Festbier – Golden Lagerbier

Lager brewers nationwide are on a shared quest to make Festbier more available in the US. This is not the darker amber “Märzen-style” but the golden elixir they drink in Munich during Oktoberfest. 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. This beer showcases this special malt with a small addition of Munich and Vienna malts for color and desirable autumn-evoking aromas. Fermented cold and slow and lagered in horizontal tanks for 8 weeks. Prost!