Selecting for Oktoberfest
(random ramblings)
A bock
A stout
A red
A blonde
Something aged
Something new
Something decadent
Something true
Something local
Something “2″
Something west
Something you be you
Something big
Something small
Something both
Make it tall
A marzen
A wit
A weizen to be hoppy
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Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen
October 23, 2009 - 9:33 PM
Tags: germany, marzen, munich, oktoberfest, paulaner
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Beer-a-Day #296
This is, perhaps, the quintessential Märzen.
Not quite as orange as Americanized versions of the style, clear, with a nice off-white head. Mild aroma with some roastiness. Malty, of course, with caramel and a hint of the hops. Good stuff. Now I’m craving bratwurst and sauerkraut.
Paulaner
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Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest
October 6, 2009 - 7:00 PM
Tags: leinenkugel's, marzen, oktoberfest
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Beer-a-Day #279
Available August through October each year, our traditional Marzen-style bier is brewed with Munich, Caramel, and a blend of Pale malts. Hallertau, Tettnang, Perle, and Cluster hops provide the aroma for this well-balanced, smooth, festive lager.
Clear and gold with some orange highlights. Hops aroma is light. Medium body with a little toastiness. Good, and [...]
OK…
October 4, 2009 - 10:32 PM
Tags: oktoberfest
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OK…whose idea was it to have an Oktoberfest party on a Sunday night?
p.s. The fire pit is awesome!
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Blue Point Oktoberfest
October 1, 2009 - 7:05 PM
Tags: blue point brewing, marzen, octoberfest, oktoberfest
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Beer-a-Day #274
This is one of the prettiest beer labels I’ve ever seen.
Nice harvest gold color with two fingers of head. Nice caramel-like aroma from the malt with a bit of grassiness from the hops. Not as sweet as I expected; clean, with medium body. It’s pretty good; I’d gladly have that again.
Blue Point Brewing Company
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Leinenkugel Oktoberfest Review
September 14, 2009 - 8:35 PM
Tags: leinenkugel's, marzen, oktoberfest
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We consider ourselves somewhat of experts when it comes to Octoberfest. We know how to serve up brats, party all day & night, and raise our liters of beer in celebration. We may even go as far as to consider ourselves experts on the Oktoberfest beer style, even though we are both a bit of [...]
Erdinger Oktoberfest Weizen
September 9, 2009 - 8:20 PM
Tags: erdinger, octoberfest, oktoberfest, weizen, wheat beer
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Beer-a-Day #252
Dark for a hefeweizen with a big head. Classic wheat aroma with citrus, candy, bubblegum. Sweeter than your typical weizen, but good. Interesting.
Erdinger Weißbier
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Ofest 2008 – list of beers
October 25, 2008 - 12:00 PM
Tags: beer list, oktoberfest
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Our “Octoberfest” weekend has come and gone for 2008. Every year it seems to be shorter; the planning for it seems to more difficult, less detailed, and yet more harried; and the drive home longer and more arduous. It’s worth it, though.
The beer list seems to get longer every year, too. And we each seem [...]
Octoberfest bake-off
October 13, 2008 - 12:25 AM
Tags: beer tasting, oktoberfest
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Another way we entertained ourselves during our annual get-together was to have an “Octoberfest bake-off”. Ron, Max, Don and I each brought a few Märzens (Oktoberfestbier) and did blind tastings.
Well, it wasn’t all blind. We knew what we brought and Ron also knew what each was before we had it. However, it was significantly different [...]
A Pleasant Evening
September 5, 2008 - 9:14 AM
Tags: brooklyn brewery, new york giants, oktoberfest
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The kids are asleep.
The wife is out at a class at the community college.
I have a perfectly chilled six-pack of Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest.
The Giants beat the Redskins 16-7.
Life is good.
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Candy store: Bier-Spezialitäten-Laden
June 26, 2008 - 12:00 PM
Tags: beer retailer, berlin, germany
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Norwegian Knut Albert is traveling in Germany and writes on his eponymous blog about a specialty shop in Berlin.
Bier-Spezialitäten-Laden
Sind sie eine Etikettensammler or ein Biergenisser, asks the man behind the counter. Are you a label collector or do you enjoy a good beer? Ein Biergenisser, I reply. When I start picking a few bottles, the [...]
October 8, 2009 - 8:53 AM
Hey Ron! Love the blog — keep up the good work. Where is that picture from? I want to go there. Take care, Alex
Alex’s last blog ..Pesto Hummus
October 8, 2009 - 9:32 AM
Oliver’s in Albany, NY – Best selection around.