Hofbrau Munchen Brewery
Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier Beer is brewed by Hofbrau Munchen, a famous German brewery that dates back to 1589. The brewery brews a variety of beers featuring Hefeweizen, Dunkel, Original Lager, Oktoberfestbier and more. The brewery also owns the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, possibly the most famous beer hall in the world. Hofbrau has franchised Hofbrauhaus locations around the world. Hofbrauhaus Locations in the United States include Las Vegas, Cleveland and Newport, Kentucky. The Las Vegas location is a replica of the original.
Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier
Hofbrau Munchen describes Oktoberfestbier as “a full-bodied, bottom-fermented specialty beer – with its fine hop aroma, tastes just right with Wiesn roast chicken…Powerful with aromas of light caramel, dried fruits, figs, honey, grapefruit.” The brewery recommends pairing the beer with roast pork, grilled chicken, sausages, snack platters, Obazda, grilled fish on a stick, hard cheeses like Emmental.
Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier has a 6.3% ABV, 2g protein, 9.2 carbs, 1.7g fat, 23 IBU and 158 calories (11.2 oz. bottle). It has a “Good” rating on Beer Advocate.
Our Review of Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier
I previously tried Hofbrau Original lager and Hofbrau Hefeweizen. Hofbrau Original was excellent, although I did like two lagers from Weihenstephaner more. Hofbrau Hefeweizen was smooth, crisp and drinkable. Despite Hofbrau’s description, it had no hint of banana. If I had more, I would have had a second one. Then I tried their Dunkel, which was fantastic.
Next up is Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier. I have tried two other German Oktoberfest beers, Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen, which was so much better than American Marzens and one of the few beers we have rated 5 out of 5. I also tried Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen. It was equally as good as Ayinger. The two German Oktoberfest beers I have tried have been as good as any beers I have had, full bodied and robust with a clean taste and no aftertaste.
I was surprised that Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier was gold in color and not copper like the other Oktoberfest beers. It certainly was good and I would absolutely drink it again, but I cannot say it was as good as Ayinger and Paulaner, or even the Hofbrau Dunkel. The beer was smooth and drinkable despite the 6.3% ABV and I could taste the honey, but it just lacked the robust taste of the other two Oktoberfest beers. It didn’t seem “special,” and more like any top of the line lager beer.
For other excellent German beer recommendations, try Paulaner Oktoberfest, Weihenstephaner Kellerbier, Hofbrau Original, Weihenstephaner Original, Ayinger OktoberFest and Weihenstephaner Vitus.
For beer nutritional information of all beers we have reviewed see Beer Nutritional Information.
