Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

I got home a little later than usual last night at about 6:20pm, and the dog expects me to take him out for his 7pm post-dinner backyard business, so I had to get my evening meal prepared and eaten fairly quickly. I slapped together an "impoverished" plate of nachos, but I had this very tasty brand of Oktoberfest beer with it (old photo, but the bottle I had last night looks the same).
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It’s hot! A cool beer and a frozen mug. Can’t beat it.

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Woops messed up, anyway a little Miller Pony and some micarta with a nice little tiny oiler i got at an auction today.
 
Jon0385 said:
Anything German is likely to be better
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A few years back, I did some research, and found that this depends if you're getting a German Oktoberfestbier for Germans or one they brew for Americans. Apparently, German preferences are changing, and the German festbiers for Germans are becoming lighter, while the German festbiers for Americans retain the traditional recipes (which I tend to prefer). Here's a post with some details:
5K Qs said:
Vince, after I saw your version of Paulaner Oktoberfest, I did some online research to see if I could find out what's going on. When I originally bought, and especially when I poured, my Paulaner Wiesn, I wondered if it was a wheat beer (which I typically don't like very much). But I verified that "wheat" in German is "Weizen", not "Wiesn", although I couldn't get my online translator to recognize "Wiesn". But "Wiese" is "meadow" and it turns out that the locals around Munich call the Oktoberfest festivities, and the grounds where they're held, "Wiesn", a colloquial contraction of the German for "Therese's Meadow", Therese being the princess who married Crown Prince Leopold in 1810, kicking off the first Oktoberfest.

And this webpage https://www.foodandwine.com/articles/what-heck-oktoberfest-beer claims that the Oktoberfest beer in Munich has been getting progressively lighter in color with time, but Americans still like the older amber Märzen style. So some German brewers make the lighter-colored version for consumption at the Munich festival, but brew a marzen style to export to America. After finding Paulaner's website and reading what they wrote about Wiesn and Märzen, I think that Wiesn is their Munich brand and Marzen is their American export.

You're right, I generally like the amber Oktoberfest styles (from American brewers like Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Bell's, Leinenkugel, and Atwater) better than the "golden" styles (German imports like Paulaner Wiesn, Weihenstephaner, Warsteiner, and Hacker-Pschorr - listed from lightest to darkest in my experience) I've been trying.

FWIW, the Paulaner Wiesn IS made with barley malt, both light and dark varieties.

All pretty interesting to me, and although I have my preferences among these Oktoberfest beers, they're all quite good compared to typical American lagers, IMHO!
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5K Qs said:
A few years back, I did some research, and found that this depends if you're getting a German Oktoberfestbier for Germans or one they brew for Americans. Apparently, German preferences are changing, and the German festbiers for Germans are becoming lighter, while the German festbiers for Americans retain the traditional recipes (which I tend to prefer). Here's a post with some details:
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You’d think it would be the other way around and the lighter beers would be for export. I’ve never looked into that far, but have found the German imports to be more enjoyable than that of American brewers
 
prairie.dog said:
That time of the year for my favorite style of beer. Sam Adams is no longer my top choice, but it's such a classic I pick up at a least a pack or two every fall. Tom Overeynder Serpentine Trapper sporting some stag with very fall colors!

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As the Christmas song says, "it's the most wonderful time of the year" as far as beer goes.
What's your current favorite Oktoberfest beer?
This is one I've not had before, but I've had other brews from Great Lakes that I enjoyed (notably, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter). I had one last night and really liked it.
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5K Qs said:
As the Christmas song says, "it's the most wonderful time of the year" as far as beer goes.
What's your current favorite Oktoberfest beer?
This is one I've not had before, but I've had other brews from Great Lakes that I enjoyed (notably, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter). I had one last night and really liked it.
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For me, it's the Free State Octoberfest. Although I fully admit it's a 'homer' pick. They are just a few miles down the road from me. I still think it's a fantastic beer regardless of my bias. Outside of that, I always enjoy Sierra Nevada's takes on the style. For a while they were doing collabs with German breweries and it was different every year, not sure if that's happening, or not. This year I'd love to try that exact beer you posted, and Ayinger's offering.

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