What is Oktoberfestbier
At its core, Oktoberfestbier isn’t just a style of beer: it’s a legally protected designation. Just as Champagne must come from the Champagne region of France, true Oktoberfestbier can only
July 22, 2026
At its core, Oktoberfestbier isn’t just a style of beer: it’s a legally protected designation. Just as Champagne must come from the Champagne region of France, true Oktoberfestbier can only
It’s the question we get asked every single year: if the festival is called Oktoberfest, why does the party always start in September in München? And why are we not
For over a century, no new brewery has been able to break into the exclusive ranks of Munich’s Big Six. But a passionate contender is shaking up the Bavarian establishment.
If you have ever attended the official Oktoberfest in Germany, you might have noticed a very exclusive club of beer providers. For generations, the festival has been strictly dominated by
The most famous keg-tapping tradition belongs, of course, to Munich’s Oktoberfest. The festival doesn’t officially begin until the Mayor drives the tap into the first barrel and declares, “O’zapft is!”
It’s not. We hate it. So for every single ticket sold – while stocks last obviously as we don’t have a magic glass machine – you will be given a
For more than a century, the Brisbane German Club has been preserving and celebrating German culture in Queensland. This October, it will host its 52nd Oktoberfest, continuing one of Australia’s