Märzen / Oktoberfest

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Before refrigeration, it was nearly impossible to brew beer in the summer due to the hot weather and bacterial infections. Brewing ended with the coming of spring, and began again in the fall. Most were brewed in March (Märzen). These brews were kept in cold storage over the spring and summer months, or brewed at a higher gravity, so they’d keep. Märzenbier is full-bodied, rich, toasty, typically dark copper in color with a medium to high alcohol content.

The common Munich Oktoberfest beer served at Wies'n (the location at which Munich celebrates its Oktoberfest) contains roughly 5.0-6.0% alcohol by volume, is dark/copper in color, has a mild hop profile and is typically labeled as a Bavarian Märzenbier in style.

Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-7.0%   [ ? ] 

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read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewSamuel Adams OctoberfestBoston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)5.303.693704
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewSpaten Oktoberfestbier Ur-MärzenSpaten-Franziskaner-Bräu5.903.561517
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewPaulaner Oktoberfest-MärzenPaulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG6.003.871367
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewAyinger Oktober Fest-MärzenPrivatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying5.803.961195
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewFestbierVictory Brewing Company5.603.73992
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewBrooklyn Oktoberfest BeerBrooklyn Brewery5.503.69972
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewHacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-MärzenHacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH5.803.94915
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewThe KaiserAvery Brewing Company10.033.85832
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewGreat Lakes OktoberfestGreat Lakes Brewing Company6.504.06808
 write a reviewLeinenkugel's OktoberfestJacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company5.103.11752
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewDogtoberfestFlying Dog Brewery5.303.56671
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewHarpoon Octoberfest BeerHarpoon Brewery5.303.7660
 write a reviewHoss Rye LagerGreat Divide Brewing Company6.203.76635
 write a reviewHofbräu OktoberfestbierHofbräuhaus München6.303.35621
 write a reviewBell's Octoberfest BeerBell's Brewery, Inc.5.503.59594
 write a reviewWeihenstephaner FestbierBayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan5.803.66589
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewBeck's OktoberfestBrauerei Beck & Co.5.003.41524
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewLeft Hand OktoberfestLeft Hand Brewing Company6.003.7445
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewGordon Biersch MärzenGordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant5.703.63437
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewStaghorn OctoberfestNew Glarus Brewing Company6.253.96431
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewShiner OktoberfestSpoetzl Brewery5.803.33401
 write a reviewHeavy Seas - MärzenHeavy Seas Beer5.753.59397
 write a reviewBob's '47 OktoberfestBoulevard Brewing Co.5.803.68385
 write a reviewMunsterfestThree Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub6.003.82383
 write a reviewSummit Oktoberfest MarzenSummit Brewing Company6.603.65356
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewSaranac OctoberfestMatt Brewing Company5.403.43342
 write a reviewOktober FestStoudts Brewing Co.5.003.65308
 write a reviewOktoberfestYuengling Brewery ? 3.36254
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewBerkshire Oktoberfest LagerBerkshire Brewing Company Inc.6.803.97254
 write a reviewSaint Arnold OktoberfestSaint Arnold Brewing Company6.003.63248
 write a reviewWarsteiner Premium OktoberfestWarsteiner Brauerei5.903.34246
 write a reviewSchlafly OktoberfestSaint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room5.103.65219
 write a reviewDundee OktoberfestGenesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.5.503.38217
 write a reviewOktoberFishFlying Fish Brewing Company6.003.57206
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewThomas Hooker Octoberfest LagerThomas Hooker Brewing Company5.703.93201
 write a reviewBlue Point OktoberfestBlue Point Brewing Company5.503.58201
 write a reviewSchell's OktoberfestAugust Schell Brewing Company5.503.57195
 write a reviewOktoberfestCapital Brewery5.503.66195
 write a reviewOktoberfestSprecher Brewing Company6.003.81190
 write a reviewStiegl GoldbräuStieglbrauerei zu Salzburg GmbH4.903.54189
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewPenn OktoberfestPennsylvania Brewing Company5.603.79187
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewNarragansett FestNarragansett Brewing Co.5.503.67180
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewOktoberfest Lager BeerLakefront Brewery, Inc.5.703.4167
 write a reviewMaierfest LagerRogue Ales5.603.78165
 write a reviewHeavy Seas - Prosit!Heavy Seas Beer9.003.71163
 write a reviewDominion Octoberfest MaerzenOld Dominion Brewing Company5.903.58163
 write a reviewFall FestAbita Brewing Co.5.403.19154
 write a reviewOktoberfestGoose Island Beer Co.5.403.68150
 write a reviewOktoberfest LagerSly Fox Brewing Company5.803.63144
 write a reviewPoint OktoberfestStevens Point Brewery5.153.52136
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