Beer Review: Beck's Octoberfest

When I first started imbibing beers and ales, Beck's was one of the beers, along with Heniken, that we would drink when we were feeling classy, or snooty, or just had a few extra bucks to spend. There's a signature hoppiness that the German and other northern European beers seem to share that set them apart from American and British beers. That taste comes through with Beck's Octoberfest. It's a little more carbonated than I expected, with a medium head and a dark coppery hue. Nice balance between hops and malt, almost tasted like a pale ale or ESB. Not a bad offering.