Style Guidelines: A hopped traditional Oktoberfest
Food Pairings: With the traditional Oktoberfest recipe hopped up, we would suggest pierogi platter with our sausage trio, grilled wings, Bavarian pretzels with beer cheese, or any food item with rich flavor that balances the Galaxy hops.
Rotation Schedule: Early August
Body: Medium
Color: Deep Copper
Grain: American Victory, British Caramalt, British Pale, Chocolate
Bittering Hops: Galaxy, Cascade, Millenium
Finishing Hops: Galaxy, Cascade
Dry Hops: Galaxy, Cascade
Original Gravity: 1.060
Estimated IBUs: 66
Alcohol By Volume: 6.0%
First Tapped: August 2013
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About the Ale: It's Oktoberfest season and General Manager Jason Fabien (who's always has valuable input into brewery activities) suggested that we brew a "Hoptoberfest" instead. This beautiful, deep copper colored ale has the toasty malt bill of an Oktoberfest, with the tropical fruitiness of an IPA brewed with an abundance of Australian Galaxy hops. The complex interweaving of flavors is enough to satisfy with one pint, but you'll probably end up enjoying a few.
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