{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69bf533a1861d127d5356757/6ac46ea59610f265be3dbc6a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The September Compromise: Oktoberfest, Märzen, and the Bavarian Brewing Calendar","description":"<p>The six-pack labeled &quot;Oktoberfest&quot; on an American grocery shelf carries two names that both point backward. The festival it advertises opens in September, and the amber Märzen style inside traces back to a 1553 Bavarian law that banned summer brewing from April 23 to September 29.</p><p><br></p><p>Also covered: the 1810 royal wedding and horse race that started the festival, Georg Lang, the Nuremberg innkeeper who used straw bidders to build a giant beer hall in 1898, Josef Sedlmayr&#39;s amber Märzen of 1872, the paler golden beer the Munich breweries pour today, and the Fischer-Vroni fish tent, whose famous founder is a nickname. Plus a Märzen and Festbier pairing, with an alcohol-free pour at equal standing.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Full show notes, research sources, and transcript at <a href=\"thealchemistsbar.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thealchemistsbar.com</a>.</em></p>","author_name":"Shawn Spitaleri - Drinks History & Narrative Storytelling"}