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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:17:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eurotrash: Belgian beer is better https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563643/IMG_3284-3303242.jpg No it's not. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:19:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By phatmax: I have been celebrating Oktoberfest since early August! I celebrate Oktoberfest year round |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:22:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: I absolutely love German biers!!! But I don't buy them, I make them - home brew style. A few of my favorite homebrews - Helles: https://a4.pbase.com/o12/72/325172/1/174838278.2YJsrw8E.Helles.jpg Doppelbock: https://a4.pbase.com/o12/72/325172/1/174838277.HkSCFYqd.Doppelbock.jpg Oktoberfest: https://a4.pbase.com/o12/72/325172/1/174838281.Df0UMke4.Oktoberfest.jpg Schwarzbier: https://a4.pbase.com/o12/72/325172/1/174838282.ZeqdyP1I.Schwarzbier.jpg Maibock: https://a4.pbase.com/o12/72/325172/1/174838280.Qflo875V.Maibock.jpg Kolsch: https://a4.pbase.com/o12/72/325172/1/174838279.mTS2cQSa.Kolsch.jpg |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:23:37 AM EDT
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I spent Christmas in Brussels one year. It was wonderful!
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IL, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:38:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SturmgeschutzIII: Dude, get German beer. I don't usually get oktoberfest beer but maybe I'll pick some up. I drink paulaner hefe year round. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SturmgeschutzIII: Originally Posted By Piwo_Slump:  Don't be a jealous bitch  Dude, get German beer. I don't usually get oktoberfest beer but maybe I'll pick some up. I drink paulaner hefe year round. I do. Hacker pschorr marzen is one of my favorites this time of year. Hot summer days are made for weissebier, again, Hacker pschorr or Francizkaner is my go tos. But, the value of $1.10 a beer or under $7 for a six pack of sam adams oktoberfest, can not be denied. Should I have made a new thread about it? Maybe, but im lazy, so I piggy backed German/ Oktoberfest beer thread. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:47:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Piwo_Slump: I do. Hacker pschorr marzen is one of my favorites this time of year. Hot summer days are made for weissebier, again, Hacker pschorr or Francizkaner is my go tos. But, the value of $1.10 a beer or under $7 for a six pack of sam adams oktoberfest, can not be denied. Should I have made a new thread about it? Maybe, but im lazy, so I piggy backed German/ Oktoberfest beer thread. Gotcha, just making sure you've experienced the real stuff.  I don't drink a ton of beer so I don't care about the price or buy in bulk. It is a pain to have to go to the liquor store to get my Paulaner, but I saw my grocery store had an oktoberfest section up last week... |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:49:27 AM EDT
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My favorite beer season, they normally start showing up the first week of August.
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:49:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Network_Daddy]
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I loved visiting beirgartens in Germany when I was there.
Augustiner Edelstoff was a beer I wish I could find over here. SHIT Total Wine has it now!!!! |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:49:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's awesome, I think we were at that table in your picture.
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:50:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DaddyShark: Hofbrau was actually first imported from Germany in Frankenmuth Michigan not too long ago, which is only about 30 minutes away from me so I go there quite often. It is a very cool and fun little town that is modeled after Bavaria. Another cool fact, "In 1996, Lord Mayor Christian Ude of Germany officially sanctioned the Frankenmuth Oktoberfest celebration, making it the only city outside of Munich to receive such an honor." Frankenmuth has the only "officially sanctioned oktoberfest" in the United States. Almost all the buildings in Frankenmuth are German style looking. Even the local Mcdonalds and banks. But also, to the couple people saying it's too early for Oktoberfest beer. It is certainly not. Oktoberfest is actually in the middle of september and by october, it's pretty much over. https://i.postimg.cc/Vkwh7kzD/bavarian-inn-full-building-sign.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/wMd563fr/riverplace.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/dV02Qb6J/bavarian-inn-rest.webp https://i.postimg.cc/9f6Zprhf/frankenmuth.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DaddyShark: Originally Posted By astrocreep96: Bought a 4-pack of this last week... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105138/1000007228-3307474.jpg Not really faithful to the Marzen recipe, but a decent enough beer. Having this tonight... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105138/1000007227-3307477.jpg Not my favorite, but it holds a special place in my heart since we were at their pub last year in Munich... