Live Oak Oaktoberfest

Much like the Halloween season, Oktoberfest season is coming to its gradual conclusion very soon as well.  And that bums me out.  So we're going to go down swinging around these parts, picking up as much of the dwindling supply of beer as possible.  Enter Oaktoberfest from Austin's Live Oak Brewing.  The 5.8% ABV Marzen pours a nice gold with a big and frothy white head.  Aromas of sweet breads and malts abounds with some hints of honey, while the flavor follows the nose along with some notes of caramel all in a light bodied brew.  It's a super easy beer to drink, perfect for any Fall activity.

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Infamous Oktoberfest

In the age old debate between Oktoberfests and pumpkin ales, i tend to fall on the side of the latter.  That being said, i love a good Oktoberfest brew just as much as the next guy.  Austin's Infamous Brewing, home to a couple of my favorite local beers, recently released their 2018 Oktoberfest, and the 6% ABV Märzen style brew pours a light malty brown with a white head, smelling of malt and sugar.  The beer is slightly sweet, but not overly so, is an easily drinkable festival brew, and a fine take on the style.  Prost!

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Austin Beerworks Montecore Oktoberfest

I was fortunate enough to hit up this year's Texas Craft Brewers Festival on Saturday for an afternoon without kids, plenty of sunshine (and some rain), and a slew of great beers from all over the state.  It's kind of hard to pick a favorite, as i had a lot of good stuff and i have a penchant for forgetting what i've imbibed as i'm not writing anything down, though No Label's Off Label Peanut Butter Chocolate Time and Big Bend's Marfa Light are close contenders.  But, being as it's that time of year, and it was my first taste of the day, i'm going to give it up to Montecore, a collaborative marzen-style (Oktoberfest) brew from Austin Beerworks and local beer garden Easy Tiger.  The 6% ABV beer was crisp and gold and clear with light aromas of malt and Bavarian hops, and was smooth and tasty, said malt and hops running down the palette like a cool elixir on a hot central Texas autumn day.

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Southern Star Oktoberfest

Last week i mentioned how much i love the fall beer season, when pumpkin ales and Oktoberfest brews pop up all over the place, just waiting to wet the palette.  And Southern Star Brewery out of Conroe, Texas has a delicious, canned take on a beer celebration standard.  Their Oktoberfest pours a darkish amber with a quickly dissipating head, aromas of malt and hints of sweetness on the nose.  The flavor is a lovely mix of said roasted malts, nuts, and hints of molasses, all in a 6.3% ABV package.  I love fall beers!

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