Drinking all six official Oktoberfest beers! | The Craft Beer Channel

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We have nothing to say here other than Sorry Germany, we love you x

[@Prognosis__]

Australia to Germany is a long way..,been there 3 times but you guys are twisting my arm to return...thankfully Aldi do send these German beers over here to drink this time of year

[@TheAndlix]

The only thing you have to apologize for is the hats 😁

[@Duglum666]

@@TheAndlix And the cringe completely wrong german. But i still like them. :D

[@beerblues762]

Stellar acting! Keep it up.

[@russellzauner]

who doesn't enjoy a good pils

[@davidfieldsend]

On a class trip to Germany from the US when i was 16, me and 8 other students got fairly ripped with our German teacher (shout out to Frau Treskin for letting us experience some local flavor) in the Munchen Hofbrauhaus on a Friday night, still one of my favorite beer-drinkng experiences almost 30 years later. Loved your video, and your pronunciation!

[@fabiankaisen5977]

I second that - always a good place to go, good beer, food (try their schnitzel!) and entertainment. Just a lovely way to spend a few hours.

[@kaiser8411]

Meanwhile in the US we are nannied till we turn 21!

[@jack7742]

Augustiner by far the best of the bunch

[@MrHodster]

I genuinely haven’t seen two grown men have so much fun and be so silly while trying to be serious at the same time. Keep up the quality work 🤙🏻

[@davidellis6468]

A history lesson, a sing a long, a German language lesson and a stein amount of infotainment! Brilliant!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

I think you mean a Maß!

[@davidellis6468]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel yup, but couldn't find the right keys on the keyboard to type that...😆

[@koreyb]

Hacker Pschorr is still my favorite one and fortunately, it is available at my local store every September. So, I stock up on them to have some left for Christmas as well.

[@ianlaker9161]

My little brewing group are all meeting up at one our members' house on the 28th October for our very own 'Festoff'. We have all brewed versions of Oktoberfest biers. Mine's a Märzen which I brewed in April (near enough). I'll be taking homemade sausage rolls and focaccia. Clash of cultures but you get the idea. Chaps, this is all the inspiration I need. Thanks.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

What a wonderful tradition to have!

[@Chloe-ei9iw]

Yeah great idea but you’re a month late 😂😂😂

[@ianlaker9161]

@@Chloe-ei9iw I care not.

[@jsfourdirections]

My southern German wife watched the beginning of this episode over my shoulder and it turned into us listening and critiquing German pop and folk music! You gents are always an informative yet fun time, Prost

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha glad we inspired you to go down a KZbin rabbit hole!

[@kirbyculp3449]

Lili Marline!

[@siadams1695]

"They invented the fridge" "Fuck off" Brilliant!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 i nearly choked on my beverage!!!

[@mrougelot]

Ausgezeichnet Jungs, ich bin so stolz auf euch. Prost!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Danke Schoen!

[@JohannesReppin]

BTW: Giesinger Bräu _could_ now also pour at Oktoberfest, they now have the label "Münchner Bier" since they got their deep well quite recently. Of course, they're too small to have a tent or anything but they _do_ qualify.

[@jonnyedge7094]

And their new Münchener Helles might be the best Helles in the city right now, it’s exceptional.

[@symphantic4552]

Looking forward to having them join in. They’ll be the best of the lot!

[@j54island]

@@symphantic4552 they just need to be able to make enough for local consumption and the Wiesn and they are good to go.

[@Threedog92]

Giesinger!!! Beschtes Bier 🍻

[@marcosdeida1440]

Exactly, they have an official Oktoberfest Bier and it was delcious! Had while eating a terrific Schweinebraten 🙌🏽🍻

[@86eoghan]

Love seeing the lads enjoying themselves on the afternoon lash - and Jonny still getting the historical factoids even as things get a little lairy and the frequency of jump cuts increases

[@foleyu2]

"it's taking me back to a place I've never even been"......brilliant

[@Baedda666]

Really funny that I (from Germany) ordered beers from breweries at the UK that brewed some Festbier for our Festbier Tasting, because we cannot drink our German Festbier anymore. And you two guys order and love these. Human always like what they cannot have in their daily life 😬

