I’ve been trying beer from all over the globe (especially from this wonderful country, of course), as you know, and have found some great beers. I don’t know if I’d appreciate the beers that I’ve tried as much if I had not made it myself in the past. Today, I had some cans of Holsten festbock. This, billed on the top of the can, is “strong dark beer”, as opposed to their maiboc, which is “strong golden beer”.
They both are strong, weighing in at 7.0% alcohol/vol. Both are nice beers with a fairly strong malty, fruity taste at first and not a lot of aftertaste (a plus for a India pale ale drinker like myself). The maibock has a lighter taste than the festbock,
commensurate with its color. The festbock is really dark. Its not as dark as Guiness or some full bock’s that I’ve seen and had, but its pretty dark. If you want a tasty way to get a fairly cheap buzz in this overtaxed country of Canada, try Holsten. I cannot recommend either of these offerings, as I like them both. There’s a Bavarian offering, Bavaria 8.6, which I think that I like more, but I’m not so sure.
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Sounds good. Years ago I used to imbibe malt liquor stored in clear glass bottles. A friend warned me that it was almost guaranteed to produce a hangover, because the light played havoc with the beer. Tis a reason (most) beer is stored in brown or green bottles he said. Did I listen? Nope.
Had many a hangover. Gotta watch out for that sleeman’s cream ale too. Never tried it though.