Sept 25 & 26

Beer Meister Chuck Hiigel has again brought together a tasting experience of German Beers that rivals any Oktoberfest in the world. Attendees this year will have the pleasure of tasting at least sixteen beers incorporating the full spectrum of offerings from the five historic Breweries of Munich. Along side these German beers we’ll have a selection of California microbrews!!!

Becks

Founded in 1873, Becks is the number one exported German beer by volume. Becks is known for thier pale ale style  beer made from spring barley from the south of England, a special strain of yeast, water from the “Rotenburger Rinne,” and Hallertau hops from southern Germany. Becks follows the strict Reinheitsgebot, the German Purity Law of 1516

Spaten

With a rich 600 year history, Spaten was the first Munich brewery to brew a light pilsner style beer. The Spaten Oktoberfest beer available these days is still loosely in the Marzen style. Spaten calls its brew “Ur-Marzen”, or original Marzen, mainly due to the fact that Gabriel Sedylmayr, an important figure in Spaten’s history, had a major hand in the evolution of the style.

Paulaner

The Paulaner Brauerei is one of the oldest beer breweries in Bavaria and one of the richest in tradition. The Paulaner brewery is located in the heart of Munich, the beer capital of Germany. The company brews a broad variety of beer types, including pilseners, light and dark lagers, alcohol-free and light beers, and of course, special seasonal Oktoberfest beers.

Hacker-Pschorr

Tracing it’s history back to 1417, this Munich based beer acquired it’s name when the Beer dynasty scion  Joseph Pschorr married Maria Hacker, the daughter of a master brewer who bought the brewery from  Hacker’s father. The secret of the excellent quality of the product lies in respect of the old principles and in the  ability of the Brewmaster. Furthermore, it can be said that the beers also have a friendly aspect, as they come  from the exuberant city of Munich, which is famous for it’s jovial atmosphere and the world famous  Oktoberfest.

Hofbrau

In 1589, Wilhelm V, the Duke of Bavaria decided to build his own brew house to create a beer more to his liking. The “Hof” of Hofbrau literally means “court” coming from the brewery’s history as a royal brewery in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Hofbräuhaus in Munich inspired the world wide famous song we used in out slideshow, and the phrase “oans, zwoa, g’suffa” (bavarian dialect for: “one, two, chug”).

Weihenstephan

Weihenstephan is the worlds oldest brewery, tracing its roots at the Weihenstephan abbey to the year 768,  as a document from that year refers to a hop garden in the area paying a tithe to the monastery. The  brewery was actually licensed by the City of Freising in 1040, and is still considered one of the best  Munich beers in to world by fans connoisseurs alike.

Fireman’s Brew

In December 2000, Rob and Ed were sitting on a steep hillside of an extinguishing brushfire above the Glendale Mountains. They were staring into the midnight sky, dreaming of the cool smooth taste of a fresh beer to quench their scorched dry mouths. From this point, these two Los Angeles based firemen set out to brew the best Fireman’s Brew in the world.