Starkbierzeit @ The Bier Stein

The Bier Stein of Eugene (345 E. 11th Ave.) celebrates strong ales with Starkbierzeit (German meaning “strong beer season) in the tradition of the Munich festival that begins each year on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. According to the German Beer Institute, Starkbierziet is “a noble tradition started by none other than pious Paulaner monks hundreds of years ago.” The tradition of the Benedictine monastery lives on today with great celebrations throughout the world.

The Eugene Starkbierziet event at the Bier Stein is happening on April 4 and 5, 2012 and showcases many big, boozy, and flavorsome treats that are brewed stateside and highly revered internationally. Here’s the lowdown from the Stein’s uber geek Dave Stockhausen on the event and beers you can expect to find:starkbierzeit –

noun

a. a festival in celebration of strong ales

b. an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus

c. gaiety, conviviality

Featuring strong (9% to 18%) and vintage ales around the US that we have been cellaring for the last few years.

Each draft is individually priced or available in a flight The Bruery Cuir 3rd Anniversary Ale, Deschutes Dissident 2010, Dogfish Head 120 Minute, Stone Vertical Epic 11-11-11, Block 15 Pappy’s Dark, Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life and Limb 1, Firestone Walker Parabola 2011, Full Sail Topsail Imperial Porter 2012, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010, Flat Tail Bourbon 6 a.m. Stout