an OKTOBERFEST with a RiverTalks twist!

 Bratwurst and Beer . . . a Bavarian dance performance and strange tales of the Yonkers Brewery . . . It’s all part of “Oktoberfest on the Hudson” on October 22, a celebration to support Beczak Environmental Education Center

Oktoberfest on the Hudson

Saturday, October 22, 3:00 - 8:00 PM 

at Beczak Environmental Education Center

Advance ticket sales only - click here for yours! 

more information contact lperson@beczak.org

(914) 377-1900 x 17

Bella the Beer Fox!

The emcee of Oktoberfest on the Hudson is Bella “The Beer Fox,” a sought after beer competition judge, who will offer tastings from her must-have beer list including Spaten Oktoberfestbier and Brooklyn Local One from the Brooklyn Brewery. 

“Beer is a sensual experience,” says Bella. “I show people how to taste beer, and the art of pairing great beers with fine foods.”

Tickets to Beczak’s “Beer Garden” also include a traditional German menu of bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad and Black Forest Cake, and Samuel Adams Octoberfest and Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest beers.

Throughout, enjoy Yonkers’ own German accordion player Carl Gessman and traditional Bavarian dancers from the Schuhplattler of Germania of Poughkeepsie. Christine and Gabor performs annually at Hunter Mountain, Bellayre Ski Lodge, Town of Yulan and West Point Officer’s Club, as well as various other bier fests and Oktoberfests.

The evening ends with tales of Yonkers’ beer claim to fame with "Strange but True Tales of the Yonkers Brewery." 

Dutch Schultz

Richard Sweeney, a retired Yonkers judge, tells stories starring Dutch Schultz, a prohibition-era gangster who ran pipes through Yonkers sewers to distribute beer. This presentation includes rarely seen images of the Yonkers Brewery from the Yonkers Historical Society archives.

 

Proceeds of Oktoberfest support Beczak Environmental Education Center. 

Raffle prizes include:

·      The Oxford Companion to Beer, edited by Garrett Oliver. This new 960 page resource for all things beer is a $66 value.

·      Thornwood Ale House Gift Certificate $50

·      Bitters & Esters (formerly City Brew Shop) Beer Making Class

·      The Green Growler Gift Certificate $50. The new Croton beer store sells beer candy to beer soap and shampoo as well as home brewing kits. 

·      Beer Making Kits from the Brooklyn Brew Shop

Oktoberfest is sponsored by All-Star Beverages - Wholesale and Retail Distributors of Fine Imported and Domestic Beers, Sodas, Kegs and Ice.

Enjoy Oktoberfest and Support Beczak Environmental Education Center *  Click here for tickets now!