Rating 2.5

Monday Night Oktoberfest

As I write this, it is properly Oktoberfest in late September (yes, my lead time is too long). Why is Oktoberfest in S…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, December 29, 2022

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Rating 4.25

3 Floyds "Munsterfest" Oktoberfest

It's not October. It's not November anymore. It's not even September when Oktoberfest is supposed to happe…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, December 01, 2021

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Tennessee

Black Abbey "Chronicles" Festbier Ale

Another Oktoberfest beer for the Oktoberfest season. This one comes from Black Abbey , and, so far, these guys are str…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, October 22, 2022

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Rating 4.0

Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest

This was another gift from my brother in Texas . This beer was not brewed in Texas. Instead, this comes from Germany , …

BFBC-Ping Saturday, February 17, 2024

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Rating 2.25

Brooklyn Oktoberfest

As I write this, I am in the proper time for an Oktoberfest. It is not quite October, but my reviews are so late in get…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, January 05, 2025

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Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada-Gutmann Oktoberfest

I will start by saying that I don't know how Gutmann is involved. I've never heard of them before, but they say…

BFBC-Ping Friday, October 18, 2024

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Vermont

Magic Hat Hex Oktoberfest Ale

Magic Hat Oktoberfest Hex. It's a bit odd that Oktoberfest is in September and yet this has a Halloween theme, but …

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, January 02, 2013

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Rating 4.0

Ballast Point Dead Ringer Oktoberfest

The first two Ballast Point beers that I reviewed demonstrated a clear ability to get things done in an orderly fashio…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Rating 3.25

Highland Clawhammer Oktoberfest

Rocktober was a pretty good, but obvious name for an Oktoberfest . Now Clawhammer, that is a name not everyone is goin…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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Wiseacre

Wiseacre Oktoberfest

Peek behind the curtain - I didn't drink this and write the following review just now, in December. Instead, I dran…

BFBC-Ping Friday, December 17, 2021

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South Carolina

Edmund's Oast "House Oktoberfest" Marzen Lager

As I write this, it is September, and those in the know will recognize that this is actually the right time of year to …

BFBC-Ping Thursday, November 27, 2025

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Tennessee

Hutton & Smith Rocktoberfest

Right on the heels of the rather disappointing Wiseacre entry of Oktoberfests , I came across the version from the fa…

BFBC-Ping Monday, December 20, 2021

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Tennessee

Living Waters "Kleinst" Octoberfest

This is another beverage where Living Waters decided they were going to call this a name that I don't have a tag f…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Tennessee

Bearded Iris Patina Dry Hopped Festbier

What? Is this not an IPA? But... most of the Bearded Iris beers that I've had have been derivations of IPAs, and t…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, July 19, 2018

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Tennessee

Soul & Spirits "Danke" Oktoberfest

It seems a little out of season to be drinking in Octoberfest in in what is, as I write, mid-December. In fact, it'…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Wisconsin

Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest

A friend kept insisting that I had to try Leinenkugel's, so I did . I liked that first one so much that I tried ano…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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Tennessee

Little Harpeth "Prost!" Märzen

Little Harpeth has been kinds of all over the place. I don't really know what I'm in for with some of their be…

BFBC-Ping Friday, January 27, 2023

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Oktoberfest

Left Hand Oktoberfest

This is my 15th beer from Left Hand brewing, and the first one was one of my very first (and worst written) reviews b…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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Vienna Lager

Little Harpeth "Bison" Vienna Lager

I like Little Harpeth . They had a couple loser beers, but they've had some outstanding beers. One thing they'…

BFBC-Ping Monday, July 17, 2023

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Tennessee

Mill Creek Oktoberfest

Yes, I'm lumping all of the recent Oktoberfests I've had together at this point. I wanted to publish these at …

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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