“Ohh damn…what…?” That was my initial reaction upon seeing this year’s lineup for the 5th Annual Rustico Oktobeerfest next Saturday, the 15th. This event has been stellar year after year so I don’t know why I was surprised in the slightest. One of the things I really like about this event is the focus on German beer culture as a whole. Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director, Greg Engert has managed to procure beers that wouldn’t be found at any one biergarten throughout Bavaria, let alone the US. It’s a great reminder that there is a German beer culture that exists outside Munich and its iconic Marzen style.
This year’s event will feature 44 drafts and 6 casks including 5 local Oktoberfests. Take a look at the full lists here, and make plans now to attend on Saturday, October 15 from Noon to 5 p.m. Rustico located at 827 Slaters Lane in Alexandria. All ages welcome and admission is free. Tickets on sale at the gate for beer, food, activities and other amusements.
Note: Parking can be difficult on this day, and all attendees are strongly encouraged to use mass transit. In fact, each and every guest who takes a cell phone photo of him/herself at the nearby Braddock Road Metro Stationwill receive either a complimentary Oktobeerfest Mug or five free tickets to be used toward food at the event.
LOCAL OKTOBERFESTS & PUMPKIN ALES (8)
HUMPBOCK OKTOBERFEST
Blue Mountain Brewery | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Afton, Virginia, USA | 6.0 %
ST. GEORGE OKTOBERFEST
St. George Brewing Company | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Hampton, Virginia, USA | 5.0 %
PROSIT!
Heavy Seas Brewing Company | Imperial Oktoberfest/Märzen | Halethorpe, Maryland, USA | 9.0 %
PORT CITY OKTOBERFEST
Port City Brewing Company | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Alexandria, Virginia, USA | 5.5 %
RHIN’ OFEST
Lost Rhino Brewing Company | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Ashburn, Virginia, USA | 5.5 %
THE GREAT PUMPKIN
Spiced w/ 2.5 lbs of Traditional Pumpkin Pie Spices per Barrel
Heavy Seas Brewing Company | Imperial Pumpkin Ale – Pale | Halethorpe, Maryland, USA | 8.0 %
THE GREATER PUMPKIN
Spiced w/ 2.5 lbs of Traditional Pumpkin Pie Spices per Barrel; Matured in Smith & Bowman (Fredericksburg, Virginia) Bourbon Barrels
Heavy Seas Brewing Company | Imperial Pumpkin Ale – Pale | Halethorpe, Maryland, USA | 9.0 %
WILD DOG: THE FEAR
Brewed w/ Chocolate Malt, Black Wheat, & Local Squash Puree; Spiced w/ Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg & Clove
Flying Dog Brewery | Imperial Pumpkin Ale – Dark | Frederick, Maryland, USA | 9.0 %
AMERICAN AUTUMNAL ALES (5)
AUTUMN MAPLE
Brewed w/ Yams, Molasses, & Maple Syrup; Spiced w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Allspice, & Vanilla
The Bruery | Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Placentia, California, USA | 10.0 %
AUTUMNAL
Stillwater Artisanal (Brewed at DOG Brewing Company) | Saison – Dark | Westminster, Maryland, USA | 7.2 %
SOUTHERN TIER HARVEST ALE
Southern Tier Brewing Company | Extra Special Bitter | Lakewood, New York, USA | 6.4 %
HOPTOBER
New Belgium Brewing Company | American Blond Ale | Fort Collins, Colorado, USA | 6.0 %
BOXCAR PUMPKIN PORTER
Brewed w/ Pumpkin & Lightly Spiced
Starr Hill Brewery | Brown Porter | Crozet, Virginia, USA | 5.2 %
INTERNATIONAL OKTOBERFESTS & RARITIES (8)
HOCHLAND IMKER HONIG BOCK
