Beers similar to Lakefront Oktoberfest

Märzen·United States·5.6% ABV·One of 182 Märzens in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Lakefront Oktoberfest's malty and bready character. Lakefront Oktoberfest has been brewed since 1996 and runs from August to October. Vienna and Munich malt give it a bready, malty flavour with bread crust and nutty malt notes and caramel malt aromas, German Saphir hops balance the body, and the lager yeast adds a slightly floral aroma. Copper-orange, medium-light body, 5.6% ABV, 12 IBU.

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10 beers like Lakefront Oktoberfest

Nittenauer Festbier

Brauhaus Nittenau

Germany · Märzen · 5.7%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Lakefront, same nutty notes and caramel notes; adds richness, noticeably more bitter, no noble hop character.

What carries overbreadymaltynuttycaramelfloral

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Lakefrontcreamyrichcitrusynoble-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Kerwa Festmärzen

Brauerei Drei Kronen Memmelsdorf

Germany · Märzen · 5.6%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Lakefront on nutty notes and caramel notes: adds bitterness, noticeably more bitter, drops noble hop character.

What carries overtoastybreadymaltynuttycaramel

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Lakefrontbitterfull-bodieddrynoble-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Detmolder Festbier

Privat-Brauerei Strate

Germany · Märzen · 5.0%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares nutty notes and caramel notes with Lakefront; adds citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops noble hop character.

What carries overcaramelbreadymaltynuttyfloral

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Lakefrontspicy-hopcitrusysweetnoble-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Creemore Springs Oktoberfest

Creemore Springs Brewery

Canada · Märzen · 5.5%

83%

MATCH

Keeps nutty notes and caramel notes like Lakefront, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, drops noble hop character.

Structure: more bitter

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Festbier Das Besondere

Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren

Germany · Märzen · 6.0%

82%

MATCH

A touch more fullness, noticeably more bitter, no noble hop character — nutty notes and caramel notes as with Lakefront.

Structure: more bitter

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Rousse

Les Trois Mousquetaires

Canada · Vienna Lager · 5.0%

81%

MATCH

Like Lakefront on nutty notes and caramel notes — adds crispness, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Oktommegang

Brewery Ommegang

United States · Märzen · 5.8%

81%

MATCH

Mirrors Lakefront's caramel notes and noble hop character — noticeably more bitter, minus nutty notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Coppertail Oktoberfest

Coppertail Brewing Co.

United States · Märzen · 5.8%

81%

MATCH

Same caramel notes and floral notes as Lakefront, adds sweetness, noticeably more bitter, but without the nutty notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Meckatzer Fest-Märzen

Meckatzer

Germany · Märzen · 5.6%

80%

MATCH

More bitter — same nutty notes and caramel notes as Lakefront, adds fullness, noticeably more bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Weyermann Märzen

Weyermann Braumanufaktur

Germany · Märzen · 5.3%

79%

MATCH

More bitter — same nutty notes and caramel notes as Lakefront, adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the bread notes.

Structure: more bitter

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