Beck’s is a brewery located in the northwest German city of Bremen and was founded in 1873. Beck’s ranks fifth among Germany’s best selling breweries. Since Beck’s is located on the river of a port city, it was easy to ship its beer to the world at large and become an international beer powerhouse. Different by choice, Beck’s claims to be the world’s best selling German beer.
The signature brew is full of character and is internationally recognized by its pure and fresh pilsner taste. Light gold and clear the brew has a full bodied taste, hoppy bouquet and rich full head. By golly this is pretty good, but most people simply say, Now that's a Beck’s. Alcohol: 5.0%
Beck’s Oktoberfest is clear and bronze colored. The light brown head is thick and rocky and its aroma is malty sweet with hints of apple and roasted nuts. Delightfully and dangerously drinkable. Alcohol: 5.0%
If you didn’t know, the 39th Annual Oktoberfest @ Tempe Town Lake is produced and sponsored by Tempe Sister City Corporation (501C3). Regensburg, Germany and Tempe have been sister cities since 1976. We are proud to host, for the first time, the Weltenburger Kloster brand of German beer. The best part is that Weltenburger is brewed in Regensbugs, Bavaria, Germany. We thank the fine folks from Republic National Distributing Company for making this happen. Prost!
Weltenburg Abbey was founded at the beginning of the 7th century. The first indicators for the existence of a brewery in the Weltenburg Abby can be found in the necrology which states that in 1035 the Master Brewer died. A second scientific source brings into focus the year 1050. During the last millennium until today the monastic beer production in Weltenburg has been interrupted only due to Napoleon Bonaparte from 1803 – 1846. Therefore, Weltenburg Abbey Brewery can be rightly referred to as the oldest Abbey Brewery in the world.
Pours a lovely dark brown with a distinct ruby at its core. On the palate it has a fine mouth-filling texture and plenty of chewy, malty, brown bread and caramel flavors. There is some sweetness here, but the good levels of hop bitterness and acidity balance and this is another very fine beer indeed from this brewery. The search for this special balance has paid off: Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel was presented the “World Best Beer Award” as the best dark beer in the world in 2004 and 2008. Alcohol: 4.7%
From the world’s oldest monastery brewery in Bavaria, this rich full-bodied pilsner is beautifully clean with a fairly complex aromatic profile of fruit with lemon and some straw like aroma. As in a wheat beer, it has suggestions of clove and spice. Lightly sweet upfront with a very nice bitterness right in the finish, this is an exceptionally drinkable beer with some real structure. Alcohol: 5.6%
Winter seasonal with fabously complex malts and nice mix of hops and slightly sweet honey like and a bit of floral flavors. Bready, crisp and a dry snappy bite in the finish. Clean Oktoberfest beer. Alcohol: 5.2%
Moderately sweet, delicate pilsner beer with first class, lemony taste of hops and lots of fresh baked bread aroma. Light bitterness for a pils – the way a good pils should taste, definite session material. Alcohol 4.9%
Warsteiner beer is brewed in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park outside Warstein, Germany in the west-central state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rhine Valley brewery established in 1753 is Germany’s largest privately owned brewery and ranks number four among Germany’s best selling breweries.
The Warsteiner logo, found on each bottle reads, “Eine Konigin unter den Bieren” which translates into English as “A Queen Among the Beers”, referring to the queen’s crown on each beer bottle.
A slightly pale pilsner with a full bodied hop finish. This beer is wrapped in a creamy head, creating a clean, crisp and refreshing taste. Brewed according to German Purity Law of 1516 with no chemicals, additives or preservatives. Alcohol: 4.8%
German for “dark”, Dunkel is a dark lager that offers subtle spiciness and a delicate aroma. The final product is a warm and appealing appearance and style that is lighter in taste than most dark beers. No chemicals, additives or preservatives. Alcohol: 4.8%
Warsteiner Oktoberfest is amber in color and provides a full-bodied flavor that combines a nice balance of hops and rich maltiness with a nice length and appeal. The result is a smooth and festive taste experience. No chemicals, additives of preservatives. Alcohol: 5.9%
This classically golden hefe-weizen has a robust cloudiness with an aroma that is clean and crisp. Fruity and slightly tart with a hint of apples and bananas, creates a good balance with a light emphasis on malt. A stimulating fruity experience and a fine finish. Alcohol: 5.5%
Established is 1837, the Spaten – Franziskaner Brewery is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany and has occupied the same location since 1854. In 1867 it grew to be the largest brewery in Munich and in 1922 began delivering beer to North America. The advertising slogan, “Lass Dir raten, trinke Spaten” introduced in 1924 and still used today translates to, "Let yourself be advised, drink Spaten."