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/105138/20230609_152254-3307481.jpg Also have some Ayinger sitting around (which is my favorite marzen), but haven't been able to find any Paulaner. Hofbrau was actually first imported from Germany in Frankenmuth Michigan not too long ago, which is only about 30 minutes away from me so I go there quite often. It is a very cool and fun little town that is modeled after Bavaria. Another cool fact, "In 1996, Lord Mayor Christian Ude of Germany officially sanctioned the Frankenmuth Oktoberfest celebration, making it the only city outside of Munich to receive such an honor." Frankenmuth has the only "officially sanctioned oktoberfest" in the United States. Almost all the buildings in Frankenmuth are German style looking. Even the local Mcdonalds and banks. But also, to the couple people saying it's too early for Oktoberfest beer. It is certainly not. Oktoberfest is actually in the middle of september and by october, it's pretty much over. https://i.postimg.cc/Vkwh7kzD/bavarian-inn-full-building-sign.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/wMd563fr/riverplace.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/dV02Qb6J/bavarian-inn-rest.webp https://i.postimg.cc/9f6Zprhf/frankenmuth.jpg That's really cool, and what a beautiful town. I need to visit. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:57:16 AM EDT
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I really wish I could find cans of
5.0 Original. They just called it "The Black" over at Wacken Open Air. It was a cheaper German lager for drinking by the liter. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:59:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By astrocreep96: That's awesome, I think we were at that table in your picture. Yeah, that’s the same table. Small world! @astrocreep96 |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:11:44 PM EDT
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:20:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Network_Daddy: I loved visiting beirgartens in Germany when I was there. Augustiner Edelstoff was a beer I wish I could find over here. SHIT Total Wine has it now!!!! Total's got some neat ones for sure. I was similarly stunned when I saw they had Radeburger Pils. Absolutely delicious, even if you're not sitting by the Elbe in Dresden. Veltins Pilsner is also well worth your time. Hard to beat Ayinger come October though. I am going to try and find that different one from Schneider-Weisse. Love Aventinus, and the Eisbock they make from it. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:31:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dkm455: Any of you Georgia boys hit Helen during Oktoberfest? How is it? I went a few years back for Oktoberfest. Wasn't a bad trip, but definitely a tourist trap. Lots of good beer and German food. I will say I do not feel the desire to go back, but I am not mad that I went if that makes sense. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:31:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Network_Daddy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Wineraner: Total's got some neat ones for sure. I was similarly stunned when I saw they had Radeburger Pils. Absolutely delicious, even if you're not sitting by the Elbe in Dresden. Veltins Pilsner is also well worth your time. Hard to beat Ayinger come October though. I am going to try and find that different one from Schneider-Weisse. Love Aventinus, and the Eisbock they make from it. My Edelstoff is only in Kentucky it seems, at least that is the closest store.  Attached File |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:33:22 PM EDT
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It's still too damn hot for Octoberfest beer!
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NC, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:40:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By phatmax: My basement fridge custom door handle https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/38726/1000013082_jpg-3307160.JPG Spaten Oktoberfest is DELICIOUS.
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:42:52 PM EDT
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I just reserved a half barrel of Spaten Oktoberfest for $220. Picking it up next week. Hard to beat that price for roughly 160 beers
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NC, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2024 12:44:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pennsilfaanisch: I just reserved a half barrel of Spaten Oktoberfest for $220. Picking it up next week. Hard to beat that price for roughly 160 beers Schhhhhhwinnnnnnngggggggg. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 1:33:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SturmgeschutzIII: Gotcha, just making sure you've experienced the real stuff. I don't drink a ton of beer so I don't care about the price or buy in bulk. It is a pain to have to go to the liquor store to get my Paulaner, but I saw my grocery store had an oktoberfest section up last week... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SturmgeschutzIII: Originally Posted By Piwo_Slump: I do. Hacker pschorr marzen is one of my favorites this time of year. Hot summer days are made for weissebier, again, Hacker pschorr or Francizkaner is my go tos. But, the value of $1.10 a beer or under $7 for a six pack of sam adams oktoberfest, can not be denied. Should I have made a new thread about it? Maybe, but im lazy, so I piggy backed German/ Oktoberfest beer thread. Gotcha, just making sure you've experienced the real stuff. I don't drink a ton of beer so I don't care about the price or buy in bulk. It is a pain to have to go to the liquor store to get my Paulaner, but I saw my grocery store had an oktoberfest section up last week... Cheers! Man. It's all good Love the user name  best I could do, no destroyers in the menu.lol
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Posted: 8/29/2024 2:28:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Piwo_Slump: Cheers! Man. It's all good Love the user name best I could do, no destroyers in the menu.lolDrinking some German beer while cruising around in various panzers on War Thunder is a nice time. 
