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Octoberfest

Octoberfest

1 3.9
A strong, sweet beer with a dark orange color made for the German Oktoberfest
  • noun
  • /ɒkˈtoʊbərfɛst/
  • US
translation icon : Oktoberfest
  • "You have your summer releases and autumn releases, like Octoberfest.

Examples

  • The Samuel Adams Octoberfest Milkshake ($TBA) is here to make us believers.

    Blog text (29)

  • But all of us were pleased to be there, simply because of the $4 pints (sadly, not imperial) with a few somewhat nicer beer choices, like Sam Adams Octoberfest and Blue Moon.

    Blog text (9)

  • - Yeah, Octoberfest, you throw $50 bills to the crowd.

    Bandits (2001)

  • - Who took me to this Octoberfest deal, and they had a big parade, and she wanted to ride on one of the floats, okay?

    Bandits (2001)

  • Pour in your Sam Adams Octoberfest (because that is the official beer of fall as far as we're concerned) and pop the lid back on your pumpkin.

    Blog text (28)

  • Available through November 11 at Red Robin, this unique drink is a blend of soft serve ice cream, Samuel Adams Octoberfest draft, vanilla, and caramel, and pairs well with the chain's warm pretzel bites and Pub Crawl Tavern Burger, which boasts

    Blog text (29)

  • I enjoy drinking the rich flavor of Octoberfest beer during the autumn season.

  • At the festival, many people gather to celebrate with a cold Octoberfest lager.

  • The brewery released its limited edition Octoberfest this year to great acclaim.

Synonyms

Oktoberfest
vsOctoberfest
5.2

A strong sweet amber beer served at the festival

is the Anglicized spelling variant of that beer name

How Strong

bock
1 9.9
Octoberfest
  • US
1 3.9
ale
115 3.0
pilsner
5 6.7
light beer
9 2.6

Surface Forms

Octoberfest singular
Octoberfests plural

Morphology

Octoberfest = October + fest (semi-transparent) = October + fest

Formed from 'October' + 'fest' (festival); the components are clear but the specific meaning 'a beer brewed for the Oktoberfest festival' is culturally specific and the spelling/loan from German may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Octoberfest comes from the German Oktoberfest, where fest means 'festival' and people celebrate in October with special beers. So, an Octoberfest lager is the strong, sweet, copper-coloured beer originally brewed for that celebration.