Oktoberfest

Queef · Post by **Queef** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:46 am

Like to make my plans well in advance personally. Has anyone heard anything regarding the Beau's Oktoberfest this year? I heard it was going to be over 2 days instead of just one? Not interested in all at the Molsoctober one in KW, but want to hopefully catch a bus out to Vankleek Hill...

jcc · Post by **jcc** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:50 am

Info is here

Queef · Post by **Queef** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:12 am

jcc wrote:Info is here

ha. Should have looked there, didn't know such a link existed on that site.

Good to see there are buses again. Wonder if the line ups will be resolved this year?

nickelass · Post by **nickelass** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:23 am

Hopefully no lineups this year. We're volunteering for a portion of it so we can get free admission over the weekend. Also there will be "rough" camping available.

Queef · Post by **Queef** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:26 pm

wow..this got updated today

http://www.beaus.ca/oktoberfest

Beer
Our tasty flagship beer... Lug•Tread Lagered Ale
Our fall seasonal and Oktoberfest classic... Night•Märzen Oktoberfest Lager
Plus 3 special one-offs from our brewers...
Matt's Gose
Chris's Wet Hopped Bohemian Pilsner
Kevin's Dunkelweissenbock
barVolo's Cask Days
Featuring special casks from our Ontario brewery brethren.

nice!!!!!!!!!

nickelass · Post by **nickelass** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:02 pm

Damn it's going to be good one!

notdan · Post by **notdan** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:38 pm

Damn. Not looking forward to being stuck in Waterloo for Oktoberfest.

Queef · Post by **Queef** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:21 pm

They also still have yet to release the Sticke Alt yet, apparently aging on oak as well, according to retail girls. Wouldn't be suprised if some of that was held for that weekend as well, giving 6 german styles in total, not including what may be part of that Volo Cask Days stuff as well!!!

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:57 pm

Now this is seriously tempting.
Anyone go last year?

What are the fairgrounds like...wide open spaces? Just trying to figure out what the rough camping might be like...was this offering last year? Did people "tent" it?

Also, no details on the bus package option. I assume from fixed points....downtown Toronto?

notdan · Post by **notdan** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:22 am

El Pinguino wrote:Now this is seriously tempting.
Anyone go last year?

What are the fairgrounds like...wide open spaces? Just trying to figure out what the rough camping might be like...was this offering last year? Did people "tent" it?

Also, no details on the bus package option. I assume from fixed points....downtown Toronto?

The buses only run from Ottawa. I sadly didn't make it out last year (can't recall why), but it sounds considerably better this year (beer-wise, anyway), and am pissed that I'll be missing it.

Queef · Post by **Queef** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:51 am

El Pinguino wrote:Now this is seriously tempting.
Anyone go last year?

What are the fairgrounds like...wide open spaces? Just trying to figure out what the rough camping might be like...was this offering last year? Did people "tent" it?

Also, no details on the bus package option. I assume from fixed points....downtown Toronto?

I went last year. I don't think it's possible for the weather to be worse in early october than it was last year. That said everyone I was with had a great time. Long lineups for stuff, but then my understanding is they weren't expecting close to 4 or 5000 people either.
It was only one day last year so no camping options, just plenty of bus action back to Ottawa on the hour, so plenty of hotel options there. Who knows enough people express interest, and its the kind of brewery that would try and swing you a bus from T.O.??? maybe?.

Kel Varnsen · Post by **Kel Varnsen** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:33 am

I went last year, it was awesome. Even with the long line ups everyone seemed to be having a really good time and no one seemed to be getting pissed off. The Night Marzen was really good and I ended up sitting next to George Wendt on the hay wagon from the brewery to the fairgrounds.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:06 am

Oktoberfest is in Munich. That's Germany!

<insert umbrella emoticon here>

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:09 pm

ISO...

Queef wrote:They also still have yet to release the Sticke Alt yet, apparently aging on oak as well, according to retail girls.

RyanWright · Post by **RyanWright** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:13 pm

For those that went last year, did they have any wine or cider available? I ask because my wife does not drink beer due to gluten alergies, so I thought it would be a selling point for her if they had wine or cider available. I love Oktoberfest and want to make the trip to this event.

Ryan.