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Marz, the German word for March, is when the last batch of beer was brewed before the warm summer months (before refrigeration). This beer was stored in Alpine caves to keep cool and consumed throughout the summer. At harvest time and the beginning of the new brewing season (around October), the remaining beer in storage was taken from the caves and consumed during a celebration. This celebration still takes place in Munich for 16 days and ends on the first Sunday in October. This beer is amber in color and is slightly heavy. It is malty sweet as typical with beer from southern Germany and Austria. There is low to medium bitterness but enough to offset the sweet. This is a favorite of many homebrewers because it’s fairly easy to make.

OG (Original Gravity): 1.050–1.056
FG (Finished Gravity): 1.012–1.020
IBU’s (International Bittering Units): 18-25
SRM (Standard Reference Method): 35-15
Alcohol (% by volume): 5.0-6.0
Examples: Paulaner-Salvator’s Paulaner Oktoberfest-Bier, Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s Eliot Ness