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Sunday, September 24. 2017

Why do you enjoy Oktoberfest Beer?

Lots of people love the draft Oktoberfest which is sent to the US. Why?


I am not sure what is so good about it.  It's not fresh beer, and beer is meant to be fresh. 

Posted by The News Junkie in Food and Drink at 16:08 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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It's FRESH beer, VERY FRESH beer.

You MISREAD. It says, ''...it USED TO BE MADE in March..."

I lived there. To repeat: it's very VERY FRESH.
#1 Kauf Buch on 2017-09-24 18:20 (Reply)
I drink the version that Sam Adams makes. It looks like it was bottled this month.
#2 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2017-09-24 22:11 (Reply)
The American versions are just as good as the German brands. The Sam Adams is always good. Sierra Nevada has one this year that is outstanding.
#3 altered states on 2017-09-25 00:54 (Reply)
I'm pretty sure you've NEVER tasted Oktoberfest (or even ANY German) beer in Germany.

A German bottled beer shipped to the USA cannot be compared.

You might as well whine about Guinness, having never tasted it fresh in Dublin.
#3.1 Kauf Buch on 2017-09-25 10:24 (Reply)
...frisch aus dem Fass.

Mmmmm.
#3.1.1 Krusty on 2017-09-25 11:08 (Reply)
I'm partial to the real Muenchen Hofbrau stuff myself. The American Oktoberfest brews (and Becks) tend to be too dark for my taste. I like ales, and stouts, and porters, but not in Oktober.

https://www.hofbraeu-muenchen.de/en/our-brews/our-range-of-beer/hofbraeu-oktoberfestbier/

Also, for those in the area, it's the most Wienerful time, of the year!

http://www.wolffsbiergarten.com/albany-new-york/dachshund-race/

The weather looks to be good, and the Dachshund races are a blast. Albany closes the road for a block in either direction in front of the Biergarten and artificial turf is installed in the race area . It's something to see.
#4 Krusty on 2017-09-25 10:08 (Reply)
I have had many beers in biergartens in Germany and Austria. Damn good, the best.
#5 Bird Dog on 2017-09-25 10:58 (Reply)
I like Marzen style beer and I also like Bavarian Helles. IMO the best buy for the $ from Munich is Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest and their Helles (Munich Gold). It comes in brown bottles, so it stands up better to shipping than the green bottle stuff.

Never been to Munich, but had the opportunity to have some Weihenstephaner draft in Nashville a few weeks ago too. Pretty damn good. Followed it up with HB dunkel. Also good.

Given the choice of all the micros and international beers, I still come back to Munich for my favorites
#6 forest on 2017-09-25 15:22 (Reply)
I was there when I was in the service.
#7 C.R. on 2017-09-25 16:30 (Reply)
Imagine you were brewing beer three centuries ago. You don't have accurate thermometers, and you don't have refrigeration, other than a cellar shaded by chestnut trees. You might just make a big spurt in production in late winter, because when summer comes you will not be able to ferment slowly, and very likely many of your workers will be spends ng the summer growing your barley and hops, rather than brewing beer.
#8 Bruce on 2017-09-26 06:11 (Reply)

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