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US Oktoberfest Beers/Maerzens

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by crossovert, Sep 5, 2012.

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  1. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    What are available in the US? I'll start:
    Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen
    Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen
    Weihenstephaner Oktoberfestbier
    Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier (Wiesn Bier)
    Revolution Oktoberfest Revolution
    Paulaner Original Münchner Märzen
    Argus Holsteiner Lager
    Beck’s Oktoberfest
    New Glarus Staghorn Octoberfest Beer
    Brooklyn Oktoberfest
    Warsteiner Oktoberfest
    Spaten Oktoberfestbier
    Great Lakes Oktoberfest
    Hofbräu München Oktoberfestbier
    Capital Fest
    Lakefront Oktoberfest
    Upland Oktoberfest
    Köstritzer Oktoberfest
    Capital Oktoberfest
    Weißenoher Eucharius Märzen
    Point Oktoberfest
    Svyturys Baltijos
    Tyranena Gemuetlichkeit Oktoberfest
    Flying Dog Dogtoberfest
    Moosbacher Mad King’s Fest
    Bells Octoberfest Beer
    Harpoon Octoberfest
    Atwater Blocktoberfest
    Berghoff OktoberFest Beer
    Schell Octoberfest
    Sprecher Oktoberfest
    Frankenmuth Oktoberfest
    Summit Oktoberfest
    Otter Creek Oktoberfest (Not really iirc)
    Victory Festbier
    Central Waters Brewers Reserve Octoberfest
    Leinenkugels Oktoberfest
    Wolters Märzen (Festbier)
    Samuel Adams Octoberfest
    The Duck-Rabbit Märzen
    Three Floyds MunsterFest
    Schmohz Oktoberfest (Not really)
    Left Hand Oktoberfest
    Dundee Oktoberfest
    Shiner Oktoberfest
    Kaufbeuren Spezialbier Edel
    Coney Island Freaktoberfest (Not really)
    Oso O-toberfest
    Stoudts Oktoberfest
    Great Divide Hoss Rye Lager (Not really)
    Horny Goat Oktoberfest
    Altenmuenster Festbier
    Blue Point Oktoberfest
    Dark Horse Octoberfest
    Boulevard Bobs 47 Oktoberfest
    Thomas Hooker Octoberfest
    Rogue Maierfest
    Ellicottville Oktoberfest
     
    #1 crossovert, Sep 5, 2012
  2. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,838) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Erdinger's got an unusual take- a stronger, maltier hefeweizen brewed for the season. Both of the words Oktoberfest and Hefeweizen appear on the cardboard packaging, but it's not stylistically a Marzen. Not a bad beer for a change of pace.
     
    #2 TongoRad, Sep 5, 2012
  3. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    Yeah i coudl ahve included that, it is indeed a weissbier, but so is the Schmohz, and a few of these aren't true to style, but masquerade as oktoberfests.
     
    #3 crossovert, Sep 5, 2012
  4. AndyAvalanche

    AndyAvalanche Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Doe's Avery's Kaiser count? Plus I think probably every other brewery one can think of has their own version of an Oktoberfest, so this could take awhile! New one I've tried this year was Jack's Abby Copper Legend Oktoberfest....yummy. Speaking of which, I didn't see Legend Oktoberfest on the list either.
     
    #4 AndyAvalanche, Sep 5, 2012
  5. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    Also remembered one... Heavy Seas Prosit!, Yeah Avery can be counted, certainly not to style.
     
    #5 crossovert, Sep 5, 2012
  6. TheBishopco

    TheBishopco Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 Tennessee

    Schlenkerla marzen. Again not to style, but delicious.

    So just about every small brewery and brew pub will have an ofest.
     
    #6 TheBishopco, Sep 5, 2012
  7. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    i guess i mean bottled versions
     
    #7 crossovert, Sep 5, 2012
  8. Jwren5

    Jwren5 Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2011 Illinois

    #8 Jwren5, Sep 5, 2012
  9. cneville

    cneville Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2010 Ohio

    Columbus Festbier!
     
    #9 cneville, Sep 5, 2012
  10. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    Some maerzens are oak aged probably, anything that you get form an oak cask.
     
    #10 crossovert, Sep 5, 2012
  11. YamBag

    YamBag Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Victory Zelt Bier
     
    #11 YamBag, Sep 5, 2012
  12. Jwren5

    Jwren5 Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2011 Illinois

    Hmm, I never realized that. That is interesting. I'll have to start paying more attention to the ones I try to see if they are or not.
     
    #12 Jwren5, Sep 5, 2012
  13. brees6221

    brees6221 Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2009 Western Sahara

    Heavy Seas also makes a Marzen, sold in six packs.
     
