Festbier
Schlossbrauerei Söldenau in Ortenburg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Brewed at/by: Eschenbacher PrivatbrauereiLager - Märzen / Festbier Winter
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Score
6.54
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
0,5l, bottle for both.
Festbier - had no head whatsoever. A bit stronger aroma, maltier I’d say, bit similar to a Helles. Color seemed to bit a tiny bit darker, especially from a top view (hence my second picture). Finish was either none, or a faint malty one. Can’t get another bottle, as this was part of a box/set. Expiry on label is 2026 April.
Festbier Winter - had plenty of white head. Popped the bottle and while I was sniffing the other one the bubbles were already coming out of the bottle. Very weird. Aroma was hoppier, and the finish was a bit towards sweet. Could it be that the beer already went bad before I purchased it? I could buy another bottle from this version, for science purposes :smiley: Expiry on label is 2026 october.
gave a cheers!
Icedwarf (4944) reviewed Festbier from Schlossbrauerei Söldenau 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Goudgeel helder bier met schuim wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is licht bitter en licht zoet met iets van graan, een vleug honing en wat zoet fruit. Standaard en degelijk bier.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) ticked Festbier from Schlossbrauerei Söldenau 4 months ago
Bottle from HOTM, at homer. Golden with a white head. Malty grainy and slight sweet. Light body.
Fin (18516) reviewed Festbier from Schlossbrauerei Söldenau 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Had this at home Sunday 6th July 2025 after Loz and I spent an hour working in the vegetable patch, picking Mange Tout, weeding etc. We walked to Gasthof zum Sonnewald Schöfweg earlier for a beer. Listening to the new album by Big Special - Mess. I certainly never tried this first time around when they were still independent (early 90s) but now very much like the previous beer this is brewed by Arcobrau. Pours warm gold, excellent clarity, mid) large white head, nice mouthfeel, some honey sweet'ness, the bitterness and hoppiness is muted, but it's a solid Marzen. Decent beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Mit 5,5 % Alk. ein eher „süffiges“ als gehaltvolles Festbier. Klare goldene Farbe, Schaumentwicklung OK. Getreide, etwas Blumen und ein winziger Hauch Honig in der Nase. Geschmacklich haben wir dann trockenes Getreide, etwas Frucht (insbesondere Birne), etwas Kräuter und einen kleinen Hauch Eisen. Wirkt schwerer als 5,5 % Alk. vermuten lassen würden. Bei der Carbonisierung sind wir ganz leicht spritziger als die goldene Mitte. Geschmacklich finde ich es nicht zu 100 % rund. Insgesamt ist es aber schon ganz OK.
Die Schlossbrauerei Söldenau hat leider bereits 1992 ihre Tore geschlossen. Trotzdem gibt es immer noch eine Vielzahl von Bieren unter diesem Label zu kaufen. Auf dem Etikett wird neuerdings die Eschenbacher Privatbrauerei im unterfränkischen Eltmann genannt - dahinter steckt aber die Arcobrauerei im niederbayerischen Moos.
tgrtnr (3944) reviewed Festbier from Schlossbrauerei Söldenau 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear golden with a stable fluffy head. Grain, stone fruit, metal, candied malt, citrus. Grainy fruity sweetness, metallic bitterness. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft to lively carbonated, dry grainy metallic finish. Very solid Festbier!