Brewed w/ a Single Variety of Limetree Blossom Honey used for Hochland Imker Limetree Blossom Mead
Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer | Helles Doppelbock | St. Martin, Lower Austria, Austria | 9.0 %
AECHT SCHLENKERLA KRÄUSEN
Matured Aecht Schlenkerla Helles Lagerbier (Unsmoked Malt) Refermented w/ Young Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen (Smoked Malt))
Brauerei Heller-Trum | Bamberg Rauchbier Helles Lager | Bamberg, Bavaria (Upper Franconia), Germany | 4.5 %
HOCHZEITSBIER VON 1810
Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer | Kellerbier/ Zwickelbier – Oktoberfest/Märzen | St. Martin, Lower Austria, Austria | 6.3 %
MÖNCHSHOF SCHWARZBIER
Kulmbacher Brauerei | Schwarzbier | Kulmbach, Bavaria (Upper Franconia), Germany | 4.9 %
AYINGER OKTOBER FEST-MÄRZEN
Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Aying, Bavaria (Upper Bavaria), Germany | 5.8 %
BERLINER STYLE WEISSE: BRETTANOMYCES LAMBICUS SPECIAL EDITION
Fermented w/ Hefeweizen Ale Yeast, Lactobacillus & Brettanomyces Lambicus
Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof | Berliner Weisse | Leipzig, Saxony, Germany | 3.0 %
HACKER-PSCHORR OKTOBERFEST MÄRZEN
Hacker Pschorr Bräu (Paulaner Brauerei) | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Munich, Bavaria (Upper Bavaria), Germany | 5.8 %
ETTALER CURATOR
Klosterbrauerei Ettal | Dunkles Doppelbock | Ettal, Bavaria (Upper Bavaria), Germany | 9.0 %
AMERICAN FRESH & WET-HOPPED ALES (5)
WILD DOG: SECRET STASH 2011
Brewed w/ Red Wheat, Sweet Corn, Potatoes, Honey & Fresh, Local (Maryland) Cascade & Chinook Hops
Flying Dog Brewery | Fresh-Hopped Belgian IPA | Frederick, Maryland, USA | 5.5 %
WEYERBACHER HARVEST ALE 2011
Brewed Exclusively w/ Wet Cascade Hops Grown at the Weyerbacher Brewery Farm
Weyerbacher Brewing Company | Wet-Hopped American Pale Ale | Easton, Pennsylvania, USA | 6.2 %
FOUNDERS HARVEST ALE 2011
Brewed Exclusively w/ Wet, Local (Michigan) Cascade & Amarillo Hops
Founders Brewing Company | Wet-Hopped American IPA | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | 6.5 %
SIERRA NEVADA ESTATE HOMEGROWN ALE 2011
Brewed Exclusively w/ Organic Barley & Wet, Organic Cascade, Chinook & Citra Hops Grown at the Sierra Nevada Brewery Farm
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Wet-Hopped American IPA | Chico, California, USA | 6.7 %
AUTUMNATION 2011
Brewed w/ Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Ginger & White Pepper; Dry-Hopped w/ Wet Citra Hops Grown at B.T. Loftus Ranches (Yakima Valley, Washington, USA); Unfiltered
Sixpoint Brewery | Wet-Hopped American Pale Ale | Brooklyn, New York, USA | 6.7 %
AMERICAN PUMPKIN ALES (8)
SMUTTYNOSE PUMPKIN ALE
Brewed w/ Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Traditional Pumpkin Pie Spices
Smuttynose Brewing Company | Pumpkin Ale | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA | 5.0 %
WOLAVER’S WILL STEVENS ORGANIC PUMPKIN ALE
Brewed w/ Organic, Local Pumpkin Grown by Will Stevens at Golden Russet Farm (Shoreham, Vermont); Spiced w/ Ginger, Cinnamon & Clove
Otter Creek Brewing Company | Pumpkin Ale | Middlebury, Vermont, USA | 5.4 %
SCHLAFLY PUMPKIN ALE
Brewed w/ Pumpkin & Butternut Squash; Spiced with Nutmeg, Cinnamon & Clove
Saint Louis Brewery | Imperial Pumpkin Ale | Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | 8.0 %
SOUTHERN TIER PUMKING
