Oxbow Brewing out of Newcastle, Maine, is a brewery that does not do things according to tradition, and the craft beer world is all the better for it. So get ready for an Octoberfest beer like nothing you've had before. The Craft Beer Geek sez: To quote David Letterman when he introduced Sam Kinison to the world - "Brace yourselves. I'm not kidding." Oxbow has made a smoked amber "bier de garde", or "beer for keeping." A beautiful amber color, with a gentle smoked finish and slightly-sweet malt body, Oxtoberfest is their play on that Bavarian classic, thinking way outside the box. And as a farmhouse ale, you can indeed keep this beer in your cellar if your willpower is strong enough.