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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

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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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 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Jul 6, 2007  
Bottle. A pale yellow beer with a big white head. The aroma is malty, grainy, and the taste is malty, of hay and straw. Medium body with a dry finish.


 ksigty (107), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/104/510/20
Jul 2, 2007  
This was a very light beer. Refreshing, but not much too it. Little aroma, little flavor and no aftertaste. At least it was smooth. I will pass on it next time.


 joergen (8632), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 26, 2007  
Bottle. Clear yellow coloured with a white head. Aroma of malts and caramel with notes of honey and hops. Flavour of malts, caramel and hops.


 MiP (9157), Sønderborg, Denmark
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Jun 11, 2007  
Bottle, 5.8% at KØ07. Bready aroma. Pale yellow colour, very small white head. The flavour is quite thin, some bread. Disappointing.


 cking (1041), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 7, 2007  
Rated 5/17/07: A pale Oktoberfest that really plays out as a decent pale lager, no more and no less. Grassy aroma that leans on the ligh sour side with a noticeable hop nose. Sparkling yellow-gold pour, medium white head, and solid lacing. Crisp on the palate with a sour finish that ends clean. Nice taste for a pale lager, um I mean Fest Bier. Spicy and bitter like a decent Pilsener, good maltiness. Grainy, grassy, and well hopped. It’s alright.


 chmurarz (402), Raciborz now Legnica, Poland
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/103/59/20
Jun 4, 2007  
looks like pee, but the head is very nice, creamy almost, aroma is sweet, mild and maybe yolk, flavour is bitter and hoppy, acidic, good quality, lacks malt


 brownaler (379), Topsail Beach, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
May 26, 2007  
Bottle poured into shaker glass. Lemon color with a small head. Flavor is strong spices with a bit of straw to balance it out.


 5000 (2600), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 5, 2007  
Bottle: Pale straw in color, large frothy white head, lively carbonation, spotty lacing.   Pale malt and grassy nose.   Quite grassy on the tongue, slight hay/straw.   Pretty straight forward, clean, with nothing on the backside to detract.   Contrary to the score, I think this one is decent, but quite light for a Marzen.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Grassy finish, remains clean.   Really, not big enough for a marzen, feels more like a Pilsner, but for a pilsner its quite nice.



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