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National Lager Day

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After long running badges for International Stout Day and IPA Day, Untappd finally introduced a badge for National Lager Day in 2021. National Lager Day is observed on 10 December every year, so get a lager ready to celebrate and become a Lager Jack!

Fun fact: Lager is the third most popular beverage after water and tea!

The badge was broadened in 2022 to include the wider Lager family: Pilsners, Bocks, California Common, Festbier, Zoigl, Kellerbier, Malt Liquor, Rauchbier, Schwarzbier and even Baltic Porter now count towards National Lager Day.

Celebrate Oktoberfest

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An evolution of last year’s Oktoberfest (2021) badge, it can be earned by checking into any beer that is a Festbier or Märzen between 17 September and 3 October.

The badge of course celebrates Oktoberfest, one of the oldest and biggest beer festivals in the world. Held every September, each year around 8 million litres of beer is served to the six million people who attend the festival. There are six traditional Munich breweries that take part in the festival, and each brews stronger beers that have been prepared all winter, ready for the Spring celebrations.

Oktoberfest (2021)

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Not to be confused with the normal Oktoberfest badge, this one specifically celebrates the 2021 festival.

To earn it, check into any beer brewed by one of the original Munich breweries between 18 September and 3 October 2021. The five breweries are: Paulaner Brauerei, Spaten-Franziskaner-Löwenbräu-Gruppe, Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München, Augustiner-Bräu München, and Hacker-Pschorr.

Oktoberfest

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Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival! Oktoberfest is held in Munich and each year around 8 million litres of beer is served to the six million people who attend the festival.

Six breweries take part in the festival: Augustiner, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr (who is owned by Paulaner), Hofbrau, Löwenbräu (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev) and Spatenbräu (also Anheuser-Busch InBev).

However, despite the name, this badge is not about the festival, it’s about the beer. Marzen (or Fiestbier) is the beer served at Oktoberfest. Have 5 beers of this style to get the badge.

Traditionally brewed in March (hence the name), these slightly stronger beers with a bready or biscuity malt background. They were designed to last all winter, when brewing was impractical. Any remaining at the end of winter was finished off at the start of spring, at Oktoberfest.