Spaten Production / Availability Problems?

I've drank my weight in Spaten Octoberfest draft this fall and is as good as ever, liquor stores around here still have stacks of it as well .

 

Seems to be in stock at my local Totals (Raleigh).
This is it right?

Spaten Oktoberfest Ur Marzen
6pk-12oz Btls
Germany, Lager, Euro-Style Lager, Marzen/Oktoberfest
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Malty, Toasty, Sweet, Medium-bodied. Germany- Märzen / Oktoberfest- Created in 1872, this is the world's first Oktoberfest beer, brewed for the greatest folk festival in the world. …More info

 

That's it -- East Coast must be the teacher's pet this year.

 

^ I suppose so.
Guess I'll have to stop by and pick some up after work!

 

“Spaten is a declining brand even in Munich.”

Is there a reason why the German beer drinkers are decreasing their consumption of Spaten beers?

Cheers!

 

I love Spaten, you must as well since you joined BA apparently just to bring this up.

 

I don't know if consumption is down - but their brand presence is way down. I was there last year and I didn't see a single Spaten ad, billboard, bus depot poster, etc. It was never a huge brand, but at least it was still visible.
Also, at least 2 major city biergartens that were Spaten establishments were still serving Franziskaner, but were serving Loewenbraeu original and urtyp instead of Spaten.

Even the Beer Drinker's Guide mentions that most Munich residents would easily name 5 breweries in town and struggle with the 6th (Spaten).

 

If that does happen what do you suppose would become of their Oktoberfest tents? Switch to Löwenbräu?

 

Of course, Löwenbräu and Spaten are brewed under the same roof now, so who knows?

Man, that's difficult to (no pun) swallow, especially since Spaten has been such a big name in Munich brewing for so long.

See above about the allegiance, but I think I've already seen it in some establishments -- isn't the Schottenhamel Tent a Löwenbräu tent now?* **

*Guess not, as I look at the link.

**I also see that @Bierman9 has posted a great pic from the Schott tent of this year with a great big, delicious looking Spaten Maß!

 

Give Whole Foods a try. I grab Spaten Oktoberfest every year and was shocked to see it not available at Total Wine etc this year. Happened to walk into Wholepaycheck on a whim and found a big untouched stack. It was a beautiful moment.

 

Good question. I dunno. The easiest solution would be just to scale back to 5 brand tents. H-P formed in 1972. Anyone know if that's what they did back then?

 

Preferred Hacker Pschorr and Augustiner myself.

 

Check Trader Joe's. I may have to too. Reading the thread has me thirsty now.

 

My local pub still has Spaten Oktoberfest on draft. The local rep said they got 20 kegs delivered this year.

 

He's the "H" in S&H. I hope they pick up a few more, I've been hoping for Rothaus for a while now, not sure it will come to fruition. I would also love to see them pick up Unertl and/or Guttmann. Who knows...

 

Yeah- the O'fest may have showed up late this year, but one benefit is that there is still plenty to be found. It was the only amber version I got, too.

I can't say I've noticed an issue with the other styles either.