The keg was chilled and the tap was set (sounds better than plugged in); Novemberfest made its debut over the Thanksgiving weekend. Nobody immediately spit it out which was good. Most of the patrons at the pub are family so truly honest feedback is can be hard to come by at times. “No that dress doesn’t make you look fat…”

I think the final product had the requisite stuff in it to be called an Oktoberfest/Märzen. A pinch of moss goes a long way and the beer poured clear particularly after it chilled in the keg for a few weeks. Maybe next year this guy will show up a bit earlier. In the interim, this stuff will be used to lubricate the hearts and minds of us here at the brew house as we whip up our next batch of tasty goodness.

11 SRM, 27 IBU, 4.7% ABV