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Hallertauer Festbier

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Number four in the Hallertauer Serie is the festival beer, a seasonal release for the folk-festival months brewed in the Old Bavarian Märzen tradition. Pilsner, Munich and caramel malts build a malt-forward profile with bread crust, light caramel and a touch of honeyed sweetness, from an original gravity of 13.8 degrees Plato. Hallertauer Perle contributes a fine, herbal and gently spicy bitterness that keeps the medium body from turning heavy. Toasted malt lingers into a rounded finish.

ABV
5.9%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter22 IBU
Roasted bitterness
SRM
amber9
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
What makes this beer itself
MaltHop
maltyherbalcaramel
malty
herbal
caramel
roasted
bready
honey
Aroma
The nose opens with pronounced bread crust and toasted malt notes, underscored by a faint honeyed sweetness that emerges on closer inspection.
also:spicy,toasty,clean
not found:hoppy,chocolate,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Hallertauer Festbier

◎ Appearance

A bright golden amber with excellent clarity and a fine, persistent white head that clings to the glass in delicate lacing. The carbonation is moderate and well-integrated, creating a soft, inviting visual presence typical of the Märzen style.

golden amberclearpersistent foamfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with pronounced bread crust and toasted malt notes, underscored by a faint honeyed sweetness that emerges on closer inspection. Hallertauer Perle contributes a subtle herbal and gently spicy character that lifts the malt-forward profile without dominating.

bread crusttoasted maltherbal spicehoney notes

◐ Taste

The palate reveals a malt-driven foundation with Munich and caramel malts delivering caramel depth and soft bread-like flavors. The Hallertauer Perle bittering is refined and restrained—herbaceous and gently spicy—providing structure to the medium body without astringency. The finish builds on toasted malt character, remaining clean and rounded.

malt-forwardcaramel sweetnessherbal bitternessbread notesbalanced body

◑ Finish

A lingering aftertaste of toasted malt and subtle caramel fades gracefully, leaving the palate clean and slightly dry. The bitterness settles into a rounded, harmonious conclusion without harshness.

toasted maltclean finishbalanced
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
84
Appearance
85
Finish
78
Serve at 7–9°C

Serve at 7–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

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About Märzen

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What is a Märzen?

Märzens are Bavarian lagers with 5.8–6.3% ABV. Rich toasty malt — bread, caramel, biscuit — with clean lager fermentation and low bitterness.

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