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Miraculix said:
Nope, I live far away from there. Do you remember the name of the stores? Chain stores carry the same stuff often nation wide.
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One store was at the airport, in the lower level. It is a national chain grocery store. They always had a couple pallets of the Oktoberfest beers with mugs. The other store was more of a gift shop / souvenir store.
Don’t recall the names.
 
Oleson M.D. said:
One store was at the airport, in the lower level. It is a national chain grocery store. They always had a couple pallets of the Oktoberfest beers with mugs. The other store was more of a gift shop / souvenir store.
Don’t recall the names.
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These are special stores that are specialised in tourists, even when the stores belong to a bigger chain... That mug is actually pretty much a tourist thing. So my guess is, even if the stores are nation wide, they probably won't sell these everywhere. I am more looking for the beer than the mug, because all I usually see in the stores is Paulaner Weißbier, never Festbier.
 
The Total Wine near where I work has a bunch of these. I was tempted to pick one up but resisted because the last thing I need is another beer glass; especially one of this size; though admittedly I wouldn't mind having it in my collection.
But I did grab a 4-pack of the beer that was sitting right next to the glass and can combo!
:bigmug:
 
Miraculix said:
These are special stores that are specialised in tourists, even when the stores belong to a bigger chain... That mug is actually pretty much a tourist thing. So my guess is, even if the stores are nation wide, they probably won't sell these everywhere. I am more looking for the beer than the mug, because all I usually see in the stores is Paulaner Weißbier, never Festbier.
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The Paulaner restaurants in Germany have their Festbier on draft.
 
BongoYodeler said:
Saw a large display of these last week at our local Costco. I didn't pick one up, but if they still have them next time I go in I'll grab one.
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Curiosity got the better of me so I went over to Costco this afternoon. They still had a bunch of these so I grabbed one. $7.89. It’s currently sitting in my garage fridge.
 
I gotta look for one of these.. cause I DO neeeed another beer mug.:cask:I'll find a spot for it, in a cabinet, or a shelf, or by the kitchen kegerator, or by the brewery kegerator, or that new shelf I just put up in the basement brewery so the wife could move beer related items from the kitchen into the brewery... yeah, I want it.
 
bailey mountain brewer said:
I gotta look for one of these.. cause I DO neeeed another beer mug.:cask:I'll find a spot for it, in a cabinet, or a shelf, or by the kitchen kegerator, or by the brewery kegerator, or that new shelf I just put up in the basement brewery so the wife could move beer related items from the kitchen into the brewery... yeah, I want it.
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You got until Sept 17 at noon to find one!
 
Nagorg said:
You guys keep making me want to get that mug. But I keep talking myself out of it... 😐
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Every one deserves at least one of these...

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After another month of lagering, my Paulaner festbier effort tastes a LOT closer to the original. Still a tad too much Munich and a tad too dark. But I'm happy with how close the flavor got. I still have two cans to do another comparison this weekend.

And I've still never seen the liter mug set this year. Even checked costco.
 
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Never was impressed by the beer, only bought it for the mugs. At $7.00, a bargain.
 
Okay. Did another side by side tasting. My Paulaner festbier effort tastes like the original but with Vienna and Munich (which is as logical as can possibly be because that's what I added). But I think I was confusing those flavors with more hop flavor in the original.

.....so what hops are in the original?

Next time I brew this I may dial back Vienna 90% and skip Munich (or sub Crystal 40 for both). But I now think hops is where I am missing the mark. I used -
.75 oz Tettnanger (60 minutes); .5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfruh (30 minutes). (6 gallon batch).
 
GoodTruble said:
Okay. Did another side by side tasting. My Paulaner festbier effort tastes like the original but with Vienna and Munich (which is as logical as can possibly be because that's what I added). But I think I was confusing those flavors with more hop flavor in the original.

.....so what hops are in the original?
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Good chance it's aged Hallertau. Many Europeans age the hops to knock out the aroma and flavor compounds. At least that's the scuttlebutt.
 
I’d use Pilsner as the base and maybe 10-20% Munich. Forget the Crystal. 90 minute boil, but there will be a bunch of brewers who will boil 60. I do 90 with Pilsner, that’s another thread….

I’d use Hallertau Mittlefruh at 60 min to about 15-20 IBU, and remove the 30 min addition. This is a malt forward beer.

My favorite yeast is WLP833 German Bock. Lager 90 days if you can stay away from it that long.
 
Beermeister32 said:
I’d use Pilsner as the base and maybe 10-20% Munich. Forget the Crystal. 90 minute boil, but there will be a bunch of brewers who will boil 60. I do 90 with Pilsner, that’s another thread….

I’d use Hallertau Mittlefruh at 60 min to about 15-20 IBU, and remove the 30 min addition. This is a malt forward beer.

My favorite yeast is WLP833 German Bock. Lager 90 days if you can stay away from it that long.
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I concur
 
I bought my 2 last year$8.99 ea, now I get a 6 pack to fill 2 steins, 3x33cl ea🍺😃
 
Beermeister32 said:
I’d use Pilsner as the base and maybe 10-20% Munich. Forget the Crystal. 90 minute boil, but there will be a bunch of brewers who will boil 60. I do 90 with Pilsner, that’s another thread….

I’d use Hallertau Mittlefruh at 60 min to about 15-20 IBU, and remove the 30 min addition. This is a malt forward beer.

My favorite yeast is WLP833 German Bock. Lager 90 days if you can stay away from it that long.
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That's just about the perfect recipe and process. ++ on the Hallertau Mittelfruh, +++ on the WLP-833.
 
Beermeister32 said:
I’d use Pilsner as the base and maybe 10-20% Munich. Forget the Crystal. 90 minute boil, but there will be a bunch of brewers who will boil 60. I do 90 with Pilsner, that’s another thread….

I’d use Hallertau Mittlefruh at 60 min to about 15-20 IBU, and remove the 30 min addition. This is a malt forward beer.

My favorite yeast is WLP833 German Bock. Lager 90 days if you can stay away from it that long.
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Here is the grain bill for the GABF Gold Medal Recipe:

10 gallons

15 lbs Ireks Pils
4 lbs Ireks Vienna
10 oz Ireks Munich

I did 2 oz Tettnanger 5.9% for 20 IBU.

Do a 90 minute, vigorous boil.
 

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