[69franx]

It was my first lager, so I'm sure the issues were mainly mine. The suggestions to leave out the caramunich started as soon as I started asking questions prior to brewing it. Fingers crossed for these 2 batches running the fast (er) lager method for them

grow enough yeast?

At the time I pitched, I thought it was. I made a 3L starter for 5G. It was well within Mark's order of magnitude as compared to yeastcalc.com & mrmalty.com

[blatz]

It was my first lager, so I'm sure the issues were mainly mine. The suggestions to leave out the caramunich started as soon as I started asking questions prior to brewing it. Fingers crossed for these 2 batches running the fast (er) lager method for them

grow enough yeast?

At the time I pitched, I thought it was. I made a 3L starter for 5G. It was well within Mark's order of magnitude as compared to yeastcalc.com & mrmalty.com

sounds fine.  hmm lagers are fickle sometimes.

[denny]

I am having one right now dated 8-11-15.  I like this beer and I usually find U.S. O'Fest beers a little too malty, kind of the same malt flavor as an Irish Red if you know what I mean.  This is more bread crust and considerably lighter in body than most.
I'd say the color is light, maybe 6.  Dark gold would be a close descriptor.

Good description...as I'd expect!  Mine is dated 7/27 and I had pretty much the same impression.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

So having a nice 22oz ($6) SN o'fest on tap right now....totally different beer vs what I had in the 6/30 bottles. This is much more appealing and balanced, and no harsh bite at the end. Little darker also it appears.


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[blatz]

told ya.   

god that looks good - no fair, i'm a good 4 hours before i have one...

[Wort-H.O.G.]

told ya.   

god that looks good - no fair, i'm a good 4 hours before i have one...

I believed you I just had to taste it to make sure...in fact I shall taste it for the next hour or so


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[blatz]

in other seasonal creep news, my friend just ordered a keg of Celebration and was told it may be in by next week...

[Wort-H.O.G.]

in other seasonal creep news, my friend just ordered a keg of Celebration and was told it may be in by next week...

Mmmmmm sounds good.

I still can't get over how different the SN o'fest was on tap. They should have never let that 6/30 batch out the door IMO.


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[brewinhard]

So having a nice 22oz ($6) SN o'fest on tap right now....totally different beer vs what I had in the 6/30 bottles. This is much more appealing and balanced, and no harsh bite at the end. Little darker also it appears.


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Thats crazy!  I wonder if they rushed that first one a bit?

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Tasting all this years fest beers... Just had victory and left hand...warsteiner and Great Lakes up next.


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[Wort-H.O.G.]

Tasting all this years fest beers... Just had victory and left hand...warsteiner and Great Lakes up next.


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Warsteiner was horrid and Sam Adams tastes like drinking beer while
Sucking on a butterscotch candy.


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[brewday]

Tasting all this years fest beers... Just had victory and left hand...warsteiner and Great Lakes up next.


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How's the Victory festbier? Almost grabbed it yesterday but went back to the SN well instead.

[HoosierBrew]

in other seasonal creep news, my friend just ordered a keg of Celebration and was told it may be in by next week...

Mmmmmm sounds good.

Yeah. One of the best keg beers I ever had was a fresh keg of Celebration about 10 years ago. It was very noticeably better than any bottled Celebration I've ever had. That keg was sucking air pretty quickly !

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Tasting all this years fest beers... Just had victory and left hand...warsteiner and Great Lakes up next.


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How's the Victory festbier? Almost grabbed it yesterday but went back to the SN well instead.

Victory was pretty good. It's a wee heavy and very malty, but not sweet. I liked the left hand the best .


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[dilluh98]

I'm far from a connoisseur of the style but I enjoyed the Left Hand Oktoberfest 6 pack I picked up last week. Just a touch less roasty and it would've been even better.