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Ein Prosit! Ranking The 2024 Oktoberfest Beers!

 

I love Oktoberfest, it’s the event I look forward to making the pilgrimage to Munich for each year! I adore sitting in the tents or the beer gardens, sipping from a Maß and listening to the music. In this blog I’m going to talk and rank the six Oktoberfest beers and let you know where I drank them! Los Geht’s! 

6th Place: Spaten



In last place is Spaten. I only had one of these during my trip. Last year Spaten was one of my favourites, sadly it wasn’t as good this year. We sat in the garden of Festhalle Schottenhamel, which is the tent where the first Oktoberfest beer is tapped by the Mayor of Munich! I was bitterly disappointed by the beer. It had the classic dry, malt taste but also tasted gassy. The fact it tasted gassy is what puts this beer in last place for me. A shame but someone has to finish last. 

5th Place: Hofbräu 



Last year Hofbräu was my second favourite, but sadly it’s lower down this year. Hofbräu’s effort this year isn’t bad at all. It’s got the classic Oktoberfest beer taste of being crisp and bitter with some underlying sweetness. I only tasted this beer once, of course in the Hofbräu Festzelt! A large tent that anyone who has visited the Hofbräuhaus will recognise the interior of! Overall a solid effort, that’s just edged by the other breweries. 

4th Place: Paulaner 


Paulaner was my least favourite last year, so I was surprised at how much I rated it this year! It was also my most drank beer at this year’s festival! I had two in Paulaner Festzelt, I was aiming to only have one but some kind people on our table treated me to a beer! It was fresh, bitter and tasty! However what cemented its position for me, was when I drank in Heinz Wurst. Heinz Wurst is a small to medium sized tent. 

I was blown away by the freshness of the beer here! It was crisp but with a smooth, caramel aftertaste. Great work Paulaner! A welcomed rise in the rankings from last year! 



3rd Place: Löwenbräu 



Congrats to Löwenbräu for your bronze medal! I tasted this beer in the Löwenbräu Festzelt and Schützen Festzelt and I was super impressed both times! Out of the six beers this year, Löwenbräu brewed the most refreshing and also the sweetest beer of the festival this year! A truly awesome effort! 

2nd Place: Augustiner 

Silver medal goes to my favourite German brewery! Brewer of the joint strongest Oktoberfest beer this year! Despite 6.3% ABV only being a slight increase from the other beers, the Augustiner beer tastes noticeably stronger. I love the punchy, strong and bitter taste! It was only just pipped to top spot! I enjoyed this beer in Augustiner Festhalle, we headed straight there upon arriving to the festival!

1st Place and Beermoose’s Beer Of Oktoberfest 2024: Hacker-Pschorr!


I made two visits to Pschorr Bräurosl just for this beer! I was having such a good time that I even tried to dance to 99 Luftballons: 


Hacker-Pschorr’s effort this year is simply delicious! It has all of the best elements of the other top beers and therefore is the perfect Oktoberfest beer! A strong malty and bitter taste, but with refined sweetness. I long to have another one! Hack-Pschorr was also my favourite last year, seems they’re very consistent! 


Thanks for reading! I’d love to know which is your favourite this year! 


Ein Prosit, ein Prosit 

Der Gemütlichkeit

Ein Prosit, ein Prosit

Der Gemütlichkeit 





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