Plan an Oktoberfest Brewcation in the Quad Cities
Large Oktoberfest gatherings and parties aren’t happening this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t put on your lederhosen and enjoy your own Oktoberfest close to your own backyard. The local microbreweries in the Quad Cities have tapped their own fall beers. Prost!
It’ll be easy to fill out your QC Ale Trail passport with this list to try! What is the QC Ale Trail? You get to drink beer and earn prizes…so easy. Start your online passport today and let it be your guide to exploring the flavors of the Quad Cities.
Midwest Ale Works – Their Marzen has been tapped—a medium bodied beer with bready/malty notes and a clean finish.
Five Cities Brewing – Their Oktoberfest beer is a Marzen style in the perfect dark amber shade to match your lederhosen.
Great Revivalist Brew Lab – Their giant pretzel goes perfectly with their Oktoberfest beer this fall. They also have limited quantity six packs available of this Marzen lager.
Stompbox Brewing – Brings their amplified version of this classic Oktoberfest beer to QC brew scene for the first time. This new brewery has a new take on this Marzen styled brew fermented lightning-fast with Lutra Kviek Yeast.
Contrary Brewing – Just in time for Fall, their seasonal Harvest Festbier is now on tap. The Festbier is smooth and malty with a hint of noble hops.
Bent River Brewing – One of their most highly-anticipated seasonal beers, Sweet Potato Ale is a medium-bodied wheat beer that captures the best flavors of Fall. (NOT a pumpkin beer.)
Crawford Brew Works - The modern Oktoberfestbier is a smooth, clean, pale lager with a strong malty flavor and a light hop character.
Twin Span Brewing – Their Ryetoberfest is a malty yet crisp Marzen with a punch of rye. Notes of caramel, toast, and spicy earthy rye.
Galena Brewing Co. – This 2015 World Beer Championships GOLD winner is a German amber lager with slight biscuit and toffee notes and a dry, crisp finish.
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