Brewed w/ Pureed Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Southern Tier’s Proprietary Spice Blend
Southern Tier Brewing Company | Imperial Pumpkin Ale | Lakewood, New York, USA | 9.0 %
ICHABOD
Brewed w/ Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Cinnamon & Nutmeg
New Holland Brewing Company | Pumpkin Ale | Holland, Michigan, USA | 5.2 %
PUNKIN’ ALE
Brewed w/ Baked Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg & Brown Sugar
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Pumpkin Ale | Milton, Delaware, USA | 7.0 %
WEYERBACHER IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE
Brewed w/ Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom & Clove
Weyerbacher Brewing Company | Imperial Pumpkin Ale | Easton, Pennsylvania, USA | 8.0 %
JACQUES AU LANTERN
Brewed w/ Roasted, Local Pumpkin; Spiced w/ Traditional Pumpkin Pie Spices; Fermented w/ Belgian Ale Yeast; Unfiltered
Evolution Craft Brewery | Pumpkin Ale | Delmar, Delaware, USA | 6.2 %
AMERICAN OKTOBERFESTS (8)
FEST DEVIOUS
RELEASE #6
Epic Brewing Company | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 5.8 %
SCHLAFLY OKTOBERFEST
Saint Louis Brewery | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | 5.7 %
BROOKLYN OKTOBERFEST
Brooklyn Brewery | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Brooklyn, New York, USA | 5.5 %
MAIERFEST LAGER
Rogue Ales | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Newport, Oregon, USA | 5.6 %
STOUDT’S OKTOBERFEST
Stoudt’s Brewing Company | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Adamstown, Pennsylvania, USA | 4.7 %
BELL’S OCTOBERFEST BEER
Bell’s Brewery | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA | 5.8 %
DUCK-RABBIT MÄRZEN
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Farmville, North Carolina, USA | 5.5 %
CONEY ISLAND FREAKTOBERFEST
Schmaltz Brewing Company (at Olde Saratoga Brewing) | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Saratoga, New York, USA | 6.7 %
AUTUMNAL CASK ALES & LAGERS (5)
PROSIT!
Heavy Seas Brewing Company | Imperial Oktoberfest/Märzen | Halethorpe, Maryland, USA | 9.0 %
AUTUMN MAPLE
Brewed w/ Yams, Molasses, & Maple Syrup; Spiced w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Allspice, & Vanilla
The Bruery | Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Placentia, California, USA | 10.0 %
THE GREAT PUMPKIN
Spiced w/ 2.5 lbs of Traditional Pumpkin Pie Spices per Barrel
Heavy Seas Brewing Company | Imperial Pumpkin Ale – Pale | Halethorpe, Maryland, USA | 8.0 %
WILD DOG: THE FEAR
Brewed w/ Chocolate Malt, Black Wheat, & Local Squash Puree; Spiced w/ Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg & Clove
Flying Dog Brewery | Imperial Pumpkin Ale – Dark | Frederick, Maryland, USA | 9.0 %
THE GREATER PUMPKIN
Spiced w/ 2.5 lbs of Traditional Pumpkin Pie Spices per Barrel; Matured in Smith & Bowman (Fredericksburg, Virginia) Bourbon Barrels
Heavy Seas Brewing Company | Imperial Pumpkin Ale – Pale | Halethorpe, Maryland, USA | 9.0 %
GERMAN WOOD-CLAD GRAVITY KEG (1)
SCHNEIDER WIESEN EDEL-WEISSE
Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn | Helles Hefeweizen | Kelheim, Bavaria (Lower Bavaria), Germany | 6.2 %
AMERICAN OKTOBERFESTS (2)
STEGMAIER OKTOBERFEST
Lion Brewery | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA | 5.7 %
OTTER CREEK OKTOBERFEST
Otter Creek Brewing Company | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Middlebury, Vermont, USA | 4.8 %
