Oktoberfest Traditions Past and Present: How Germans and Americans Celebrate The World's Most Famous Beer Event

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Oktoberfest season! What started with a Bavarian royal wedding and horse race has turned into one of the biggest parties on the planet with tents, games, rides and most importantly, beer. But what are the differences between the way Germans brew the beer for Oktoberfest and how other countries do it? What about differences in parties, culture, food, and music? This month on the All About Beer podcast, we talk to a brewer at the classic Munich, Germany based Hofbrau about their brewing practices for their very popular festbier and Chicagoland adjacent brewery Goldfinger about how they keep Bavarian tradition alive as well as create their own spin on the classic beers of this celebrated season. Prost! This Episode is Sponsored by: Hopsteiner Let’s talk brewhouse efficiency: Replacing pellet loads with Salvo cannot only boost aroma density, but reduce trub load and increase beer wart. Seems like simple math, but if it is still not obvious— replacing pellets with Salvo can give you MORE BEER per batch with BETTER brewhouse efficiency. Salvo —designed for brewers who are tired of sacrificing yield for aroma Explore flavor solutions at shop.h