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Marzens / Oktoberfests October Meeting - 10/9/16 4 PM at the Gaslight This month’s meeting is a salute to the 183rd Oktoberfest which started on September 17th and ended on October 3rd: The Munich event attracted over 5.6 million fans from all over the world. Countries outside of Germany with the largest amount of visitors were Italy, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Uruguay and the USA. The official Oktoberfest mug with this year's logo on it was popular among collectors as seen in the fact that tent security took 96.000 mugs from souvenir hunters at the exits. Mayor Joseph Schmid said that stealing the beer mugs is like a sport to some people. The Munich Oktoberfest originally took place in the 16-day period leading up to the first Sunday in October. In 1994, this longstanding schedule was modified in response to German reunification. The festival had its beginning when King Ludwig I (reign: 1825-1848), married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the royal event. The festival has always opened with the same traditional procedure: A twelve-gun salute and the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer at 12:00 p.m. by the incumbent Mayor of Munich with the proclamation "O'zapft is!" ("It's tapped!" in the Austro-Bavarian dialect). The Mayor then gives the first litre of beer to the Minister- President of the State of Bavaria. Only beer conforming to the Reinheitsgebot, and brewed within the city limits of Munich, can be served at the Munich Oktoberfest. Beers meeting these criteria are designated Oktoberfest Beer. The breweries that can produce official Oktoberfest Beer are Augustiner-Bräu Hacker-Pschorr-Bräu Löwenbräu Paulaner Spatenbräu Staatliches Hofbräu-München Oktoberfest Beer is a registered trademark by the Club of Munich Brewers, which consists of the above six breweries Oktoberfest beers are no longer only brewed in the spring. Today, they can be brewed any time the brewer wants. They are no longer aged for 6 months like they once were. To age a beer that long would be an expensive proposition for a brewery these days. If the beer has the name "Oktoberfest" on the label, it is now aged for 12-16 weeks. If the beer is only called a Märzen, it only has to be aged for 6-8 weeks (BJCP Guide). Oktoberfestbiers are clean and smooth with just enough noble hop bitterness to balance the big bready malt complexity. The beer should be slightly sweet but never so sweet that it becomes cloying. We will be tasting a selection of Oktoberfest/Marzin beers at the meeting with a special emphasis on those made in New Jersey depending on availability. The beer has personally been selected by Mr. Dan Hodge. If you like to drink beer in October (or any other month) this is one meeting you'll surely enjoy. Prost! ----------------------- Members - don't forget to pick up your free DB15 half liter stein at the meetings. Steins are also available for purchase. ------------------- September Meeting Notes July Meeting Notes (No August Meeting) June Meeting Notes May Meeting Notes (No April Meeting) March Meeting Notes February Meeting Notes January Meeting Notes ---------- Have an idea for a future meeting? Just tell any of the Cask commissioners or e-mail it here. ============== Yearly Dues: $65 which includes all club meetings and allevent discounts. The total savings equal much MORE than the amount of the dues! NOTE - Non-members now pay $10 per meeting. ========= Great Beer Articles Hope You're Not A "Novuveau" The History of Happy Hour and More! Ten things Dan Hodge Hates About Beer A Trip To The Grocery Store To Brew or Not to Brew The Tasting Room ================= Check out member Glenn DeLuca's latest beer musings in The Big G Beer Beat ================= --------- AWARD WINNERS |
| Read the behind the scenes story and watch the trailer for the upcoming TV series"Beer Snobs" filmed at the Gaslight HERE. |
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| Remember - All meetings are generally held on the second Sunday of the month, 4 PM, at the Gaslight. |
| Congratulations to club member Doug Vohden for winning the Gold Medal and "Best in Show" at the NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition |
| Read the latest news from the NJ Craft Brewers Guild HERE |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger and Samuel L. Jackson will not be at our Oct. Meeting!! |
| Co-winners of the Member of the Year award Tom Nooney, Faith Franzino, Glenn Deluca. Show your appreciation and buy them a beer at Gaslight! |
| Gaslight Wins Title of Best Beer in NJ in the Scoutology.com's JERSEY BEER BRAWL |
| Congratulations to Head Brewer D.J. Soboti and the entire Gaslight Team! |
| No One Wins $500 No one was able to correctly identify all people in both pictures below before entry deadline. The contest is now over. |
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