festbier
See also: Festbier
English
Etymology
German Festbier.
Noun
festbier (countable and uncountable, plural festbiers)
- A kind of beer, a helles lager.
- 2010, Lew Bryson, Pennsylvania Breweries, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 155:
- Families and children are welcome at the Oktoberfest celebrations on Sundays in October. These are not sloppy, beat-the-clock swill fests, but rather a time for people to enjoy good company in the warm glow of a few mugs of festbier and […]
- 2014, Ben Keene, The Great Northeast Brewery Tour: Tap into the Best Craft Breweries in New England and the Mid-Atlantic, Voyageur Press, →ISBN, page 121:
- XPA might have longevity, but OktoberFish (6% ABV) is a frequent contender for the most popular Flying Fish. European malt, hops, and yeast pay tribute to the classic German festbiers, and its alluring reddish color makes it hard to resist.
- 2014, Brian Yaeger, Oregon Breweries, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 386:
- Drink seasonally (festbiers and pumpkin ales, etc.) with local McMenamins brewers.
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