Country- Germany
Brand- Paulaner
Type- Oktoberfest
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen is a seasonal beer which features a golden color with a rich creamy head. The beer has a smooth, lightly hopped flavor complimented with notes of sweet malt. The ABV for Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen is 5.8%.

Glass to Use:
Märzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
Paulaner was established in 1634 by monks in the Minim friars of the Neudeck ob der Au Monastery in Munich, Germany. In 1806 Franz Xaver Zacherl assumed control of the brewery from the monks after secularization. In 1979, the Schorghuber family took over the majority of the Paulaner Brewrey and the family maintains their majority ownership to this day.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Paulaner’s Oktoberfest Märzen has a light amber hue with a small fast dissipating head. The beer has grain and light malt aromas followed by a smooth malt flavors that end with a slight fresh hops finish. This is a good beer and a must buy around October!

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Country- USA
State- California
Brand- Golden Road Brewing
Type- Oktoberfest
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Golden Road Oktoberfest is a collaboration with Spaten to produce a German-style Oktoberfest Märzen. The beer has a dark amber color, medium body, notes of caramel and a smooth toasty finish. The beer is comprised of 2-row, Vienna, light Munich, Cara Munich, Cara Vienna, Dextrin, Carafa 3 malts and traditional German hops. The ABV for Golden Road Oktoberfest is 5.8%.

Glass to Use:
Märzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
Golden Road Brewing was founded by Meg Gill and Tony Yanow in 2011 and is located in Los Angeles, CA. In 2015 the brewery partnered with Anheuser-Busch which allowed the brewery to continue to grow its beer selection, get shelf space and expand their line of beers. Today Golden Road Brewing is a Los Angeles favorite!

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Golden Road’s Oktoberfest has a light amber hue, small dissipating head and malt aromas. The beer has a malty mouth with a bit of toasted grain and a dry finish. It’s a well crafted beer!

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Country- Germany
Brand- Hacker-Pschorr
Type- Oktoberfest
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen has a red amber color that comes from slow roasted Bavarian barley. The beer is smooth and drinkable and it pays homage to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. The ABV for Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen is 5.8%.

Glass to Use:
Märzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
The Hacker Brewery dates back to 1417 in Munich, Germany. In 1793, Peter Paul Hacker’s daughter Maria Theresia Hacker married Joseph Pschorr. Joseph would acquire his father-in-law’s house and brewery, and grow Hacker into one of the top breweries in the city.

In 1820 Joseph purchased the Bauernhansl Brewery and would establish the Pschorr Brewery. Joseph would leave his children equal shares of the breweries. Georg was given the Pschorr Brewery and Matthias was given the Hacker Brewery. In 1972, Hacker and Pschorr would merge creating the Hacker-Pschorr Brewery.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen has a light gold amber hue with a small dissipating head and musty grain aromas. It has a typical European beer taste, with a Märzen aftertaste. The beer starts out with flavors of grain, followed by dry malt and cinnamon at the end. For a beer with so much history, it’s average at best.

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Country- USA
State- Wisconsin
Brand- Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Type- Oktoberfest
Calories- 170
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest is a traditional Märzen-style beer with toasted malt flavor and subtle, spicy hop notes. This Oktoberfest has an ABV of 5.19%.

Glass to Use:
Marzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
In 1867, Jacob Leinenkugel and John Miller founded the Leinenkugel Brewing Company in Cippewa Falls, Wisconsin. In 1884, John sold his share of the company to Jacob. Jacob would pass away in 1899, but the brewery remained family owned after this death. When Prohibition was passed, the brewery would survive by making ‘near beer’ and bottling soda water to survive. The Leinenkugel would eventually sell the brewery to Miller Brewing in 1988. Even though the family doesn’t own the brewery, they still put in hard work and are continued spokesmen for their brand!

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest has a nice light red brown hue with a small compact wheat head. The beer has a very light malt aroma with caramel malt flavors that linger throughout the drinking experience. This is a taste beer with a perfect body.

