Wedtoberfest 2.0 and Strawberry NieuwenWeiss
I ordered supplies for my next batches of beer. It’s a little later than I planned to start my Oktoberfest, but it’ll still be ready when I return from the real Oktoberfest. I tweaked the recipe slightly, hoping to improve it a little and make it a little more universally liked.
The second beer I’m going to make is a strawberry weissbier that I want to name for New York Mets outfield Kirk Nieuwenhuis. I’m totally winging it on this recipe, but I think it’ll turn out pretty good.
Tags: homebrew, homebrewing, mets beers, oktoberfest
Autumn Beer Season!
It’s autumn beer season again, meaning Oktoberfests and pumpkin beers. This season is the Christmas of craft beer. It’s the most popular season and comes earlier every year.
I saw Magic Hat Hex as early as three weeks ago, and since then most other seasonals have showed up, including my own. The only popular one I haven’t seen in stores yet is Sam Adams, and I’ve heard that’s out too. Traditionally Oktoberfest, the real one in Munich for the last 201 years, is celebrated for the 16 days prior to the first Sunday in October.
It’s my favorite season as well. This is why I chose an Oktoberfest to brew as my wedding favor. Two of my favorite brands are Sam Adams and Brooklyn, although there are plenty of other tasty and excellent varieties out there. I’m not as big a fan of the pumpkin ales, but I’m interested to try Six Point’s Autumnation now that it’s going to be available in cans that I can get without going to the right bar. Interestingly, the third Google result for Six Point Pumpkin is a post about how if you don’t like pumpkin ales you’ll like this, although it refers to last year’s variety.
So lots of fun and interesting beers to try. I just hope they stick around long enough for me to try enough of them before the next beer season rolls around!
Tags: beer, beer season, beer seasonals, oktoberfest, oktoberfest beer, oktoberfest season, pumpkin ale, pumpkin beer, sixpoint, sixpoint autumnation, wedding beer