Festbier
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
7.00
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Bavarian-Style Fest Lager. The Beer Style Served In The Oktoberfest Tents In Munich. Single decocted & naturally carbonated. Big bready malt, spicy hop aromatics, and crackery malt sweetness with a dry finish.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: deep copper color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: toasty to grassy and slightly herbal with a biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas nice and malty sweet; finishes semi-malty and toasty
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue
Overall: seems like a cross between a festbier and a Marzen, either way, I'd still come back to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: deep copper color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: toasty to grassy and slightly herbal with a biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas nice and malty sweet; finishes semi-malty and toasty
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue
Overall: seems like a cross between a festbier and a Marzen, either way, I'd still come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 13:38
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Pour is a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma is toasted biscuit malt. Flavor is more toasted grain with a super sweet finish. Cross between a fest and Oktoberfest beer. A little too sweet on the back end for me.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2026
at 19:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap in Brighton. Deep gold with a tall white head. Malty nose, rich and biscuity with lemony hops. Rich malt, bready, mo caramel, medium hops, quite dry and highly drinkable.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2025
at 01:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Thanks, Jow!) A- Malt, grains, faint herbal, light sweetness. A- Copper color, clear liquid, white head. T- Toasted malt, slightly fruity, grass, grains. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- My penultimate RB rating and my last beer through trade. Bittersweet. Solid marzen throughout.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2024
at 16:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A little caramel, finishes with some sweetness. Pours golden copper with decent head. Decent balance. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2024
at 17:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Snallygaster 2024. Poured a clear light ruby color with a small, off-white head. Aroma was very nice toasted malts, light grass, sweet malt. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2024
at 05:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can drunk 10/26/22. Clear, light amber-brads-golden. Large, off-white head, good retention. Big, bready malts and rich honey contend with herbal hops in moderation. Clean, rich, low mineral. Interestingly, this is canned in Burlington, VT?! Soft, malty, heavy bready sourdough and toffee with fresh herbs and light to moderate bitterness. Maybe a bit intense for my liking but clean and malty with good attenuation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2022
at 18:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Can at home. Flattish looking dirty orange and minimal head. Nose is dried fruits and caramel. Tastes earthy, grass, caramel, dried golden raisins, apricot and floral. Lingering flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2022
at 02:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep, hazed gold into a willi. Soapy white head with good retention recedes leaving soapy lacing to coat surface. Caramel aromas. Soft with sweet caramel and straw upfront turning metallic(?) in the dry, earthy finish.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2022
at 00:06
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2020
at 19:01