Bock Fest

 

Get Poked!

A celebration of bock beer. And goats.

January 25, 2025

Open 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Admission: $3/person for members

$5/person non-member

Free admission for military members with active military ID's.

Ticket purchase on-site.

Due to limited on-site parking, we recommend you travel via Uber/Lyft or taxi services.

Please do not park at 8200 66th Street North (Southern Technical Institute, Cafe on the Bayou) or you may be towed.

What is Bock Fest?

It is a celebration of the arrival of Bockbier, a traditional Bavarian beer that is dark in color and relatively high in alcohol content. According to some records, Bockbiers date back as far as the mid-1200s in Germany—and although their name came from the Hanseatic league town of Einbeck (where the beer was first brewed), a myth says it was derived from the German word for “goat,” which is also “bock.”

A wide selection of bock-style beer!

Sausage, sauerkraut, and more delicious German food

Tasty pretzels and desserts

Get poked! Bierstacheln is putting a hot poker into your beer!

Live music by Cleveland's 8-piece brass band Die Ünprönöüncëäblës !

Roving Krampuses

Jump the Goat dance presentations by the Enzianer Schuhplattler Verein

Fun and games

And as always, we are family friendly!

 

Tentative list of bock beer available at the fest:

Special Ceremonial Doppelbock

  • On draught

Ayinger Maibock

Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

Flensburger Winterbock

Bottled

Ayinger Weizenbock

Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

 

Other German beer, wines, schnapps, and soft drinks available

Entertainment Schedule

Noon

Official tapping of the ceremonial doppelbock keg and event opening

1-2

Goat Parade

2-3

Jump the Goat dance by Enzianer Schuhplattler Verein

3-4

Live music by Die Ünprönöüncëäblës

4-4:30

Dance presentation by Enzianer Schuhplattler Verein

5-6

Live music by Die Ünprönöüncëäblës

6-7

Krampus Run

7-10

After party

Inside the Main Hall, with a full German menu and more music by Die Ünprönöüncëäblës.

All day: Giant Jenga, Cornhole

 

We are honored to host the following vendors:

 

Mama G's German Bakery
Schatztruhe - Treasure Chest with German gifts, such as beer steins.

 

 

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