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FIRESTONE WALKER RELEASES 2025 EDITION OF “OAKTOBERFEST” OAK-AGED LAGER   Iconic Seasonal Beer Brewed with All-German Ingredients and Lagered in Napa Valley Wine Barrels Paso Robles, California —Break out the steins and turn up the polka as Firestone Walker introduces the 2025 edition of Oaktoberfest—an iconic seasonal beer hailed by one  Beer Advocate  reviewer as “summer’s end in a can: a one-of-a-kind, delicious oak-aged fresh lager.”   “Oaktoberfest is made for this transition time from summer to fall,” said Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “It’s malty and full flavored, yet also light-bodied, crushable and built for drinking.”   As always, the latest release is an oak-inspired homage to the popular “festbiers” that are synonymous with Munich’s legendary Oktoberfest celebration. The name “Oaktoberfest” is a riff on Firestone Walker’s longtime commitment to brewing and aging beer in oak barrels.    Brewed with all-German ingredients and lagered in Napa V...
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Beer Review: De Struise Brouwers Aestatis

Here is my look at Aestatis from De Struise Brouwers, this Imperial Saison ale comes from Belgium and was brewed in collaboration with Monks Café and Brewery. I happened to find this little dandy while on a beer run, of course, but had no idea about it because very little was given on the label. But what the label did have was an alluring look and that sold me enough because as many of you know, I enjoy finding good Belgian ales. Alcohol content on this beer is 11% ABV and IBU level is noted at 59. Now, the one that I am reviewing here is the vintage 2015 edition, and I have not seen any newer than this so it may not be in production anymore. The fact that I couldn’t find it on their site kind of makes me think this as well, if anyone else knows different then please let me know by leaving a comment.

Away from all of that stuff the beer itself played out magnificently, so much that I ended up providing a personal rating of 4.75 out 5. Check out my video here to see why and as always, keep drinking those good craft beers. Cheers!



Brewery Links:

De Struise Brouwers: https://struise.com/

Aestatis: No link on website found
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