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[S2/E37] Litres of Oktoberfest

Season 2, Episode 37 This week, we’re drinking a hell-of-a-lot of Oktoberfest and Märzen style beers. Prost!

It’s that time of year again…Oktoberfest! This year, we’re not fucking around. While there are many, many interpretations of “Octoberfest” beers out there, we decided to find as many as locally possible and just go for it.

Oktoberfest Beers
Oktoberfest Beers

This week, we’re drinking 14 different Oktoberfest and Märzen-style beers from around the country and from Germany itself. While not all of them can be considered official “Oktoberfest” labeled beers, they all are brewed to celebrate than annual German tradition that is Oktoberfest. This year, Oktoberfest runs from September 19 thru October 4 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

We’re not going to spend any time on this post…there are 14 friggin’ beers on the show this week. Grab your dimpled mug and drink along.

BREW THE SHIT OUT OF IT.

Beers from this week’s episode:
Gordon Biersch Brewing: Märzen
Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München: Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier
Paulaner Gruppe: Oktoberfest Märzen (USA Only)
Spaten-Franziskaner-Löwenbräu-Gruppe: Spaten Oktoberfestbier / Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: Oktoberfest – Brauhaus Riegele (2015)
Abita Brewing Company: Octoberfest
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan: Weihenstephaner Festbier
Schlenkerla Heller-Bräu Trum: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier – Märzen
Warsteiner: Oktoberfest Special Edition
Hangar 24 Craft Brewery: Oktoberfest Fall Lager
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams): Samuel Adams OctoberFest
Spoetzl Brewery: Shiner Oktoberfest
Left Hand Brewing Company: Oktoberfest
Ninkasi Brewing Company: Oktoberfest Festbier Lager

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Episode Eighteen | Oktoberfest!

Season 1, Episode 18 This week, we’re going to Germany and celebrating Oktoberfest!

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It’s Oktoberfest! This week on the show, we’re drinking five different German brews, three of which are Oktoberfest beers from Paulaner, Weihenstephaner, and Hofbräu, and then two more beers from Weihenstephaner, their Vitus Weizenbock, and their doppelbock, Korbinian.

Greg is studying for his Certified Cicerone® exam, and it just so happens that he’s researching Germany and its breweries and beers. Not only did he provide all of the beer for the show this week, he steps up and drops knowledge on the history of Oktoberfest and its beer.

Oktoberfest Beers from Weihenstephaner, Hofbräu, and Paulaner. Also, Weihenstephaner Korbinian Doppelbock for good measure.
Oktoberfest Beers from Weihenstephaner, Hofbräu, and Paulaner. Also, Weihenstephaner Korbinian Doppelbock for good measure. (Vitus not pictured.)

Oktoberfest began as a festival in 1810 that lasted 16 days, from late September to early October, and celebrated the wedding of Prince Ludwig and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The 16-day beer-drinking extravaganza was closed with horse races, and then probably a good week or so of recovery.

One really cool thing about these German imports is that they are very high quality brews that are fairly inexpensive. So, get together with your buddies, buy a couple cases of German brews, and learn about the roots and history of beer.

Until next week, brew the shit out of it! Prost!

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