Oktoberfest Returns To Montclair Brewery For 2021

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Brewery will be celebrating its annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 12:30 to 10:30 p.m., its owners recently announced.

The day-long event will include live music, contests, food and more than 22 craft beers and other craft drinks. There will also be activities, such as outdoor games like cornhole, giant Jenga and an Oktoberfest costume contest.

Local eateries such as Ray’s Luncheonette and Sal’s Gastronomia are expected to prepare special Oktoberfest inspired menus for the event.

The festivities will take place at the brewery’s Outdoor Beer Garden at 101 Walnut Street in Montclair.

People who are sick, have COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed to the virus should stay home. Unvaccinated people should wear a mask while inside the building, organizers said.

Children must be seated and have a ticket. However, infants being held or in a stroller do not need a ticket. Although pets are normally allowed, they will not be permitted at this event.

Advance general admission tickets are $22 and VIP tickets are $30 and include guaranteed covered seating, the first 150 ticket purchasers will receive a souvenir Oktoberfest stein, commemorative pin and a free drink ticket. A limited number of tickets can be purchased at the door for $25. For further information and to purchase tickets, visit www.MontclairBrewOktoberfest2021.eventbrite.com

Here’s what is in store this year, the brewery said:

“To celebrate the event, the Montclair Brewery is presenting a wide variety of exciting drinks. In true Oktoberfest fashion, [we] will have [our] Czech style pilsner, Claremont Pilsner, and new Oktoberfest style amber dunkel lager, Blue Stripe. [We] are also thrilled to release [our] new Fumé, a German Rauchbier (smoked beer), Hakuna Mutatata ale brewed with an African indegenous fruit and their new selection of hard seltzer cocktails. A variety of non-alcoholic craft drinks such as MB craft root beer and pineapple ginger beer will also be on tap.”

“In true Oktoberfest tradition, we’ll have stein hoisting competitions and the official tapping of the first keg, and we encourage people to come dressed in Oktoberfest inspired clothing, if they wish,” co-owner Denise Ford Sawadogo said.

“We are excited to have such a strong music lineup as well,” co-owner, Leo Sawadogo said.

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