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" Germany&amp;#039;s official Oktoberfest may be over, but we&amp;#039;re still celebrating stateside! After all, who really wants the parade of frosty beer and hearty smoked sausages to end? To keep the festivities going, we&amp;#039;ve drummed up an Oktoberfest menu consisting of German dishes and beers to pair with them, courtesy of Julia Herz, noted beer judge, home brewer and craft beer program director for the Colorado-based Brewers Association. Since the right beer can really make a meal, Herz paid special attention to not only the recipe ingredients but also the cooking method when suggesting a brew. So, grab a frosted mug, make a hearty meal and say &amp;quot;Prost!&amp;quot; (that&amp;#039;s the German version of &amp;quot;Cheers!&amp;quot; for beer toasts) to another fabulous fall season.               Potato Salad with Kielbasa with American IPA For this creamy side dish, Herz suggests a hops-filled brew that &amp;quot;will cut through the richness of the mayonnaise and the heavy aspects of the sausage.&amp;quot; We recommend: Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA                 German Sausage Sandwiches with American IPA &amp;quot;The malt in an IPA will stand up to the spice in both the meat and the mustard,&amp;quot; Herz says about these pungent sammies that are balanced out with a crunchy, creamy side salad. We recommend: Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest                 Sauerbraten with Doppelbock A doppelbock &amp;quot;is a bigger-bodied German lager that has amazing toasted and bready malt flavors,&amp;quot; which, according to Herz, will pair well with a tender, slow-cooked rump roast that&amp;#039;s been sweetened with gingersnaps. We recommend: Samuel Adams Double Bock                 Pork and Sauerkraut with Northern English Brown Ale or Brown Porter According to Herz, either of these darker brews &amp;quot;is sure to harmonize with this German-style pot roast&amp;quot; that uses traditional ingredients, such as potatoes, sauerkraut and caraway seeds. We recommend: Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter                 Mashed Potato Pancakes with Frizzled Onion with Oktoberfest It takes a heavyweight beer to stand up to the richness of this dish, so Herz recommends an Oktoberfest, which usually has an alcohol content of up to 5.7 percent. &amp;quot;The malts from this beer will nicely complement the caramelized onions, while the carbonation and hops will scrub the palate of the mashed potato after each satisfying bite,&amp;quot; she adds. We recommend: Paulaner Oktoberfest                 Easy Linzer Heart Tart with Raspberry Lambic A sugary-sweet dessert like this &amp;quot;needs the acidity of a wheat-based beer to contrast it,&amp;quot; according to Herz. Since the recipe calls for raspberry preserves, choosing a similarly flavored Lambic makes for a perfect pairing. We recommend: Lindemans Framboise Lambic                 Black Forest Cookies with Schwarzbier A popular German &amp;quot;black beer,&amp;quot; Schwarzbier (pronounced &amp;quot;shhvarts-beer&amp;quot;) has &amp;quot;slight roasted flavors that will resonate well with the chocolate and cocoa flavors from this recipe,&amp;quot; Herz says. We recommend: K\u00F6stritzer Schwarzbier    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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