    #13 brees6221, Sep 5, 2012
  14. MaxSpang

    MaxSpang Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2011 Ohio
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    Came here to say Atom Smasher. It was one of the first craft beers I had, and I still enjoy it quite a bit!
     
    #14 MaxSpang, Sep 5, 2012
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  15. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Society

    Have you seen this anywhere locally Cross? I saw it 2 years ago, but haven't seen it since. My favorite of the Wiesn style.

    Oh yeah, I believe this is retired. Was brought back as the Summer Seasonal in '11, but the Weizen was Cap's '12 Summer brew.
     
    #15 steveh, Sep 5, 2012
  16. AndyAvalanche

    AndyAvalanche Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2008 Massachusetts
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    #16 AndyAvalanche, Sep 5, 2012
  17. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    i think i ahve seen it at some binny's, they changed the label.
     
    #17 crossovert, Sep 5, 2012
  18. herrburgess

    herrburgess Pooh-Bah (2,991) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Olde Mecklenburg's Mecktoberfest.
     
    #18 herrburgess, Sep 5, 2012
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  19. Indybier

    Indybier Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2011 Illinois

    Yep...had this last weekend w/some grilled meat and sausage and it was killer. That subtle oak influence really makes this a toasty treat and great w/food.
     
    #19 Indybier, Sep 5, 2012
  20. Gregwa

    Gregwa Pundit (869) Feb 14, 2011 Massachusetts

    #20 Gregwa, Sep 6, 2012
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  21. WYVYRN527

    WYVYRN527 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2007 Minnesota

    Not to style as well, as it is brewed with rye, but let us not forget Surly Fest.
     
    #21 WYVYRN527, Sep 6, 2012
  22. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    #22 steveh, Sep 6, 2012
  23. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    #23 crossovert, Sep 6, 2012
  24. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Where? 'Cause BA and lists it as a Märzen Okto, and I didn't see Hinterland calling it a Vienna.
     
    #24 steveh, Sep 6, 2012
  25. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    #25 alexipa, Sep 6, 2012
  26. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Isn't it fairly new? Not to mention the underlying disrespect of anything "lager" by the majority of BA members. Subtle and smooth = bad. :astonished:
     
    #26 steveh, Sep 6, 2012
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  27. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    I agree. Anything that can be considered malt forward seems to get a bad rap around here.
     
    #27 alexipa, Sep 6, 2012
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  28. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    #28 crossovert, Sep 6, 2012
  29. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Just saw it (Vienna Lager) in small print at the Hinterland web site -- at 5.8% it's pushing the Oktoberfest limit, let alone the Vienna limit! And having sampled this beer last year, it's no Vienna.
     
    #29 steveh, Sep 6, 2012
  30. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Maybe not so much "malt forward" as "light hops" and/or "low alcohol." Look at reviews for Munich Helles. Not exactly in-your-face malts, certainly not in-your-face hops. Just mellow and subtle. Heaven forbid.
     
    #30 steveh, Sep 6, 2012
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  31. TheBishopco

    TheBishopco Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 Tennessee

    #31 TheBishopco, Sep 6, 2012
  32. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    Even though it is marketed as a dopplebock, I would classify Capital Autumnal Fire as an Oktoberfest, or maybe an Imperial Oktoberfest if such a thing existed.
     
    #32 MooseBoose, Sep 7, 2012
  33. azorie

    azorie Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2006 Florida

    #33 azorie, Sep 7, 2012
  34. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (3,902) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Schell Ofest
    Summit OFest
    Point Ofest
     
    #34 ZAP, Sep 7, 2012
  35. Spartan213

    Spartan213 Initiate (0) May 28, 2008 Michigan

    #35 Spartan213, Sep 7, 2012
  36. psulovesbeer

    psulovesbeer Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania

    yuengling has an octoberfest this year
     
    #36 psulovesbeer, Sep 7, 2012
  37. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Doesn't Cap call the Autumnal Fire a cross between a Doppelbock and an Oktoberfest? But you're right, if there was a true "Imperial Oktoberfest," Capital created the style.
     
    #37 steveh, Sep 7, 2012
  38. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    They might, and it is a good desciption. It tastes more Marzen than dopplebock to me.

    Whatever it is, it is simply excellent, IMO by far their best beer, and I think world class.
     
    #38 MooseBoose, Sep 7, 2012
  39. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (3,988) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Their own Oktoberfest is no slouch. Much better than many of the American Oktos to-style -- bready and toasty, not nutty as many of them tend toward.
     
    #39 steveh, Sep 7, 2012
  40. mynie

    mynie Grand Pooh-Bah (3,111) Jun 22, 2004 Maryland
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    Millstream's is one of the oldest American marzens. It's also my favorite.
     
    #40 mynie, Sep 7, 2012
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