Faultbier. It's been in the fridge for a few days, but it's still technically in the fermenter. Smells malty, initially tastes similar to a marzen, but then has an almost-too-bitter finish to make it extremely drinkable. This is hitting all the checkmarks I was hoping for: amber and malty for the fall, but not cloying and with decent bitterness. And no amber lager twang that I get in a lot of Oktoberfest beers lately. If I wanted it to taste more like a German lager I would use Liberty/noble hops instead of Triumph hops next time. The recipe was a Munich II 10L and Triumph smash fermented under pressure with 34/70 at ambient temps. Easy peasy


