Prost! Penn Brewery Rolls Out Oktoberfest September 20th-22nd and 27th-29th with New VIP Packages and New Menu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:

Linda Nyman, Director of Marketing
412-237-9400, x-104
linda@pennbrew.com

Image 1: Live Oktoberfest Entertainment; Image 2: TOktoberfest in the Biergarten [Click images for larger view]

PROST! PENN BREWERY ROLLS OUT OKTOBERFEST SEPTEMBER 20TH-22ND AND 27TH-29TH WITH NEW VIP PACKAGES AND NEW MENU

PITTSBURGH, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — Penn Brewery’s Oktoberfest beer is lagering in the tanks in anticipation of Pittsburgh’s classic Oktoberfest celebration at Penn’s North Side location the weekends of September 20th-22nd and 27th-29th.

“Despite so many new festivals on the scene in Pittsburgh, focusing on all things from food trucks to pickles, Penn’s Oktoberfest keeps on bringing in huge crowds,” said Sandy Cindrich, Penn’s President and  CEO.  “It’s just a tradition that’s woven into the city’s culture.”

The beer taps will be flowing with classic German styles including Penn Oktoberfest, Penn Dark, Penn Pilsner, and Kaiser Pils, plus some American-style Penn IPA to round out the selections. In the tradition of Munich’s own Oktoberfest, Helles lager will also star, but with one exception. Penn’s Helles-style beer, Penn Gold, holds the 2018 World Beer Cup® gold medal, so Festgoers in Pittsburgh – not Munich – will be enjoying the planet’s best Helles.

The Oktoberfest tent menu will include new items to suit a range of special dietary needs: Currant-Glazed Pork Loin, vegetarian Baked Käsespaetzle, and vegan Butternut Squash “Osso Bucco” in a tomato-vegetable broth.  But Oktoberfest classics will continue as menu mainstays and include a roasted half chicken, bratwurst, kielbasa, and chicken and vegetarian sausages with sauerkraut and hot German potato salad, along with soft Bavarian pretzels with bier cheese. Potato-cheddar pierogies will lend a Pittsburgh flair. (Complete menu and pricing attached below.)

Penn Oktoberfest has no cover charge, but optional VIP packages have proven highly popular since Penn introduced them several years ago, and the package offerings are even more customizable this year.  The three package options, which guests must purchase in advance on Showclix, include the following:

Red Star VIP
Reserved seating area with high top tables and bar stools
Plastic liter stein glass
2 mug fills with your choice of beer
Oktoberfest Bucks – $15 toward food of your choice at the buffet
VIP-only food and beer lines
Pricing is $45 on Friday nights and $50 on Saturday nights.

Blue Star VIP
Reserved, private tented table seating on Terrace
Plastic liter stein glass
2 mug fills with your choice of beer
Oktoberfestest Bucks – $15 to spend toward food of your choice at buffet
Private indoor restrooms
VIP-only tap of Oktoberfest beer in tent area
Pricing is $60 on Friday nights and $65 on Saturday nights.

Band VIP
Reserved, private seating area directly in front of bands
Plastic liter stein glass
2 mug fills with your choice of beer
Oktoberfest Bucks – $15 to spend toward food of your choice at buffet
VIP-only food and beer lines

Pricing is $45 on Friday nights and $50 on Saturday nights.

Optional add-ons to any VIP package include:

Glass liter stein with Penn logo – $10
Butcher board appetizer platters with meats, cheeses, vegetables, and bread served at your table – $30 for small platter, $55 for large platter

This year’s Oktoberfest entertainment lineup includes Autobahn, Kevin Solecki, Madel Jager, North Coast Mix, Mon Valley Push, and Kozmix.  This group of talented musicians will offer guests plenty of oompah, accordions, and horns. (A detailed entertainment schedule is included below.)

Oktoberfest hours are Fridays, 5 pm-midnight (21+ only after 8 pm), Saturdays, 5 pm-midnight (21+ only after 8 pm), and Sundays, noon -10pm.

Penn Brewery also plans to hold themed Oktoberfest celebrations with live entertainment at its Pittsburgh Airport location from 4-6 pm on Friday, September 6th and at its Downtown Taproom & Kitchen location, 432 First Ave., from 5-9 pm the evening of Friday, September 13th.

For those planning their own Oktoberfest celebrations this year, Penn can also cater private events. To submit a request, and for additional Oktoberfest details, guests should visit pennbrew.com.

Penn Brewery, opened in 1986, is Pittsburgh’s oldest and largest brewery. Penn specializes in award-winning German-style craft beers, and serves traditional “Euro-Pittsburgh” fare including wurst, schnitzel, pierogi, and goulash, in its restaurants.  The main Brewery is located in Deutschtown on Pittsburgh’s North Side, in the mid nineteenth-century landmark E&O Brewery Building, with satellite locations at Pittsburgh International Airport and in downtown Pittsburgh.  Penn is independently owned and operated. For more information, visit the company website, www.pennbrew.com or contact Linda Nyman at 412-237-9400, X-104.

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Oktoberfest Tent Menu 2019
Rotisserie-Style Half Chicken Dusted with Sweet Smoked Paprika and Pan Jus.
Served with choice of two sides.        12
Herb-Rubbed Roasted Pork Loin with Red Currant and Apple Cider Glaze.
Served with choice of two sides.         12
Vegan Butternut Squash “Shanks,” Pan-Seared and Braised in a Tomato-Vegetable Broth.
Served with choice of two sides.        12
Sausage Platter with your choice of any three sausages: Penn Pilsner Bratwurst, Spicy Kielbasa, Chicken Sausage, or Vegetarian Sausage.  Served with choice of two sides    12
Sausage Baguette with your choice of sausage on a Roll.  Served with Mustard and choice of two sides.        10
(Side dish choices include Hot German Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette, Local Sauerkraut simmered in Penn Gold and Spiked with Caraway and Sweet Onions, and Baked Käsespaetzle with Bier Cheese Sauce and Garlic Breadcrumb Topping.)
Baked Vegetarian Käsespaetzle with Bier Cheese Sauce and Garlic Breadcrumb topping
(Entrée Size)          9
Local, Handmade Vegetarian Potato and Cheese Pierogi (3 pcs)   9
Fresh-Baked Pretzels with Sweet Mustard   4 pretzels for 10
Add Bier Cheese            1
German Lebkuchen Gingerbread Cookie         5
Beer (pint)         6
Beer (32 oz. jug)       16

Oktoberfest Band Schedule – 2019
Friday September 20th
Autobahn (outside)~ 5:00-8:00pm
Madel Jaeger (outside)~ 8:30-12am
Kevin Solecki (inside) ~ 5:00-8:00pm
Kozmix (inside) ~ 8:30- 11:00pm

Saturday September 21st
Madel Jager (outside)~ 5:00-8:00pm
Autobahn (outside)~ 8:30-12am
Kevin Solecki (inside)~ 5:00-8:00pm
Mon Valley Push (inside)~ 8:30-11:00pm

Sunday September 22nd
Autobahn (outside)~ 4:00-8:00pm

Friday September 27th
Autobahn (outside)~ 5:00-8:00pm
Mon Valley Push (outside) ~ 8:30-12am
Kevin Solecki (inside)~ 5:00-8:00pm
Autobahn (inside) ~ 8:30-11:00pm
Saturday September 28th
Autobahn (outside) 5:00-8:00pm
Autobahn (outside)~ 8:30-12am
Kevin Solecki (inside)~ 5:00-8:00pm
Kozmix (inside)~ 8:30-11:00

Sunday September 29th
Autobahn (outside)~ 4:00-8:00pm