Overview

• Munich’s 190th Oktoberfest runs Sept. 20–Oct. 5, though only six breweries—Paulaner, Spaten, Hacker-Pschorr, Augustiner, Hofbräu and Löwenbräu—pour officially at the festival.
• Forbes highlights Moontown Brewing’s Follow the Lederhosen Märzen, which won World Beer Cup gold this year, alongside Phase Three’s top-rated barrel-aged Oktoberfest.
• Sierra Nevada’s 2025 festbier arrives via a partnership with Germany’s Störtebeker, while Athletic Brewing offers an NA Oktoberfest Fest Brew using Vienna and Munich malts.
• A UK roundup names a ‘first XI’ of British Festbiers from breweries across England, Scotland and Wales, with Lidl stocking a 10-beer Bavarian pack from Sept. 18 and more in early October.
• Bay Area releases include East Brother’s Festbier, Fairfax Brewing’s Fax Braü Lager due shortly, and Fieldwork’s Fest and Last debuting Saturday with draft, cans and limited steins.