NKyTribune staff
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, presented by Amazon and Samuel Adams and produced by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, will offer 110 varieties of beer.
The annual event takes place this weekend, September 21-23, 2018 on Second and Third Streets, between Walnut and Elm Streets in downtown Cincinnati.
More than 2,000 barrels of Beer are expected to be consumed at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2018. That’s nearly 4 million fluid ounces.
WHAT’S BREWING FOR OKTOBERFEST ZINZINNATI 2018:
- Sam Adams founder and Cincinnati native, Jim Koch will tap the ceremonial “first keg,” Saturday, September 22, 11:30 a.m. at the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati opening ceremonies, Second and Elm Streets.
- Featured brews, Samuel Adams Octoberfest and Sam ’76, will be served by Oktoberfest Zinzinnati’s co-presenting sponsor, Sam Adams.
- The Zinzinnati Craft Bier Garten, at Third and Race, will return and feature five regional Cincinnati breweries: 513, Braxton, Fretboard, MadTree, and Rhinegeist.
- Oktoberfest Zinzinnati favorite, Spaten, has returned to the region – and will again be served at America’s Oktoberfest.
- Sierra Nevada is partnering with Freising, Germany’s Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, for a 2018 Oktoberfest beer. This German-American collaboration, a drinkable festival lager, will be featured at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati.
- The Braxton Fass Bar, at Third and Walnut Streets, will feature weekend sports and more on a 20-foot LED TV atop an elevated stage. Extending from the stage will be two 30-foot bars and a seating area. Every time a keg blows at the Braxton Fass Bar, bartenders will create a chaotic scene with whistles, flags and a Braxton Fass bar toast. If you’re the person who ordered the keg-blowing beer, you receive an official “Braxton Fass Morder (keg killer)” t-shirt Additionally, Braxton will offer timed tappings throughout Oktoberfest Zinzinnati weekend.
OKTOBERFEST ZINZINNATI’S NINE BIER GARTENS AND FEST TENTS:
Braxton Fass Bar –
at Third and Walnun
Erdinger Fest Tent –
at Second and Race
Ky Ale Fest Tent –
on Vine between Second and Third
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Main Stage
and Sam Adams Bier Garten – at Second and Elm
Sam Adams Bier Garten –
at Second and Walnut
Sierra Nevada Fest Tent –
on Race between Second and Third
Spaten Fest Tent –
at Second and Rosa Parks
Weihenstephan Bier Garten –
at Freedom Platz at Second and Rosa Parks
Zinzinnati Craft Bier Garten –
at Third and Race
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati beer vendors (click to enlarge).
Other adult beverages
Baker-Bird Winery
- Bourbon Barrel Aged Red
- Cab Franc – Dry Red
- Chambourcin Sweet Red
- Vidal Blanc Semi-Dry White
- Vidal Blanc Sweet White
Barefoot Wines - Refresh Crisp White
- Refresh Moscato Spritzer
- Refresh Rose Spritzer
- Refresh Sangria Spritzer
- Refresh Summer Red
Spiked Seltzer
- Cape Cod Cranberry
Truly - Wildberry
Twisted Tea
- Hard Iced Tea
Complete schedule of Braxton Brewery timed tappings:
Friday
5-6:30 p.m. Garage Beer Premium Lager
6:30-8 p.m. Hillside Farmhouse Ale
8-9:30 p.m. Hangout Helles Lager
9:30-11 p.m. Graeter’s Pumpkin Pie Ale
Saturday
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Braxton Labs Oaked White IPA
1-3 p.m. Braxton Labs Raspberry Milkshake IPA
3-5 p.m. Braxton Labs Blueberry Strudel Berliner Weisse
5-7 p.m. Braxton Labs NE IPA: Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic
7-9 p.m. Scooter Blood Orange Radler
9-11 p.m. Braxton Labs Belgian Wit with Grape Must
Sunday
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wishful Wit Witbier
2-4 p.m. Braxton Labs NE IPA: El Dorado, Citra
4-6 p.m. Jammer Pilsner
First held in 1976, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati has grown to be America’s largest Oktoberfest with an estimated 675,000 attending in 2017. The celebration is a Cincinnati tradition made even better with new innovations each year.
The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber grows the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the Cincinnati region. It serves as the voice for the interests of its 4,000-member businesses and their more than 300,000 employees. For more information, click here.
