Beers similar to Detmolder Festbier

Märzen·Germany·5% ABV·One of 168 Märzens in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Detmolder Festbier's caramel and nutty character. Caramel and the scent of fresh bread crust define the nose, joined by light nutty notes and a little toffee. Three hop varieties add spicy, floral and citrus-like aromas. Its season is Wies'n time. The brewery calls the style almost extinct and keeps it alive; listed as Festbier and Märzen, 5.0 % ABV at 11 °P.

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Oktoberfest Märzen

Hacker-Pschorr Bräu

Germany · Märzen · 5.8%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Detmolder on spicy-hop notes and sweetness: adds dryness, a notch stronger, drops citrus notes.

What carries overcaramelsmoothtoastyfloralmalty

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Detmolderdrybitterbreadycitrusy

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Great Lakes Oktoberfest

Great Lakes Brewing Company

United States · Märzen · 6.5%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Detmolder, same bread notes and malt character; adds richness, noticeably less bitter, no floral notes.

What carries overcarameltoastybreadyspicy-hopnutty

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Detmolderrichdrybitterfloralcitrusy

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Kerwa Festmärzen

Brauerei Drei Kronen Memmelsdorf

Germany · Märzen · 5.6%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same bread notes and malt character as Detmolder, adds bitterness, but without the citrus notes.

What carries overtoastycaramelfloralbreadymalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Detmolderbitterfull-bodieddryspicy-hopcitrusy

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

Structure: very close

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Creemore Springs Oktoberfest

Creemore Springs Brewery

Canada · Märzen · 5.5%

74%

MATCH

Mirrors Detmolder's bread notes and floral notes — plus dryness, minus citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Eliot Ness

Great Lakes Brewing Company

United States · Amber Lager · 6.1%

74%

MATCH

Like Detmolder on floral notes and bread notes — adds dryness, a notch stronger, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Wagner Märzen

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern

Germany · Märzen · 5.4%

73%

MATCH

A touch more fullness, no nutty notes — spicy-hop notes and citrus notes as with Detmolder.

Structure: very close

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Weyermann Märzen

Weyermann Braumanufaktur

Germany · Märzen · 5.3%

73%

MATCH

Keeps floral notes and malt character like Detmolder, adds herbal notes, drops citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Festbier Das Besondere

Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren

Germany · Märzen · 6%

73%

MATCH

Shares floral notes and malt character with Detmolder; adds fullness, noticeably less bitter, but drops citrus notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Warsteiner Winter

Warsteiner Brauerei

Germany · Märzen · 5.6%

72%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bread notes and sweetness as Detmolder, adds bitterness, noticeably less bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Bloktoberfest

Atwater Brewery

United States · Märzen · 6.1%

72%

MATCH

Stronger — same bread notes and sweetness as Detmolder, adds hop character, a notch stronger, but without the floral notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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