2018 Oktoberfest Releases

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  1. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    I bet no one would have expected me to start this thread -- especially on July 18! Since I saw Warsteiner Oktoberfest 12-packs available in a large retailer today, I thought it might be the earliest sighting ever and ought to be documented.

    Yep. Woodman's in Kenosha, WI has a fresh stack of Warsteiner Oktoberfest (best by May 2019). Maybe the non-Bavarian breweries are trying to get a jump on the old favorites? I could see that, but it also seems that Wisconsin is starting to become one of those areas where Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr are available year-round. 12-packs of both are at the same store; best by April, 2019.

    So here it is, just past mid-July* and the sightings have begun -- have at it all!



    (*you know I want to insert Johnny Cash here... :grin:)
     
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  2. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    Sadly they are hitting now and you have the option of enjoying fresh or waiting and they are months old. I plan to enjoy them when they hit. Pretty soon we will see these landing in May as the creep progresses.
    LOL
    Cheers
     
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  3. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Hopefully we can swing it around back to September as it creeps! :grin:
     
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  4. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    You say that like it's a bad thing! (and it's certainly NOT a bad thing at all).
     
    #4 LuskusDelph, Jul 18, 2018
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  5. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    I never see beer as a bad thing. But I think most of us would enjoy these more in their season. Drinking a fall Oktoberfest beer in the scorching heat of the summer is sort of out of place. And every year we see these pop up earlier and earlier.
     
    #5 AZBeerDude72, Jul 18, 2018
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  6. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    Interesting.
    Although, I feel that a good O-Fest brew (or practically any other well made brew) is refreshing year-round.
     
    #6 LuskusDelph, Jul 18, 2018
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  7. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    So should they sell Christmas style beers year round if well made? The beer industry sells beers based on seasons, summer = lighter beers winter = darker heavier styles etc. No one is arguing quality or taste, Oktoberfest beers are my favorites but they seem a little out of place in July. I just think they should brew them in their intended season. Who wants a pumpkin beer in April.
     
    #7 AZBeerDude72, Jul 18, 2018
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  8. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    To each his own!
     
    #8 LuskusDelph, Jul 18, 2018
  9. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Heavier and higher alcohol beers always tend to bog me down in warm weather -- always have. Lighter bodied and lower ABV beers are always more refreshing to me in hot, humid weather. I know a lot of people who agree with me.

    If you can slug back a few Imperial Stouts on a hot August night, more power to you. But Oktoberfest Amber-Märzen just tastes better to me on a nice, cool Autumn afternoon.
     
    #9 steveh, Jul 18, 2018
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  10. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    This is the only one that I really care about:

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  11. johnnybgood1999

    johnnybgood1999 Savant (1,000) Oct 31, 2008 Virginia

    Haven't seen any yet. Any Sierra Nevada sightings? Always curious what their yearly rendition will bring.
     
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  12. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    What happened to the Maßkrug that came with the beer?
     
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  13. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,183) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    Why don't we just repost the thread on this topic from last year or the one before that?
     
    #13 ecpho, Jul 18, 2018
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  14. johnnybgood1999

    johnnybgood1999 Savant (1,000) Oct 31, 2008 Virginia

    Had that for the first time last year and it was excellent. Much prefer it over their amber. Unfortunately hard for me to find though.
     
    #14 johnnybgood1999, Jul 18, 2018
  15. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Better?

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    #15 EvenMoreJesus, Jul 18, 2018
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  16. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Still seeing the Summerfest in great quantity.
    You need to peruse this thread.
     
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  17. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    What fun would that be?
     
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  18. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Much.
     
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  19. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Because this is 2018, not 2017.

    Besides, look at all of the newbies we have -- Johnnybgood only tried Paulaner Wies'n last year. :thinking_face:

    Also, have you tried to kabosh all of the IPA threads that are more freaking redundant than hiccups? (sorry, just had to get snarky :grin:)
     
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  20. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,183) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    I didn't mean we shouldn't discuss the 2018 Oktoberfests - I meant the seasonal creep complaints.
    I love that Oktos are coming out earlier and earlier - as I said probably last year and the year before that, some of us have AC so a light beer isn't always needed in summertime.

    The Paulaner Weis'n is one of the best so he's doing ok. The holy grail is Traunsteiner of course (and SN is always a regular purchase.)

    I'd love to stay here all day and squash all of the IPA/NEIPA threads but I'd have to quit my job. I'd love it if BA could split off IPAs into it's own website or at least allow us to filter those threads out.
     
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