Prost! Where to celebrate Oktoberfest ’22
Sylvia Benavidez
Tell me I am not the only one that think Oktoberfest is the best beer drinking season of them all? The weather starts cooling down, the german biers are busy fermenting and the bratwurst are piping hot. And yes, let’s not forget about the pretzels. Nothing soaks up that beer buzz better than a salted pretzel with cheese.
Despite the name, Oktoberfest officially starts in September so kick on those snazzy lederhosen’s and colorful dirndls, break out our fancy stein mugs, and gather up a few friends to celebrate this bier drinking holiday in style. In order to qualify for an official Oktoberfest event, you must have german eats, polka music, bier games and lots of good clean german lagers to enjoy.
This year, I want to highlight one particular event happening Sept 30th and Oct 1st in Pearland. Hosted by Bakfish Brewing Co. and the City of Pearland, Music to My Beers is a two day celebration featuring a healthy list of activity that will be sure to please the whole family. Best thing about this event – it’s free to attend!
On Friday September 1st, the festival gets kicked off with sip and stroll craft market hosted by the Old Pearland Farmer’s Market, weenie (and non weenie) dog races benefitting the Houston Humane Society, live music with Dustin Harper, and an Oktoberfest styled cook-off competition featuring expert foodie judges. Think you got what it take the trophy with your best chili recipe or beer cheese recipe? Prove it by registering today!
Saturday October 1st, grab your lawn chairs and spend the day sampling craft beer from 9 regional breweries, feast on Oktoberfest fare from local food trucks, and boogie down to live music from 3 awesome local bands. Friday cookoff wristbands are $10 for sampling cook off team entries and Saturday brew hall tickets can be purchased on site. Each beer hall ticket purchase comes with a commemorative tasting glass and can be redeemed for either 4oz or 16oz pours of your choice. Ask about the brew hall ticket special to score 4 tickets for only $10. Check out all the details on the Pearland events website including registration details to join in the fun!
Can’t make it out to Pearland next weekend? We will miss you!
We got our eyes locked on a few cool Oktoberfest happenings around town . Our friends at Backpew have a massive beer menu planned including a few never before released beers to enjoy. Hope to see you there! Prost!
| Weekend | Time | Brewery Location | Special Beer Releases | Food/Eats | Things to do |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Friday in Sept | 5pm- 9pm | Penny’s Beer Garden (Dickinson) | Rotating list each week | Pretzels for pairing | Friday night flight samples of Oktoberfest beers from around the city |
| Saturday Sept 17 | 12pm-10pm | Texas Leaguer Brewing Company (Missouri City) | Mr Oktoberfest Dunkel Festbier | German sausage and brats | Live Music with Texas Legacy Czech Band |
| Thurs-Sun Sept 22-25th | All day | Vallensons’ Brewing Co (Pearland) | Festbier, Marzen, and Schwarzbier | Food truck onsite | Live Music, stein merch for sale, contests |
| Saturday & Sunday Sept 24-25th | All day | Fass Brewing (Conroe) | Oktoberfest & stitchfass tappings | German food onsite | Traditional Oktoberfest games. |
| Saturday Sept 24th | 2pm – 7pm | Eureka Heights Brewing Co. (Heights Houston) | TBD | Kortex BBQ | Jodie Mikula Orchestra, photo ops, and games |
| Saturday Oct 1st | 2pm-10pm | Saloon Door Brewery (Webster) | Oktoberfest, Dunkel, Pumpkin Spice variants | German inspired fare with Zane’s Original | Oktoberfest games, wife carrying contest, selfie scavenger hunt, new merch release |
| Saturday Oct 1st | 12pm-7pm | Back Pew Brewing (Porter) | Blue Testament, Hyper Light, Satyr’s Swill, Lucy, Me Beer, King of the Helles, Black Habit, Kingsbrau, ExALTation (Altbier), Kolsch (new recipe!), Vienna (new beer!) Zwicklebier (Collaboration with Channing from Nobi Public House) Back Pew-Vator (traditional Dopplebock), Foxpoint , Pilsner (traditional German Pilsner), Berliner Weisse (new!), Mast to Marzen | Sauer Kraut Food Truck | Live music with Homebrewed Brass Band. Oktoberfest games, new merch and stein release |
| Saturday Oct 8th | 1pm-7pm | Klaus Brewing (Houston) | German lagers all day | German inspired food truck | Games, contests, music, stein specials |
| Saturday Oct 15th | 12pm-8pm | Galveston Island Brewing (Galveston) | Oktoberfest and other seasonal tap offerings | Around the Corner German Food & The Shepherd Mix Food Bar on-site selling traditional German food. | Build your own pretzel necklace. Supplies available starting at 12pm. Masskrugstemmen (stein holding) contest starting at 3PM, Music and dance from Texas Legacy Czech Band 5-8PM. |
| Saturday Oct 15th | 2pm-close | Paradigm Brewing Company (Tomball) | Oktoberfest | Pretzels and bratwurst | Live Music with Homebrewed Brass, stein holding, dancing, games & contests, vendor market and face painting |
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