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Posted: 8/29/2024 5:18:07 PM EDT
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https://grbrauhaus.com/
this place has phenomenal ambience. It's one of my favorite breweries in the area. They have another location about 20 minutes north of me that has a better menu for food. |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2024 5:52:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SturmgeschutzIII: Drinking some German beer while cruising around in various panzers on War Thunder is a nice time. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SturmgeschutzIII: Originally Posted By Piwo_Slump: Cheers! Man. It's all good Love the user name best I could do, no destroyers in the menu.lolDrinking some German beer while cruising around in various panzers on War Thunder is a nice time. Nice! I've tried, world of tanks and blitz but a little to hectic for me. Turn based panzer general 2 is more my speed. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 6:44:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HKaltwasser]
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Right on time for this thread. Wife's friend brought these to give to me from the Alstadt brewery in Fredericksburg, Tx . She brought me a whole sampler. Most of them are pretty weak for my liking, but I won't turn down free beer. Strongest is only 5.8%.
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Posted: 8/29/2024 6:51:40 PM EDT
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My local place didn't have any festbier in yet, so I had to settle.
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Posted: 8/29/2024 7:06:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ED_P: Woman on the right has a mole on her right boob. Arfcom rejected! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ED_P: Originally Posted By Skydivesnake: I too like German beer ! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/97093/b2448db2edff2c4f8dcf4a3853caff8a_jpg-3307196.JPG Woman on the right has a mole on her right boob. Arfcom rejected! That's cool, I'll take her..... any day of the week at anytime. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 7:09:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: I absolutely love German biers!!! But I don't buy them, I make them - home brew style. A few of my favorite homebrews - 
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Posted: 8/29/2024 10:26:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tveddy: Fall beers are the best Marzen, dopplebock, and then the winter beers come in with eisbock and stouts |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 10:33:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ltcdwb: Isn't Octoberfest celebrated in September in Germany? That's when it starts. It runs into, usually through, the first week of October. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 10:37:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/29/2024 10:44:19 PM EDT
[#32]
The big six Oktoberfest beers.
Augustiner Hacker-Pschor Löwenbräu Paulaner Spaten Hofbräuhaus Of those I have yet to find Löwenbräu. Maybe this year I’ll get lucky. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 10:47:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AR4U: Weizen doppelbock and roggenbier. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AR4U: Originally Posted By tveddy: Fall beers are the best Marzen, dopplebock, and then the winter beers come in with eisbock and stouts You can hang out. Ill bring a bamburg rauchbier marzen |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 10:58:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SBR300BLK: Ayinger Über Alies Das is zer gut!! I actually stayed at the Ayinger brewery's hotel. Self serve beer on tap in the library, billing was via honor code (you had a card in your room, you tallied each beer) The Gasthaus was very nice, great food, and I got to sit and talk with Bob Gore (inventor of GoreTex) for a few hours over beers. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:06:32 PM EDT
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I still have some Hacker Pschorr and Spaten I need to consume from over the past year. And obviously buy replacements for this next year.
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:07:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tveddy: You can hang out. Ill bring a bamburg rauchbier marzen Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tveddy: Originally Posted By AR4U: Originally Posted By tveddy: Fall beers are the best Marzen, dopplebock, and then the winter beers come in with eisbock and stouts You can hang out. Ill bring a bamburg rauchbier marzen |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:35:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RV8guy: The big six Oktoberfest beers. Augustiner Hacker-Pschor Löwenbräu Paulaner Spaten Hofbräuhaus Of those I have yet to find Löwenbräu. Maybe this year I’ll get lucky. Thanks for the list. I've never seen lowenbrau either. Never tried Augustiner either. I always thought Ayinger was one of the six. |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 11:49:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Piwo_Slump]
[#38]
On beer advocate, lowenbrau oktoberfest, is listed as a festbier with abv 6.1.