[@daz6637]

I was there last week with my bro! The weather was terrible! Was in the Lowenbrau, Augstiner, Spaten and finally invited with a guy and his wife to their booked table in the Hacker Pschorr tent. Great week was last week.🍺🍺🍺🍺🇬🇧🍻😀

[@infamousjc09]

I just came back from a trip to Fredericksburg, TX, my favorite little German town, for Oktoberfest! I have to say that Paulaner and Hofbrau are easily my favorite festbiers to drink each year! I love your channel! Prost! 🍻

[@hectorlopez1069]

A great time to chug a few beers.

[@bradsutter5928]

I was in Munich this year for Oktoberfest. It was an amazing experience. All the beer was delicious but the hacker pschorr stood out

[@GBScouts]

Tried most of these in Beer Heroes in Chester, shout out to those guys. The Paulaner was my favourite by far.

[@florianlipp5452]

This guy is really knowledgable! I am from Munich - and I learned a lot in this video! (Just one tiny correction: "Wiesn" is NOT pronounced like "vicen". But rather like "vee-sen".)

[@franksasse3883]

...this is now me, from Munich, watching 2 Brits enjoying Oktoberfest beer and commenting very seriously the different beer varieties - just entertaining and educating! Great Job!

[@velotill]

what about the Pfandflaschen though??? ; /

[@martinkasper197]

@@velotill Pfand is 0,08 € per bottle. So forget about the Pfand...😂😂😂

[@JEdmund81]

Hofbrau is the one I always buy each year. So good! On the hunt for Lowenbrau. Not sure I've had it (or it's been a long time). Non-Munich nods go to Ayinger and Weihenstephaner.

[@infantiltinferno]

Tried the Hofbräu this year and I got to say, it was stunning.

[@MyJrgl]

Loved the review. Was at Oktoberfest this year (2022) and drank in the Spaten and the Lowenbrau tents. Seating at a premium, so we stayed put. Fair reviews. I loved the Hofbrauhaus in Munich centre and also drank in the Augustiner Stammhaus round the corner. My advice to everyone since I've come back.....GO! It is incredible, make sure you make the trip!

[@Al-Brewster]

Looks like by the end, Brad and Jonny were buzzing from trying those beers with all the singing and puns...🤣🤣🤣

[@simonlawler7345]

Excellent review chaps. Btw „…der Gemuetlichkeit“. Maerzen is a fantastic beer and worth a review of its own. Cheers from a scouser living in Frankfurt

[@tobarstep]

Love it. I had a Marzen from a nearby craft brewery that was so much like Paulaner Oktoberfest but leaned a bit more caramel-y like the Hacker-Pschorr. Possibly my favorite Oktoberfest beer I've had, and easily my favorite American-made Oktoberfest.

[@Big-Harry]

You two looked like you really enjoyed yourselves today

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Brad was hungover about 30 mins later.

[@Duglum666]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel And now imagine what 5+ Liters of that stuff do to you. All the best from Munich. ;)

[@Lestat1795]

Amusing to watch your channel as a Bavarian. 😉 On topic: nothing tops Augustiner!

[@tolga1cool]

As far as regular Helles is concerned I prefer Tegernseer

[@leightoncooke]

Augustiner rules them all.

[@BlackTemplarX]

@@tolga1cool It is different but on par with Augustiner

[@Hozenfefer]

I agree with both Augustiner und Tegernseer :D

[@WKDPOWER]

Well done guys. 25 years since I went to Oktoberfest, and you sang that Hofbrau song and I was like "I KNOW THAT". Haven't heard it for 25 years, yet recognised it instantly and raised a big smile. Admittedly it is played a LOT so maybe my memory had been desperately trying to erase it for all that time 😄

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

O'zapft is! Someday I'll go there and get proper drunk "Ein Prosit der Gemütlighkeit" is a toast to the good mood/vibes (and it's not limited to just Bayern, it's sung in bars in Köln, Hamburg and Berlin as well)

[@spearsba]

I was oktoberfest last Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday hit the outdoor Biergartens. But on Sunday evening we had two tables in Paulaner. Such a great time. I believe Paulaner has the largest tent at 10,000, plus 3,000 outside.

