History of the Märzen -- Oktoberfest Beer 

Next to hazy IPAs, this is easily my favorite style of beer

Don't discount Samuel Adams Oktoberfest. It's super tasty.

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I love a good Marzen! One of my favorite styles.

Love spaten anything also I'm actually drinking a Pauline october fest marten right now as I'm commenting....most everything I've tried from Munich has been delicious..

This is my FAVORITE time of year for beer too! Thanks for the awesome lesson, Ryan!

This video triggered my yearly excited realization of "Oh right! Fall is coming! And that means Märzens!"

Great video. Looking forward to Yuengling Oktoberfest myself. Cheers

Do not underestimate the great taste of hacker-pshorr Oktoberfest. I keep it on my kegerator year round. But to me beers of this style should be tried from a tap.

My favorite (here stateside) is the Spaten Oktoberfest. In Germany, it was the Hofbrau brand Oktoberfest. Now you have me in the mood to go get some on the way home from work. I am more than likely going to brew one up during my next brewday. Cheers, Ryan! \m/

The first clear beer or pale lagar was brewed in 1842 in Plzen, Czech, by Joesef Grol. Pilsner

This did not age well

I found this on Wikipedia "The earliest chemically confirmed barley beer to date was discovered at Godin Tepe in the central Zagros Mountains of Iran, where fragments of a jug, from between 5400 and 5000 years ago was found to be coated with beerstone, a by-product of the brewing process."

HB 😍

one of my favorites of the style made stateside is Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest, which they have been doing as a collab the past few years.

Bob’s 47 by Boulevard is a nice American Marzen.

What is your favorite beer to drink this time of year?

I drink stouts in the winter. the warmer, the lighter the beer in summer.

Hochzeit bier is a great one from Austria.

You do realize that Märzens are not really served at Oktoberfest. The vast majority of beer at Oktoberfest are Fest beers. They are a different style from Märzens. Fest beers are lighter in color and not as strong. That way guests at the festivals are able to consume more and not get as drunk so quickly.

Lots of good comments here, but everyone left out one of the great German breweries...Ayinger makes a great Fest-Marzen, as they have it labeled...I'm an admitted O'fest snob and highly recommend it!

Ah, yeah....Sam Adams Octoberfest is not a solid choice, unless you like dirty wet cardboard.

Hey what happened to the pop-filter? Also try lowcut (highpass). Another good one!

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I just bought a six pack of the Samuel Adams Oktoberfest beer today! It is absolutely delicious! 👍🏻😉👍🏻

My gateway drug was Gordon Biersch. I had never had a Marzen and it was immediately my favorite beer. It's been years since I had one, and I don't think I can get them in San Diego anymore, but it introduced me to my hands-down favorite style of beer. I just got the Karl Struss version fron Costco, and it's really great. That's what I can say about Marzens. They're all really great. I don't think I've ever had a bad one.

Love the pic in the intro of the Circleville (OH) Pumpkin Show's pumpkin tower 😂. Im like, wait a sec, thats my hometown lol

You’re like the Rick Steves of beer I love it.

“Be sure to seek these ones out” 🤦🏼‍♂️

Favorite Oktoberfest Bier in the States is from Old Mecklenburg Brewing Company in Charlotte. Pretty sure they use a Franconian strain of yeast. Delicious.

Loving this vid!! Funny thing, i’ve been editing my own oktoberfest vid 😂🤣. I like your subtle plug for Beer Rev. cheers🍻🍻

i threw up at Oktoberfest after drinking 5 and a half liters and what seemed like hundreds of Germans in traditional garb laughed at me while saying Amerikaner. It was great, lol.

Thanks for the video. I’m in Texas and I’m partial to Shiner Oktoberfest. Having said that I always try a variety and I’m drink Hofbrau right now. Prost😁

Sierra Nevada I think makes the best US Oktoberfest beer (at least the best in terms of beers that are widely available)

My first lager ever brewed was a Marzen just brewed it in South Fl starting in August and the taste is really nice pre carbonation. We are letting sit through the month of September for a total of 4 weeks fermentation and 4 weeks conditioning and I think it will be really nice.

Droppin' knowledge, as always. I definitely need to grab some Oktoberfest brews for reviewing purposes in the next few weeks. Great video, brother. Cheers!

Paulaner octoberfest marzen

I brew a traditional darker Märtzen. Whith alot of munich malt.

completely wrong. Oktoberfest beer is NOT the same as Märzen. Out of the six breweries that are allowed to make Oktoberfest beer for the festival, only the beer from Hacker Pschorr has anything to do with with a Märzen beer. The other Octoberfest beer from other 5 breweries is like a strong export beer. No sweet malt taste.

Awesome video! Cheers! Check out Genesee Oktoberfest, super cheap but very good!

I´m in Germany at least once every year and sipping some Vienna and Märzen. Cheers

Thanks man , best channel for beer info , on the net . Prost

Some good info cause you no i love this beer.........................................CHEERS

I heard beer has been around for almost 9000 years? Was that a lie?

Why do you pronounce st as sht, like saying shtyle instead of style? Is that a regional pronunciation? I have lived in America for over a decade having never heard that in person-to-person real life conversation.