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Festival Lager

Elder Pine Brewing & Blending

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Gaithersburg, MD


Tavour Rating

4.04

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Style

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Festbier

ABV

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5.5%

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About This Beer

Festbiers and Märzens aren’t technically the same thing. In 1872, the malty, amber-colored German-Lager, Märzen, became the official beer of Munich’s Oktoberfest. As recently as 1990, it was replaced by its paler, hoppier, less malty cousin, the Festbier — currently the #1 most consumed beer style during the festival.


This brew from the Lager legends at Elder Pine Brewing is a crisp, clean, ridiculously drinkable example of a proper Festbier.



Tasting Notes

Every smooth sip of Festival Lager flows with a restrained nutty maltiness with elegantly sweet honey-drizzled biscuit notes. Hopped with Lemondrop, brightly distinct lemon-citrus and subtle herbaceous notes keep each swig light and invigorating.

Malty Crisp Clean Bready Herbaceous

Noteworthy Ingredients

Lemondrop Hops

Reviews

4.04

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283 Ratings

LJBrewing

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3.0
Ok but nothing special
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Periopticon

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4.75
Medium bodied, sightly hoppy, malty, heavier than usual Oktoberfest beers, but still drinkable
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hesse13

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4.5
Tastes even better then it smells- but not overpowering
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DinSay

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4.75
Nice heavy and sweet. Pretty great.
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McSleezy

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4.5
It truly tastes like a German lager you would get walking around a festival. I really enjoyed it and could have downed a bunch of these.
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thejesse

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4.0
Excellent fest beer, really loved this one
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phatant

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3.75
Good malty breadcrumb like taste. Decent beer overall.
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Mybones5555

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4.5
Great!
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alexw

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3.5
Good malty flavor and a nice rich finish. Reminds me of some of the Bavarian lagers we tried in Germany...
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SunnySunshine

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3.5
One of the best Oktoberfest I’ve had.
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NickNineToes

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4.0
Great fest lager indeed, would drink many.
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Darkstar1984

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2.0
Meh
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mdunlop1

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3.5
Solid malt, grainy, and light. Crushable
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Novalux

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4.0
Gave it to my dad and he enjoyed it!
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Galhy

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4.0
Refreshing and light without losing flavor.
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P_squared

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4.0
Yum
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Zooted_Sour

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5.0
Fantastic German style amber lager. Great malt notes and a little hoppy zest in there
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Perfectk4y4king

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3.25
Addition of Lemondrop while adventurous for this style, makes it taste unbalanced and strange.
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Levenrah

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4.25
Grab a liter and pretzel and sing with some friends! This is a wonderfully executed festbier. Slightly sweet with running notes of caramel. Prost!
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MrBusiness

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3.75
An Oktoberfest beer for people who don’t love Oktoberfest beers: This is a dry, lean take on the Märzen style, with subtle shades of malt rather than the whole damn bakery.
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timothy1357

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4.0
Nice, easy drinking lager.
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jchlubna75

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4.5
EP continues to knock it out of the park with their lager game. Malty, for sure, but also dry with a touch of citrus. Interesting enough to be memorable and unique while still remaining true to style.
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larry881

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3.75
Malty with a hint of lemon flavor. Clean and crisp.
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kenneth1052

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5.0
A very enjoyable Oktoberfest, more body than others I've had which is a nice surprise. Full marks for being different/unexpected in a good way.
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john5589

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2.5
Disappointing effort for a festbier. Didn't care for this interpretation.
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james6957

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3.0
wow that’s hoppy. really hides any malt flavor.
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TheBeerlegacey

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5.0
Wow! Elder pine is a real favorite of mine on any occasion, but this would be my first dance with their Oktoberfest. And does not disappoint! This one pours hazy which is always a good thing. BlackBerry aromatics! Wow again! Notes of leather, biscuits, tobacco leaf and fresh elder berries! This is a real twist! Silky on the palate... aaaaand finishes with a crisp kiss from the hops! Unbelievable! Never had one with this particular blend of layers! A new 5 star classic! Just excellent 🍺👍😃 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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johndubo

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3.5
Hoppy, but not overly so. A tiny bit malty. Good.
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theodore129

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4.25
one of the better fest beers. light but tasty. clearly followed the German beer laws.
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corby1967

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3.5
decent festbier
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ryan10769

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4.25
good beer
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PlyCrkSky

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5.0
straight forward and simple. very good.
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joe12898

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3.25
mmm festival!
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alexander1670

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4.5
excellent German lager. crisp properly malty nicely hopped 5/7
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Chadbo

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4.0
Malty, dry, smooth & full.
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patrick4084

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4.5
darker and heavier than a fest but in no way akin to marzen
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