Beer guide for Oktoberfest

By Lee Breslouer, Thrillist

Once again, it’s time for Oktoberfest, the weeks when everyone drinks from comically large steins and pretends not to care that their beer is warm after drinking only half of it. And since you’d better be drinking German beer during the festivities, we’ve enlisted the help of brewmaster Bill Eye of German-focused Prost Brewing in Denver to give you the lowdown on everything you need to know about popular Deutschland beer styles.

Let the fest begin!!

German Beer Style: Berliner Weisse

What The Hell Does It Taste Like? Berlin’s right there in the name of this wheat, and Eye says this is one style you actually have to be in Berlin to truly experience. CANCEL THE FLIGHT TO MUNICH!! While you’re there, you might as well tour their best microbreweries, too. That said, he describes a Berliner Weisse as having a “soft, lactic sourness” — they can be quite tart. Good thing you can order it mixed with raspberry or woodruff syrup (it’s a sweet herb… no relation to Bob).

Must-Drink Examples: Eye can’t recommend any American brews that really nail the flavor (he says Crabtree Brewery in Colorado comes close), but in Berlin, he likes the ones coming out of Schultheiss.

Read the full guide by Lee Breslouer from Thrillist.

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