Tap Handle #336: Hacker-Pschorr - Oktoberfest

It's hard to believe that it's been a week since my last post. Sometimes life has a way of mucking up the best intentions and plans. So I'm trying to slip in a tap that I don't have to do research on. This beautiful tap has some really fantastic detail, and is quite popular. Like the other Hacker-Pschorr tap, the Maibock, this one is expensive too. It has a nickname that I'll not divulge here in public.

According to one source, this handle was made expressly for Hacker-Pschorr in time for the 2011 Munich Oktoberfest. The picture to the right is of the 2011 Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Girl that it was modeled after. The beer hall in the background is from the Hacker-Pschorr Beer Pavilion in Munich Germany during the 2011 Beer Festival.

Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest has two versions, a lager and a Marzen. I'll cover the Marzen since it's the more available. It uses Bavarian barley slow roasted and caramelized to a rich, red amber color, combined with the purest spring waters from the Alps, exclusive yeast, and the finest Hallertau hops. Weighted average on ratebeer.com is 3.38 out of 5.

For more about Hacker-Pschorr, see this post.