[@cehaem2]

Oktoberfest is horrible. Drunks, antisocial behaviour, noisy and super commercial. I always recommend going to the Oide Wiesn. It's pretty much in the same spot, smaller, more original and with the same beer lineup.

[@tenchman4526]

Really enjoyed the lesson again. I hadn’t appreciated that there were only 6 true Oktoberfest beers (none of which I have any chance of buying where I live!). I was all set for an antipodean Oktoberfest at the Rose and Crown in Townsville on Sunday but I finally got covid and have had to postpone it until later in the month. A fridge full of German beers and a special all grain pilsner that took 3 months to brew and mature properly - it wont be wasted, just late…

[@justina.6769]

Johnny "ok stop that." Brad stops dancing. WHY?! 😭 I was laughing so hard at the whole thing 😂

[@Disco-Terry]

I did them all the other day, I thought they were all in the same ballpark but I enjoyed the Hofbrau the most, I think it's a person preference thing. Like you say the Lowenbrau is an outlier, definitely the one you bang in the middle to freshen things up.

[@christophermartin520]

I'd love to see the uncut version of this and do a drink along.

[@MrWibbleman]

Thanks for video. Thanks for reminding me of my 12 visits to the fest.

[@StuartDootson]

I remember when, for a few years, Sainsburys sold Lowenbrau Oktoberfestbier, in the season - I bought it by the bucket load, and loved every drop… Happy days…

[@1iculungman]

Love Paulaner, my Uncle Erich worked there 50 years and my Aunt over 30, sadly they are in the Friedhof near the Brauerei just to the east.

[@andydunn83]

Lucky to go to Oktoberfest this year, my stag do, music and beer. Everybody friendly and welcoming..I will be going again .. ein prosit favourite song….Prost! 🍺

[@jonnyedge7094]

Happy to hear you had such a great time and best wishes for the wedding!

[@martinneuliep6133]

Interesting, in the US, Spaten’s Oktoberfest is still a Märzen

[@DrLager2000]

Ayinger Festmarzen is beautiful too - more similar to the Hacker-Pschorr in colour and flavours.

[@Jabberwok28]

My absolute favorite german brewer! Also love their Celebrator.

[@BooksForever]

Fantastic brewery!

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

Spot on with the Spaten wateriness. the Paulaner Weißbier is also my favorite Weißbier so far.

[@LıǎmYeǎħ]

Man I love this channel

[@dejesuswilson_]

I was actually into German Beers before craft beer. Love this episode! I've tried Hacker Pschorr, Paulaner, Spaten, und Hofbrau. Alle sind gutes Bier!

[@goldenphoenix4475]

The German guy was drunk enough he could talk to his German ancestors via the German beer as a medium.

[@exetercitycubing408]

Brilliant video. Had a case of these a couple years ago. They had that paulaner beer in aldi the other day £1.79

[@laurilaitinen9200]

One of your best episodes!! 🍻 Had to look again now when Fest is coming 😁🥳🍻

[@BionMcveigh-qb5vd]

Was in the army stationed at nellingen for 18 months went to munich oktoberfest in 1970 what a party got hooked on german beer but cant afford the price here in the u.s. Sure miss the good ole german beer !

[@danthemandavies]

Good excuse for a piss up in the brewdio. You must have a very understanding wife Jonny. CBC need to visit the real deal next year. Take Brad dancing to the Hoffmejster, a sight for sore eyes. Love you guys. Prost!

[@jakobbrecheisen7314]

Great video! I was at the Hacker-Pschorr tent this year, and I would note that they don't serve the Marzen you had in the tent itself. The festbier they had was fantastic, but unfortunately there is no way to find the festbier in the US as far as I can tell. I can't say for the UK, but it definitely seems like they widely distribute the marzen instead of the festbier.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Yes this is something that occurred to me in the edit. They must bottle the marzen and keep the festbier on keg.

