The Pour | 2022 Oktoberfest Guide
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events In and Around NYC
Prost! Welcome to the first annual Oktoberfest Guide. There’s so much going on, it needed a special edition. I’ll keep this updated over the next few weeks with new events, sell outs, and other details. Enjoy!
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Oktoberfest Guide
Watermark Presents Oktoberfest: Fridays, Saturdays + Sundays from Sept 2 thru Oct 30. Free to attend, with multiple ticket options for additional benefits, including “fast pass,” all-inclusive reserved tables and a cabana option. Info and tickets here.
Greenpoint Beer and Ale Company: Saturday, Sept 10 thru 24. More details to come.
Strongrope STRONGTOBERFEST- Friday Sept 16th from 2 - 11pm. Strongbow is going big with Strongtoberfest at their Red Hook Taproom. Enjoy Strongbow’s Festbier along with Oktoberfest brews from over 10 other NY Craft Breweries! Music by the Polka Bros, food by Sliwinski’s General, stein hoisting competition and more! Festive attire encouraged. $10 GA or $28 to include first pour + branded stein and entry into steinholding competition. Tickets here.
TALEA Oktoberfest: Starting Friday, Sept 16th, celebrate with TALEA’S lineup of special German-style beers, toasty soft pretzels, steins, and more surprises! Revelers who RSVP (free) here for Wburg and here for Cobble Hill will be entered to win a TALEA stein.
Bronx Brewery Oktoberfest - Saturday, Sept 17th - Kick off the the first day of Oktoberfest celebrations at BxB with fresh Das Bronx and a full day's worth of music, food, and fun to celebrate the world's oldest beer festival! Two ticketed sessions: Noon - 5pm or 6 - 11pm, each with two purchasing options. General entry is $15 and includes one draft pour of Das Bronx + special pricing on pitchers, OR Entry + custom BxB Oktoberfest stein for $30, which also includes a draft of Das Bronx + special pitcher pricing. A special, German-inspired menu from Empanology will also be available as well as traditional music and DJs. Tickets and info here. (And if you can’t make it on Saturday, bring your Dirndl & Lederhosen to the East Village location for a special Das Burger and drink specials! No tickets needed.)
Other Half - Saturday, Sept 17th at all locations. More details to come.
KCBC - ZØKTOBERFEST celebration at KCBC is September 17th + 18th. More details to come.
SingleCut Oktoberfest: Saturday Sept 17th from 1-6pm, the SingleCut Tap Rooms are pulling out the 'hosen, and filling the steins in celebration of all things lager, with a multitude of ways for you to drink our incredible fall classic: INEXPLICABLY USED UMLAUT // Marzen Oktoberfest Lager // 6%
Grimm: Saturday, Sept 17th. Join Grimm for a proper Oktoberfest celebration! Bad Cholesterol will be bringing their beautiful bratwursts and big soft pretzels, Festooning cask pours and steins, of course!
Big aLICe: Saturday, Sept 17th from noon. Celebrate Oktoberfest at Big aLICe Brewing in Queens AND Big aLICe Barrel Room in Brooklyn! We’ll be releasing our Oktoberfest beer, selling dimpled mugs, and we’ll be hosting a Stein Holding Competition to win exclusive Big aLICe Brewing prizes!
Torch and Crown Oktoberfest: Saturday Sept 24th - Celebrate at Manhattan’s brewery with two sessions to choose from, $75 gets you three hours of fresh oktoberfest beer, pretzels, games, and most importantly...the excuse you need to throw on your dirndls and lederhosen. Get tickets to Part 1 or Part 2.
Pier 17 Oktoberfest: Saturday Sept 24th from 3-10pm. This rooftop rain-or-shine Oktoberfest celebration will feature a rotating lineup of DJs and the best waterfront view in all five boroughs. Expect a giant dance floor, live music, yard games, authentic German beer, brats, giant pretzels… all the fest flair. Oktoberfest attire is encouraged but not required! Multiple ticket options available here.
Blocktoberfest: Saturday October 1st @BK Navy Yards - Hosted by the NYC Brewers Guild, 40 breweries are currently scheduled to pour + food trucks + probably not in a heatwave. Multiple ticket options available, including a VIP option with 1 hour of early access. Tickets on sale now!
Always drink responsibly and tip your bartenders.