I'm alllllll in for Oktoberfest season! Fall is be my favorite beer drinking season (and season in general), and a good Marzen can't be beat during it. Ayinger is a great one, for sure, and you've mentioned a bunch of other excellent ones. If I may do some blatant, shameful self-promotion, IBC is doing our Oktoberfest on the 17th of September. We're finalizing things, but we'll have 4-5 of our German lagers (including the doppelbock! We secretly saved a keg!) and some great German food (some Swan's made with Equinox, our Marzen, among other grub). Swing out, if you're free, and see how Equinox is this year! Bobby and I will be bartending!
Genesee's Oktoberfest is excellent and you can't beat the price point. For that, they'll always be my #1. Other favorites are Swiftwater (all their German lagers are top-notch), Saranac and Sierra Nevada (the collaboration series they did with classic German breweries was outstanding).
Can’t argue with any of those excellent choices. Genny is always top notch with the German-style stuff. Wish that Sierra collab series would return. It served to introduce so many to some really cool German breweries.
I'm alllllll in for Oktoberfest season! Fall is be my favorite beer drinking season (and season in general), and a good Marzen can't be beat during it. Ayinger is a great one, for sure, and you've mentioned a bunch of other excellent ones. If I may do some blatant, shameful self-promotion, IBC is doing our Oktoberfest on the 17th of September. We're finalizing things, but we'll have 4-5 of our German lagers (including the doppelbock! We secretly saved a keg!) and some great German food (some Swan's made with Equinox, our Marzen, among other grub). Swing out, if you're free, and see how Equinox is this year! Bobby and I will be bartending!
This sounds like a delightful afternoon! Can’t wait to try your Marzen, Nate.
Genesee's Oktoberfest is excellent and you can't beat the price point. For that, they'll always be my #1. Other favorites are Swiftwater (all their German lagers are top-notch), Saranac and Sierra Nevada (the collaboration series they did with classic German breweries was outstanding).
Can’t argue with any of those excellent choices. Genny is always top notch with the German-style stuff. Wish that Sierra collab series would return. It served to introduce so many to some really cool German breweries.
My favorite time of year as well! Brindle Haus releases a nice trio of German’s this month. Cheers 🍻
Love those seasonal German-style releases from Brindle Haus.