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Monschoff Schwarzbier Kostritzer Black Lager Paulaner Marzen/Oktoberfest – not dark, but amber If you like smoked beer, Schlenkerla marzen (dark for a marzen) comes in the 5 liter keg can. Mostly German imports are found in...

Moral of the story – damn, Amici’s was expensive even in 1988! Still, not to complain – getting a Gordon Biersch Marzen for a buck-fifty can’t be a bad thing.

So far this season I have had an Oktoberfest Rauchbier (Smoked Marzen) from Germany, a Pumpkin Ale from Southampton, a spicy “Festive” ale from Upstate New York make with nutmeg, ornange rind and Saigon cinnamon,...

Fest (I think? It was a marzen). Sample a few things from the bar snacks menu.

for comments/suggestions, scale it back, etc. For Lagers: Stoudts Pils Marzen- Pennichuck Big O & Paulaner or BBC Oktoberfest Lambic interlude For Ales: IPA- Opa Opa & South Hampton Ale- Ruddles & Duvel Wheat- Carlson Craft Vete Ol &...

the Molson-sponsored events in K-W, you’ll actually be able to get traditional German beers to drink with your meal, including Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen for the first time in Ontario. Proceeds for the weekend will be...

in the middle of September and ends on the first Sunday of October. Also many people won’t start drinking Oktoberfest beer until October but the history of the Oktoberfest style (Marzen - German for March – when the...

, too, which right around now should include fairly fresh märzens from Oktoberfest. Nothing better than a solid Bavarian dinner before a musical about consumptive bohemians. Link: http://www.schnitzelhaus.net/index.html

Hmm, I love pho and good beer, but I’ve never had them together. Off the top of my head, I’d probably try a marzen (like Spaten or Paulaner) with it. If lots of chilis were in the soup, I might opt for an IPA, such as...

. Their Marzen is probably the most popular, but pretty much all of their beers are great.