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It's a sad time of year. The Octoberfest brews are disappearing from the shelves, being replaced by Winter brews which are less robust, and have those strange flavorings added like nutmeg. It's just part of the seasonal transition, enjoying the last of the harvest brews...

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But these last brews have to be savored, to the last, last drop....




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LOVE IT! Cool!

Along the same lines? Budweiser sees big sales drop- MSN Money

Bud no longer # 1?

I had a Molly Mule that I showed competitively for several years and she would not drink any beer except Shiner Bock and, if you offered her one, she would take the bottle in her mouth and raise her head, drinking all of it and hardly ever spilled a drop. Dang that's a long sentence !

Originally Posted by 34_40

Along the same lines? Budweiser sees big sales drop- MSN Money
Bud no longer # 1?

Kind of interesting, when AB was purchased by InBev of Belgium there was a flurry of local publicity that now Boulevard Brewery was the largest American Owned Brewery in Missouri! If you Google Budweiser, it comes up with the St Louis brewery, contact info and all references are to St Louis. However if you Google AB Inbev, it comes up clearly that AB is now a Belgium company, with Corporate offices for their US operations in NYC.... Anheuser-Busch InBev - Home

Originally Posted by MelloYello

I had a Molly Mule that I showed competitively for several years and she would not drink any beer except Shiner Bock and, if you offered her one, she would take the bottle in her mouth and raise her head, drinking all of it and hardly ever spilled a drop. Dang that's a long sentence !

My wife had a horse that would do almost the same thing! Swipe the beer right from your hand and guzzle it down! Toss the empty back at ya'! I was showing some friends "our" drinking horse one afternoon and didn't realize everyone kept going over to her and sharing their beers! Da_ned horse got crocked! I have no idea how many beers she put down but I had to put her back in her stall and close the doors so she'd sleep it off! I thought I might have to carry her in as she was staggering..

My wife was so mad she threatened to call animal control and press cruelty charges.. sigh... I slept on the couch that week...

Ah......beer drinkin' dogs............

45 years ago our outfit had a mascot, he became fond of beer. He joined us in the trek from Cape Cod to the wilds of Thailand on the C141 transports in......Octobeer, 1967. How many dogs you know that notched up 158 combat missions? Snoopy

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Ah......beer drinkin' dogs............

45 years ago our outfit had a mascot, he became fond of beer. He joined us in the trek from Cape Cod to the wilds of Thailand on the C141 transports in......Octobeer, 1967. How many dogs you know that notched up 158 combat missions? Snoopy

Very cool story in the video clip, Bob! Snoopy reminds me a lot of my first pup, Patches. Same happy look, upturned tail, and similar black & white coloring, but Patches had one black eye patch with the other side white. We roamed over a lot of territory down in SW Missouri for a while as I was a young kid.

I know what you mean Roger. Had some exceptional brews for Octoberfest this year, including a Vermont local brew (while on vacation there) made by the Von Trapp family at their microbrewery. Also had some Weihenstephan Octoberfest on draft here locally at a place called Taps(30 brews on tap, ever changing!) This week I was pleasantly surprised when the featured a ton of Mad River Brewery beers, including a personal favorite called Jamaican Red.
Not into the flavored or spiced brews much these days, but around here the hop heads seem to just crank out over the top hopped to the extreme brews that leave a lot to be desired, compared to a truely balanced craft brew! Well thank goodness for all the choices out there!

From what I've seen (and am seeing) most of the "Winter Brews" are lagers or blond ales, many with "Christmas" spices, especially nutmeg and cinnamon. There are a few seasonal porters, but not much in the way of good, medium dark ales with good balance and hearty flavors. Winter Day from New Belgium is OK, but they "hop it up" for some reason. I guess I need to visit the microbrew store and put together a good Octoberfest kit and make a batch or two of what I like instead of complaining about what's on the shelves....

I'm with you Roger. Already looking forward to next Autumn's blends. My dad brought me a six of Moose Drool not long back. Probably last years winter mix. Not a big fan of licorice or molasses in beer though.

Wish we had a real Octoberfest festivity close to us.

David

Originally Posted by Stovebolter

I'm with you Roger. Already looking forward to next Autumn's blends. My dad brought me a six of Moose Drool not long back. Probably last years winter mix. Not a big fan of licorice or molasses in beer though.
Wish we had a real Octoberfest festivity close to us.
David

I'm not a big fan of the Sam Adams brews in general, but I really like their Octoberfest Ale. It's better than Boulevard's Bob's 47, IMO, and ten times better than the Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest which is very mild.

Nothing personal but here in Texas they don't mess with the brews - - -
they stay the same 24/7/365 and we have Octoberfest Festivals also. So
I guess I'm really asking what the heck Y'all are talking about, boaz??
Of course all those exotic brews are on the shelves but us real brewzers
don't ever mess with them. The wildest I get is Shiner Bock and I do like
it the bestest.

Originally Posted by MelloYello

Nothing personal but here in Texas they don't mess with the brews - - -
they stay the same 24/7/365 and we have Octoberfest Festivals also. So
I guess I'm really asking what the heck Y'all are talking about, boaz??
Of course all those exotic brews are on the shelves but us real brewzers
don't ever mess with them. The wildest I get is Shiner Bock and I do like
it the bestest.

Em,
I also enjoy Shiner Bock, and also some of their seasonal's. I seldom drink the traditional American beers, the Buds, Millers, Schlitz, Coors, etc are very light lagers, brewed with more rice than hearty grains, and very little hops. In the past, pre-prohibition days, the historical brews were more robust ales, and at harvest time they took fresh grains and brewed a darker, even more robust and hearty ale. Octoberfest, or Oktoberfest brews come from that tradition, a period in the Fall when the hearty brews are ready, Winter is not yet upon us, and the harvest is done. Munich, Germany has the most historical Oktoberfests, a sixteen day harvest festival, starting in late September, and lasting until the first weekend in October. A time for good food, good drink, and good fellowship where there are no strangers, and everyone is celebrating!

Yep what was old is now new! Hard ciders are back in force too. Used to be the most drank alcoholic beverage in america. I too ike a medium amber ale, balance hopped. medium alcohol content. Way too many huge IBU beers for my taste out this way right now. Now a good ESB Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!