flavor profile that works pretty well, and holds to the characteristics of most Festbiers (i.e. dryer and more bitter than a Märzen).
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with an ever-so-slightly abrasive texture. Carbonation seems to be a little above average.
OVERALL: It's your typical, well made, Festbier. Although, I do find it to be a little dryer and bitter, than the Festbiers that I have tried in the past few years. Still, it's a nice change of pace from the sweeter Märzens, yet still remains just as drinkable (i.e. you can have several without getting snockered or fatiguing your palate). However, it's not one that I would buy again, anytime soon. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice enough beer. It's just that if a seasonal beer doesn't completely wow me, then I would prefer to try something new the next time.
Tried
from Can
from
Publix - Winter Springs Town Center
on 20 Aug 2026
at 19:10
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2026
at 18:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2026
at 18:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
15/8/2026. Can at the EFL season kick-off Saturday beer share. From Adnams Shop, Woodbridge. Good pour. Malty, caramel, golden syrup, fruity, grainy, popcorn. Medium sweet, moderately bitter, touch metallic and sweaty. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Adnams Cellar & Kitchen Store (Woodbridge)
on 15 Aug 2026
at 17:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can to mug.
Appearance: transparent copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once that happened some speckled lace graced the sides of the glass nicely
Aroma: clean caramel malts, toasted nuts, toffee/butterscotch whiff, and some subtle earthy crisp hops further underneath
Flavor: leans towards the sweet side with a kind earthy vibe trying to enter in underneath, mild aftertaste of caramel/bready malts
Texture: between light and medium bodied, definitely sessionable; not as crisp as I would have thought this could have been; finishes slightly dry with a mild toastiness to it.
Overall: for the most part, I'd say this was a pretty nice festbier, I would want this again because part of me thinks the carb may have fallen off a bit, hmmmm, did it? Still, I'm a festbier fan and I hope to find next Autumn.
Appearance: transparent copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once that happened some speckled lace graced the sides of the glass nicely
Aroma: clean caramel malts, toasted nuts, toffee/butterscotch whiff, and some subtle earthy crisp hops further underneath
Flavor: leans towards the sweet side with a kind earthy vibe trying to enter in underneath, mild aftertaste of caramel/bready malts
Texture: between light and medium bodied, definitely sessionable; not as crisp as I would have thought this could have been; finishes slightly dry with a mild toastiness to it.
Overall: for the most part, I'd say this was a pretty nice festbier, I would want this again because part of me thinks the carb may have fallen off a bit, hmmmm, did it? Still, I'm a festbier fan and I hope to find next Autumn.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 21:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Adnams Holkham Norfolk. I’ve rated this and it got lost. Ffs. Anyway it’s slightly on the sweeter nuttier caramel side of things. Easy drinking but not pulling any trees up especially.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2026
at 18:15
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Golden with a huge fluffy head. Yeasty with light caramel followed by perfumey and grassy hops. Medium finish and body.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2025
at 17:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml can. Light hazed gold with wispy top. Aroma is very malty with caramel and bready notes. Flavour the same with mild grassy bitterness, is fairly sweet, quite tasty for what it is. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 03 Oct 2025
at 00:21