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Märzen vs. Festbier: which beer do we drink at Oktoberfest?

· Written by Kevin Gonzalez Vazquez

Both are Oktoberfest beers, but they're not the same.

Märzen: the classic. Copper and malty, with toasted bread and caramel notes. It was brewed in March and stored all summer for the party.

Festbier: what's poured in the Munich tents today. Golden, paler and easier to drink.

Some brewed on the island: for Märzen, Montuna's ¡Wepa!, Snake Island's Snakefest and Old Harbor's Taina Oktoberfest. For Festbier, Ocean Lab's Ocean Festbier and Lúpulos Hermanos' FestBier.

Which one is yours?