{"id":743,"date":"2025-09-24T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malteuropmaltingco.com\/2024\/09\/21\/what-is-an-oktoberfest-beer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:36:00","slug":"what-is-an-oktoberfest-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malteuropmaltingco.com\/en\/news\/what-is-an-oktoberfest-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Oktoberfest Beer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three people walk into a brewery. One orders an Oktoberfest. The second orders a M\u00e4rzen, and the third, a Festbier. Can you guess what happens next?<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

They all got the same beer! Or did they?<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By: Living a Stout Life<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What is an Oktoberfest Beer?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For most people, Oktoberfest is a reason to party! To don the lederhosen, commune over steins of beer, wolf down pretzels and sausages, all while doing the chicken dance to a live Bavarian oompah band. As it should be. After all, Oktoberfest originated from a wedding that took place in 1810. And weddings are reasons to party.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But while the majority of people simply drink the beer they\u2019re given at a party, there are some of us that want to know more about said beer. Especially when it comes to beer originating from a party that has been going on almost every year since 1810.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Oktoberfest<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A very basic and brief history of Oktoberfest and the official festbier<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a royal wedding. It was 1810. People celebrated. Repeat every year. Except every year, the celebrations got bigger and bigger. Ale was added. More food was brought in. Games became a part of the draw. And more ale. And more food. And even more ale.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The history of Oktoberfest beers and the malts that made them<\/a><\/blockquote>