Celebrate - Tapping the First Keg
Spaten’s flavorful Oktoberfest beer, specially brewed and stored for this beer festival, is waiting for its great moment. Join us as we kick-off the Oktoberfest festivities with the tapping of the keg, this is when it is waked from its keg by the mighty blows of our Oktoberfest “Burgermeister” declaring if the barrel is tapped or “O’zapft is”, releasing the Oktoberfest aromas and tastes that are sure to get you in the fall spirit.

Expanded International Biergarten
Linger in our expanded International Biergarten, where local and international brewers are waiting to serve up creations made especially for this event, including: Spaten, Hoegaarden, Leffe Brown, Warsteiner, Sam Adams Oktoberfest, Newport Storm Oktoberfest, Becks Oktoberfest, Stella Artois, and and many more will be there to share their beer and beer knowledge. Oans, zwoa, g’suffa!

How many Brat’s can you eat?
Indulge in bratwursts, a true Oktoberfest delicacy, with a 65-feet long Johnsonville Big Taste Grill. The grill weighs 53,000 pounds, boasts 45 gallons of ketchup, 12 gallons of mustard, 98 pounds of onions, 105 pounds of sauerkraut and 154 quarts of pickle relish can only mean one thing – the World’s Largest Tailgate Party! Mrs. Shelly can cook 750 bratwursts at a time or about 2500 brats per hour!

Home Brewing Seminar
Learn how to make the feeling of Oktoberfest last all season long at our Home Brewing Seminars! A local brew master will happily share the secrets of this traditionally honored craft and give you the skills needed to start brewing right in your very own kitchen!