Beer of the Weekend #1,137: Erdinger Oktoberfest
Since Friday was German Unity Day, I decided to do something I have not done in a long time: buy German beer. So the beer of the weekend was Oktoberfest, brewed by Erdinger Weißbrau of Erding, Germany. Serving type: 16.9-ounce (500-ml) can. “PRD: 24.04.2025 BBD: 25.05.26” is printed on the bottom. Oh, day-month-year… Appearance: Poured into a stange. An aggressive straight pour produced a lot of thick, off-white, bubbly, meringue-like, buttery head. It was all foam at first; I needed to wait a while before its cloudy dirty gold color revealed itself. Smell: More hefe than märzen. It was muted and faint. Grass, clover, banana, bubble gum, and a touch of caramel. It was more like a wheat märzen. Taste: Light and a hybrid. Caramel, wheat, grass, banana, honey, a tough of chocolate, and bubble gum. A tough of hops tickled the taste buds. It was a little weird. It did not have much punch but was inoffensive. Fun facts about Erdinger Oktoberfest: • Style: BA classifies it as “Festbier / ...
