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Dogtoberfest IPA’s, Sours & Whiskey Festival

Continue the Oktoberfest fun with your furry friends! Join us for Dogtoberfest! The best part is that we will have various rescues that will be bringing dogs that are up for adoption! We will have multiple pet-owned vendors set up selling various treats, toys, clothes, and more! Oh and don’t forget about the 50+ beers to sample!

So bring your family, friends, along with your pup(s), and join us on Saturday, September 30th for cold bier, delicious food, and events going on throughout the day for all ages!

 

***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurants close at 2 AM***

DOG SCHEDULE:

1:30 PM – Smallest Dog Competition

1:45 PM – Best Kisser Competition

2:15 PM – Best Trick Competition

2:45 PM – Best Handshake Competition

3:00 PM – Biggest Dog Competition

4:00 PM – Best Tail Wagger Competition

4:15 PM – Owner Pet Look-a-like Competition

4:30 PM – Best Dressed Competition

♫ Live Music (12:30 PM – 7:30 PM)

♫ Live DJ Khozz(8 PM – 2 AM)

AND MORE!!!…

 

➳ 50+ different beers to sample (we have jockey boxes set up with various types of beers for you to sample).

➳ Dog Agility Course

➳ Photo Booth with Accessories for you and your pup(s)!

➳ Ask Trainer Booth

➳ Ask the Vet Booth

➳ Kissing Booth

➳ Bubble Chase

➳ Paw Print Artwork

➳ Bier & Samples

➳ Bratwursts, Pretzels, Wings, Special of the Day

➳ Outdoor Games & Activities

➳ Giveaways, Competitions & Prizes

➳ Kids Corner with Face Painting, Moon Bounce, crafts and more

 

Click here for Festival Beer Menu

✪ Featured Breweries ✪

BrewDog Punk IPA

IPA – American / 5.2% ABV / 35 IBU / 156 CAL / Ellon, Aberdeenshire /

Punk IPA is the beer that kick-started it. This light, golden classic has been subverted with new world hops to create an explosion of flavour. Bursts of caramel and tropical…

 

Crooked Run Fermentation Twist of Fate

IPA – American / 6% ABV / 180 CAL / Sterling, VA /

Twist of Fate is a bright, hazy IPA with Lemondrop, zesty lime Motueka, and tangerine-forward Citra. These three hops blend together to give a super citrusy, low bitterness IPA. Flavors…

 

Dogfish Head Citrus Squall

Golden Ale – Other / 8% ABV / 10 IBU / 240 CAL / Milton, DE /

Offici-ALE Weather Report: There’s a Citrus Squall moving in! National weather reports confirm there’s a squall (of the delicious kind!) brewing and it’s set to touch down in cities from coast…

 

Dogfish Head Hazy Squall

IPA – New England / 6.5% ABV / 50 IBU / 195 CAL / Milton, DE /

Hazy IPA brewed with a blend of pilsener malt and malted wheat, continually hopped with Cascade then judiciously dryhopped late in fermentation with a blend of Citra, Azacca, Mosaic and…

 

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

Pumpkin / 7% ABV / 28 IBU / 220 CAL / Milton, DE /

A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, brown sugar and spices. As the season cools, this is…

 

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA

IPA – American / 7.1% ABV / 60 IBU / 213 CAL / Frederick, MD /

A potent snakebite of Citra, Mosaic, Warrior, Simcoe, and Columbus hops (more than 2lbs per barrel) gives this beer its citrus-forward superpower. Orange and tropical fruit aromas temper slightly-piney crispness,…

 

Founders All Day Haze

IPA – Session / 4.9% ABV / 50 IBU / 147 CAL / Grand Rapids, MI /

We often have our head in the clouds – and once again we came back down with an exciting idea: let’s take the low ABV of All Day IPA and…

 

Lagunitas IPA

IPA – American / 6.2% ABV / 51 IBU / 187.5 CAL / Petaluma, CA /

This is our unique version of an ancient style. A style as old as the ocean trade routes of the last centuries of Great Ships. Not as old as the…

 

Lost Barrel Pina Colada Sour

Sour – Fruited / 5% ABV / 7 IBU / 150 CAL / Middleburg, VA / Brewed with pineapple and coconut.

 

Mustang Sally Loaded Mango Lime Tartlet

Sour – Smoothie / 10.2% ABV / 306 CAL / Chantilly, VA /

Mango lime tarlet inspired imperial sour with mango, lime, lime zest, toasted coconut, graham crackers, and milk sugar. A Loaded series sour.

 

Mustang Sally PHREAK: Raspberry, Guava, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

Sour – Fruited / 6.2% ABV / 186 CAL / Chantilly, VA /
Sour Ale With Raspberry, Guava, & Sea Salt. The Newest Additional To Our Rotating PHREAK Series.

