This week’s featured beer is Spaten Oktoberfest, brewed by the Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu located in Munich, Bavaria, which has a long history without which the history of German beer would be incomplete. Oktoberfest beer is a malty, moderately hopped, gold to copper German lager. Although Spaten’s products bear the label Seit 1397 (Since 1397), that date refers […]
This week’s beer is the Left Hand Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest Märzen Lager. Somewhat uncharacteristic in its darker color (21 SRM) and higher alcohol content (6.6%), this modern take on a traditional German beer packs a pretty good punch while showcasing the style’s characteristically clean, malty sweetness. Although Märzen beers came into existence sometime during the […]
As our little group walked down the rather dreary central shopping arcade we could hear strains of vaguely German sounding music coming from up ahead. There in a small corner park was the stage, covered in musicians playing Studio Ghibli tunes to a beer swilling, sausage munching crowd. The Oktoberfest had come to Maebashi. I […]
Happy October! Or should I say Happy Oktober? While Japan needs little excuse to have an Oktoberfest in May or June, the number of festivals only increases as Fall approaches. This year has seen the popularity of Oktoberfests grow even more, with communities around Japan experiencing a surfeit of sausages, blue and white flags, and […]
