As one festival ends another appears on the horizon

The Okere Falls Beer fest finished up with a bang on Saturday, with an all-day session. It was hampered by a bit of rain here and there, but that did not dampen spirits. I must apologise - in the rush to get there I forgot the camera, so no pics this time. The crew at OkereFalls Store did a fantastic job all week, and all who attended were keen for it to become an annual event.

TAURANGA MOANA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL - 29th NOV
Great news for Tauranga fans of good beer (...and seafood) - the Tauranga Moana Seafood Festival is taking place alongside the Tauranga Wharf at Dive Crescent between the Sebel Trinity Wharf Hotel and The Strand) on Saturday the 29th of November from 5.30pm to 10.30pm.

There will be lots of great local seafood dishes on offer, as well as music, fire dancers, wine and fine beer. Croucher Brewing will be there with our range of beers, providing another opportunity for Tauranga people to sample our wares.

For more information about the event, and how to book tickets, visit the official website www.seafoodfest.co.nz

Okere Falls Store 2008 Beer Fest Underway

The first of the pig trotter feasts took place tonight, with a good crowd in to start a week of festivities.

Two Croucher beers are flowing from the new taps we just installed, the Pale Ale and The Hef. The Hef is perfect for this event, given it is our take on a traditional German-style of beer, with a number of patrons enjoying drinking it from the gigantic steins.

If you around Rotorua this week, make sure you get yourself out to the festival. There are evenst each night, culminating in the main festival day on Labour weekend Saturday from 9am til 9pm.

We'll try and get a few photo's on here, including the tradionally dressed waitresses.

October means Oktoberfest

It's THAT month in beer land, and Rotorua's Okere Falls Store is hosting an authentic German beer festival running from Monday 20th October to Saturday 25th Ocktober. With Ompa music, pig's trotters, weiss wurst, bratwurst, bretzels, and of course lots of great beer.



Sarah and Andy from Okere Falls Store import German beer and are also great supporters of Croucher Brewing. Our beers will be available throughout the festival, and we'll be there pouring them on the main fetival day, Saturday the 25th. It will be a huge day, starting at 9am for a beer breakfast and going through til 9pm.



Bookings are recommended as there are limited tickets, and interest has been high. To get tickets visit okerefallsstore.co.nz or call 07 362 4944.