Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfestbier

Seasonal Oktoberfest beer available only in the autumn of each year. While there are now many beers brewed round this time of the year to coincide with the annual festivites this is one of the six offical Oktoberfest beers and one of the most popular. It has a light copper colour with a rich creamy head. Full bodied it comes with a robust, hearty flavour.

The history of Munich's Hacker-Pschorr goes all the way back to 1417 and even plays a leading role in the foundation of Oktoberfest, when Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria asked them to brew a special beer for his Wedding in 1810. That party grew into the annual celebration we know today, and the festival is still held on land donated by Joseph Pschorr, brewmaster at the time. These days Hacker-Pschorr's fame is down to them producing some of Germany's, and the world's, best loved lagers. The Kellerbier is a stunning example of the style, while the Munchener Gold and Weiss are benchmarks that other brewers have long aspired to emulate.