Gessner Original Festbier
Brewery: Gessner
Town: Sonneberg in Franconian Thuringia
Style: Festbier 5.5%
Color: deep amber
Head: off-white, ample
Nose: richly malty, spicy
Body: medium to full
Palate: richly malty, roasty, nice spicy element
Finish: lingering, bittersweet
Served: from a bottle bought in Thuringia
Impression: A friend was in Thüringen and was nice enough to bring this back to me, though hadn’t realized it was from part of Franconian Thüringen. The brewery has been on my radar for a few years but with no brewery tap, I haven’t found the motivation to go that far. This rich Festbier, more in the mold of a Märzen, just may do it. Gorgeous pour with a deep amber hue and ample off-white head. The nose and palate are richly malty with a nice spicy element. Not dry or particularly bitter, the finish manages to escape being cloying nonetheless. Thanks, Franz.