Spaten means spade in German, and the symbol of the brand is a malt shovel. Fanziskaner means Franciscan, the picture on the label is of a friar.
Spaten Oktoberfest Beer, created in 1872, is the world’s first Oktoberfest beer brewed for the greatest folk festival in the world. This medium bodied beer has achieved its impeccable taste by balancing the roasted malt flavor with the perfect amount of hops. Having a rich textured palate with an underlying sweetness true to tradition. Alcohol: 5.9%
Spaten Optimator is the classic German bottom-fermented dark beer Doppel-Bock Optimator is a full bodied strong beer with a roasty, malty and slightly sweet brew character full of rich caramel notes and coffee hints. Alcohol: 7.2%
The precise ratio of malt to hops guatentees that this strong beer is balanced to perfection. Crisp with nice fine carbonation that is thick. Beautiful hop balance that give this a mild floral, citrus flavor. Quite drinkable, refreshing and flavorful. Alcohol: 6.5%
Smooth on the tongue, very light and very crisp, with high bubbly carbonation racing up the brew in the middle of the glass. No hop bitterness in the aftertaste. An extremely drinkable brew, an excellent representation of German Pilsner beer! Alcohol: 5.0%
Golden light with good carbonation. Fine head with good retention and lacing. Not much in the way of hopiness which is proper for the style. Light enough as a session beer but still of the highest quality in a lager. Excellent beer!! Alcohol: 5.2%
Classic Bavarian dark wheat beer brewed with dark roasted malt, giving it a mild caramel flavor. Though this is a dark beer, its body is still light with a dash of smoky roasted grain coming through on the finish. Alcohol: 5.0%
Aroma is of vanilla and citrus fruit, along with some spicy, clovy notes. Velvety smooth and creamy, with just enough sparkle to make it lively on the tongue. There is very little sweetness and the finish is dry. A fine weissbier from Munich’s oldest brewery.Alcohol: 5.0%
The Weihenstephan Brewery can trace its roots at the abbey to the year 768, as a document from that year refers to a hop garden in the area paying tithe to the monastery. A brewery was actually licensed by the City of Freising in 1040, and that is the founding date claimed by today’s modern brewery. The brewery thus has a credible claim to being the oldest working brewery in the world.
When the monastery and brewery were secularized under Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803, they became possessions of the State of Bavaria. Since 1923, the brewery has been known as the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan and is operated in conjunction with the Technical University of Munich as both a state-of-the-art production facility and a center for learning.
With an exceptionally complex fruit character this weisbier is a fine example in the Bavarian hefeweissen mold. The smoothness is enhanced by vanilla hints to the yeasty character, along with some subtle spice. Its refreshing taste and sheer drinkability make it an ideal warm weather brew. Alcohol: 5.4%
Rich and very enticing aromas of sweet, earthy malts, caramel, toffee, plums, sugary nuts and chocolate. Mellow, but very deep at the same time. So convincingly drinkable, yet does not scream high alcohol content despite the 7.4% alcohol by volume. Das good!
The beer is chestnut brown and very hazy. Slightly sweeter than the hefeweizen it is full of flavor, well balanced and easy to drink. The banana, malt, yeast, and bread flavors mingle beautifully. Alcohol: 5.3%
Pours a clear golden pale yellow. Aromas of sweet grains, small hops and nice bready/yeasty mix that smells refreshing and inviting. The taste is very clean with subtle malt notes. Light body and carbonation. Alcohol: 5.8%
Wow! Some of the best carbonation of any beer. Big mix of taste/styles but one doesn’t dominate over the other. Definitely a good change of pace and a good transition beer. The heavy carbonation and very dry clove finish makes this a flavorful thirst quencher. Delicious as expected from a Weihenstephaner. Alcohol: 5.4%
Eight, 4 oz. samples for $20.00. Special sampling wristbands available from the ticket tent closest to the main entertainment stage.
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| Friday: | 5 pm to Midnight |
| Saturday: | 10 am to Midnight |
| Sunday: | 10 am to 6 pm |
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