Podcast · Episode 102
Oktoberfest 2019
Heading into the last week of Oktoberfest in Munich, we celebrate with our annual Oktoberfest show! This year we feature two classic German Oktoberfest beers to calibrate our palate for five American versions of Oktoberfest style beers. We get a first-hand report of this year's Oktoberfestivities and read comments from the listeners.
Beers from this Episode
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Schwandtoberfest
Bauhaus Brew Labs
Schwandtoberfest pours a dark copper color, slightly cloudy, with a thin, creamy, off-white head. The aroma has a classic Oktoberfest smell, with caramel malts…
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Weihenstephaner Festbier
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Weihenstephaner claims to be the world's oldest brewery and their Festbier displays the quality you'd expect from a brewery that opened in 1040. It pours a supe…
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Original Oktoberfest
Hacker-Pschorr
Original Oktoberfest from Hacker-Pschorr pours a beautiful, crystal clear, deep gold color. Head is off-white and soapy with a lot of coating left on the glass.…
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Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest (2019)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Still celebrating Oktoberfest!
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Oktober Fuel
Braxton Brewing Company
Oktober Fuel pours a beautiful, deep gold color with an aroma that is full of spicy hops. Very tasty, with earthy and spicy hops that are stronger than we typic…
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Tried & True
Gun Hill Brewing Company
Tried & True pours a yellow straw color with a bit of cloudiness and a big frothy head. It’s considerably lighter in appearance than most Oktoberfest beers, man…
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Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest
Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest is a bolder, more Americanized take on the Oktobertfest style. It pours a clear, coppery orange color with a thin white head. The aroma…
Comments
Share a take on the episode, a pour they missed, or a question for the next show.
Great episode. I am very picky about Oktoberfest beers. It is very hard to find one that I really like. I am definitely going to get some Sierra Nevada.