October 2012 – Oktoberfest Beers
October Taste To Learn event was Oktoberfest beers hosted by Phil & Karen Eversole on Sunday, October 14th. There was a $5 fee for this event to cover costs of the beers which was very well worth the price. Where else could you sit down and taste 7 beers and get an education at the same time? Besides opening their home to us, Phil and Karen provided brats & hot German potato salad for the main meal. Attendees brought a variety of German style foods, beers and wines to share at the potluck meal.
There were about 12 attendees who received an exceptional amount of interesting information about Oktober-Fest history and types of beers brewed for the season. We tasted 7 beers and used a scoring sheet that had 5 points each for Appearance, Aroma, Flavor, Mouth Feel, and Drinkability. The following are the scores and costs of each brew.
5 points = Wow, that’s good, let’s have some more
4 points = Pretty good, I could take another
3 points = OK
2 points = Eh, wouldn’t buy it
1 point = OMG you PAID for this????
Highest score possible was 25 points. This is the order of the scorings:
#1 Widmer Brothers – Okto-Festival, USA, $1.13
#2 Warsteiner – Oktober-Fest, German, $1.58
#3 Samuel Adams – October Fest, USA, $1.16
#3 Ayinger-Lager-Oktober-Fest, German, $3.50
#4 Erdinger – Oktober Fest, German, $2.00
#5 Pyramid – Autumn Lager, USA, $1.43
#6 Weihenstephaner – Oktoberfestbier, German, $3.68
A great time had by all! Thanks Phil and Karen!!
