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Weihenstephaner Festbier 2.91 293

Weihenstephaner Festbier

Percentile
37
overall
Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2932.92/5.02.91/5.05.8%44.2Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
A full rich bodied, hoppy, seasonal lager. Especially brewed for the Festbier season. This beer truly represents the Bavarian way of celebrating. Deep gold color, great mouthfeel and lots of flavor. Prost!
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 argo0 (7032), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 23, 2007  
(12oz bottle) Clear straw body topped by medium white head that mostly diminishes and reveals nice lacing. Aroma is moderately sweet, bread/cereal, some grassy, honey. Taste is moderately sweet, bread, grassy, some honey, herbal. Light-medium body, light stickiness, acidity.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/512/20
Oct 19, 2007  
Pours a golden color with a white head. Aroma is of slight toasted malts, floral hops, and some grassiness. Flavor is mostly grass and floral hops with a dry finish. It’s alright but certainly nothing amazing.


iswain1914 (19), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 18, 2007  
33?!?!?! A rating of 33 ?!?!?@! What the fuck is wrong with you twits?!?! You could be handed practically anything european (and exceptional) and be unimpressed? (UNLESS IT WAS FROM COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, OR maybe, just maybe belgium...) Fuck you all. This is an exemlplary brew from an exemplary brewery. AND NO!!!! It’s not supposed to be a maerzen!!!!!!


 Prostman (1077), Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Oct 17, 2007  
This was not really of the marzen style but okay nonetheless. I don’t think I would pay the high price for it per 6 pack, but a single bottle may be okay.


 clueo (112), Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2007  
Nice spin on Oktoberfest beer. Slight citrus smell and very pale yellow color. Easy to drink with a smooth aftertaste.


 ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 16, 2007  
Pale yellow colour with a foamy white head. Malty and grainy sweet aroma with a grassy note. Sweet malty flavor with notes of grain. Light dry and grassy finish.


 bhensonb (4392), Woodland, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 14, 2007  
Bottle. Aroma of light citrus and bread. Slightly hazy gold color with a white head that ringed and laced. More of a fruit aroma as the glass approaches the lips. Thin to medium bodied with very mild, nigh creamy, carbonation. It’s lightly sweet, a bit fruity, and there’s a very little bitter that builds over time. The finish is more dry than sweet, it’s got some light fruit, and a bit of bitter. Floral hop? Not your typical lager. Very tasty indeed.


 jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 13, 2007  
Pours pale straw with a two-finger white head. Grainy aroma with a touch of breadiness and a respectable dose of German hops. Flavor is more of the same. Those hops come in honey-sweet and earthy. No, it’s no Marzen, but this is a great, drinkable, pilsener-ish beer for all sorts of fests.



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