Local Oktoberfests Pt. II: OAKtoberfest in the Dimond

October 3, 1:29 AMSF Craft Beer ExaminerBrian Yaeger

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Lots of drunk people. Bring das kinders.

Originally celebrating the wedding of King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Munich in 1810 (where the focus was horse racing, not beer), Oktoberfest has grown into the world’s largest party where around 6,000,000 people kick up their lederhosen and polka Munchen nights away while chugging litres of Festbier (Marzen). But considering Southwest doesn’t have a $99 fare to Munich, here’s the next best way to celebrate. And remember, BYOB (bring your own boot-glass).

Grab your fräulein or an Oompah Loompah and head down to the 2nd annual Oaktoberfest in the Dimond on Saturday, October 10, from 11-6. Among the 19 breweries pouring in the Bill Brand Memorial Biergarten this year:

1. Linden Street (Oakland)
2. Pacific Coast (Oakland)
3. Triple Rock (Berkeley)
4. Jupiter (Berkeley)
5. Drake's (San Leandro)
6. 21st Amendment (San Francisco)
7. Thirsty Bear (San Francisco)
8. Speakeasy (San Francisco)
9. Beach Chalet (San Francisco)
10. Iron Springs (Fairfax)
11. Ale Industries (Concord)
12. Marin (Larkspur)
13. Lagunitas (Petaluma)
14. Dempsey's (Petaluma)
15. Moylan's (Novato)
16. Santa Cruz Ale Works (Santa Cruz)
17. Rubicon (Sacramento)
18. Pyramid (Berkeley)
19. Trumer Pils (Berkeley)

Furthermore, local homebrew club the Mad Zymurgists http://www.madzymurgists.org/ are handling a homebrew competition aspect for entrants who brewed the following, accepted German styles of beer:

1. Munich Helles
2. Dortmunder Export
3. German Pilsner (Pils)
4. Vienna Lager
5. Oktoberfest
6. Munich Dunkel
7. Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
8. Maibock/Helles Bock
9. Traditional Bock
10. Doppelbock
11. Eisbock
12. Kölsch
13. Northern German Altbier
14. Düsseldorf Altbier
15. Weizen/Weissbier
16. Dunkelweizen
17. Weizenbock
18. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
19. Berliner Weisse
20. Classic Rauchbier
21. Other Smoked Beer (mit German base style only)

Admission is free (beer is not) and the event is anchored at the corner of Fruitvale Ave. and MacArthur Blvd. David Hasselhoff, eat yer heart out.  

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