Beers similar to Octoberfest

Märzen·United States·5.4% ABV·One of 205 Märzens in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Octoberfest's malty and sweet character. Malty and orange-hued, a seasonal lager named for the annual German festival. Kansas may be a long way from Munich, but the brewery shares the sentiment: Octoberfest was only its second specialty beer ever, and the original batch was first tasted back in 1989. Free State brews it in Lawrence, Kansas, at the first legal brewery in the state in over 100 years.

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10 beers like Octoberfest

Festbier Gehaltvoll

Brauerei Baar

Switzerland · Märzen · 5.0%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fullness and toasty notes like Octoberfest; drops orange notes.

What carries overmaltyfull-bodiedcaramelsweetsmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Octoberfestorange

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

Structure: very close

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SD&R

Birrone

Italy · Märzen · 5.4%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Octoberfest's toasty notes and caramel notes, minus orange notes.

What carries overmaltysweetsmooth-drinkingcleantoasty

Structure: very close

Compared to Octoberfestorangefull-bodied

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

Structure: very close

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Oktobearfest

Boxing Bear Brewing Co.

United States · Märzen · 5.3%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Octoberfest on fullness and toasty notes — adds dryness, but without the orange notes.

What carries overmaltyfull-bodiedsweettoastysmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Octoberfestdrybitterorange

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

Structure: very close

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Triple Point Marzen

Triple Point Brewing

United Kingdom · Märzen · 4.8%

84%

MATCH

As with Octoberfest, same orange notes and toasty notes; adds honey notes, a notch softer, no sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Faust Frühlingsmärzen

Brauhaus Faust

Germany · Märzen · 5.4%

84%

MATCH

Same fullness and toasty notes as Octoberfest, adds roasted notes, but without the orange notes.

Structure: very close

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Okto Festival Ale

Widmer Brothers Brewing

United States · Märzen · 5.3%

84%

MATCH

Shares fullness and toasty notes with Octoberfest; adds floral notes, but drops orange notes.

Structure: very close

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Klosterstoff

Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu

Germany · Märzen · 5.9%

83%

MATCH

Alongside Octoberfest on fullness and toasty notes: adds richness, drops orange notes.

Structure: very close

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Festbier

Victory Brewing Company

United States · Märzen · 5.6%

82%

MATCH

A touch more noble hop character, no orange notes — fullness and toasty notes as with Octoberfest.

Structure: very close

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My Mortal Soul

O Brother Brewing

Ireland · Märzen · 6.1%

81%

MATCH

Stronger — same toasty notes and caramel notes as Octoberfest, a notch stronger, but without the orange notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Vídeňský ležák 13

Pivovar Ferdinand

Czech Republic · Vienna Lager · 5.4%

81%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and caramel notes as Octoberfest, adds hop character, but without the orange notes.

Structure: very close

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