[@paulschrader5775]

Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit translates to somewhat Cheers to the chill relax and friendliness

[@jonasn6784]

Giesinger is also a brewery, which now has a own well in Munich as well I think. (Need to double check, if that's entirely true though) Therefore technically they are allowed to brew a Oktoberfestbier and have one of those famous tents on Theresienwiese as well. Although they did not take this privilege this year - but maybe we have seven Oktoberfestbeers next year.

[@chrisb1269]

I didn’t even watch the whole video before I subscribed, you’re called The Craft Beer Channel, that’s all I need to know😂

[@garethkava]

Giesinger Bräu now has a Munich water source, I think the only thing stopping them is finding a Wirt (the people who own and run the tents) to serve their beer at the Wiesn (that's the local name for the Oktoberfest)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Indeed - I read that. Need to try the beer as I hear it's great!

[@kevinpayne3482]

There’s a haufbrau house here in western New York, in downtown Buffalo. Giant beer hall. Nice beer and food

[@handsomewalter]

Great video lads, just joyous! Almost had as much fun watching it as you guys did making it 🤣🍻

[@DonsBeerReviews]

I love the descriptions of each beer. They make it look so easy but it's not. Prost!

[@jacobdarling1524]

Imagine having an after party so lit that it becomes your country’s most famous holiday.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

On a trip to Munich in the 80s, fixing a computer system, conveniently a vital part was not available for several days, so *I had a great time enjoying the Octoberfest,* staying in *Hotel Graff Zeppelin.*

[@j54island]

Just to help you out. I am john with the Thirsty Historian in Munich. a couple of facts for you. You have to brewer with in the city limits and your well has to draw water from within the city. The reason other breweries are not YET allowed to serve at Oktoberfest is becausse they need to make enough for the Wiesn and for local consumption. Hacker Pschorr and Thomas Brau were all together. They also have the Pschorr Bräurosl. 10,600 seats in the Paulaner Winzrer Fähndl.

[@billycorps9241]

So entertaining. And right to finish all of these beers in true Octoberfest fashion!

[@planetbeertv]

Here for a bit of research - great informative video. I love that KZbin has automatically dedicated an entire chapter of this video to Robbie Williams at 15:48

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

He earned it. So did the crowd.

[@SpeedVS]

Here in Croatia, the only festbier you can buy is the Paulaner, even though you can get regular H-P, Lowenbrau (brewed locally and it is dreadful) and HB.

[@Jango1989]

Love it! I really hope CBC goes to Oktoberfest one day! Prost!

[@kirbyculp3449]

And the Salvator-fest.

[@manatoa1]

That was a nice one. Made me smile.

[@craigstewart6073]

Huge fan of Helles beers so this is great ti watch, i did Oktoberfest around 10 years ago and was in my element. But if youre olanning on goign next year, start saving now!

[@Prognosis__]

I have to get back to Munich to try that 6th beer. 👍 I do love Paulaner and Augustiner beers mostly

[@fabianh5811]

Oh Yes. Angels. I dont't know if thats only a german thing or if thats why they play it at the Oktoberfest, but Angels is what we call a "Rausschmeisser" which roughly translates to someone or something that kicks you out. Angels is often played as last song of an act or the evening to suggest to the audience it's time to leave now :)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Interesting! Love that you have a word for it! However, we heard Angels in the middle of the session too.... I think it as twice!

[@5Ring]

3:31 "Hot Munich Summer". Yes, it might reach 78 degrees Fahrenheit in July. Posting from Florida where it reached 83 F with 60% humidity today (in October). "Hot" is subjective.

[@scottnodding3289]

I had four days at the fest last week. The Augustiner was my favourite beer but the HB was my favourite tent.

[@lars5174]

Life hack from a german here (I live about an hour away from munich) : Don't go to Oktoberfest. You can get the same beers or at least beers in a similar style for a fraction of the price in regular supermarkets. Oktoberfest or Wiesn is a big tourist trap and a bit of a scam. Try to get to some small village "Pfarrfest" (or maybe some "Volksfest" for the Funfair stuff) or similar events if you really want the Blasmusik and all that stuff. Oh and also here's a little linguistic help: We germans don't really have silent letters. If there's a P the P will be pronounced. So it really is Pschorr (Pshor) not "Shore". "Gemütlichkeit" can also be translated to "Cozyness" or "chill vibes" (as in chill out) kinda.

