Beer Review: Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

Another day, another IPA review. Wait a minute, this isn’t an IPA review. Yep, you read that right. I drank something other than an IPA, and the Earth didn’t stop spinning on its axis.

To be fair, I do have a soft spot for Oktoberfest styles of beer. Yep, The Ale Runner does enjoy a lager every now and again. New in 2015 is a festbier from Sierra Nevada, who partnered with Brauhaus Riegele, one of the oldest breweries in Germany, to brew this classic fall seasonal. This beer replaced the previous fall seasonal, Flipside Red IPA, in Sierra Nevada’s portfolio this year (I’m not a huge red IPA fan, but I enjoyed Flipside). From the brewery:

We’re on a mission to explore the roots of Germany’s festival beers. Each year, we’ll partner with one of a handful of incredible German brewers to create a traditional take on the most famous beer style in history. This year we’re working hand in hand with Brauhaus Riegele of Augsburg. Together we created an authentic Oktoberfest beer, true to the roo

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