Keg Creek Oktoberfest Märzen

I used to keep a strict beer drinking calendar, drinking certain beers only during their season. While many beers are brewed year-round, some traditionally are only brewed and served at specific times of year. The Märzen style, popularly referred to as Oktoberfest is a Bavarian lager that is brewed in March (whence comes the term Märzen) and served, after lagering throughout the Spring and Summer, August through October. I always reserved my Märzen drinking for Autumn. Not the solar autumn, which runs September 22nd-ish through December 20th, but the pagan Celtic Autumn, running from Lughnasadh (August 2nd) through Samhain (October 31st). And here it is, Lughnasadh 2020 and on my beer-buying venture to Moran's I spied one lone Märzen in the single bottle cooler. 

Keg Creek's version of this Bavarian favorite pours a clear bronze, with a lacy copper head that dissipates quickly. Being a lager, the fruity esters that give an ale its character won't be present, but there's still plenty of flavor. Like most Märzens, the malt is much more prominent that the hops, giving it a breadiness, with sides of caramel and biscuit. 

Nice start to the Oktoberfest season. Even if Oktoberfest was cancelled.