Arnold's are officially kicking off Bockfest early again this year and will be ceremoniously tapping 17 different Bocks at once. This year Arnold’s is featuring… Bocks… From… All… Over… The… World and by all over the world we mean Germany and Cincinnati. We will have everyone’s favorite Franciscan monk, Brother Tim in the house to officially bless the beer. Besides the crazy number of Bock Beers on tap, The Polka Warriors will be live on stage from 6-8 pm and Christian Moerlein Maibock drafts will be just $5!
The List: Local Bocks: 1. Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. Maibock 2. Braxton Brewing Company Dopplebock 3. Northern Row Brewery & Distillery Conspirator 4. Grainworks Brewing Company Liar's Lager Bock 5. Fretboard Brewing Reverbanator 6. Brink Brewing Co Brinkanator 7. Wandering Monsters Brewing Dopplebock 8. Fifty West Brewing Company Maibock 9. MadTree Brewing Guten Bock 10. Wiedemann's Fine Beer Dopplebock 11. Listermann Brewing Company Friar Bacon 12. Rhinegeist Bock German Bocks: 13. Stiegl StieglBock 14. Arcobräu Gräfliches Brauhaus Coronator 15. Paulaner Salvator Dopplebock 16. Einbecker Brauhaus Winter-bock 17. Weihenstephan USA Korbinian |
The renowned (and sometimes notorious) Bockfest Sausage Queen helps lead the Bockfest Parade by carrying a symbolic tray of Bockwurst. The Sausage Queen is Bockfest royalty who is anointed in the least aristocratic manner we could create: a gender-neutral pageant that has multiple preliminary rounds in local bars and beer halls. Winning contestants receive prizes, but are mostly vying for the honor and prestige of being the 2024 Sausage Queen.
There are five preliminary rounds throughout February to select the finalists competing at the the finals at Rhinegeist Brewery on Saturday March 2, 2024. Get details and register HERE. |
In 2009, we felt a little retaliation was in order. A snowman effigy was acquired, and set alight at Grammer’s amid much celebration. The gods were thus put on notice, and provided us with a beautiful Bockfest weekend. With similar results in 2010 after burning another snowman at Milton’s, a tradition was born. We cannot conclusively guarantee that we have acquired the power to control the weather in Cincinnati, but it has worked for the past three years. In 2012, in fact, we attribute this ritual to why a tornado that was supposed to hit downtown Cincinnati was substituted with clearing skies in time for the parade. As importantly, burning a snowman is a lot more fun than watching a groundhog stick its head out of a hole.
Join us as we make our ritual sacrifice for 2024. Watch as we burn this year’s victim at the stake at 8PM and toast to a beautiful Bockfest weekend. $5 pints of Cooper Hellerbock plus you can poke your beer with a hot iron! The Precipitation Retaliation Happy Hour was held at Northern Row Brewery and Distillery on Friday, February 23, 2024 from 5P-8:30P. Snowman burning will take place at 8P. |
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