@kotrcka the Spaten Oktoberfestbier I tried was just incredibly bland... not even bad, it just tasted of nothing, whereas the others higher up on the list had some more interesting flavours. Augustiner is just my favourite hands down, incredibly drinkable, while Hofbräuhaus and Löwenbräu both were quite dry and bitter for the style with some pretty good hop aroma.
Next week I'll be at Oktoberfest and will have Spaten Festbier on draught, so that may change my so far poor perception of the beer.
@akrennmair@kotrcka Was able to get (only) the Hofbräu and Paulaner here in NZ. The Paulaner has less malt and a bit more herbal bitterness, but not as full. The Hofbräu tastes a bit on the sweet side but I do like it more than the Paulaner. A local brewer down in Wellington, @southstarbrew made a Festbier that I think is better than these two.
@akrennmair My personal Oktoberfestbier ranking ist quite different
Paulaner
Spaten
Löwenbräu
Hofbräuhaus
Augustiner doesn't ship to northern Germany and Hacker-Pschorr doesn't count, because the Märzen they sell in bottles is not what they sell at the #Wiesn which is also a Festbier like the rest.
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