Beers similar to New Belgium Festbier

New Belgium Brewing Company

Märzen·United States·5.7% ABV·One of 135 Märzens in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share New Belgium Festbier's toasty and bready character. Toasty and bready aromatics, a light malt body and a touch of sweetness balanced by mild bitterness: Festbier is a Märzen-style lager brewed in the spirit of Oktoberfest from German malts and 100% Hallertau Mittelfrüh, then lagered for twelve weeks. A seasonal release; this year's lion on the label was drawn by Anne Fitch, who also created the original Fat Tire label.

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10 beers like New Belgium Festbier

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Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen

Paulaner Brauerei

Germany · Märzen · 5.8%

TWIN

94%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps noble hop character and malt character like New Belgium; adds drinkability.

What carries overtoastybreadysweetmaltynoble-hop

Structure: very close

Compared to New Belgiumsmooth-drinkingcrisp

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Wolfshöher Märzen

Wolfshöher

Germany · Märzen · 5.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors New Belgium's noble hop character and malt character — plus herbal notes, minus bitterness.

What carries overtoastybreadymaltynoble-hopsweet

Structure: very close

Compared to New Belgiumfull-bodiedherbalbittercrisp

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Yuengling Oktoberfest

Yuengling

United States · Märzen · 5.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like New Belgium on noble hop character and sweetness — adds roasted notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the bread notes.

What carries overtoastymaltynoble-hopsweetbitter

Structure: less bitter

Compared to New Belgiumroastedherbalsmooth-drinkingbreadycrisp

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter

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Left Hand Oktoberfest

Left Hand Brewing Company

United States · Märzen · 6.6%

86%

MATCH

As with New Belgium, same noble hop character and malt character; adds dryness, a notch stronger, no sweetness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Narragansett Fest

Narragansett Brewing Company

United States · Märzen · 5.5%

86%

MATCH

Same malt character and noble hop character as New Belgium, adds richness, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Giesinger Bräu Märzen

Giesinger Bräu

Germany · Märzen · 5.8%

85%

MATCH

Shares malt character and noble hop character with New Belgium; adds hop character, but drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Cigar City Oktoberfest

Cigar City Brewing

United States · Märzen · 5.8%

85%

MATCH

Alongside New Belgium on noble hop character and malt character: adds dryness, drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Kinnegar Brewing

Ireland · Märzen · 5.9%

84%

MATCH

A touch more roasted notes, no sweetness — noble hop character and malt character as with New Belgium.

Structure: very close

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Revolution Oktoberfest

Revolution Brewing

United States · Märzen · 5.7%

83%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and malt character as New Belgium, adds drinkability, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Tree House Brewing Company

United States · Märzen · 5.3%

83%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and malt character as New Belgium, adds creaminess, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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