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Munich allows only six official Oktoberfest brews to be served — all local, all around 6% alcohol content and all stronger than regular beer. Ranked from easiest to hardest to find in the U.S ...
The brewery Hofbräuhaus, the tent's sponsor, has been active in Oktoberfest since 1955. The current tent was built in 1972. The tent needs three months to be erected every year. During the 16-day-long festivities of Oktoberfest 2004, a total of 500,000 liters of beer and 70,000 whole roast chickens were consumed.
Festbier served at Oktoberfest in the traditional 1-litre Maß. Märzen (German: [ˈmɛʁt͡sn̩] ⓘ) or Märzenbier (German: March beer) is a lager that originated in Bavaria, Germany. It has a medium to full body and may vary in colour from pale through amber to dark brown. [1] It was the beer traditionally served at the Munich Oktoberfest.
The brewery owns the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, the Hofbräukeller and one of the largest tents at the Oktoberfest (Hofbräu-Festzelt). There are many types of beer brewed using original recipes handed down by Wilhelm V, the Duke of Bavaria. The current beers produced include a Weißbier and Helles, Maibock, Dunkel and Oktoberfest lagers.
The night includes a 7 p.m. tapping of the beer hall's Oktoberfest brew. Three flagship beers at Hofbräuhaus — lager, hefeweizen, and dunkel — are brewed under license from the State Brewery ...
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Augustiner Oktoberfestbier (6.3%), a Märzen, brewed for Oktoberfest. Augustiner′s Oktoberfest beer and Edelstoff are the only beers at the festival that are still served from wooden barrels. Augustiner Maximator, a Doppelbock. Brewed to coincide with Lent, this is a strong dark lager (7.5%).
A bottle cap celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot. Löwenbräu beer has been served at every Oktoberfest in Munich since 1810. Because only beers that are brewed in Munich are permitted to be sold at Oktoberfest, Löwenbräu is one of six breweries represented, along with Augustinerbräu, Hofbräu, Hacker-Pschorr, Paulaner, and Spaten.