Your Top Oktoberfest Beers

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  1. Ragnarok88

    Ragnarok88 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Minnesota

    I keep seeing more breweries rolling out their Oktoberfest beers, and I wanted to get an opinion on what the best ones were. Looking at the reviews for them there are no clear cut favorites, so there is probably going to be a lot of personal opinion on the style. If you are able to do it, post two separate top 5 lists for German and American made, and indicate your top overall choice.

    My top 5
    1. Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen
    2. Millstream Oktoberfest
    3. New Glarus Staghorn Oktoberfest
    4. Great Lakes Oktoberfest
    5. Samuel Adams Octoberfest
     
    #1 Ragnarok88, Jul 26, 2013
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  2. vette2006c5r

    vette2006c5r Grand Pooh-Bah (3,957) Oct 14, 2009 Minnesota
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    hmmmmmmm gotta go with
    1. New Glarus Staghorn (Heard it won't be made anymore, but just a rumor!)
    2. Sam Adams Octoberfest
    3. Capital Octoberfest
    4. Lazy Monk Octoberfest (small and once local brewery)
    5. Das Beirhaus Big Cedar Red (small and once local brewery)
     
    #2 vette2006c5r, Jul 26, 2013
  3. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    1- Ayinger (Marzen)
    2- Hacker-Pschorr (Marzen)
    3- Hoffbrau (Weis'n)
    4- Paulaner (Marzen)
    5- Spaten (Marzen)

    I really want to try the Paulaner and Weihenstephaner Weis'n style beers- they could throw a monkey wrench into the whole works...
     
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  4. BasterdInABasket

    BasterdInABasket Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2010 Wisconsin

    Haven't had many since it's not one of my favorite styles but Staghorn is definitely my favorite. Paulaner and Hacker-Pscorr were pretty good too. I remember your #5 Sam Adams' being pretty decent but I had it last year and it had a really strange sweetness that I did not enjoy at all.
     
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  5. deadliest

    deadliest Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2009 Texas

    1 Franconia
    2 Hacker Pschorr
    3 Paulaner
    4 Real Ale
    5 Ayinger
     
    #5 deadliest, Jul 26, 2013
  6. TheBandit1

    TheBandit1 Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2011 Michigan

    Not 5 but Bells (RIP in bottles?) and Great Lakes are fantastic but I have a soft spot for Hofbrau. Not a traditional Oktoberfest (in their own eyes) but I love it.
     
    #6 TheBandit1, Jul 26, 2013
  7. Ragnarok88

    Ragnarok88 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Minnesota


    This seems unlikely, since they have an Oktoberfest event in New Glarus.
     
    #7 Ragnarok88, Jul 26, 2013
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  8. CuriousMonk

    CuriousMonk Pooh-Bah (1,873) Dec 24, 2010 District of Columbia
    Pooh-Bah

    #8 CuriousMonk, Jul 26, 2013
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  9. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    German:

    1) Paulaner (Marzen)
    2) Hacker-schorr (Marzen)
    3) Ayinger (marzen)
    4) Paulaner (Weisn)
    5) HoffBrau (Weisen)

    American:

    1) Great Lakes
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    2) Capital
    3) Sam Adams
    4) New Glarus Staghorn
     
    #9 MooseBoose, Jul 26, 2013
  10. AlienSwineFlu

    AlienSwineFlu Savant (1,135) Dec 14, 2012 Ohio

    No lie, Sam Adams Octoberfest is my favorite. It has a special place in my heart, always will.
     
    #10 AlienSwineFlu, Jul 26, 2013
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  11. jwheeler87

    jwheeler87 Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 Massachusetts

    That matches my top 5 perfectly.
     
    #11 jwheeler87, Jul 26, 2013
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  12. 57md

    57md Grand Pooh-Bah (3,033) Aug 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Great Lakes
    Hooker
    Thirsty Dog Barktober
    Sam Adams
    Summit
     
    #12 57md, Jul 26, 2013
  13. AlienSwineFlu

    AlienSwineFlu Savant (1,135) Dec 14, 2012 Ohio


    Thirsty Dog Barktober??? Now I have something to look for!
     
    #13 AlienSwineFlu, Jul 26, 2013
  14. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    Great Lakes Oktoberfest
    Thirsty Dog Barktoberfest
    Great Divide Hoss (year-round)
    Harpoon Octoberfest (had for the first time last year, looking fwd to it alot this year)
    Sam Adams Octoberfest

    As for imported.. I really like Ayinger and Paulaner
     
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  15. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    I don't even know if I've ever had 5 different Oktoberfest beers. I need to drink some different ones this year.
     
    #15 Danny1217, Jul 26, 2013
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  16. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Per reviews: (last season was my personal O-fest hunt, I tried 29)

    Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen(tie)
    Great Lakes Oktoberfest(tie)
    Great Divide Hoss
    Blue Point Octoberfest
    Short's Noble Chaos

    All of these were over 4.0/5. everything else was 4.0 or lower.
     
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  17. vette2006c5r

    vette2006c5r Grand Pooh-Bah (3,957) Oct 14, 2009 Minnesota
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    I hope your right, I have contacted New Glarus to put this rumor to rest. Hopefully I will bring good news.
     
    #17 vette2006c5r, Jul 26, 2013
  18. jzlyo

    jzlyo Pooh-Bah (2,743) Mar 4, 2012 Iowa
    Pooh-Bah

    Great Lakes Oktoberfest
    New Glarus Staghorn
    Spaten Oktoberfest
    Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen
    Hoppin Frog Oktoberfest Froggy Style Lager
     
    #18 jzlyo, Jul 26, 2013
  19. CassinoNorth

    CassinoNorth Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 New Jersey

    The one style where American Craft breweries really take a back seat.
     
    #19 CassinoNorth, Jul 26, 2013
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  20. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    This is my kinda thread! Oktoberfest is my favorite style.

    1) Paulaner
    2) Hacker-Pschorr
    3) Ayinger
    4) Prost
    5) Avery Kaiser

    Truth be told, 1-3 are interchangeable and quite a bit ahead of their American counterparts.
     
    #20 alexipa, Jul 26, 2013
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