Notch Brewing Festbier

Festbier

 

Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn
Score
7.01
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 9
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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7.4
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
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
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
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
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
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
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


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Tried from Can on 22 Sep 2020 at 19:01


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at the brewery. Hazy light amber, toasty, moderate bitterness, crackey in the finish.

Tried on 13 Oct 2017 at 18:11