Thank You Capital Brewery
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll remember my Oktoberfest Challenge back in October, where I had a seasonal Oktoberfest or pumpkin beer every day during the month. I never thought it would be so hard to find so many seasonal beers. On one trip to the local liquor store, I found a beer from Capital Brewing simply labled “Fest Seasonal beer.” I naturally assumed it was their Oktoberfest. When I...
259. ABInBev – Michelob Marzen Oktoberfest Style Beer
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I brought my sister almost a case of homebrews for her and her friends to try. So, when we came in over Christmas, she brought me a few Michelob beers from a sample she had, which I hadn’t had yet as part of my 1000 beer challenge. The label says, “March Beers, or ‘Marzenbiers,’ were originally brewed at the end of the Bavarian brewing season and stored in caves through the warm...
Oktoberfest Challenge – Completed
Well, the Oktoberfest Challenge is complete, and it’s been a great month. There were only 2 days during the month when I didn’t have an Oktoberfest or Pumpkin beer (or even a beer that day). I know this sounds a bit cheesy, but I actually learned a lot during this month-long challenge. First, I gained much more respect for folks like Dave Selden of the 999 beers blog and Beer Drinker Rob of the Daily Beer Review. It...
216. Shmaltz Brewing – Coney Island Freaktoberfest
I had two days left for my Oktoberfest Challenge and only one beer left, so I decided to hold onto this one and enjoy it on Halloween. It’s been a fun Halloween evening – my son is dressed as Indiana Jones and my daughter dressed as a princess. I took them out trick-or-treating while my wife stayed home handing out candy. I enjoyed one of my Russian Imperial Pumpkin beers in a coffee mug while taking the kids around,...
214. Brauerei Beck & Co – Beck’s Oktoberfest
I’m down to the last couple of beers in the beer fridge for my Oktoberfest Challenge, and I think I still need one or two more. I remember covering Oktoberfest beers during one of our ABNormal Brewers club meetings last year, and remember being somewhat surprised at how much I liked Beck’s Oktoberfest in comparison to the others we tried. So now in the spirit of reviewing it, I thought I’d give it another go around....
211. Capital Brewery – Fest Seasonal Beer
When I went to Friar Tuck to find more pumpkin beers and Oktoberfests, I managed to find this one. I assume that since it was out this time of year, and is simply called “Fest Seasonal Beer,” that it is an Oktoberfest beer. As you can tell, I’m starting to struggle to find beers that qualify for my Oktoberfest Challenge, so if anyone here in town sees anything that would qualify, please let me know. The bottle...
209. Erdinger Weissbräu – Erdinger Oktoberfest
We had an incredible weekend in Columbia, MO, back at Mizzou for homecoming. With ESPN Gameday, homecoming activities, and a huge upset over #1 Oklahoma, we had a tremendous time. The only bad thing about the day was that I couldn’t find an Oktoberfest seasonal to drink for my Oktoberfest Challenge. I’m bummed, but I’m going to continue to try to finish off the month strong. The bottle says “Erdinger is...
205. Avery Brewing – The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest
We test drove a minivan this evening and have been stressing about buying it. At the same time, we’re getting packed up and ready to head to my alma mater, the University of Missouri-Columbia, tomorrow for Homecoming weekend. So it’s a bit stressful around the house. This, combined with the fact that one of my friends (who I hope to see this weekend), who is a beer lover… his last name happens to be Kaiser. So,...
204. Brauerei Heller Bamberg – Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen
I was at the liquor store scouring for Marzens and Pumpkin beers to meet my Oktoberfest Challenge when I came across this beer. I could hardley read much of the label, since it was primarily in German, but usually, when it comes to beer, that’s not a bad thing. The back label said, “Aecht Original Schlenkerla Maerzen Smokebeer, considered the classic example in its category, has been brewed for centuries in the baroque...
203. Clipper City Brewing – Prosit! Imperial Octoberfest Lager
It’s been a hell of a day at both work and at home. All I have to say is, don’t buy Windows 7 preinstalled, and definitely don’t by a Gateway computer. So, that being said, I went to the beer fridge looking for the biggest beer I could find that would qualify for my Oktoberfest Challenge. This Heavy Seas series Imperial Oktoberfest from Clipper City fit the bill at 8% ABV. The bottle said that it is “Malt...
202. Brauerei Aying – Ayinger Oktober Fest Marzen
I had to make a run to the liquor store tonight after work because I was all out of beers for my Oktoberfest Challenge. It’s getting harder than I thought! And since I had 2 Oktoberfests reviewed on Saturday, I didn’t have one yesterday. So, I returned from the liquor store this evening with 4 more Oktoberfest beers. When I reached into the beer fridge, this one seemed coldest, so it’s the one I thought I’d...
200. Tin Mill Brewing – Oktoberfest Draft
While visiting several wineries at the Oktoberfest celebration in Hermann, MO, we decided to take a break from the wine and have a beer. Fortunately, we knew that the Tin Mill Brewery was located right in downtown Hermann. They had a nice beer garden and band playing out back, so we hung out for a while and had a couple of beers before going back to the wineries. I also saw this as an opportunity to try another Oktoberfest beer...
