Two years ago, we were invited to Sierra Nevada‘s beautiful facility outside Asheville, NC to try their not-yet-released 2015 Oktoberfest. Within minutes of our arrival, I was handed a large mug of the beer, was introduced to a tall, smiling 12th-generation German brewer named Frank (who loved that we were called “Frank About Beer“), and had all the schnitzel and cheese I could eat.
It was all wonderful, especially the beer which, I have to admit, I was not usually a fan of. After all, I love IPAs and stouts, so Oktoberfest beers tended to be lower on my desirability scale.
Sierra Nevada’s Oktoberfest pours a wonderful, light amber. It’s a wonderfully malty craft beer.
Oktoberfest, a German, lager-style beer, tends to be a malty and easy-drinking. Technically considered a Marzen beer, its origins date back several centuries to Germany where it was once against the…
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