[@lars5174]

....sorry for spamming but the "äu" "Bräu" is kinda like a londoner saying "Oi". It's not "ow".

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Totally understand that it's a tourist trap, but how is it a scam? I know locals think it is overpriced, but by the pint it is still less than half the price of a UK pint....

[@lars5174]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Well yeah ok compared to UK prices it might be ok but man even the food is insanely expensive and not even that great. This year the Liter was 13 Euros. You can get a whole case of real high quality beers for that here. Also some of the Steins aren't even filled up. It's just a lot of foam you're paying for if the server isn't doing it right.

[@ChaingunCassidy]

I get Spaten on tap at my local The Bat and Ball Hotel in Redfern, Sydney Australia.

[@rickybobby1055]

I love Paulaner. I dont drink anymore really but that didnt stop me from buying 2 cases. Friends enjoyed them.

[@alexanderbryant7666]

couple things, as your designated Bavarian viewer. Theresienwiese is the place, so her name in English was Theresa, German Therese, and the other part is wiese, pronounced veezuh. Robbie Williams is usually, and should only be played at the end as a closing song. Besides that West Virginia, Sweet home Alabama, I will survive, and das Fliegerlied are the typical daily songs. The Oida Wiesn has more traditional songs Local word for Oktoberfest is Wiesn, pronounced veezen. Love the vids man!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks for the corrections!

[@alexanderbryant7666]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel it feels like such a dick move to correct the video, so I'm sorry my German-ness came out like this. Also a quick bit of info, the Paulaner brewery moved a few years back for a few reasons, they wanted to expand and the well they dug downtown dried up. They moved out to Langwied and every Münchener swears that the taste changed, which some like and of course many hate. So I'm glad you guys like it since I always felt they got judged unfairly since the move. Another bit of info is that there is a push to add some tents, rather than have 20 of the same carnival game, people think adding 2 more tents would be nice. The beers for those tents are pushing from 4 breweries, Giesing, Tegernsee, Erding, and Chiemsee. There are a few others like Andechs from your Weißbier video. Giesing is a newer brewery that is located downtown, so they fit the criteria and people wonder why they haven't been allowed yet. Tegernsee is a very popular helles and many think it's the best, so they argue it should be at the Wiesn even though it is very outside of München. Erding is a funny story, because they were excluded from the Wiesn, because they are on the outskirts of town, so they always went to the other oktoberfests in spite. Now, Paulaner is just as far out of town as Erding, so everyone is wondering what the excuse could be to still exclude them. Chiemsee is just another really great helles that people think should be allowed to participate, since the king did plop an unfinished palace right in the middle of their lake. So yeah, so fun Wiesn info/drama

[@jonnyedge7094]

I’d love to see Tegernsee make it, but Giesinger also deserves its spot especially as the Helles is so good!

[@habakuknepomuk2292]

I wünsch mir an Biersee so groß wie der Schliersee..🍺🍻🥨

[@gyberic]

I've been a craft beer nerd for about 15 years and always disregarded hefeweizens until you guys did that video. Now I only drink hefeweizens. Thanks?

[@BadBoyBoogie-ko6rj]

Love all six breweries. I drink them all year round. Pretty much the only beers I'll drink are from Bavaria.

[@orcabrau]

Well done.. well done 🎉 can’t wait to have you in Franconia to try all the franconian kellerbiers 😅😅😅

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

One goddamn day I swear.

[@kenwortht6809]

I just bought a bar in Patterson New Jersey, I wake up so happy and excited. Stay cool man n

[@kennyangel]

Schneider had a Oktoberfest Weiße this year, classical Schneider wheat beer with cascade hops. You should try that one! Also thanks for the video, I learned how to properly pour from a Bügelflasche!

