Prost! Part 2

German beers are turning Jen into a total snobby fraulein. She never was a fan of beers until a few years back when Blue Moon and Leinenkugels became her go-to beers. Within the last couple of years she took it to level two and started drinking Hoegaarden, Franziskaner and Weihenstephaner Weissbiers. 
 
Having done so much blog "homework", aka sampling a lot of beer, Jen has taken her beer snobbery to level three.

Tara remembers hearing on a brewery tour in Wisconsin (New Glarus shout out!) that the water used in brewing is a big determining factor in the flavor profile of the resulting beer. Makes sense, right? Well after witnessing first-hand that crystal clear, aqua-colored water flowing down from the Alps into Munich, it is no shock that Germany produces some of the best beer we've ever tried!

Jen and Tara were SO pumped to get ahold of some Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest being that the last time we were at Bevmo we were told it sells out the same day every time it comes in. We felt the Hacker-Pschorr was similar to the Paulaner Oktoberfest, which is also a Marzen style amber, but a little lighter in taste. Vote = 8 stars.

Since Jen and Tara were already super fans of the Erdinger Weissbier on draught at Wirtshaus, we were extremely excited to try the Oktoberfest brew which is a cross between the Marzen style ambers and weissbier. Lighter than a typical weiss and full flavored and refreshing like a Marzen. Vote = 9 stars.

Jen found this little beer gem at Whole Foods which has a surprisingly orange, citrus-y flavor. We were a bit deceived by the dark bottle and Marzen label. The other Marzen style beers that we tried were neither citrus-y nor sweet. Vote = 8 stars.