Dust off the lederhosen and grab your best drinking stein as we are celebrating all things Germanic and OktoberFest! Join Bonnie Todd from Off The Eaten Track and Joe Wiebe for a fun 1-hour virtual beer tasting that you enjoy from the safety and comforts of home.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE EVENT?

• Four craft beers that celebrate fall and Germanic styles. We have released three of the beers included, one will be announced closer to the date as a surprise beer:  Land & Sea Brewing Oktober Lager, Île Sauvage Brewing La Tarte Pumpkin Sour, and Bomber Brewing Harvest Rye Pilsner.
• Four Germanic-inspired dishes to pair with the beer including some Nuremberger sausage from Bull & Son’s Deli, a pretzel with mustard from The Bikery, cheese pierogi with homemade sauerkraut from Sult Pierogi Bar, and a mind-blowing black forest cake from The Dutch Bakery.
• 1-hour online Zoom meeting. Participants will be emailed a link to join our online tasting. You will need a Zoom account in order to participate (we will send out instructions on how to join).
• Beer & food boxes can be picked up from our Downtown location at 470 Belleville Street. Instructions and time for pick-up will be shared prior to the event.

The event is co-hosted by Bonnie Todd (founder & owner of Off The Eaten Track) and Joe Wiebe. Joe is the author of Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider’s Guide to B.C. Breweries, the definitive guidebook to British Columbia’s burgeoning craft beer industry. He is also a co-founder and Beer Director of Victoria Beer Week and the Content Manager for the BC Ale Trail project.

How does it work? Participants purchase their tickets online. Each ticket contains 4 craft beers paired with 4 local dishes. Instructions for pick-up will be emailed after purchase, boxes can be picked up on OCT 16th at the Off The Eaten Track kiosk at 470 Belleville Street. Guests are emailed a Zoom invitation to join the 1-hour virtual tasting later in the evening (7pm-8pm).