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Country- Germany
Brand- Erdinger Weissbräu
Type- Oktoberfest
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
Erdinger Oktoberfest has an intense golden yellow hue with finely distributed cloudiness and a white froth head. The aromas of the beer are slightly fruity, fresh with delicate notes of hopes and yeast. The beer is strong, well rounded and well balanced for a smooth, supple and full-bodied finish. The ABV for Erdinger Oktoberfest is 5.7%.

Glass to Use:
Marzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
In 1886, Johann Kienle founded Weisse Bräuhaus in Erding, Germany. The brewery was sold in 1930, and sold again in 1935 to Franz Brombach. In 1949 he would change the name to Erdinger Weissbräu. The brewery began to export their beers to Austria and Italy in the 1970’s and currently exports to five continents and over 90 countries.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
Erdinger Oktoberfest has a light honey hue with a strong compact white head. I pick up aromas of malt and slight hops on the nose with a malty mouth and light hop flavors. This is a very refined, well balanced Oktoberfest which is good, crisp and slightly sweet.

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Country- USA
State- Texas
Brand- Spoetzl
Type- Oktoberfest
Calories- 170
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Shiner Oktoberfest has a copper-amber color with aromas of sweet malt and hints of burnt sugar and earthy hops. The beer opens with flavors of sweet roasted malt with hints of hop bitterness for a nice balance and clean finish. The ABV for Shiner Oktoberfest is 5.7%.

Glass to Use:
Marzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
The Spoetzl Brewery was founded in 1909 in Shiner, Texas. The original name of the brewery was the Shiner Brewing Association and it was headed by Herman Weiss who was the company’s first brewmaster. As the brewery gained in popularity they searched for a trained professional brewmaster which they found in Kosmos Spoetzl. Kosmos co-leased the brewery in 1914, and bought the brewery outright in 1915, changing the name to Spoetzl. Three years later prohibition would hit, but it didn’t shutter Spoetzl’s doors. They withstood this difficult time by selling ice and making ‘near beer’ (which is basically non-alcoholic beer.) After prohibition, the brewery resumed operations but kept business small. They never produced over 60,000 barrels in a year until the Gambrinus Company purchased the brewery in 1989. By 1994 production had grown to 100,000 barrels and it would triple over the next ten years. As of 2012 Spoetzl was the 4th largest craft brewery in the US.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Shiner Oktoberfest has a nice brick gold color with an oatmeal colored head. The beer opens with a toasted grain aroma and has malty grain flavors with an ever slight hint of hops and a burnt caramel flavor.

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Country- USA
State- California
Brand- Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Type- Oktoberfest
Calories- 190
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest has toasty malts and German hops that yield fresh bread and floral notes with a fruity character for a balanced, crisp lager. The ABV for Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest is 6%.

Glass to Use:
Marzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
The Sierra Nevada Brewery was founded in 1979 by Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi in Chico, California. Grossman and Camusi were avid homebrewers and borrowed $50k to start their brewery dream. In 1980 they brewed their first batch of beer on the premises- Pale Ale. Their Pale Ale was followed up a year later with their Celebration IPA. In 1987 they would move into what is the current brewery location and in 2012 they would build a second brewing facility in Mills River, North Carolina. The Mills River location would start to brew beer in 2015, and currently Sierra Nevada brews its beer on the East and West Coast. Today the brewery is owned by Grossman, as Camusi retired and sold his shares to Grossman in 1989.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Sierra Nevada’s Oktoberfest has a light gold hue with a quick dissipating head. The beer has sweet cream malt aromas with flavors of malt and a slight sweet hops and cinnamon flavors. The beer ends dry.

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Country- USA
State- New York
Brand- Matt Brewing Company
Type- Octoberfest
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Saranac 1888 Octoberfest is a German-style lager that is both toasty and malty. The ABV for Saranac 1888 Octoberfest is 5.4%.

