Monday, January 1, 2007

Octoberfest

Octoberfest style comes from a lager that was brewed in the spring and then drunk during the local German Octoberfests in September and October. This beer is supposed to be more flavorful than the regular beer the brewers were making at the time. A typical Octoberfest beer should be amber to copper in color, although golden is also done. The aroma should be of malt, not hops. The beer should be sweeter and maltier than a normal beer. The hops are diminished. It should finish cleanly.

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