Kulmbacher Festbier

Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Kulmbach, Germany

Bottled. Golden colour . white head. Light malt aroma. Weak flavour and weak finish.

500ml bottle from Vinmonopolet, Norway. Clear golden colour with a large, white head that gradually fades away. Light malty aroma. A weak touch of spicy maltiness in flavour. Roundness in a short end. The beer goes better with food than on its own.

Bottled. Clear, sparkling, golden with a decent white head. Weak, malty aroma. Weak malty flavor, too, with some fruity hopflavor and a light metallic element in the finish. Not much bitterness either. Medium body with some stickiness. (060104)

500 ml botle. Aroma reminds me somewhat of perfumic wheat beer. Acidic and metallic dry flavour. Not appealing. (Who wants my two remaining bottles?)

Bottled. Very bright, golden colour. OK head that disappears after a few minutes. Oily mouthfeel with a malty, unvaried taste. No distinction.

500 ml bottle, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet, bestillingsutvalget). ABV is 5.6%. Golden colour, large to moderate white head. Nice grassy aroma of aromatic hops (in America it would probably be known as "skunky", sic), some flowery notes too, hints of honey. Easy drinking, the pale malts are fairly well balanced with the moderate hops, some alcoholic sweetness. Does not carry its 5.6% supremely, but this is another OKish German beer - not one I’ll search out again, though.

Bottle. Dark/grey golden colour, unstable white head. Flavour is a little malty. Good mouthfeel.

Bottled. Golden colour, creamy small white head. Buttery and malty nose with some skunky nose, also some hints of hay. Hayish flavour with hints of grass and malts. A bit acidic too, and biting carbonation. Sticky palate.