Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier
Hofbräuhaus München
- From:
- Hofbräuhaus München
- Germany
- Style:
- Festbier / Wiesnbier
Ranked #135 - ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,913 - Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 15.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 757
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 11, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 12, 2001
- Wants:
- 42
- Gots:
- 301
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
The Oktoberfest originated in 1810 in Munich, Germany, as a wedding celebration for the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. This product was created especially for this event and is brewed usually for the Oktoberfest, now the largest beer festival in the world. Hofbräu München (HB) is one of a selected group of breweries granted the privileges of supplying the Oktoberfest with their products. Using the highest quality ingredients, HB's Oktoberfest Specialty has its own distinctive and unique taste.
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Ratings by Caspase:
Reviewed by Caspase from England
3.47/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 mL bottle. BBE 08/2026.
Appearance: 3.25. Clear lemon to amber yellow with a white head, and minimal fizz.
Smell: 3. Light malts and hops.
Taste: 3.75. Mild-moderate hop bitterness - slightly more than the usual festbier. Light malts, grassy hop notes.
Feel: 3.5. Smooth, good body, moderate carbonation.
Overall: 3.5. A nice festbier with some extra hop presence.
Oct 22, 2025Appearance: 3.25. Clear lemon to amber yellow with a white head, and minimal fizz.
Smell: 3. Light malts and hops.
Taste: 3.75. Mild-moderate hop bitterness - slightly more than the usual festbier. Light malts, grassy hop notes.
Feel: 3.5. Smooth, good body, moderate carbonation.
Overall: 3.5. A nice festbier with some extra hop presence.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by AlexKP88 from Australia
4.29/5 rDev +20.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +20.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours very golden. Nice white foam head. Smell is bready malty. Taste is bready malty and some fruitiness and hoppiness at the end. Tastes like the HB Original but more bready and rounded.
Feb 14, 2026Rated by lucky2s from Georgia
3.88/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very clean and crisp. A very nice sweetness, very slight bitterness.
Excellent beer.
Feb 14, 2026Excellent beer.
Reviewed by DDiFran from Ohio
4.18/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a very pale straw with a thick head that has decent lacing and retention. Nose is malty bread or biscuits but with a touch of floral notes. Taste is rich and malty with a spicy hop finish. Surprisingly tasty fest bier from a brewer that gets looked down on for it somewhat manufactured beer hall experience. Their beers are always solid if not spectacular IMO. This one is better than most
Feb 02, 2026
Reviewed by Arbitrage411 from Pennsylvania
3.54/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.54/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier pours a translucent sharp golden hue with very visible central upstream of bubbles. It has an off white thin head, sending a cereal grains fragrance to the nose. Halting with only a mild bite this brew is easy going with a veggie taste. At a 6.3% ABV - strikes a value, and mouthfeel certainly tame - eggs one to have another. Barely semi dry finish.
Nov 18, 2025
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.79/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Crystal clear wedding band gold with a tall head of dense white foam.
A touch astringent or metallic, but only mildly semi-bitter--okay perhaps even a bit skunked--but also some cornbread and Brazil nut, cracker and a hint of esters, bitterness verging floral at times. Surprised it's actually opposite of too sweet actually.
Oct 23, 2025A touch astringent or metallic, but only mildly semi-bitter--okay perhaps even a bit skunked--but also some cornbread and Brazil nut, cracker and a hint of esters, bitterness verging floral at times. Surprised it's actually opposite of too sweet actually.
Reviewed by running3dogs from Maryland
3.98/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Good clarity, excellent lacing. Nice bready malt aroma with fresh hops. Robust flavor, almost bock-like. Smooth enough. Like this big-beer approach to the traditional fest style.
Oct 04, 2025
Reviewed by IrishPole from Ireland
3.67/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Hofbräu München Oktoberfest Bier
Poured from bottle into a classic Steinkrug glass.
Look: Clear golden-yellow. Poured with a nice head that settled into a thin layer covering the beer.
Aroma: Sweet malt upfront with caramel notes that come through more as it warms. Slightly dry, boozy notes appear at times.
Taste: Starts malty with a slight touch of hops in the middle. Finishes grainy/oaty with a pleasant bitterness. Alcohol peeks through, especially early on, but fades as the beer goes down.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, nicely carbonated, light-bodied and easy to drink.
Overall: I really enjoyed the caramel aroma, especially once the beer warmed a bit. The flavor opens malty, with a hint of hops in the middle, finishing on grains, oats, and bitterness. Alcohol presence is stronger at the start, but mellows out as you get further into the glass. I felt the beer actually improved as I drank it. I’d happily have this again.
Oct 02, 2025Poured from bottle into a classic Steinkrug glass.
Look: Clear golden-yellow. Poured with a nice head that settled into a thin layer covering the beer.
Aroma: Sweet malt upfront with caramel notes that come through more as it warms. Slightly dry, boozy notes appear at times.
Taste: Starts malty with a slight touch of hops in the middle. Finishes grainy/oaty with a pleasant bitterness. Alcohol peeks through, especially early on, but fades as the beer goes down.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, nicely carbonated, light-bodied and easy to drink.
Overall: I really enjoyed the caramel aroma, especially once the beer warmed a bit. The flavor opens malty, with a hint of hops in the middle, finishing on grains, oats, and bitterness. Alcohol presence is stronger at the start, but mellows out as you get further into the glass. I felt the beer actually improved as I drank it. I’d happily have this again.
Rated by FRANKHAZE from Florida
4.32/5 rDev +21%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +21%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Greatt
Sep 30, 2025
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