We had fun with the 90s but nothing can beat the 80s! Join us for a night of throwback vibes with DJ Whut? spinning your favorite hits from the decade. Fire Tacos will take care of dinner while you enjoy our signature brews and specialty drinks to keep the good times rolling. Don’t miss this blast from the past!
White Street is turning into Bourbon Street for our Mardi Gras Celebration on March 1st!
Family friendly activities during the day including King Cake tasting, making your own Mardi Gras Mask, and some kid parade punch.
At 8pm, it's White Street after dark as we transform into a New Orleans night club. Special drinks, dancing, costumes, you name it!
Baton Rouge Cuisine will be on the street starting at noon on Saturday so you can get all the tastes and flavors of Louisiana right here in Downtown Wake Forest!
From 12-3: indoor tailgate with RescueDogs taking care of lunch and we have your pre-game. Fill your growlers and crowlers to watch the game tonight at home or watch the game with us. At 6pm, our 80” TV will have the sound turned on so you can watch the big game. Feel free to bring your party food, get yourself a table, and let us take care of clean up!
In the taproom we will keep track of the score between rivals: Hopnosis and Son of a Deacon Man — which IPA will take home the trophy?
We’re dreaming of a White Street Christmas!
Come to the Taproom and watch the Big Game on the Big Screen!
How often do you get rewarded for looking your ugliest? This Saturday is your chance to show off the most hideous holiday sweaters you have, for a chance to win some cool prizes.
The only time of the year where you can win prizes for being the worst dressed!
Storm clouds gather, thunder sounds and lightning strikes. Koschei the Deathless rides in with the tempest once a year. This year’s release of our notorious Russian Imperial Stout, will be hosted at our Wake Forest Taproom. Join us and help unlock the legend.
https://www.whitestreetbrewing.com/oktoberfest#info
White Street’s Gold Award winning Kölsch is going to lay the foundation of the authentic German line-up of beers. Originating in Cologne, the Kölsch is a light, crisp, and very clean ale.
The hometown beer of Cologne’s sister city Düsseldorf, the Altbier is nutty, toasted, and crisp. This slightly bitter German ale seems like it’s perfectly suited to Autumn weather but the brewers in Düsseldorf would argue that you should drink it all year long.
This amber lager has become almost synonymous with Oktoberfest - so much so that it is often named after the festival. The beer possesses a smooth caramel flavor and a lightly fruity finish. Märzen means March, the month that this beer is generally brewed in. The long, slow fermentation of the lager yeast results in an extremely approachable brew.
The perfect German beer to pair with Fall days and giant pretzels. These traditional lagers generally have a very smooth body with a lighter flavor profile with a Noble hop aroma.
German for “Black Beer,” this dark brew is actually deceptively light-bodied. A slight roasted barley flavor dominates most of this traditional Bavarian brew with hints of coffee and chocolate on the end. The low percentage of alcohol allows you to enjoy the rich flavor all day long.
Tart, citrusy, and bright! This German kettle soured ale has been a Bier Garten favorite for generations. The perfect beer to wash down some bratwurst and sauerkraut (of which there will be plenty!).
Beer is available for purchase. Age identification will be checked for beer.
All transactions for beer are with White Street Brewing Co. tokens. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE BEER TRUCKS.
Tokens are $5 each - including tax
One token = One pint of beer
Tokens may be purchased with cash or credit card at one of three points of sale tents during the event.
Tokens may also be purchased anytime during normal business hours inside White Street Brewing Co.
Tokens may be redeemed during any Friday Night on White event, during normal business hours inside the White Street Brewing Co. tap room, and during the White Street Oktoberfest and White Street BBQ Experience.
Beer will be served at the following locations:
White Street Brewing Co. beer truck located in the Owen Avenue extension - in between B&W Hardware and Pizza Amore
White Street Brewing Co. beer truck located at the intersection of Owen Avenue and Brooks Street.
White Street Brewing Co. beer truck located at the intersection of South White Street and East Jones Avenue
Anytime inside White Street Brewing Co., 218 S. White St.
The tents are situated at each end of South White Street (behind the stage), near the intersection of Owen Avenue/Brooks Street, and on South White Street near Shorty's.
PLEASE NOTE: During the White Street Oktoberfest White Street Brewing Co. is the only approved outdoor vendor for beer. Therefore, all beer consumed outdoors within the festival area must be dispensed by White Street Brewing Co., in the approved container which bears the event logo. Soft drinks and bottled water are available for purchase with tickets at the Rüt Bier Garten located in the Fidelity Bank Lot.
Along with great beers, authentic German cuisine is one of the cornerstones of any great Oktoberfest. White Street Oktoberfest will fill festivalgoers’ senses with German culinary delights. We are celebrating Germany's most iconic fest food inside the Brat Garten with Kölsch braised bratwurst. Bavarian pretzels will be available throughout the entire festival area. Ample seating in White Street’s Bier Hall will allow families and friends a place to sit, relax and enjoy all of the authentic beers and food choices available. And be sure to visit the Rüt Bier Garten for hand crafted Rüt Bier and Black Cherry sodas, you can even turn them into a float with Lumpy’s ice cream.
The Brat Fest Tent and Rüt Bier Garten are located in the Fidelity Bank Parking Lot.
All transactions for Brats, Pretzels, Sodas, and Floats are with White Street Brewing Co. tickets. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE FOOD TENTS.
Tickets are $2.50 each - including tax
A pretzel or soda may be purchased with one ticket.
