“Experience the essence of German tradition with our Festbier, a rich, pale lager created in our farming region from locally sourced grain. Embrace the robust maltiness, paying homage to the land’s agricultural bounty. Prost!”

Glassware: Half stein.

Appearance: A light and fluffy two finger head sits atop a pale golden body. There’s a subtle haze, good retention and lacing on the glass.

Aroma: The dichotomy between brewers is amazing. Recently we reviewed an 8 month old pilsner which was quite flat and lifeless. Here we have a pale lager at just over 7 months old and it still smells fresh and vibrant. Soft fruity notes, grassy, herbal and spicy with a fairly muscular malt body for a lager… biscuity and bready/crusty with delicate rice crackers getting a look in too. Solid.

Flavour: Really well structured and balanced hop to malt ratio. There’s a constant tussle for the attention of the taste buds. Very mild citrus fruits, semi-sweet honey, then grassy/herbal spice, bready/crusty malts, then into an earthy and grainy note before it punctuates on a clean, dry and grassy finish which lingers.

Mouthfeel: Crisp and light on, lively carbonation, mild-medium body. The 5.4% ABV hides its little of bit extra weight pretty well.

Overall: Another Cornella beer, another Cornella W. Even with 7 months on it she’s still tasting extremely good. Nice body, nice overall balance and vitality. Decent offering.