Which marzens are usually higher abv than festbiers , kinda odd. |
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Posted: 8/30/2024 8:57:10 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Piwo_Slump: Thanks for the list. I've never seen lowenbrau either. Never tried Augustiner either. I always thought Ayinger was one of the six. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Piwo_Slump: Originally Posted By RV8guy: The big six Oktoberfest beers. Augustiner Hacker-Pschor L wenbr u Paulaner Spaten Hofbr uhaus Of those I have yet to find L wenbr u. Maybe this year I'll get lucky. Thanks for the list. I've never seen lowenbrau either. Never tried Augustiner either. I always thought Ayinger was one of the six.  |
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Posted: 8/30/2024 4:00:45 PM EDT
[#40]
Dinkel Acker.
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Posted: 8/30/2024 4:29:41 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bigfish9202: Weihenstephaner My current favorite. |
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Posted: 8/30/2024 4:48:03 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Macon1: Yes definitely Ayinger, but its über alles Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Macon1: Originally Posted By SBR300BLK: Ayinger Über Alies Yes definitely Ayinger, but its über alles It was über Allies til around late 1943 |
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Posted: 8/30/2024 5:15:48 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MoonDancer]
[#43]
I picked up some Paulaner and Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfests today along with another 6-pack of Sam Adams Octoberfest.
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Posted: 8/30/2024 5:19:06 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Macon1: Yes definitely Ayinger, but its über alles Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Macon1: Originally Posted By SBR300BLK: Ayinger Über Alies Yes definitely Ayinger, but its über alles It was über Allies til around late 1943 |
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Posted: 8/30/2024 6:00:56 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RV8guy: The big six Oktoberfest beers. Augustiner Hacker-Pschor L wenbr u Paulaner Spaten Hofbr uhaus Of those I have yet to find L wenbr u. Maybe this year I'll get lucky. |
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Posted: 8/31/2024 5:51:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: RV8guy]
[#46]
I made my first Oktoberfest beer run. Only managed to get 5 out of the big six. No Lowenbrau to be found. Locally a couple of U.S. beers can be had easily so I don’t put them on my shopping list. I have a few more places to try next week.
Edit - After a little searching, it seems that Lowenbrau is no longer sold in America. |
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Posted: 9/1/2024 4:56:15 PM EDT
[#47]
Last week we were blessed to nab a case of HB, which we love. IMHO it's hard to imagine one being better - maybe different, but not better, at least to our palettes. To me it starts really light and finishes with a sweetish bread body.
Today we were blessed to grab cases of Weihenstephaner OktoberFestbier and Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest, so stoked about revisiting those. They also had Spaten Oktoberfest Ur Marzen in stock but I held off on it because the label clearly stated "Malt Liquor", and I could not find a statement about it DE purity law on it. Not saying it's bad or not good, legit beer, but that caused me to have pause on it for now. Don't fight me bro!  I'm personally also a fan of Warsteiner Oktoberfest, but they only had it in cans, and I just can't. But I'm hoping they get bottles of that soon too. It's not rated very high, but I really enjoy it cause IMHO it drinks more like a Hefe Weizen that has a little Marzen vibe added at the end. |
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Posted: 9/1/2024 5:12:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Butternut: Last week we were blessed to nab a case of HB, which we love. IMHO it's hard to imagine one being better - maybe different, but not better, at least to our palettes. To me it starts really light and finishes with a sweetish bread body. Today we were blessed to grab cases of Weihenstephaner OktoberFestbier and Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest, so stoked about revisiting those. They also had Spaten Oktoberfest Ur Marzen in stock but I held off on it because the label clearly stated "Malt Liquor", and I could not find a statement about it DE purity law on it. Not saying it's bad or not good, legit beer, but that caused me to have pause on it for now. Don't fight me bro! I'm personally also a fan of Warsteiner Oktoberfest, but they only had it in cans, and I just can't. But I'm hoping they get bottles of that soon too. It's not rated very high, but I really enjoy it cause IMHO it drinks more like a Hefe Weizen that has a little Marzen vibe added at the end. Spaten is one of the Big Six and is very good. |
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Posted: 9/1/2024 5:30:41 PM EDT
[#49]
I finally found some Paulaner in the store (which I am currently enjoying), so I have my 3 favorites to enjoy.
I bought 2 of the HB steins in Munich, one for my brother and I. I haven't used it stateside so maybe in the next week or so I will. I think it holds like 3 beers and they're hefty. You can clank them together pretty hard. 
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Posted: 9/1/2024 8:01:11 PM EDT
[#50]
Stopped by the local Costco and they didn't have the usual cases of Paulaner Oktoberfest, but they had their variety packs. They also had cases of Hacker Pschorr. Haven't had the HP before, hopefully it's good as I now have a case of it along with the Paulaner.
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