
EVENTS

Blocktoberfest 2025
Blocktoberfest 2025
Sunday, September 28th • 12-4PM
At Strong Rope Red Hook
Get tickets to Blocktoberfest 2025 - Presented by the NYC Brewers Guild!
185 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn. Enter on Barnell Street.
MTA transit options include: F and G Trains, B61 and B57 Bus; NYC Ferry to Red Hook
Come join us for a fun-filled day of beer, food, and music + GORGEOUS views at Strong Rope Brewery Red Hook. Get ready to sample a variety of craft brews from local NYC breweries, indulge in delicious eats from our food vendors, and vibe with freinds all afternoon.
Don't miss out! Tickets set at $60. Attendees have the chance to sample upto 60 different styles in one place at one time! Blocktoberfest is an unlimited* sampling event.
Scroll down for some of the breweries & Beer Styles scheduled to participate & Pour.
Blocktoberfest is the NYC Brewers Guild's annual fall festival celebrating #NYCBrewed beers, and our local breweries. With nearly 50 breweries based in and brewing within the five boroughs, we will have no shortage of variety for attendees to taste.
tickeholders will receive a souvenir pint glass to use during the fest, and bring home after.
We're excited to have over 30 NYC Breweries pouring alongside each other for this event. Attendees can sample pours from all these breweries (& Sake!) while along the NY Harbor. We're prepared for ANY type of weather as we plan to be indoors - so no need for that portable rain poncho.
Breweries & beer regularly updated. Scroll down, and watch our Instagram.
THis is a 21+ event.
No children or pets permitted.
Certified service animals only.
No outside alcohol permitted.
Food available on site from: Empanda Papa, Red Hook Lobster Pound, and Spices of the Sun.
The NYC Brewers Guild is a professional association. Our mission as a non-profit is to advocate for and support our local brewing members to help grow the craft beer audience, enhance the community advancing NYC’s brewing industry. Blocktoberfest Serves as a fundraiser to help support the Guild’s mission.
Confirmed Breweries:
(More to be announced!)
18th Ward Brewing, Back Home Beer, Brooklyn Brewery, Endless Life Brewing, Fifth Hammer, Finback, Five Boroughs Brewing Co, Grimm, Gun Hill, Kato Sake Works, KCBC (Kings County Brewers Collective), Mad Love Beer, Niteglow, Other Half Brewing, Randolph Beer, Rockaway Brewing, Round Table Brewery, Saltfields Brewing, Simple Brewing, Singlecut Beersmiths, Sixpoint, Sound and Fury Brewing, Spicy Moon, Strong Rope, Torch & Crown, Wild East
STYLES SCHEDULED TO BE POURED (Subject to change)
18th Ward Brewing: Future Memory Session IPA 4.9%, Guava Glow Fruit Sour 5%, Sunset Bay Golden Ale 5%
Back Home Beer: Persian Blue Lager 4.9%, Sumac Gose 4.6%
Brooklyn Brewery: OKTOBERFEST MÄRZEN LAGER 5.5% , Post Road Pumpkin Ale PUMPKIN ALE 5.0%, Chimes At Midnight Abbey-Style Dubbel Ale 8.6%, Fonio Rising Pale Ale PALE ALE BREWED WITH FONIO 5.0%
Endless Life Brewing: Batavian Festbier - Oktoberfest Lager - 5.4%, Nostlagia For Things Unknown - Dark German Lager - 5.1%
Fifth Hammer: Hammerfest, Festbier Style Lager 6% ABV, Bartholemew NeverBart English Pale Ale in cask 4.3%
Finback: Festbier German style lager 6%, Hold On West Coast IPA 7%
Five Boroughs Brewing Co: Pumpkin Ale 6% , Festbier 6%
Flagship Brewing Company: Wolf Hound Nitro Irish Stout 4.2% , Wolf Hound Nitro Blood Orange Wit 4.9%
Grimm: Festooning Marzen style lager 6% , Two Dollar Pistol Smoked lager 5.5%
Gun Hill: Oktoberfest Marzen 5%, Feathers and Gunpowder (collab w/ Strangebird) Munich Dunkel rested in Rum Barrels 5%
Kills Boro Brewing: Oktoberfest, Torchbearer
(KCBC) Kings County Brewers Collective: Zoktoberfest - Märzen Style Lager - 5.4% , Harvest Zombie - Fruited Sour - 5.0%, Heroes Reanimated - DDH Hazy IPA - 7.0%
Mad Love Beer: Low Life Lager Light American Rice Lager 4.2%, Liquid Love Hazy NEIPA 5%, Mad Gay Watermelon Gose 4.5%, Helles Island Helles Lager 6.2%
Niteglow: MALTY Czech Style Amber Lager 4.8%, H09 NY Wet Hop Pale Ale 5%
Other Half Brewing: Fest Bier 5%, Snaps Lager 4.6%
Randolph: Marzengeist 7.4 fest beer, Perfect season 5.0 cream ale
Rockaway Brewing: Rockaway IPA - 6.2, Pretzel Neck - Festbier - 5.4
Round Table Brewery: Juntos Pilsner 5.3%, Fake Recipe NEIPA 6%, Encuentro Lager 4.8%,
Saltfields Brewing: Saltfields Rice Lager 4.7%
Simple Brewing Company: Bam Bam Slightly Smoked Lager 5.2%, Idaho 7 Lager Keller Bier 5.2%
Singlecut Beersmiths: Inexplicable Use of Ümlaut - Marzen - 6%, 18 watt - IPA - 5%
Sixpoint: The Crisp pilsner 5.4%, Oktoberfest marzen 6%
Sound and Fury Brewing: Harvest Moon Marzen 5.4%, Franklin's Tower Pale Ale 5.6%
Spicy Moon: Golden Dragon Rice Lager, Watermelon Strawberry Sour
Strong Rope Brewery: Lucky, Festbier, 5.4%
Torch & Crown Brewing Company: High Brau Oktoberfest lager 5.5%, Low Brau Helles 4.8%
*Unlimited sampling - we do not permit or condone excessive consumption. Anyone working the event reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who appears to be visibly intoxicated.
Event Code of Conduct: The NYC Brewers Guild is dedicated to providing a harassment free festival for every-one, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or identity, ability, appearance, race or religion. We do not, and will not tolerate harassment in any form; sexist, racist, or exclusionary during our events. Be kind to others. Do not insult or defame any fellow participants. This includes but is not limited to all those working the event. Any participant violating these rules may be asked to leave immediately at the discretion of the Guild. No refunds or accommodations will be issued for violators. We expect our events to provide a welcoming environment for all. Should anyone make you feel unsafe or unwelcome, or if you observe another individual in situational discomfort, please report it ASAP to one of our Safety Advocates. Reports can also be sent to: NYCBrewersGuild@gmail.com . As well as reported via our third party partner WeVow

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