Drinktime: Harpoon Octoberfest

Many breweries today offer seasonal beers that evoke the season. For fall, many breweries brew a pumpkin flavored beer that features pumpkin and spices such as cinnamon, and nutmeg. While the pumpkin beer craze is very much an American autumn beer tradition, another autumn beer tradition is Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is the largest fair in the world held annually in late September in Munich, Germany. One of the traditional styles of beer that is served at Oktoberfest is a Marzen style of lager. The Marzen style of lager originates in Bavaria, which is coincidentally where Oktoberfest is located. Marzen is a very malty, rich, and deep colored beer that is perfect for the cooler weather of fall. It is no wonder that Harpoon Brewery celebrates the autumn season by brewing a Marzen style lager which they call Octoberfest. The Octoberfest is a classic fall beer which I highly recommend you sample this fall before it is gone. Its deep malty aroma and flavor, deep garnet color, and its gentle finish with a touch of bitterness makes the Octoberfest a great beer to have on a cool autumn day or evening. The Octoberfest has a very typical 5.3% ABV for a lager which will not knock you down after one or two pints. This is a beer that is very enjoyable and like I said before is a perfect session beer for fall. If you are getting bored of the typical pumpkin fall seasonal beer and are looking for something different, the Octoberfest by Harpoon is the beer for you to try out. Cheers!