10 Delicious Oktoberfest Beers

10 Delicious Oktoberfest Beers

From malty Märzens to lighter festbiers, there's an Oktoberfest for everyone

8%

Avery Brewing The Kaiser

Avery Brewing The Kaiser

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The dark malts (and the booze) lend it a bit of sweetness, but the hops come through at the end and give it a dry finish.

5.5%

Brooklyn Oktoberfest

Brooklyn Oktoberfest

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Hints of caramel and toasted grain, along with some floral hops and toffee flavors.  A nice malt character and a crisp finish

5.2%

Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest

Firestone Walker Oaktoberfest

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Lagered in French oak barrels from a Napa Valley cabernet producer, giving it a smoother mouthfeel. A nice toasty, biscuity flavor to it.

6.5%

Great Lakes Brewing Oktoberfest

Great Lakes Brewing Oktoberfest

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A well-balanced, award-winning brew, and it stays true to the malty, bready style while also adding a touch of hoppy bitterness.

5.7%

Jack’s Abby Copper Legend

Jack’s Abby Copper Legend

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It’s more toasty and bready than it is sweet and caramel-flavored, and it expertly toes the line between the heavier and maliter Märzen and the lighter, crisper festbier.

5.5%

Karbach Karbachtober Fest

Karbach Karbachtober Fest

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It’s crisp and sessionable, with just the right about of malty sweetness, which means you can easily crush several of them without worrying about getting too sloppy.

5.3%

Samuel Adams Octoberfest

Samuel Adams Octoberfest

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Sam Adams’ Octoberfest has been around for more than 30 seasons, and rightfully so. It’s an extremely good example of the style, it’s a great entry-level beer for Oktoberfest virgins.

5.5%

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

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It’s darker and maltier than usual, with a nice graham cracker aroma on the nose, and it’s got some herbal and floral hop notes to provide a little balance.

6%

Surly Brewing Oktoberfest

Surly Brewing Oktoberfest

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It’s well-balanced and very drinkable. It’s sweet enough that it goes down smooth, but hoppy enough that it’s not cloying.

5.6%

Victory Brewing Festbier

Victory Brewing Festbier

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Traditional German malts are never overpowering, though, and it’s got a crispness and a slight bitterness to it that sets it apart from some of its sweeter peers and gives it an extremely pleasant, dry finish.

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