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Oktoberfest, Arlington Style: Beers, Brats and a Rousing Good Time
Capitol-izing on the Oktoberfest spirit, Arlington brewpub will host twelfth annual beer festival with German music and food.
While Germany's Oktoberfest lasts just 17 days: America's tends to stretch from mid-September through the end of October. This Saturday, bust out your lederhosen and dirndls once more and head to the Village at Shirlington for the twelfth annual Capitol City Mid-Atlantic Oktoberfest.
Capitol City Brewing Company (2700 S. Quincy St., Arlington, Va.) organizers expect 850 guests from noon-7 p.m., with taps shutting off at 6 p.m. The $25 admission includes a souvenir mug and tickets for 10 beers, (4-oz. pours). If you’re still thirsty, you can pay $5 for a book of five more tickets. “Each beer is $1 no matter if it’s Miller Lite or Delirium Tremens,” said Mike McCarthy, head brewer at Capitol City. “Last year we had 51 breweries and this year we have added 18 additional tents to the festivities.”
“The event is free to anyone who just wants to come in and soak up the Germanic atmosphere, but you will need to purchase a wrist band if you decide to eat or drink,” said McCarthy.
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“The more than 8,500 revelers expected will be able to drink and sample more than 100 different beers of the world's great ales and lagers from 40 different breweries that will provide two different beer styles each,” said McCarthy. “We will be pouring our popular seasonal Oktoberfest Lager and our Pumpkinator,” he added.
The eclectic assortment of food will include traditional Oktoberfest fare like brats and sauerkraut, as well as corndogs and desserts from a variety of food vendors and a range of the restaurants in Shirlington. Authentic German folk music will be provided by local DJ Exclusively Entertainment.
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The festival will be held rain or shine. Fortunately, this weekend is expected to be sunny, and Saturday should be the perfect fall day to hoist a stein and get the Oktoberfest fever. If you would like to volunteer for Oktoberfest, please email Cap City by clicking here.
The following breweries are expected to participate: Southern Tier, Woodchuck Cider, Fullers, Hacker-Pschorr, Rogue, Climax, Gordon Biersch, Old Dominion, Starr Hill, Tröegs, RJ Rockers, Laughing Dog, Harpoon, Sierra Nevada, Yuengling, Samuel Adams, Mad Fox, Legend, Abita, Allagash, Brooklyn, Heavy Seas, Stoudt’s, Alewerks, Duck Rabbit, Hebrew, Dogfish, Lost Rhino, DC Brau, Port City, Epic, Oskar Blues, Lagunitas, Delirium Tremens, St. Louis Framboise, New Holland, Victory, Hofbrau, Weihenstephaner, Erdinger, Avery, Stone, Founders, Bells, Timmermans, Thirsty Dog, Terrapin, Schlafly, St. George, Smuttynose, Otter Creek, Olde Richmond, Trunstein, Corsendonk, Liefmans, Uinta, Original Sin, Long Trail, Lost Coast, Left Hand, Green Flash, Firestone-Walker, Crispin, Clown Shoes, Boulder, Blue Point, Bitburger, Kostritzer, Blue Grass, Ballast Point, and Sweetwater Tavern.
Click here for a layout of numbered breweries.
Arlington was Capitol City’s first move outside DC proper and into the suburbs. It’s their largest location to date and showcases a state-of-the-art brewing system that can be viewed from the sidewalk. (Urban Adventures, Capitol City’s parent corporation, also operates the recently opened restaurant 901 in downtown DC.)
Below is information on parking and public transportation.
DIRECTIONS: For those using GPS, Capitol City Brewing Company, 2700 S. Quincy St, Arlington, VA is located at the corner of S. Quincy St and Campbell Avenue. It is easily accessible from Rt 395 via the Glebe Road/Shirlington exit.
PARKING: Free parking is available in the parking garage behind Cap City Brew, at the end of Campbell Ave in the Signature Theatre parking garage, the parking garage behind Charlie Chiang’s, and in the WETA parking garage.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Take 7F Metro bus towards LINCOLNIA & QUANTRELL from the Pentagon to S QUINCY ST AND S ARLINGTON MILL DR; it’s a quarter-mile walk from the bus stop. It is also 3 miles from the Pentagon Row Metro to The Village at Shirlington should you wish to take a cab.
COMING UP:
10/8 Rustico begins week of Oktobeerfest beers, Arlington, Va
10/8 Capitol City Oktoberfest, Shirlington, Va
10/8-10 Taste of DC, DC
10/10 Fire Works Pizza, Southern Tier Beer Dinner, Arlington, Va
10/12 Washington Ballet's Jeté Society Beer and Ballet Mixer, DC
10/13 Rock Bottom Brewery, Pumpkin Beer Tapping, Arlington, Va
10/15 Rustico Oktobeerfest Block Party, Alexandria, Va
10/15 Taste of Georgetown, DC
10/20 RíRá Pint Club Gathering, Arlington, Va
10/22 Northern Virginia Beer Festival, Centerville, Va
