Beers similar to Founders Oktoberfest

Founders Brewing Co.

Märzen·United States·6% ABV·One of 215 Märzens in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Founders Oktoberfest's caramel and malty character. Founders Oktoberfest is the brewery's seasonal Märzen of 6 percent, released from August to October. It is brewed with imported German Pilsner, Munich and aromatic malts, Magnum and Perle hops and a lager yeast. The beer pours a warm copper. Caramel and fresh cereal lead, with bready malt and a faint fruity note. The malt gives a rounded, slightly sweet backbone, a light bitterness balances it, and the finish is clean.

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10 beers like Founders Oktoberfest

1

Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen

Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu

Germany · Märzen · 5.9%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same sweetness and bread notes as Founders, adds roasted notes, but without the fruit notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltycleanbreadysweet

Structure: very close

Compared to Foundersroastedcreamyhoneyfruity

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Flötzinger Wies'n Märzen

Flötzinger Bräu

Germany · Märzen · 5.8%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares sweetness and fruit notes with Founders; adds herbal notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltycleanbreadysmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Foundersherbalfull-bodied

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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3

Starkenberger Josefi Bier

Brauerei Schloss Starkenberg

Austria · Märzen · 5.6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Founders on bread notes and sweetness: adds honey notes, drops fruit notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltycleansweetbready

Structure: very close

Compared to Foundershoneyfull-bodiedfruity

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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4

Grimm Artisanal Ales

United States · Märzen · 6.0%

88%

MATCH

A touch more honey notes, no fruit notes — bread notes and sweetness as with Founders.

Structure: very close

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Mönchshof Märzen

Mönchshof

Germany · Märzen · 5.5%

88%

MATCH

Keeps bread notes and fruit notes like Founders, adds dryness, drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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6

Warsteiner Winter

Warsteiner Brauerei

Germany · Märzen · 5.6%

85%

MATCH

Mirrors Founders's bread notes and sweetness — plus nutty notes, minus fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern

Germany · Märzen · 5.4%

85%

MATCH

Like Founders on bitterness and sweetness — adds spicy-hop notes, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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8

Hallertauer Festbier

Urban Chestnut Hallertauer Brauerei

Germany · Märzen · 5.9%

83%

MATCH

As with Founders, same bread notes and bitterness; adds roasted notes, no sweetness.

Structure: very close

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9

Lübzer Urkraft

Mecklenburgische Brauerei Lübz

Germany · Märzen · 5.7%

83%

MATCH

Same sweetness and bitterness as Founders, adds richness, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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10

Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus

Germany · Märzen · 5.6%

82%

MATCH

Same bread notes and bitterness as Founders, adds herbal notes, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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