Entertainment
27 September, 2024
Here’s cheers to the beers
BLENDING the best of the tropics with the best of Germany, the sixth Oktoberfest at Hemingway’s Brewery will twist the classic flavours of Germany with tropical flair for a family-friendly festival with lots of foamy lagers.
Starting off at noon, Oktoberfest at Hemingway’s will have your Saturday afternoon sorted with live music, a dedicated Oktoberfest menu, refreshing German-style craft beers, games, costume competitions and nonstop fun for the whole family.
“We’re having our sixth annual Oktoberfest on September 28. It starts at 12pm until late, we usually see beer start to run out by 9pm but we have a day full of activities, games, the breweries from the region coming with some German-style beers, a kitchen full of traditional German meals and more,” said venue manager Charlotte James.
“We have a keg lifting competition, which is always very popular, the stein holding competition, which will be kid-friendly, and our talent show and best dressed competitions.
“This year we’ve got a cruise ship docking the night before and the Taipans game, so we’re expecting 1200 to 1500 people. It’s not one to miss and prepare your costumes for the year.
“Even if you don’t drink beer there’s lot for you to do, it’s a good day out with your friends, with a free entry so come in.”
Hemingway’s hospitality head and German-born Roman Haslinger said the team was excited to give a fresh, tropical take on the Oktoberfest tradition. “Fusing German traditions with tropical flavours is a heavenly merger,” he said.
“This year we have four special beers for Oktoberfest. We have a Rauchbier – a traditional German ale infused with smoke. There are two special editions. One is a Regenwald, which means rainforest, Marzen, which is a traditional Oktoberfest beer, and our Schnappy Altbier – a good analogy for FNQ and Germany, and we always add something light, so we’re doing a Berliner Weisser, which is a sour beer flavoured with mango.
“The food menu is my pride, a very classic Munich Bavarian menu with a FNQ taste, four different kinds of schnitzels, potato dumpling, sausages in different ways and forms and a share platter if you want to try a bit of everything.”
