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• Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest

  Oktoberfest, hell yes. Fall is my favorite time of the year. Ok, summer is pretty much tied with pop-punk sugarness and pool parties…but fall has the best beer. Here I am reviewing a Hacker-Pschorr, BY FAR my favorite easily accessible (aka buy in Jewel) brewery. Their Weisse (and even more their Weisse Dark) are absolutely [...]

• Samuel Adams Octoberfest

  Finally beertastic is back and everyone is starting to post again!!!  Brian and I had the perfect beer atmosphere for this one.  It was a Monday night and football was on plus there was a nice cool breeze reminding us that fall is here.  Seemed perfect for the world’s most popular Oktoberfest beer (and its [...]

• Harpoon Octoberfest

  FALL IS HERE YAY! Put on your hoodies! Beertastic is getting back into the swing of things as I settle into my new pad in downtown Chicago; I found the nearby Binny’s so I am totally set. This is the first Octoberfest I saw.

  Brewery Hometown: Windsor, VT
  Appearance: Clear, crisp dark amber. Golden tinted around the [...]

• Erdinger: Hefe-Weizen OKTOBERFEST

  While looking over the seasonal brews at Budget liquors i saw a very funny shaped six pack in a box with finger holes to carry it. it was very tall and thin which meant the bottles inside had to be funny shaped. which leads to the regrettable part of this beer… its only 11.2 oz. [...]

• Breckenridge: Autumn Ale

  I’ve always heard Breckenridge was good beer and i had their Vanilla Honey Porter which was less than impressive to me. high hopes are riding with this Autumn Ale.
  Brewery Hometown: Breckenridge Colorado
  Appearance: The bottle says a dark mahogany which is a pretty close to it being poured. but while in the glass it’s pretty much [...]

• Ichabod: ale brewed with pumpkin

  So like i said i love the fall seasonal brews. this one caught by eye because it was somewhat dark looking and of course had the necessary pumpkin.
  Brewery Hometown: New Holland brewery in Michigan
  Appearance: Pale light beer colored with a slight orange tinge, more than usual
  Aroma: smells like the typical spices expected from a beer [...]