Almananc Brewing, Alameda, California brews up their version of a 5% ABV Festbier, “Rocktoberfest.” Sounding more like a late-night, head-banging metal concert over your local FM radio station, Rocktoberfest is a very nice tasting brew. Rocktoberfest features Weyermann Barke Pilsner, Munich and CaraMunich malts. Says so right on the can!
Like many before it, this doesn’t really fit the visual profile of a Festbier. Primarily, and again it is the wrong color, it should be a perfectly clear, deep straw color, white puffy head with beautiful lacing. It is different…..
Again taste is very nice here, and not at all cloying like a few others I’ve had this week. This one is a little cloudy, orange colored, lack of head, and zero lacing. Maybe back off on the CaraMunich. So, on the Beermeister32 finally tally, points go for a delicious beer. No points given for optics, send somebody to German beer school already! It is tasty… Prost!