1623 Brewing “Oktoberfest Märzen”

Style: Oktoberfest / Märzen

ABV: 6.7%

Notes: This beautiful pair of Vienna and Munich malts delivers a full-bodied amber lager that will transcend you to the beer halls of Bavaria. You won’t need lederhosen to enjoy the intense malty-sweetness of their Märzen with hints of honey, almonds, and hazelnuts with muted clean hop bitterness.

Atlas “Festbier”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 6.1%

Notes: Atlas’ irreverent take on a German-style Festbier. An increased hop profile features a blend of German and American hop varietals. The Atlas Festbier is lighter in both color and body than a traditional Oktoberfest beer resulting in a more drinkable lager. Sweet bread notes from the malt, orange blossom aromas from the hops, and a clean yeast profile make for a stein-worthy beverage.   

Bell’s “Octoberfest Beer”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.5%

Notes: One thing about Bell’s is that whatever they make has a textbook approach with perfect execution. They follow their stellar consistency with brewing Octoberfest Beer, a six week long fermenting project that falls in line with anything brewed from the homeland. Gentle herbal hop aromatics lead way into a lightly toasted amber base, making this a perfect choice for fall festivities.

Boulevard “Bob’s ’47 Oktoberfest”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.8%

Notes: Their fall seasonal beer, Bob’s ’47 Oktoberfest is a medium-bodied, dark amber brew with a malty flavor and well-balanced hop character. With this Munich-style lager Boulevard salutes their friend Bob Werkowitch, Master Brewer and graduate of the U.S. Brewer’s Academy, 1947.

DuClaw “31 Pumpkin Spiced Lager”

Style: Spiced Beer

ABV: 5.7%

Notes: First brewed in 2008 as a Halloween one-off release, “31”, took the classic Munich Dunkel and added seasonal spices to create a new fall favorite. Amber in color and medium-bodied, it indulges your senses with its smooth, malty palate, moderate 5.7% ABV, and fall spices for a refreshing finish of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, and pumpkin. 31 is all treat, no trick, now in 12oz cans!   

DuClaw “Mad Bishop Oktoberfest”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 6%

Notes: Mad Bishop, one of DuClaw’s most popular and enduring seasonal brews, has been haunting the congregation with its distinct copper color, and rich toasted malt flavor and aroma since it was first brewed in 1996. This true 6% ABV German-style Oktoberfest combines aromas and flavors of sweet and toasted malt, a smooth mouthfeel created by an eight week lagering process, and a clean, crisp finish.  

ed with Lactobacillus Delbruecki and fermented on top of fresh Yuzu citrus fruits, this brew blurs the lines between IPA, sour ale and fruited ale.

Flying Dog “Dogtoberfest”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.6%

Notes: With 100% of its ingredients imported from the Märzen Motherland and 49 days in the fermentation tank, Flying Dog Dogtoberfest is a malt monster awakened at the perfect time of year. This multi-gold medal winner at GABF appeases the masses with its authenticity, letting this auburn-colored brew to truly challenge the consumer’s ability of having just one. So, bust out the lederhosen, fill your stein up right, and get this year’s fall festivities poppin’.

Flying Dog “The Fear Imperial Pumpkin”

Style: Imperial Pumpkin Ale

ABV: 9%

Notes: I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on a beer brewed with pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, Sporty spice – the more spice the better when it comes to my beer. I want to crack the cap off that shit and get punched in the face with a bouquet that makes me think of nothing but fall, flannel, and football. I love pumpkin beers. You know who I want to meet? I want to meet the genius who was the first to toss some pumpkin into a batch of beer. I want to shake his hand heartily and thank him from the bottom of my cozy, candy corn-shaped heart. He knew that all a fall beer needed was the hard and hard-to-get-to meat of a pumpkin. Fuck that shiny orange rind. Fuck those slimy ass seeds. He wanted meat and he went for it. God bless him. And you know what? Bitch all you want about pumpkin beers coming out too early. “Pumpkin beers on shelves in August?” That’s just nature’s way of making sure you’re ready for a cornucopia of fall flavor jam-packed into each and every bottle. You’re saying you don’t want to be fully prepared for the moment it goes from 95 to 62 degrees? Clearly, you were never a boy scout. I digress, anyway, The Fear is here. Stop bitching, start buying.

Heavy Seas “The Great’er Pumpkin”

Style: Imperial Pumpkin Ale

ABV: 10%

Notes: In the most worthy of pumpkin patches and during the silence of the midnight hour, the Great’er Pumpkin raises up and pours a rich deep and burnished orange color. Heady aromas of bourbon, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and clove linger seductively over the thick white head of this tremendous brew. Its love at first sip as the full malt body, dominated by British crystal malt, brown sugar and pumpkin, slowly washes over your tongue. Bourbon barrel aging rounds out the flavors with notes of oak, vanilla, and whiskey. Pairs well with crisp autumn weather, crunchy fallen leaves, and raiding the hell out of your kid’s Halloween candy bags.

Hofbräu “Oktoberfestbier”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 6.3%

Notes: The Munich Beer Festival, or Oktoberfest, is an event of superlatives – it’s the largest popular festival in the world, staging in the beer metropolis of Munich. Millions of visitors from all over the world flock among every year to enjoy its very special atmosphere. For this occasion, Hofbräu brews a rich, full-bodied beer which goes down ideally with traditional Bavarian cuisine. With its deliciously bitter taste and sturdy alcohol content of 6.3%, Oktoberfestbier is as special as the Beer Festival itself.

Jailbreak “Oktoberfest”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.5%

Notes: Jailbreak’s Oktoberfest is their take on the traditional Bavarian Marzen lager. Unabashedly malt-forward, this medium-bodied, dry lager exemplifies balance between a carefully curated selection of German malts, ester-free lager yeast, and the appropriate tinge of continental hop character. Captivating aromas of actively baking bread and palate sensations of toffee-laced sourdough crust punctuate every aspect of the drinking experience, to the extent that their arms are already tired from raising their steins!

Port City “Oktoberfest”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.5%

Notes: Port City’s Oktoberfest is a traditional Marzen-style lager, brewed entirely with German malts and hops. This beer is a brilliant amber with gently sweet flavors of crusty bread, leading to a clean, dry finish punctuated by a touch of noble hops. Served in the Keller/Zwickel style, Port City’s fall seasonal is unfiltered and completely naturally carbonated so, in other words, their Oktoberfest is full-on authentic.

Yuengling “Oktoberfest”

Style: Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.4%

Notes: Yuengling® is proud to offer our Oktoberfest as an homage to our German Heritage. Copper in color, this medium bodied beer is the perfect blend of roasted malts with just the right amount of hops to capture a true representation of the style.