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Total Reviews | 4 |
Average Rating |
4.75 stars -
based on 4 reviews
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Description |
FESTA BREW |
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elreplica | January 27th 2014 |
5/5 stars
| #1773 |
Festa BockI have made a number of these Festa Brews and the Bock is one of my favourites. The last one was fermented lager style (somewhat) in my cool basement last winter. I stored it in 500 ml PET brown bottles until friends of mine visited from Ontario. He loved it even more than his beloved Okocim - to the point whereupon his return home, he promptly purchased a kegerator and now enjoys Festa Bock, Red and numerous other home brewed beers. No longer is he a slave to the Beer Store and the LCBO brewopolies. Currently, I am fermenting a Festa Bock in true lager style - a modified fridge with a digital temperature controller. Time will tell if this will improve on what is already a superb product in the land where my 500 mL Festa costs me approx. $0.90 vs $3.20-$3.80 from the government robbers! BTW, I also keg my Festa and Brewhouse beers, but prefer to bottle age my West Coast, Bock, Brewhouse Oktoberfest, or American Brown Ales (Brewhouse Munich Lager+yeast swaps). Since my kegs are only 5 US gallons vs 5 Imperial (18.5 l vs 23 l )I always run off the remainders in Grolsch 450 mL, 1500 mL Grolsch growlers, or PET 1L brown bottles. |
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Dobberson24 | November 16th 2010 |
4/5 stars
| #1269 |
A good BockIn Primary for 3 weeks at 18c. (don't follow the directions with these kits-benefit from more conditioning time in primary) Bottled in plastic with table sugar cubes. Initially had quite a bit of residual sweetness after just 2 or 3 weeks in bottle. Tasting now after 2 months, has dried out and produced a good, tasty Bock beer. I wouldn't try it unless you are a Bock fan. Cons - poor head retention probably due to the high ABV-6.5%. Worth trying but have enjoyed other Festa Brew styles more. May try again to see if it's any better from the keg. 4 stars. |
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Jerome M. | March 10th 2010 |
5/5 stars
| #1110 |
Superb Bock!I fermented it at 15C, and I bought 2 additional fermentis S23, to keep the lager character of this beer. It's fantastic, medium-full body, malty, not too bitter, a slight taste of caramel. To do again and again..... |
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Jonsey | October 28th 2009 |
5/5 stars
| #1049 |
Good stuffThis beer turned out amazingly, all I did was pitch the included yeast and ferment for 3 weeks in a glass carboy. VERY good malty flavour, with some unexpected depth. Nice aftertaste, very thirst quenching. Will definately do this again. |