Autumn brings with it the single most brilliant festival ever devised by humankind, Oktoberfest.

All have tried, many have failed.

What we bring you are the success stories, the 16 best Oktoberfest beers.

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via thebrewsite.com

Lightly bittersweet, this is a beer for reflection.

Others say the corn, grain, and malt speak to the time of reaping.

What Sierra does is pair up with a different Bavarian brewery to whip something up.

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Noble Chaos isGerman engineeringby way of Michigan.

Perhaps the recipe was stolen from a frau fleeing the fatherland, or maybe its blind luck.

Augustiner Brau Marzen Bier

Yes, its worth traveling all the way to Salzburg to get this.

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It is, without overstatement, the best Oktoberfest beer ever made.

Expect a dryness that entices you to keep drinking, and keeps your palate ready for anything.

Caramel is the most noticeable scent on display from the moment this hits the glass.

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Hofstettner Original Hochzeitsbier von 1810

Heres an Austrian stowaway that brings the darkness home to roost.

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Hofstettner Original Hochzeitsbier von 1810 - oktoberfest beer

Great Lakes Oktoberfest Beer

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Weihenstephaner Oktoberfestbier

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Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen beer

Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest beer

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Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest Beer

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