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Holsten Festbock 2.85 140

Holsten Festbock

Percentile
32
overall
Brewed by Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: Dunkler Bock

Hamburg, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1402.85/5.02.85/5.07%21.8Dimpled mug, Snifter
Commercial Description:
A taste festival! Holsten Festbock is a full- bodied dark beer, aromatic and flavourful. Brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law it contains only natural ingredients. This beverage is characterised by its high original gravity and strong 7% alcohol content.
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 terrybail (339), London, Ontario, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/103/59/20
Oct 28, 2008  
500ml can from the LCBO i was rellay expecting to like this one more after the other Holsten i tried


 fredthecat (197), Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/102/515/20
Oct 20, 2008  
it has a slightly harsh but very flavourful nose that smells like burnt malt and sweetness. its appearance is actually very nice being very dark with a large brown head. it tastes like burnt grains, is pretty sweet and some unusual nut flavours. this beer is a high class style attempted on a budget and in its price/alcohol range it is alot better than boring pale lagers or malt liquors. the flavour of this is a bit harsh but at least one of the most interesting in the cheap beer category.


 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Can 500 ml - Dégusté avec french tickler Biere de couleur rouille tres foncé, avec un bon collet moyennement collant. Odeur de bois sec, un peu fleural et alcohol. Gout un peu sucré , bananes, un peu épicés et des noix. Bonne biere en général.


Flamojune (93), Ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Surprenant!, cette biere est tres foncée. Cependant elle sent pas grand chose. Coté gout, le petit coté Allemand se fait gouter avec une minime touche caramelisé, le tout sur un léger arriere gout d’ alchol dont on a pas besoin.


 KyotoLefty (1443), Kyoto, Japan
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/55/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Looks nice, dark brown with red, nice thick head. Not much aroma. Cardboard with a bit of caramel malt, a touch of hops. thoroughly unappetizing. Drab flavor. dark malt, caramel, cardboard. This is crap. A beer for winos in Europe.


 patricks110 (285), Alberta, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 9, 2008    Updated: Aug 12, 2008
0.5 L can from Liquor Store. Malty and dark caramel nuts aroma is prevalent. Dark brown with red tinge and large foamy beige hed. Full bodied and with flavours of malts, caramel, burnt almonds??, and yeast. Litterally no carbonation. Far superior to Holsten pils.


 mabel (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 4, 2008  
[1263-20080405] 500mL can. Alcohol grain malt aroma with generically mouldy toast yeast. Clear, dark amber brown body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head. Thick grainy malt flavour with sweet toasted yeast. Thick medium body. Fair, best of the trio tonight (Premium, Maibock, Festbock).


 french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
May 19, 2008  
500ml Can

App.: Dark copper poor, reddish hues, thin beige foamy head.

Aromas: Plums, alcohol, caramelised malts, faint... something spice i can’t seem to put my finger on.

Palate: Sweet hits you right off the bat, alcohol, perfect carbonation for this beer, medium body, faint bitternes that is somewhat longlasting...

Flavors: Nutty.alcohol comes back again, hints of plums, malts and that SPICE i can’t put my finger on..........

Notes: strong notes of alcohol overall



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