Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailOktoberfest

Paler in color than its more robust cousin, the Maerzen, with a light, toasty, more delicate malt background. It tends to be less sweet with a more assertive hop character. That is not to say that Vienna Lager is a hoppy beer - it's not - but it is a balanced beer. And if you know us at all, you know we LOVE balanced beer. It's also slightly less alcoholic than Maerzen, coming in at around 5.5%. It's hard to find good quality Vienna Lager these days, but the one country that has embraced the style the most is Mexico. We think it has to do with either Maximilian I, another Viennese Austrian who just happened to be emperor of Mexico, or The Most Interesting Man in the World. But that's a lesson for another day.