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Flatland invited Cassie Niemeyer to conduct an Oktoberfest Tap List taste test. (Emily Woodring | Flatland)

Tap List | Oktoberfest Blind Taste Test

October 1, 2019  |  Emily Woodring  |  1 min read

Celebrate the last week of Oktoberfest with a blind taste test by Kansas City beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer. We gave her three Oktoberfest-style beers from three different local breweries. That’s all she knows. She doesn’t know what she is drinking until she has tasted and given her take on each one. 

See which one was her favorite and get the chance to make a well-educated decision before going out and buying your next Oktoberfest lager. What is your favorite Oktoberfest beer to drink this season? 

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