Oktoberfest Kickoff at Shipgarten
Sat Sep 17, 1:00 PM - Sat Sep 17, 6:00 PM

Join us on Saturday, September 17th, for the official "tapping of the keg" flown all the way from Germany to kickoff Oktoberfest with us at Shipgarten! We will have a fantastic selection of over 50 biers from Germany, Belgium, Austria, and the US for everyone to enjoy. Representatives from several breweries will join us to showcase their biers!

Bring your family and pets as there will be activities for everyone!

***Restaurant opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 2 AM***

BAVARIAN GAMES SCHEDULE:

1:15 PM - "Tapping of the Keg"

2:00 PM - Stein Hoisting Competition

3:00 PM - Sausage Eating Competition

4:00 PM - Apple Bobbing Contest (Individual Buckets)

5:00 PM - Stein-to-Stein Competition

AND MORE!!!...

50+ Biers to Sample

Meet and Greet Brewery Reps from Germany, Belgium, Austria & the US!

Live Music (12:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

Live DJ (8 PM - 2 AM)

Spiderman & Rapunzel Live Character Performance by Princess Parties of DC @ 3 PM

Bier & Samples

Bratwurst, Pretzels, Wings, Specials of the Day

Outdoor Games & Activities

Pet Friendly

Woofie's Mobile Pet Spa

Giveaways, Competitions, & Prizes

Kids' Corner with Face Painting, Moon Bounce, Crafts, and More

Photo Booth

Featured Breweries

Radenberger

Radenberger Pilsner- 4.8% ABV- A full-bodied, complex taste with a little more hops than most Pilsners gives Radeberger its distinctive, memorable flavour. Baked bread and honey, with a hint of toasted biscuit and freshly milled grain make for nice malt complexity.

DAB- 5% ABV- A pale, bottom-fermented blond lager. It is a harmoniously balanced, crisp and easy-to-drink beer with pleasing notes of hops and malt. A very well-rounded taste profile with a soft and elegant texture.

Progusta- 6.8% ABV- With Progusta, the types of hops used come to the fore, and harmonize perfectly with the bitter note. The hoppy aroma can be attributed to the American Citra and German Hallertauer Mittelfrüh varieties, which complement each other beautifully. The sweetness remaining after fermentation forms a nice interplay with the bitter note.

Schoff- 2.5% ABV- The world’s first Hefeweizen grapefruit beer. It’s a 50/50 blend of Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen beer and natural carbonated grapefruit flavor for a zesty and fizzy taste experience.

Kindred Spirit

Octoberfest- 6.1% ABV- A malty bronze color, this traditional style fest beer boasts an aroma of toasted malt, with hints of caramel and a touch of noble hops. Flavors of toasted malt and earthy hops lead to a dry, crisp finish.

Headspace IPA- 7.7% ABV- A bitter, moderately strong American pale ale that uses its clean, supporting malt to showcase its hop character.

Ale Works

Pumpkin latte- 7.3% ABV- Alewerks' world-famous Pumpkin Ale brewed with coffee, vanilla, and lactose.

Octoberfest- 5.6% ABV- Oktoberfest is a traditional, German-style Märzen. Prior to refrigeration, Märzens were brewed in the Spring and tucked away to be enjoyed after the weather cooled. Märzenbier is full-bodied, rich and toasty with a warm copper color, and ours is faithful to that tradition.

Drunk Fruit

Lychee- 4.5% ABV- A light and refreshing seltzer that captures the floral aromas of lychee and brings out the natural sweetness of the tropical fruit.

Melon- 4.5% ABV- Honeydew melon is ubiquitous in the world of Asian sweets. Takes inspiration from perhaps the most iconic of them all: the Melona bar, a velvety ice cream pop.

Yuzu- 4.5% ABV- A light and refreshing hard seltzer. Yuzu is a citrus fruit found in Japan and is similar to a lemon and lime fused together.

Calvert Brewery

Oktoberfest- 5.5% ABV- Made with German malts and Tettnang and Saaz hops, this Oktoberfest is crisp and clean, yet rich and layered, just like the first day of Autumn.

I Just Crush A lot- 5.5% ABV- This tart ale with plum and blackberry transforms during the drinking. From the initial burst of sour, through the rich, fruity middle, and into the bready malt finish, it sends the drinker on a dream vacation for the taste buds. The complexity tantalizes the palate with each sip. It’s so crushable that you’ll crave it.

Wetten Importers

Eggenberg Lemon Radler- 2.4% ABV- Waves of bright citrus aroma beckon you closer once this liquid hits the glass. Brewed with a mix of lemon, lime and elderberry lemonade, this addition to Eggenberg's line-up might just be its most-refreshing yet.

TucherFestBier- 5% ABV- This Festbier is brewed as a fuller-bodied Helles lager with a slightly louder presence of old world hops instead of a Marzen and is available to festivals year-round!

Tucher Hefe- 5.35% ABV- A traditional, high fermented Bavarian yeast beer specialty with an accentuated wheat beer flavour and high vitamin B contents.

Tucker Rotbier- 5.5 ABV- Rich, very pleasant, with soft tones of roasted malt, notes of coffee, dark chocolate and spices. Light, tart hop notes develop closer to the finish line.

Spaten

Oktoberfestbier- 6% ABV- A German Marzen style suited for Munich's famous festival: aromatic, savory and gold-colored. Spaten Oktoberfest offers a balanced flavor with a hint of sweet, almost candied malt.

Augustiner

FestBier- 5.8% ABV- Full-bodied seasonal beer with a strong character – malt flavoured with fruity overtones

Hacker-Pschorr

FestBier- 6% ABV- Full-bodied and flavorful, copper/amber in color with a rich creamy head that laces nicely down the glass. Robust, hearty flavor.

Hofbräu

FestBier- 6.3% ABV- A touch doughy, a bit toasty pils flavor with a modest amount of initial sweetness. Floral, herbal with a light, decent and certainly sufficient hop bite about it.

Paulaner

FestBier- 6.0% ABV- The perfect balance of a light taste of hops and a strong note of malt. A feast of a beer, which always goes down well. This beer is only brewed for the Oktoberfest. That’s where it belongs, along with all the fun of the fair like the Ferris w