Surprise in a Bottle

My next door neighbor stopped over with a couple bottles of Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Märzen.  Now I usually like American micros and I usually like draughts so this one already had two strikes against it.  I am also kind of partial to hoppier beers so things weren't looking too good.  Being the open-minded being that I am I poured one into a glass and gave it a try.  OK, I admit it.  This bottled German malty beer was actually quite good.  Maybe you can teach an old dog a new trick.