Bronze in Dortmunder or German Festbier
Counter Weight Brewing Co., Cheshire, CT
Hops
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Tasting Notes
Unlike the Marzen style, the traditional fest beer is lighter, drier, and less sweet. Clean and well defined bready malt qualities take center stage.
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Fest Bier is a festbier-style lager from Counter Weight Brewing Co. in Cheshire, Connecticut, the same brewery behind Ein Helles.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54, Dortmunder or German-Style Festbier | Bronze (3rd place) | 161 | Counter Weight Brewing Co. | Cheshire, CT |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | German Fest Bier | Counter Weight: brews |
| ABV | 5.9% | Counter Weight: brews |
| IBU | Not Found | Not Found |
| Hops | Not Found | Not Found |
| Malts and grains | not published (described only as bready malt) | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | none listed | Not Found |
| Other | Not Found | Not Found |
This is a traditional German Fest Bier. Unlike the Marzen style, the traditional fest beer is lighter, drier, and less sweet. Clean and well defined bready malt qualities take center stage.
Source: BeerMenus: Counter Weight Fest Bier (brewery text; the brewery's own brews page carries the same lines)
Unlike the Marzen style, the traditional fest beer is lighter, drier, and less sweet. Clean and well defined bready malt qualities take center stage.
Source: counterweightbrewing.com
No ingredients are named by the brewery or on BeerMenus.
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| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
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| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
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As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for German-Style Oktoberfest/Festbier calls for a clean, sweet, bready malt profile at a low to medium-low level, 5.1 to 6.1 percent ABV, 23 to 29 IBU and 3 to 8 SRM. The published 5.9% ABV fits; IBU cannot be checked.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Dortmunder or German-Style Festbier | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Counter Weight Brewing Co. is in Cheshire, CT.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.