Glass to Use:
Marzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
Francis Xavier ‘F.X.’ Matt came to the US from Germany in 1878, where he began working for Carl Bierbauer’s Columbia Brewery. In 1888, he would transform the Bierbauer Brewery into the West End Brewing Company. Prohibition was enacted in 1920 and the brewery would survive this terrible time in American history by producing Utica Club soft drinks. When Prohibition ended in 1933, the West End Brewing Co. was the first in the nation to obtain a license and to sell beer.

In 1980 F.X. Matt II would become president of the brewery and rename the F.X. Matt Brewing Co. in recognition of his grandfather. The brewery is now known as the Matt Brewing Company and it is the 4th oldest family-owned brewery in the US. It’s most popular beer is Saranac.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Saranac 1888 Octoberfest has a burnt caramel color without any head. I smell roasted grain on the nose, as it smells great. The beer is soft as there aren’t any bitter notes in it. I taste grain with a bit of malt. It’s sweet, but not overly sweet. The beer could really use some more carbonation as it’s flat tasting. Overall it’s a good beer, but maybe I just had a flat bottle, as it was close to a four.

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Type- Oktoberfest
Average Beer Rating- 4

Description:
This Oktoberfest recipe produces a traditional Oktobefest with a rich malt aroma and flavor. This is a classic malt beer which is both soft and complex.

Ingredients:
Malt Extract
6 lbs. Briess Light LME

Grains
8 oz. Crystal 40L
8 oz. Munich Malt

Hops
1 oz. Mt. Hood Hops (35-minutes)
1 oz. Hallertau Hops (15-minutes)

Yeast
Oktoberfest Yeast

Directions:
1. Bring 3.5 gallons of water to around 155F.
2. In a mesh bag, steep grains for 30-minutes.
3. Remove grain bag, do not squeeze.
4. Mix in malt extract to the hot water.
5. Bring pot back to a boil and boil for 1-hour.
6. Add the Mt. Hood hops in the last 35-minutes in the 1-hour boil.
7. Add the Hallertau hops in the last 15-minutes of the 1-hour boil.
8. Cool the wort to around 80F.
9. Pour cooled wort into the fermentation bucket and top off with water to 5-gallons.
10. Pitch the yeast and cover.
11. Ferment around 55F to lager it for 2-3 weeks.

Additional Tips
1. On bottling day, dissolve 3/4 cup of corn sugar in 2-cups water.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 4 out of 5
This Oktoberfest recipe has a nice caramel reddish hue with a small head. The beer is very aromatic, as it’s sweet and a little nutty. The beer is soft at first with nice carbonation and flavors of caramel, malt and slight grain come to the forefront. Overall this is a solid Märzen!

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Country- USA
State- Massachusetts
Brand- Boston Beer Company
Type- Oktoberfest/ Marzen
Calories- 190
Average Beer Rating- 3

Description:
Samuel Adams Octoberfest has a deep red amber color. The taste is smooth with a roasty sweetness and light hops to create a rich and balanced traditional Marzen. The ABV for Sam Adams Octoberfest is 5.3%.

Glass to Use:
Marzens are best served in Steins.

About the Brewery
The Boston Beer Company was founded in Boston, MA in 1984 by Jim Koch. The first beer that the Boston Beer Company would produce was Koch’s Samuel Adams Boston Lager. This beer would pave the way for the brewing company’s growth. Today the Boston Beer Company produces Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard and Twisted Tea.

Beer Reviews:
Tobin’s Review 3 out of 5
Samuel Adams Octoberfest is always a well balanced smooth beer. While I hate to see summer pass, I do look forward to Oktoberfest Marzens and Sam Adams never seems to disappoint. The beer has a nice deep red amber color and a small frothy head. The beer opens with aromas of malt and a hint of hops. The flavoring is smooth with a taste of caramel. Overall it’s a really good Marzen…. Viva Oktoberfest!

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