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Oktoberfest

Beau's Oktoberfest is This Weekend!

October 2, 2014

So I know I've been posting the press releases etc, but allow me just a minute to tell you exactly why I will drive 4.5 hours east on Friday, just to join a party the likes of which I could probably find closer to home. …

Throw Your Own Oktoberfest Party With These Beers

September 30, 2014 · 1 comments

While some craft beer snobs turn up their noses at the Marzenbeirs served at Oktoberfest for their lack of IPA-level hops, these beers are fantastic, and make at least one beer writer more than a little giddy. Yes, …

Steam Whistle's Authentic Oktoberfest Party

September 19, 2014 · 1 comments

Steam Whistle Brewing brings Oktoberfest’s authentic experience to Canada and invites beer lovers from across the country to clank their steins and celebrate the largest festival in the world. Steam Whistle will be …

Beau’s Announces Dates, Headliners for 2014 Oktoberfest

July 10, 2014

OTTAWA – (July 10, 2014) Tickets will go on sale Thursday August 7 for the 6th Annual Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest, presented by local craft brewery Beau’s All Natural. The two-day festival and signature fundraising event …

Mill St Oktoberfest

October 10, 2013

How are you? I know, Oktoberfest season is a marathon. This is the part where the pros push through, and the weekend warriors fall back. Lets kick that wall down! Mill St has a shiny new Beer Hall, and a great line-up of …

Oaktoberfest —Black Oak Brewing Co.

September 25, 2013

While Bavarians are in full Oktoberfest swing, and the massive tents of Munich are full to overflowing with joyful celebrants, we are just starting to get our dose of German and German-style Oktoberfest beers here in …

Oktoberfestbier — Hofbräuhaus

November 1, 2012 · 2 comments

"The Court's Brewery", sounds somewhat regal and important, doesn't it? Indeed, that is roughly the translation of the German word "hofbräu". That being said, throughout the brewing history of Germany, numerous breweries …

Oktoberfest Bier — Paulaner Brauerei

October 30, 2012 · 5 comments

First off, I must apologize to you, dear reader, as well as the myriad breweries that sent me Oktoberfest beers to review. The week I planned on doing all Oktoberfest actually turned into all hard work week, and I'm only …

Oktoberfest at Beau's All Natural Brewing, Vankleek Hill

October 24, 2012

In writing 101 or whatever school-related cliche you prefer, you learn to hook your reader in the first sentence, by introducing your topic and piquing their curiosity. I'm not going to do that (obviously, at this …