Fort Collins Oktoberfest
September 16, 2016 - Staff
Tag: Oktoberfest
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Beer from the SourceSponsored: In Germany, Beer is Living History
May 3, 2016 - Anne Fitten GlennPresented by Hacker-Pschorr Brewery Every time you drink a Hacker-Pschorr beer, you’re getting a little taste of beer history. Over 200 years ago, Hacker-Pschorr, along with a select few other breweries, were invited by Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to develop a special brew for his marriage celebration to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The marriage festivities... View Article
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Beer from the SourceSponsored: In Germany, Beer is Living History
May 3, 2016 - Anne Fitten GlennPresented by Paulaner Brewery Every time you drink a Paulaner beer, you’re getting a little taste of beer history. Over 200 years ago Paulaner, along with a select few other breweries, was invited by Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to develop a special brew for his marriage celebration to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The marriage festivities... View Article
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Acitelli on History - Blogs - Web OnlyOktoberfest: When the Fall Seasonal Really Started Rising
October 8, 2015 - Tom AcitelliIn 1988, the Water Street Brewery of Milwaukee won a silver medal in the “European darks” category of the Great American Beer Festival. The winning beer? Water Street Oktoberfest. The following year the festival added a Vienna/Marzen/Octoberfest category, a nod to what was by then becoming a major presence every late summer and early autumn... View Article
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NewsCelebrate Oktoberfest in Manhattan at Zum Schneider
August 24, 2015 - Staff(Press Release) NEW YORK, New York–Can’t make it to Munich’s Oktoberfest this year? Zum Schneider, the prominent Bavarian Bierhaus in New York City is bringing Munich to Manhattan once again. No passport needed to enjoy an epic München experience. This October for two back-to-back weekends, Zum Schneider is celebrating the German tradition by hosting the... View Article
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Stylistically SpeakingMärzen/Oktoberfest
January 1, 2014 - K. Florian KlempOnce again, the fall seasonals have come and gone. Pumpkin and fresh hop ales, both of which fit the bill of “harvest” beers, have recently become eagerly anticipated offerings for many. But it is the venerable Märzen/Oktoberfest genre that has served autumnal revelers for centuries. Märzen, the historical designation, was made in the waning cool... View Article
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Web OnlyIn Search of Beer and Blackfish: A San Juan Islands Beer Tour
November 22, 2013 - Adrienne SoThe rain isn’t letting up. Cold water spits at us from above and below as the tender—a small inflatable boat—skims across the surface of Friday Harbor back toward our vessel, the Zodiac, anchored far out in the bay. “If everybody’s fine, I’d like to pick up a little speed here,” says Jeff Carson from behind... View Article
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NewsHacker-Pschorr to Launch Limited-Edition Small Batch Series in United States
Brewery Will Send Two Fans to 2014 Oktoberfest in Munich November 19, 2013 - Staff(Press Release) Long known in the U.S. for its Weisse and Original Oktoberfest, as well as Munich Gold and Weisse Dark, Munich-based Hacker-Pschorr Brewery is expanding its U.S. offerings with a limited-release specialty beer series consisting of four small batch beers, brewed and packaged specially for variety-thirsty U.S. beer lovers. All four beers will be available on draught... View Article
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Culture
Bitter-sweet: Brewing for Chinese Palates
November 1, 2013 - Nick YatesWolfgang Sesser knows all about making beer for the Chinese, who have very different tastes from Westerners. Now brewmaster at Beijing’s Paulaner Bräuhaus, he has also done stints brewing for Paulaner in former Chinese capital Nanjing and for Hofbräuhaus in Shanghai. While the vast majority of Chinese will avoid very bitter beer, there are also... View Article