Festbier

Bringing Festbier to the US, not the amber and sweet “Märzen-style” but the golden elixir they drink in Munich during Oktoberfest is a divine mission shared amongst lager-focused brewers. Our favorite Durham maltster at Epiphany Craft Malt got his start in the industry working at Brauerei Ayinger and used his connections and good looks to seal a deal with a family farm in Germany who only supplies a couple well known Bavarian breweries with their Ursprung Festmalt, and now Epiphany is on their list. Our Festbier showcases this rare and special malt with a small addition of Munich and Vienna malts for color and desirable autumn-evoking aromas, balanced with a few additions of German Perle hops and lagered in horizontal tanks for 8 weeks.