[@jmbambi]

What a feelgood video again, thank you guys!

[@JohannesReppin]

Super neidisch! Even in the North or Germany Augustiner Oktoberfest is almost impossible to come by 😭😭😭

[@justinstewart9593]

Augustiner! How I wish I could get my hands on some of that again. Prost gents!

[@writinghour]

Thanks for explaining the difference between Marzen and festbier, that always tripped me up. The Spaten Oktoberfest they sell in the States is brown and is labeled a Marzen. Weird how the stuff they serve in the beer tent is different from that

[@hectorlopez1069]

Whenever they talk about oktoberfest, i think about clark griswald, dancing with the germans and getting slapped in the face and fighting back.

[@artlover1477]

I love it that by the Hofbrau tasting, the bantor was getting a tad bit goofy😂

[@philipbaker2302]

Samuel Adams Oktoberfest beer is my favorite and I like the Hoffbrau Dunkel

[@chrisnewton9788]

A must have when going to Oktoberfest. One or two locals in the group to speak to the tent security so you can skip the tent queues. Not very British but when in Rome. Skipping queues does not help the hangovers, which turn in to following day all day sessions. Been in two different years and it almost broke me last time, do haven't been back again, considering a future trip now it's been a few years

[@Girthon1]

Augustiner Oktoberfest was relatively easy to find in the UK just a couple of years ago. Still the best too.

[@dwayenway]

Really, it is often hart to find it in munich.

[@f19ash]

Would love to know where?

[@Threedog92]

A Mass is a unit for the volume and measures 1 Liter. A Mass-Krug (jug) can be made of glass and stein. On the Oktoberfest the glass ones just more popular.

[@tjewald32]

Great video, gents! Munich Oktoberfest is on my bucket list.

[@stephenlaw1782]

This was funny David hasselhoff and Brad thinking you were mentioning Lord of the rings

[@lordofhousestewart1821]

Great selection there...had Hof Brau for the first time this summer...love it.

[@lordofhousestewart1821]

Augustiner is banging too

[@stosovic2000]

Try Ayinger's Oktoberfest Märzen

[@privatevendetta]

Slight correction (as we Germans like to do): Hacker-Pschorr has two tents. It is a leftover from the time when they were seperated.

[@riograndedosulball248]

Spaten Franziskanerbräu also is present on the world's N°#2 oktoberfest: Blumenau, Southern Brazil. This year they got to be THE ONLY beer sold there, talk about a good trade deal

[@markvonwisco7369]

When I went to Oktoberfest, my 2 favorite beers were Augustiner and Hacker-Pschorr

[@fsdiNg0815]

Let me draw your attention to Giesinger Bräu. It is the latest brewery in Munich, that now also has it's own water supply. That is within the ruleset, to be called a "Original Müncher Hell" (original lager from Munich). So technically it also, would be able to sell their beer at Oktoberfest. But as we all know tradition is nothing that is changed quickly and this brewery is a hobby project that somewhere started in 2005 and culminated in a complete new brewery within the city border of Munich.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

That is the brewery we were referencing in the video. It would be amazing to have a new brewery at Oktoberfest one day!

[@fsdiNg0815]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel The biggest challenge, they are facing right now, is their output. At the moment of writing, they have an output of about 30000 hectolitres per year. They are trying to reach up to 45000 in the near future. But to play with the big boys at Oktoberfest, they need to have an out of 7000 for 14 days. Yes days ... So a big way ahead for them. But I am very happy that you already know about Giesinger. It is even hard for locals, to get that kind of beer. Maybe you are lucky and will try it in the near future. Prost!

[@gth]

This is the first time I have ever really thought while watching your channel, these two are getting a bit drunk here 😅 Great video gentlemen, keep up the good work

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha well then we hide it pretty well!

[@petergulde2674]

I went to Octoberfest in 1980. I thought it was only 4 breweries but I may be confused. The first day we were there the park was closed because of a terrorist bomb. Didn't stop us from going the next 4 days. German beer is still my favorite all these years later.

[@solongsofa]

You had me at 'genug'. Really funny start :)