A bratwurst or float may be purchased with two tickets.
Ttickets may be purchased with cash or credit card at one of three points of sale tents during the event.
Pretzels are available inside the Brat Fest Tent and will also be served from roaming vendors throughout the Festival Area.
The Rüt Bier Garten will serve hand crafted Rüt Bier and Black Cherry sodas and floats with two identical lines for faster service.
The tents are situated at each end of South White Street (behind the stage), near the intersection of Owen Avenue/Brooks Street, and on South White Street near Shorty's.
Signifies the start of the Oktoberfest. Bets are traditionally taken on how many swings it will take to tap the cask!
Prost y’all! Meet Lagerhosen, Asheville’s own party polka band. Featuring a collective of local musicians fronted by accordionist Steve Burnside, this WNC based group will perform for the 2018 White Street Oktoberfest. With natural Bavarian influence, the 5-piece Munich style band, will perform for the second annual Wake Forest street party. Lagerhosen (literally translated as “beerpants”) will play Oktoberfest polkas’, waltzes and drinking songs from 12noon-3p. Fans and audience members are encouraged to dress up in their favorite traditional Lederhosen costumes. For crafty mountain locals who want to look the part , a “Lester-hosen” design is simply shorts, a white shirt, suspenders and hiking boots, topped with a fedora or hat of choice.
Lagerhosen, also features Lois ‘Polka-hontis’ Jolly on trombone & vocals, Johanna Domka on trumpet, Anthony Dorian on sousaphone and Landon George on drums.. Conceived in 2013, the group has performed at several area clubs and events, notably twice at the Downtown Asheville 2015 & 2017 Octoberfest celebration. Lagerhosen will also appear, among other events this year, for the third time at Sierra Nevada Brewery-Asheville’s massive “Big Tent” Octoberfest. The group looks forward to a fun seasonal frolic and will encourage “beer cheers” from the crowd through-out the event. Eins, Zwei, g’Suffa!
Don’t hold back. Twirl and let those braids fly!
The true test of whether you can hold your beer-1 liter to be exact! The rules are simple: last one holding their glass wins. These will happen in front of the main stage every hour, on the hour.
Have you got the pipes that can sing across the valley?
Prizes awarded based on tone, volume, and length of yodel. Yes, that’
Come in your finest lederhosen and dirndl, the best-dressed male/female get named Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese for the day.
Think of something good for the talent portion of the contest!
Two Teams of Five try to clear their plates the fastest!
Sign up with the Fest Games Manager day of to compete.
4:50 FINAL STEIN HOIST CONTEST
The Festgrounds host games and contests all day on Owen Avenue. Win the contests and walk away with a White Street Oktoberfest Stein!
Three teams of two adults race around the barrels while trying to stay on tricycles meant for not adults. Quite possibly the most hilarious thing you’ll see in 2018.
Pretty self explanatory. Show off that brewer brawn and see how far you can toss a sack of barley. You get two back swings before you throw. Oh, and each sack is 55 pounds….
The perfect training course for anyone thinking of one day becoming a Bier Hall server in Munich. Balance a tray of 10 biers while making your way through a gauntlet of balance beams, chair zig-zags, hoop jumping, and a limbo bar. ‘Cause, why not? But be careful because there’s a 5 second penalty for spilled bier, definitely something to cry over.
The Bavarian Brewers take bier making seriously. Almost as serious as the White Street Brew Crew. You can try your hand at brewing bier too with the Bier Meister Race. Race to be the first to add the four ingredients of bier; barley, hops, water, and yeast. Pretty simple until you see the “safety gear” you’ll be wearing!
SAVE THE DATE!!
Come celebrate 6 years of great beer with us! We can’t wait to share what we have in store for you: live music, food trucks, giveaways, and some special releases that will only be available during the party. You don’t want to miss it... after all, we’ve been known to throw a pretty darn good party!
Music from Steve Holcomb, Proton Jones, and of course, Will McBride Group!
Food from Hale Yeah Kitchen and Cockadoodlemoo!
An annual downtown Wake Forest event that you don't want to miss! There will be hundreds of booths filled with handcrafted arts and crafts, multiple entertainment venues and a beer garden!
For more information, visit https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/meet-in-the-street.aspx
CLT Craft Beer Week is just getting started! Come see us at the Spring Festival!
Come join our annual celebration of obnoxious knitted creations! Uriah Nash will play live during the party!
Let's meet up at this tap feature. Sounds like fun!
Get ready for a weekend of diverse cultures and tastes of craft beer!
Time to get schooled on our beers at Total Wine!
It's time for a taste of our gold-medal winning brews in Charlotte!
Head on down to Bull Market to get a chance to taste our Gold Medal beers!!
Who's ready for some Table Tennis Action?
Emmalynn is ready to play in Raleigh Beer Garden's backyard. Get ready for a night of fun and games with friends!
Come down to CAMRaleigh to support an amazing charity and to drink some delicious beers!
Emmalynn is bring a cask with her so go say hi!
Go hang out at the Crossbones tonight and get those brains in shape!
Emmalynn is ready to play at the tap takeover at Clawson's!
Emmalynn is hosting an Skeeball Tourney at Boxcar. Don't miss a chance to play some games with her!
Time to play at Craft Growler Shop!
Drink authentic, classic beer. Take home free glass. Yeah, that sounds like a deal to me!
Emmalynn is #playfullybalanced so of course she wants to play giant jenga!!
It's been four amazing years so we want to thank you for your support by throwing a little shindig!
