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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

5.2
A strong sweet amber beer served at the festival
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːktəˌbɛrfɛst/
translation icon : cerveza Oktoberfest
  • During the celebration, I tried a traditional Oktoberfest beer that was rich and flavorful.
  • Oktoberfest lager
  • Oktoberfest beer

Examples

  • As the sun went down over Downtown Oklahoma City, elites sipped a perfect batch of COOP Ale Works Oktoberfest and welcomed the coolest temps in OKC in months.

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  • At the festival, attendees enjoyed a refreshing glass of Oktoberfest beer brewed by local breweries.

  • Craft beers on tap, including Bell's Amber and Revolution Oktoberfest.

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  • Many people look forward to tasting Oktoberfest lagers during the fall season.

Synonyms

Octoberfest
vsOktoberfest
  • US
1 3.9

A strong, sweet beer with a dark orange color made for the German Oktoberfest

is the original German spelling rather than the English variant
bock beer
vsOktoberfest
1 7.8

A strong dark German beer people brew in autumn and keep until spring to drink

is brewed for an autumn festival and is sweeter and copper-colored
Munich beer
vsOktoberfest
5.1

A dark lager from Munich with a rich malty taste

is sweeter and copper-colored and tied to a specific festival origin

How Strong

Oktoberfest
5.2
pilsner
5 6.7
lager
18 2.3
light beer
9 2.6

Surface Forms

Oktoberfest singular
Oktoberfests plural

Etymology

Oktoberfest for the beer comes from the same German parts Oktober ('October') and fest ('festival'). Brewers made a stronger, sweet, copper-coloured lager for the October party, so an Oktoberfest beer is the special seasonal beer made for that celebration.