Revival Oktoberfest

Review Date 10/27/2025 By John Staradumsky

  Style: Oktoberfest   Brewery: Reformation   Country: USA   State: Georgia   $ Per OZ: $.17 (B)   ABV: 5.5%

Local Oktoberfest beers! I was drinking local Oktoberfest beers! Actually, I was drinking three of them and racking and stacking them. They were three local favorites, too, although one of them, the one I am here to talk about is an old favorite under a new name. That beer is Reformation Revival Oktoberfest, which I first tried in 2021 as Reformation Oktoberfest. New name, new label (gotta keep the tickers happy) but would Reformation Revival Oktoberfest be the same beer?

Reformation says:

A Märzen style Oktoberfest with Bavarian yeast & Coffee Malt, this seasonal favorite returns just in time for Fall frolicking, Autumn eats, and Oktoberfest celebrations!

Reformation Revival Oktoberfest has the same alcohol content, 5.5%, that Reformation Oktoberfest did. I paid $11.99 for a six-pack at Total Wine, which is the same price they sell it for at the brewery locations. My cans are marked CANNED ON 7/29/25, or at least the day looks like a 25 as it is almost on the can lip and hard to read.

Reformation Revival Oktoberfest pours to a cloudy amber color with a thick fluffy head and a nose of light caramel and toasted nuts. Taking a sip, the beer is gently toasty nutty and a little pasty malty but definitely lacks the Munich malt infused oomph I want in a Märzen. Finishes slightly sweet and in that is about right for the style.

Truth be told, this seems a little less impressive than the last time I had it and not as toasty nutty as I noted it being before. Of the three Oktoberfests I drank that night, it ranked third behind 6 Bridges Feierabend and my all time Georgia favorite, Tucker Tucktoberfest.

That said, Reformation Revival Oktoberfest is a tasty, malty brew and I will definitely be buying it again.

 Glad I tried it?  T

Would I rebuy it??