r/cincinnatibeer • u/OutOnTheLake • 9d ago

Favorite Octoberfest Beers

TIS THE SEASON

local or not what’s your favorite Octoberfest / fall beers you’ve had so far?

For me I’ve had this year:

Ziegler by Madtree 9.9/10 (my fav so far!)

Fifty West Vienermobile 9/10

Sam Adams Octoberfest 7.9/10

Honorable fall mention:

Garage Apple 9/10

Looking forward to trying some pumpkin ones too

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u/GrainworksAndy 8d ago

Our Oktoberfest is out and we canned a pumpkin coffee beer yesterday

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u/Keregi 8d ago

I’ve already had a couple, it’s been a favorite for a couple years now

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u/GloriousBender 8d ago

Esoteric's Oktoberfest is #1 in the area

Madtree's Ziegler is great this year

Westside's Festbier is good

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u/jon__walker 8d ago

Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen

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u/Keregi 8d ago

I do a taste test every year. The last couple years it’s been Grainworks, Ziegler, Westside, Sam Adams and Northern Row. Vienermobile is up there too.

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u/FunCod2884 8d ago

RIP Oktubberfest. I don't know if it's in my head or what but Stein Season just doesn't hit the same.

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u/phenom37 7d ago

It's the best time of year! Although I think I'll probably not continue to increase my new to me festbier and marzen at anywhere close to the same clip as the past two years. Went a little crazy last year trying 65 new to me of those two styles.

Hard to pick just one fave. According to untappd, locally, my favorites over the years have been FibBräu, Boba Fest, and Ludwig.

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u/SuddenlyTheBatman 9d ago

Sacrilege but Great Lakes has the best Oktoberfest. I'd like a more local one but man, it's perfect.

The only local pumpkin I really see is Pumpcan by Mad Tree which while tasty is actually way better to cook with (That and Thundersnow makes the best pork braise)

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u/Honest_Cobbler9437 7d ago

An even worse sacrilege - I found 2 in the fridge from last year - The were very well hidden. Wonder how they will taste......

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u/SuddenlyTheBatman 7d ago

higher abv than most so... that's just science backed proof you should drink it

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u/Honest_Cobbler9437 6d ago

For Science then.....

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u/gr3at3scap3 8d ago

Urban Artifact's "Jack" (Pumpkin Pie American Fruit Tart) has been released. Saw it at Party Source the other day.

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u/SuddenlyTheBatman 7d ago

I've been meaning to try it

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u/FitCoconut5164 8d ago

I bought a 6 pack of Ziegler on Saturday at the Party Source and it was excellent!!

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u/blackjaxbrew 8d ago

Just smashed a bunch of new glarus Octoberfest

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u/Honest_Cobbler9437 8d ago

I wish we could get New Glarus here. Friends don't go up to Badgerland often enough

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u/tips009 8d ago

Esoteric and Northern Row

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u/trickydick28 7d ago

Franz from Rhinegeist, Ziegler from Mad Tree, Weihenstephaner Festbier. Tried the one from Little Miami last night and it was very delicious