Erdinger Oktoberfest Weizen - Erdinger Weißbräu, Erding

Erdinger's Oktoberfest Weizen is a beer I hate to love. It's simple and seemingly uninspired, but it tastes great and is so easy to drink. There really isn't anything about this beer I don't like... It's a creamy wheat that has a light carbonated fizz that brings out the subtle citrus flavor in this beer. It's good, quite good, but it's also pretty boring. I don't mean to imply that I'm looking for a life changing experience every time I order a pint, but I like to have a good time. Erdinger's Oktoberfest seasonal Weizen is just underwhelming. I mean, seasonal beers should be something a little different. Oktoberfest comes but once a year so you should bring your A game (or A beer as the case may be). What it seems like Erdinger did here was just slap a slightly more Bavarian label on a regular Weizen.

That being said... this is a really good wheat beer. It's hazy, tasting and feeling much creamier than you'd expect. This creaminess tones down all of those sour citrus flavors that general come with being a Hefeweizen. As a Hefeweizen this beer doesn't really match the style very accurately. As an Oktoberfest beer the Erdinger Weizen really doesn't scream fall festival to me. Despite all of that, this is a really good beer. I'd gladly order this again if it were a year round offering, but when Oktoberfest rolls around I'll be looking for a copper colored Märzen.