Paulaner Oktoberfest Deal

[GoodTruble]

You know, after drinking the first one, they don't seem THAT different. =c)

 

[fuzzybee]

Finally saw it in KCMO today, but just the 1/2 liter cans, no mug (and not nearly the great deal I scored last spring).

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But I did get to compare it to my homebrew version.......

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I managed to be WAY off on color AND tasted. Even with my homebrew-bias, the original wins the taste test (easily). I'll try again next year (and use 1/10 the munich).

Looks like you brewed a Marzen and this is a Festbier?

 

[GoodTruble]

It was a Paulaner festbier recipe I found online, but I had to increase the munich ratio a bit based on what I had onhand.

 

[fuzzybee]

It was a Paulaner festbier recipe I found online, but I had to increase the munich ratio a bit based on what I had onhand.

Make sense. Looks good!

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Didn’t know where to post this, but here’s one for all you oktoberfest connoisseurs like me out there. I picked up a Paulaner mug/beer pack yesterday. It comes with a dimpled glass mug and liter can of beer for $10. The interesting thing is I think the beer is their authentic festival beer, not the oktoberfest beer they make for export. It’s lighter in color. The export is darker. Either way, it tastes great and the mug alone is worth $20 online.
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Bought many of these in Frankfurt, and then smuggled them back to Texas.
Cost? $7 for the mug and beer.
Taste? Priceless.

 

[Miraculix]

I've never seen them in a German store

 

[Beermeister32]

This is the set they were selling last year. Haven’t seen any this year so far.

 

[GoodTruble]

This is the set they were selling last year. Haven’t seen any this year so far.
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@rmr9 Found that set last week in Maryland. So there are at least some out there.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

I've never seen them in a German store

Did you look in Frankfurt? Two different stores carry them there.

 

[Miraculix]

Did you look in Frankfurt? Two different stores carry them there.

Nope, I live far away from there. Do you remember the name of the stores? Chain stores carry the same stuff often nation wide.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Nope, I live far away from there. Do you remember the name of the stores? Chain stores carry the same stuff often nation wide.

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.

 

[Miraculix]

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.

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.

 

[Nagorg]

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!

 

[Oleson M.D.]

The Total Wine in Denton has them also.

 

[pvtpublic]

Brookings, South Dakota has them. You know, because everyone goes there...

 

[Broothru]

@rmr9 Found that set last week in Maryland. So there are at least some out there.

Where in Maryland?

 

[Oleson M.D.]

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 Paulaner restaurants in Germany have their Festbier on draft.

 

[BongoYodeler]

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.

 

[rmr9]

Where in Maryland?

Downtown Crown Beer and Wine in Gaithersburg. They had 6 or 7 left when I was there last week.

 

[BongoYodeler]

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.

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.

 

[GoodTruble]

@BongoYodeler - Nice call. I'll check out costco too. (Though I guess I don't really need another mug......).

 

[Nagorg]

You guys keep making me want to get that mug. But I keep talking myself out of it...

 

[rmr9]

You guys keep making me want to get that mug. But I keep talking myself out of it...

It’s a nice mug……you deserve it.

 

[pvtpublic]

It’s a nice mug……you deserve it.

Yeah, you've earned it.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I gotta look for one of these.. cause I DO neeeed another beer mug.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.

 

[pvtpublic]

I gotta look for one of these.. cause I DO neeeed another beer mug.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.

You got until Sept 17 at noon to find one!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

I'm goin today, its Friday I may as well go to the beer store, and if they don't have one I'll have to venture to the big city this weekend.

 

[pvtpublic]

I'm rootin' for ya, buddy

 

[Oleson M.D.]

You guys keep making me want to get that mug. But I keep talking myself out of it...

Every one deserves at least one of these...

 

[pvtpublic]

Every one deserves at least one of these...

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Ooooo! Wunderschön!