spinner

Grand Teton Fest Bier Märzen Lager

Grand Teton Fest Bier Märzen Lager

Rated 3.275 by BeerPals
No Image Available

Brewed by Grand Teton Brewing Company

Victor, ID, United States

Style:  Marzen / Oktoberfest

7% Alcohol by Volume

Availability of this beer is unknown


Sign Up to Participate:



In the days before refrigeration, brewing was difficult or impossible in the warm summer months, and March was the time a big brew was made as a supply for summer. This March or marzen beer was brewed to a fairly high gravity for protection against spoilage as it was stored away in cool cellars or caves. At the end of the summer, when the new brewing season began, any beer left in storage was ceremoniously consumed. The pouring of this special marzen coincided with the fall harvest festival, making for one big party. The traditional German marzen is a medium-strong, reddish amber lager, with a malty body and aroma, which has been lagered, or conditioned, an unusually long time. Our Fest Bier is offered in honor of the old ways. We brewed it in early January with German Pilsner and Vienna malts, hopped it with German Hallertaus, and fermented it at low temperatures with lager yeast from a monastery brewery near Munich. It fermented for weeks in our “cellar,” then, in March, it was bottle-conditioned and moved to cold storage for further aging, until its release in late summer. The reddish Vienna malts in this beer provide a spicy sweetness and some caramel notes that perfectly complement roast or grilled chicken, pizza, or pasta with red sauce. 7% alcohol by volume. Awards 2007 - Bronze Medal, Märzen/Oktoberfest - North American Brewers Association

ID: 33423 Last updated 1 month ago Added to database 16 years ago

Key Stats

76
percentile

0

Drunk

1

Review

0

Likes

0 Member Photos

No photos yet. Show us yours!

Sign up to share your photos

Beeributes

Most noted beer attributes

None to date - be the first! Beeributes help BeerPal predict what beers you'll love.

Sign up to participate

Statistics

Overall Rank13267
Overall Percentile76.3
Style Rank101 of 655
Style Percentile84.6
Lowest Score4.1
Highest Score4.1
Average Score4.100
Weighted Score3.275
Standard Deviation0.000

Rating Distribution

Not enough reviews for this chart

Beer vs Style

1 Member Reviews

Recent | Card View | Table View
  • ORVALPLEASE 351 reviews
    rated 4.1 16 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    Nice version of a Märzen that seemed faithful to the style. Slight orange hue to the color with a healthy, loose head. Body of the beer is a nice bready malt that is as expected. Finish has some interesting notes of cinnamon and black pepper that are a nice offset to your next sip of malty sweetness. Only problem with the Grand Teton Cellar Reserve beers is getting into the 1000 ml swing-top bottle. Had a hell of a time getting the wax sealing off - guess it's to work up a thirst...

Discuss This Beer