[skyler]

I bought a six-pack of this beer shortly after returning home from Germany this August. My last meal in Germany was at the Hofbrau Brauhaus in the Frankfurt airport, drinking a liter of festbier. I drank lots of festbiers and marzens while I was in Germany, even though I did not go to Munich this time. SN's Oktoberfest was worse than any I drank in Germany. I thought it tasted overly tart and not the right kind of malty. It reminded me of a homebrewed pilsner made with old extract.

Yuck.

[yso191]

I am trying my first one tonight.  The mild complexity really caught my attention, and motivated me to come make a report here.  I get the spicy hop note with a balanced bready/crust maltiness.  I think it is delicious.  It has a long pleasant aftertaste which I think is dominated by yeast driven flavors.  Not my favorite style, but I find it very interesting and very pleasant to drink.

[bboy9000]

I bought a six pack and drank half so far. I wasnt dissapointed but it also wasnt what I was expecting. I really liked last years batch. When I have Oktoberfest in mind thats what fits the bill for me. I know this is all together different, cant even compare the two. Ill drink it but I wouldnt run out to buy another 6 pack. But I really like what SN is doing with the different breweries and the Oktoberfest.

At least they do mention on the packaging that is in the "vein" of a festbier.

Pretty sure las year's batch was a Festbier too.

[brewinhard]

I could be wrong, but I think last year's batch was in the Marzen tradition. I'll have to look that one up though to be sure.