Just in time for November the Pintwell tasting panel takes on seven Oktoberfest beers. Sure, we're a little late, but on the bright side some of the beers might be on the bargain rack. Before we dive into the beers selected for the panel, it would probably be appropriate to say a few things about the style.

First, what's the name again? Confusingly, I've seen Oktoberfest, Octoberfest, Fest, Marzen, Marzen-Oktoberfest, Ur-Marzen, Marzen Fest, Amber Marzen, Fetival Lager, Amber-German-get-you-hammered-lager, and so on. Basically ...

A tragic battle is about to unfold. A battle that will leave you weeping in despair and crying out why oh why must it end this way? This Pintfight features three Mikkeller hoppy brews struggling for revenge and power. With Mikkeller being from Denmark, what better place to set this fight than the final moments of Shakespeare’s Hamlet?  Something is rotten in the state of Denmark and it’s not the beer (at least not these three).

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Hamlet – Played by Simcoe ...

March, the month that people order green beer. Ah, green beer. These green brews are not quite Irish enough to be part of the lineup headed into this Irish inspired PintFight. For this classic matchup the fighters come in two styles: the Irish Stout and the Irish Red Ale. Our first fighter, Dragoons Dry Irish Stout, comes out of Moylan's Brewery of California, a pub known for fine Irish Ales. Next up is another American boy trying to show his Irish roots, Upslope Brewing ...

There's some more crazy beer versus beer action coming your way and this time it's Battle Barleywine. This is a special fight not because it's features a set of powerful heavyweights, but because this fight is dedicated to Charlie Sheen and is flaming fists. Sheen has inspired me in so many ways and his latest triad agianst his producer; well, it's poetry. Who wouldn't want to have the freedom to say this about his boss: "clearly I have defeated this ...

It's an extreme PintFight matchup! Battle Russian Imperial Stout! Watch out, these are the big boys and they come out swinging in this heavyweight title match. For this fight we have 3 great beers throwing fierce roasted malts and jabbing with high ABVs for the championship. Can you really do more then 3 Imperial Stouts anyway? Let's take a look at our fighting pints. Wearing the jet black shorts and the mocha stripes, oh wait, all these guys are wearing the same thing ...