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Words of Wisdom Marzen — full label as filed with TTB
Label as filed · tap for full resolutionPLATE Nº 26236001000162 · cleared 31 August 2026
Oktoberfest / Märzen · cleared 31 August 2026

Words of Wisdom Marzen

Friction Beer Co
  1. Filedwith the TTB
  2. Cleared31 August 2026
  3. SpottedNot yet — watching

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The Weekly Docket

This filing went on record 31 August 2026, before the beer reached a shelf. Every week's new filings, read and delivered Tuesday morning.

In the register

This is the 4th of 4 label filings we hold from Friction Beer Co. It is one of 71 oktoberfest / märzen labels approved in August 2026. It cleared 7 days after it was filed.

Certificate of Label Approval
StyleOktoberfest / Märzen
Alcohol5.5%
VesselDraft
FamilyLager
Serial26-162
Cleared31 August 2026
ProvenanceUS TTB COLA — the filing itself
From the label

“Label explicitly states 'WORDS OF WISDOM MARZEN BEER' — Märzen is a synonym for Oktoberfest-style lager. Keg collar format with 5.5 and 15.5 gallon options, brewed in Shawnee KS.”

Extracted from label art by hopgrail · fields verified against the filing

The house

Applicant
Friction Beer Company, FRICTION BEER SHAWNEE LLC
Location
11018 JOHNSON DR, SHAWNEE, KS, 66203
Production
Brewed in-house

Brew it

A starting-point recipe from the style and the filed ABV — derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.

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The hunt

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