01/09/2026
SUFFFEST…. A kind of Oktoberfest! 🍺
Cultural appropriation aside, most Oktoberfests in the UK are naff. There, I said it.
Mostly bad b**r, served by people in bad fancy dress to other people in bad fancy dress. And, inexplicably, currywurst — a Berlin dish — masquerading as Bavarian tradition.
Even Munich’s real deal has strayed a long way from its original meaning.
The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The festivities took place in fields outside the city gates — now known as Theresienwiese (Therese’s Meadow), a.k.a Wiesn.
These days, it’s a gigantic b**r festival held largely in September (‘cause the weather’s better). Somewhere between 6–7 million people descend on Munich, where the city’s six breweries perform the extraordinary feat of keeping them all suitably quenched and beyond.
So why not just call it what it is?
A massive piss-up.
We are.
Albeit a much, much smaller and considerably more intimate one.
So, from our brewery taproom (B**r Hall) we bring you:
SUFFFEST
Our very own boozefest. A piss-up in a brewery.
Of course, there’ll still be plenty of German influence. I’ve got to keep promoting my Germanness somehow. And having slagged off most Oktoberfest-style parties in the UK, we’ll do our best to make the bits of tradition we borrow as un-naff as humanly possible.
What definitely won’t be naff are the seven la**rs we’ll be pouring, with our Folk and Fest festbiers taking centre stage.
Nor will the bratwurst-style sausages from P A U L B U R T O N Westcombe , served in buns from Landrace Bakery . 🌭
There’ll be DJs, live music and a couple of traditional games thrown in for good measure.
So come and raise a Maß, embrace the piss-up, and celebrate b**r properly.
Saturday October 3rd. Save the date.
🍺 SUFFFEST 🍺
