Zoiglhaus Brewing To Host Oktoberfest On Saturday
Portland’s Lents neighborhood will be getting into the Oktoberfest spirit when Zoiglhaus Brewing presents its family friendly Oktoberfest Celebration on Saturday, October 7th. Doors to the pub and its free day of festivities will open at 2:00pm.
Throughout the day there will be beer and food specials, Larry Wilder will host a yodeling contest and European Take Out Band will traditional German music. Then the kids will enjoy face painting and cookie decorating activities.
Zoiglhaus is also offering a special Zoiglhaus Beer Stein designed just for this event. The .5L stein is yours to take home and entitles you to exclusive beer discounts for the whole day. You can pre-purchase the stein online for $13.00 and this includes two beer fills by clicking here. At the door the stein will be $16.00 but it is not required to enjoy the beers inside during Oktoberfest.
Here’s the Oktoberfest schedule of events for the day.
Beer & Food Specials – All Day
We have a beautiful tap selection of Fall oriented beers that will take your spirit all the way to Bavaria! A special menu will also be featured (see below for full menu)
Face Painting (2:00-3:30pm)
Hosted by our fabulous friends over at Lil Lentils Playgroup & Performance! (Free, however donations are always encouraged to keep this wonderful group active and able to serve the Lents community!)
Puppet Show (3:00-4:00pm)
Olde World Puppet Theater performs their grandiose show “Witch Key” This popular performance was made into a movie a few years back and now for the first time since it is available to the public again, through the Oktoberfest Celebration at Zoiglhaus!
Cookie Decorating (2:00-3:00pm and 4:00-5:00pm)
It’s not all about beer at Oktoberfest and the traditional Lebkuchen cookies are a fantastic example. Read about the tradition by clicking here! We have blank cookies provided by a local baker and a variety of decorating tools and ingredients. It is free but there is a suggested $5 donation to the host group, Lil Lentils. One cookie per person and it is on a first-come first-served basis as we only have a limited number of cookies available.
Yodeling (5:00-6:00pm)
Larry Wilder is the National Yodeling Champ and he is going to be here to show off his talents! He’ll show you the basics and then we invite you up onto the stage to try your hand at Yodeling. At 5:30pm he’ll host a contest, the winner will receive a $25 gift card to Zoiglhaus!
Live Music (7:00-9:00pm)
Back for the second year in a row is the European Take-Out Band to provide raucous and fun traditional German entertainment.
Zoiglhaus Brewing Company
5716 SE 92nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97266
About The Author
DJ
D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.