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The 2017 Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest beer is out and it's good.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:13 am
Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:13 am
I had this one and the Sam Adams Octoberfest side by side and the Sierra Nevada was the clear winner IMO.
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Sierra Nevada/Faust Miltenberger Oktoberfest (Chico, CA)
You wouldn’t expect a 37-year-old brewery to continually produce the country’s most exciting Oktoberfest. Nevertheless, each year Chico beer pioneer Sierra Nevada does, perhaps because they always pick a different German brewery to collaborate with. 2017’s partner is Brauhaus Faust-Miltenberger, a 350-year-old Bavarian brauhaus. With so much knowledge and prestige, the result is a deeply caramel offering that is still beautifully balanced by German-grown whole cone hops.
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Posted on 9/19/17 at 11:30 am to L.A.
It's really good.
If there's a better craft brewer that is now way too big to really be called a craft brewer than Sierra Nevada, I don't know what it is.
If there's a better craft brewer that is now way too big to really be called a craft brewer than Sierra Nevada, I don't know what it is.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 12:44 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Have it on tap at Corporate Brew and Draft..
Posted on 9/19/17 at 12:59 pm to L.A.
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2017 Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest beer is out and it's good
Yes it is. I tried to start an Oktoberfest review thread of this year's crop and didn't get any response.
St. Arnold is my favorite so far. Urban South 2nd and Sierra Nevada 3rd.
I really want some Lakefront brewery and Brooklyn brewery before the season is over.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 1:02 pm to L.A.
Best of the American brewed Oktoberfests this year. I like that they actually went with a Festbier instead of a Marzen. And that it can be bought in cans.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 1:11 pm to CoachChappy
quote:That was a malty mess. Look forward to trying this one though.
St. Arnold is my favorite so far.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 1:50 pm to AlxTgr
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That was a malty mess
Of course it is. It's a marzen. What did you expect? Posted on 9/19/17 at 1:51 pm to AlxTgr
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St. Arnold is my favorite so far. That was a malty mess.
This post was edited on 9/19/17 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 9/19/17 at 1:54 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Of course it is. It's a marzen. What did you expect?
I thought the Saint Arnold version had more depth of flavor than the typical Marzen. But then again, your typical Marzen isn't 6.6% ABV either. I'm not mad at it. It is a good cool weather beer.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 1:55 pm to BMoney
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I'm not mad at it.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 2:09 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:I had no expectations whatsoever. I just threw one in a build a six pack because I like trying new beer. Though I have actually heard of marzen, I would not have been able to tell you one thing about that style or whatever. I do not study beer.
Of course it is. It's a marzen. What did you expect?
Posted on 9/19/17 at 2:18 pm to AlxTgr
Marzen beers are malty.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 2:37 pm to CoachChappy
But are they all a malty mess?
Posted on 9/19/17 at 2:48 pm to AlxTgr
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But are they all a malty mess?
yes.
I just finished my annual 6-pack of it, and it was much better than I remember
Posted on 9/19/17 at 2:55 pm to LoneStarTiger
I am just about to polish off a sixer of St. Arnold's. It's good, but I am having a hard time readjusting my palate after a summer of Ghost, G&G, Opus etc...But I will just have to do the work and keep trying. Was happy to see Urban South Octoberfest in stores, so that saved me a trip to the brewery. I am keeping an eye out for Sierra Nevada but have not run into it yet.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 2:58 pm to vistajay
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I am just about to polish off a sixer of St. Arnold's. It's good, but I am having a hard time readjusting my palate after a summer of Ghost, G&G, Opus etc..
I'm finding that these type beers are really good for resetting the palate, then you can really enjoy Ghost, etc. that much more. I kind of get desensitized to hops when I drink nothing but IPAs and it affects my perception of other beers. Switching it up kinda helps.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 3:13 pm to BMoney
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I'm finding that these type beers are really good for resetting the palate, then you can really enjoy Ghost, etc. that much more. I kind of get desensitized to hops when I drink nothing but IPAs and it affects my perception of other beers. Switching it up kinda helps.
I agree with this. If I switch it up some, I can go back to an IPA I didn't think had much going for it and it will be much better.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 3:26 pm to L.A.
quote:frick yeah, every batch over the last 3 or 4 years since I've drank it have been the best U.S. Oktoberfest out there
The 2017 Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest beer is out and it's good.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 3:47 pm to AlxTgr
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But are they all a malty mess?
If you are an IPA guy then yes. Personally, Marzen beer is what all beer should taste like.
Posted on 9/19/17 at 3:48 pm to L.A.
It's a damn solid beer.
Sam Adams Oktoberfest is garbage, IMO.
Sam Adams Oktoberfest is garbage, IMO.
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