Saturday March 2, 2019

Saturday of Bockfest has experiences for everyone, from the Bockfest 5K run to historic tours to homebrew competitions to a heritage series to delicious food, and of course plenty of cold bock beer at Bockfest Hall (located at the Christian Moerlein Brewery at 1621 Moore Street, Cincinnati Ohio 45202) and all the participating venues! Purchase a Bockfest ticket package to make sure you experience all the great things Bockfest has to offer!
Make a stop at a dozen and a half participating bars and restaurants all weekend long, many with drink and food specials for Bockfest goers. Admission is always FREE all weekend long! Check out the venues, schedules, and shuttle route HERE.

Bockfest 5K

 Steps off at 10AM from Bockfest Hall
You’ll run for beer? Then we have the perfect event for you! The Sixth Annual Bockfest 5K happens Saturday morning at 10A, March 3, right in the middle of Bockfest Weekend! Run (or walk) past many of the historic brewery sites throughout OTR, then celebrate your finish with a cold one at Bockfest Hall as the Bockfest party gets started early with food, music and lots of fun! Proceeds support the Brewery District and the Brewing Heritage Trail. Remember, the Bockfest 5K is part of the Christian Moerlein Beer Series, so if you want to be a Brew Hog, you need to do all three events (Bockfest 5K, Little Kings Mile, Hudepohl 14K or 7K). Get your series started at the Bockfest 5K! Sign up today at www.runbeerseries.com.

Bockfest Hall

10AM till 1AM at the Christian Moerlein Brewery 1619 Moore Street
Bockfest Hall is the center of Bockfest activies on Saturday. Stop by and learn about our amazing history at the Heritage Series, you can even take a tour through some of the historic pre-Prohibition breweries including lagering cellars deep underground. The Bockfest Bloatarian Homebrew competion is judged, you can also try out numerous bock beers including special bock beers being tapped throughout the day! You can't take a tour or drink on an empty stomach, so sample the food from our fabulous vendors. FREE Admission all weekend long! Plus there is live music on two stages all day long! Bockfest Hall is FREE all weekend long (though tours have an additional charge).

Beer & Bygone Days Series

The Brewery Stage will host speakers, presentations, displays, authors, stein and breweriana collections, homebrewing demonstrations, and of course plenty of cold bock beer. The Series is FREE and open to the public from 12P-5P!

There is also a special beer tasting class w/ multiple samples and food pairings, to learn flavors and what to look for from a certified beer judge. 2PM on Saturday, get tickets HERE.
SPEAKERS
Speakers include:
  • ​12:30P Don Heinrich Tolzmann - Grammer's, A German  Heritage Landmark in OTR
  • 1:00P Andrew M. Houghtaling - Beer: Such a Noble Gift. Lager beer and the 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War
  • 1:30P Fred Krome - The Campaign Against Beer in World War I America
  • 2:00P Greg Hand - 
  • 2:30P Paul Abrams - "Beer and Baseball: The Boys & Brews of Summer"
  • 3:00P "Beer Dave" Gausepohl - "30 plus years of Craft Brewing in Greater Cincinnati (What a Long Strange Sip it's Been)
  • 3:30P Chelsie Hoskins & Sean Andres - Beer Baronness
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations and displays will include TBA
BREWERIANA
Steins, bottles, advertising signs, and other breweriana including many historic Cincinnati brands will be on display and for sale, including FREE appraisals of your items!
HOMEBREWING COMPETITION AND DEMONSTRATION
The Bloatarian Brewing League is again sponsoring the annual Bockfest Home Brew Competition. The competition is BJCP-sanctioned, and BJCP points are awarded. The Christian Moerlein Brewing company selects one entry from the Traditional Bock (5B) category to be used to produce the limited-edition Schoenling Bock the following year. The 2019 Schoenling Bock is the winning entry from 2018, is tapped at a special event the week before Bockfest, and will only be available at Bockfest venues. Get more information and register HERE.

Historic Tours

Join us for the ALL NEW Bock Tour, a 90 minute walking tour! Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall, and visits the historic Hudepohl Brewery's bottling plant and lagering cellars for an immersive experience with music, re-enactors, and historic spaces. Along the way, you'll learn how the long ago beer drinkers, beer makers, and beer barons made this neighborhood. Upon your return to Bockfest Hall, you will be treated to a complimentary beer (21+ please) and all the fantastic fun of Bockfest.​ 

Check available times and get tickets HERE.

Music

Music on THREE stages all day long!
Bockfest Hall Stage
10A-2P Just Add Beer
2:30P-4:30P Kyle Knapp
5P-7P Chuck Brisbane & COLD Tuna
Brewery Stage
12P-5P "Beer & Bygone Days" program
5:15P-7:15P Laignappe
Festival Tent Stage
10A-3P DJ E-Trayn
3P-5P DJ VAANCE
5P-11P DJ Drowsy

Beer

Bock bier is the ​rich, complex, malty, low-hop style of lager that we celebrate every year at Bockfest. We are excited to offer over a dozen different bock biers this year at Bockfest Hall, see them all HERE.

Saturday afternoon also hosts the Bock Beer Experience, where you can purchase a tasting ticket for all 15 bock beers on draft. Get details and tickets HERE.

Food

There are lots of great food options at Bockfest Hall from our wonderful vendors, see them all HERE.
Make a stop at a dozen and a half participating bars and restaurants all weekend long, many with drink and food specials for Bockfest goers. Admission is always FREE all weekend long! Check out the schedule below and go HERE for additional venues, schedules, and shuttle route.