Festbier
Bissell Brothers Brewing in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Autumn|
Score
7.05
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A fest-inspired golden lager built to celebrate the arrival of autumn in New England. Brewed with a simple but thoughtful blend of Maine-grown malts, lightly accented with German hops, and fermented with a yeast strain from a beloved Munich brewery. Smooth, crisp, toasty, and simply begging to be enjoyed by the liter.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 9/17/25, drunk 10/18/25, at The Abbey, Brookline, MA.
Clear, bright, rusty-golden. Small-to-medium, white head of moderate retention.
Earthy, moderately herbal hops with round, rich, clean malts adding slight berry-tinged caramel and rich honey. Clean and crisp on the end with a bit of minerality.
Rich and malty with a soft texture and moderate hop bitterness. Good herbal character, slight mineral, drying out nicely on the finish without any excessive toast/sourdough. Very flavorful, balanced and drinkable.
Clear, bright, rusty-golden. Small-to-medium, white head of moderate retention.
Earthy, moderately herbal hops with round, rich, clean malts adding slight berry-tinged caramel and rich honey. Clean and crisp on the end with a bit of minerality.
Rich and malty with a soft texture and moderate hop bitterness. Good herbal character, slight mineral, drying out nicely on the finish without any excessive toast/sourdough. Very flavorful, balanced and drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2025
at 16:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
4 oz draft. Copper color/ appearance. Flavor shows the traditional Bready malt and mild toffee, but also has a hot profile. Bitter finish that you don’t finding a traditional marzen. I don’t mind it. However, I don’t really find oak character either.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2024
at 22:48