Session Fest
Full Sail Brewing Co.
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Czech Amber Lager
Seasonal
Oregon
United States
Judges Ratings 87
Aroma: 23 / 24
Flavor: 35 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6
Mouthfeel: 8 / 10
Overall Impression: 16 / 20
Description
Session Fest is a Czech-style strong lager called polotmavé or literally “light dark or semi-dark.” Session Fest has a medium-to-full body balancing candy caramel and full malt flavors that are underscored by a spicy hoppiness that provides a nice perfume with citrus and pine overtones and a long clean finish.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 6.20%
IBUs: 22
Served at: (45°)
Hops: Glacier, Cascade.
Malts: Two-Row Pale, Munich, Caramel, Wheat.
Judges Review
By Phil Farrell
Judges Ratings 87
Aroma: 23 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 35 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 8 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 16 / 20 / 20
Brilliantly clear orange-amber with consistent off-white foam, this beer’s aroma is extremely clean and features toasty malt. As the beer warms, the hint of floral hops is superseded by pine and a touch of citrus. The flavor is the same pleasant contradiction of clean European toasty malt and light American pine and grapefruit flavors. The body is moderately full and there is a touch of alcohol in the firmly bitter finish. A complex malt melanoidin lingers in the aftertaste with just a touch of pine resin. My impression was that of a clean Oktoberfest with a little extra alcohol, West Coast hop character and the bitterness of a Maibock to cleanse the palate.
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