 

Paulaner Brauerei Oktoberfest Märzen / Original Münchner Märzen

Märzen / 5.8% ABV / 20 IBU / 174 CAL / Munich, Bayern /

An amber beer style that was developed over 200 years ago to celebrate the original Oktoberfest. The Märzen name comes from “March beer” because it was historically brewed in March…

 

Paulaner Brauerei Paulaner Oktoberfest Wiesn

Festbier / 6% ABV / 180 CAL / Munich, Bayern /

Brewed once a year, and only available while supplies last, Oktoberfest Wiesn is the pinnacle of German brewing: deep golden color, full-bodied and wonderfully mellow, with a balanced harmonious taste…

 

Paulaner Brauerei Weizen-Radler Non-Alcoholic / Weißbier-Zitrone Alkoholfrei 0,0%

Non-Alcoholic Beer – Shandy / 113.6 CAL / Munich, Bayern /

This mix is in a class of its own – combining the great taste of Paulaner Hefe-Weizen with natural effervescent lemonade in a non-alcoholic alternative for refreshingly fruity yet malty…

 

Perennial Artisan Ales Poolside Breeze

Sour – Fruited Berliner Weisse / 4.2% ABV / 126 CAL / St Louis, MO /
Berliner Weisse with hibiscus, passionfruit, mango, lemongrass, orange peel and rose hips.

 

Port City Hazy IPA

IPA – New England / 6.8% ABV / 35 IBU / 204 CAL / Alexandria, VA /

Brewed to highlight hop aroma and flavor, Hazy IPA has intense notes of tropical fruit and bright citrus on the nose. Super juicy flavors of mango, peach, and tangerine…

 

Port City Monumental® IPA

IPA – American / 6.7% ABV / 57 IBU / 201 CAL / Alexandria, VA /

Monumental® IPA has flavours of citrus and pine resin and floral aromas combined with a malty caramel background. This IPA shows a delicious, yet elusive balance between hop bitterness and…

 

Redbeard Black Rye IPA Redux

IPA – Black / 9.25% ABV / 60 IBU / 277.5 CAL / Staunton, VA /

A Redux of One of Our OG Flagships, We Amped this Batch Up Malt/Hop Wise to Create a 9.25% Monster of a Cascadian Dark Ale

 

Redbeard Never Stop Never Stopping

IPA – American / 7.6% ABV / 55 IBU / 228 CAL / Staunton, VA / Azacca Single Hopped IPA

Resident Culture Quantum Wobble

Sour – Fruited / 4% ABV / 120 CAL / Charlotte, NC / Kettle Sour fruited heavily with Guava, Mango, and Blood Orange

 

Resident Culture Sex On the Beach

Sour – Fruited / 6% ABV / 180 CAL / Charlotte, NC / Cocktail-inspired sour ale with Peach, Tangerine, and Cranberry

 

Samuel Adams OctoberFest

Märzen / 5.3% ABV / 16 IBU / 190 CAL / Boston, MA /

In 1810, the Oktoberfest tradition was born when Munich celebrated the Crown Prince’s wedding with a special beer and 16 day party. Our version of this classic style blends…

 

Schlafly – The Saint Louis Pumpkin Ale

Pumpkin / 8% ABV / 16 IBU / 240 CAL / Saint Louis, MO /

Our Pumpkin Ale has a bold, big pumpkin taste, flavored with pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. With little bitterness and a malty backbone, the flavors of the pumpkin and…

 

Stone Stone Enjoy By 10.31.23 Hazy IPA

IPA – Imperial / 9.4% ABV / 52 IBU / 282 CAL / Escondido, CA /

Stone Enjoy By 10.31.23 Hazy IPA is here to haunt your beer fridge with a hazy look and a heavy helping of Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo and Nelson Sauvin hops. But…

 

Swilled Dog Hard Cider Caramel Apple

Cider – Traditional / 6.9% ABV / 207 CAL / Upper Tract, WV /

Can you resist a delicious, savory caramel apple? No… Who can? This is our grown-up version of your favorite classic dessert. Boasting a delicious combination of caramel and a blend of semi-sweet,…

 

Three Notch’d Guava Gose

Sour – Fruited Gose / 5.1% ABV / 8 IBU / 153 CAL / Charlottesville, VA / Luscious guava blended with a tantalizing sour kick in every sip

 

Bushmills ‘Black Bush’ Blended Irish Whiskey
Bushmills Black Bush Pumpkin Irish Coffee
Bushmills Distillery Reserve 12 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Bushmills Original Triple Distilled Smooth & Mellow Blended Irish Whiskey

FEW Bourbon Whiskey

Filibuster Dual Cask ‘The Boondoggler’ Blended Whiskey

Michter’s US-1 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Oakside Cocktail Co. Manhattan
Oakside Cocktail Co. Negroni
Oakside Cocktail Co. Rye Old Fashioned

Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

We plan on adding another 25+ beers to this menu the week of the event.

We will also be serving samples of all our regular draft beers from Tysons Biergarten and Waffles & Tacos.

To see Tysons Biergarten’s list, click here…

To see Waffles & Tacos’ list, click here…

 

PARKING: 1700 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA 22102.

Parking is conveniently located five minutes away on foot and we offer a completely free, pet-friendly, and complimentary Shuttle Bus service that runs on a continuous loop to and from the venue and parking lot! Another alternative is a $20 valet service.

We are also conveniently located steps away from the McLean Metro Station.

Uber Drop Off: 7581 Colshire Dr., McLean, VA 22102

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