Hey, all, Oktoberfest has started and nobody told me! Well, it’s not as though I could have flown off to Munich to enjoy Oktoberfest. But it’s nice to be told.
Oktoberfest facts:
Back before Sam Adams made an Oktoberfest beer, my favorite beer was Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen. It comes all the way from Munich, so you don’t see it a lot. I haven’t had it in a while. I think a side-by-side is in order someday soon.
The term “märzen” comes from the German name for the month of March when beers were brewed while the weather was not prohibitively warm. The beer was then stored for many months in cool caves.
In any case, raise your stein to das Müchner Kindl, step over the Bierleichen (beer corpses) and we’ll check back with you sometime in early October when the fog clears.
