Künstler Brewing

10/09/2026

We've been a little quiet around here. Recoving from Oktoberfest...
But the fires are still burning. 🔥

This Saturday, we're teaming up with our friends at Brushfire Farms for a little Texas-meets-Germany magic over the fire.
Grill starts at 1 PM till sold out.

On the menu: half spatchcocked chicken with their prickly pear BBQ sauce, and Schweinbraten — a grilled pork belly sandwich finished with their original glaze.

Hecho mit Liebe. 🧡

10/02/2026

We saved a little of our Oktoberfest this year and decided to put it on oak.

Oaktoberfest is here. 🍺

10/01/2026

It’s time for our annual Homebrew Competition!
And yes, this competition is open to ANYONE.

This year’s style is American Pale Ale, and we can only accept 12 entries, so if you want in, I’d register sooner rather than later.
B**r drop-off is October 23–25, and as always, the b**rs will be judged by our Stammtisch members on October 26.

The winner gets to come brew their b**r with us on the big system, plus bragging rights and a pretty extreme discount on every pint of their winning b**r they drink.

Max and I are looking forward to brewing with one of you.
All the rules and details are on the registration page:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/verano-brau-2026-american-pale-ale-registration-2001391571065?aff=oddtdtcreator
Let’s see whatcha got. 🍺

09/29/2026

People ask me all the time what Gemütlichkeit means.
There really isn't a direct English translation.
It's a feeling. Being together. Sharing a table. Good food and Bier. Family and friends. Laughter. Music. That feeling that you're exactly where you want to be, with people you're happy to be with.
Looking through these pictures from our Oktoberfest, I think they explain it better than I ever could.
For nine days, you filled our tables, raised your glasses, brought your families, your friends and your dogs, and made Künstler feel exactly the way we always hoped it would.
Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated with us.
And if you missed it this year, maybe these pictures will explain why you shouldn't miss the next one.
This is Gemütlichkeit. 🧡
P.S. We’re not quite done yet. The Oktoberfest menu continues through October 4 (or until you eat us out of it), and we’ve tapped our oak-aged Oktoberfest, Oaktoberfest.
And we still have one more thing to settle. Our final Steinholding competition is October 3 at 3 PM.

09/21/2026

09/18/2026

This is the time we wait all year for.

The Künstler Oktober Festbier is ready. Ziggy, our Märzen is ready. The 2 ft Über Brat is very definitely ready.

And tomorrow at noon we finally get to tap the first Festbier.

Nine days of Oktoberfest at Künstler. Some traditions, some ridiculous ideas, and a whole lot of people we're looking forward to seeing again.

See you tomorrow. Prost!

09/16/2026

I knew we were making a 2-foot brat.
I apparently did not fully comprehend what a 2-foot brat looks like.

Good Lord. 😂

The Giant Brat makes its debut Saturday for the opening of Künstler Oktoberfest.

Saturday 9/19 • starting at noon

09/15/2026

Monday night we're having Oktoberfest dinner in the Tavern.

Five courses from the Künstler kitchen, each paired with one of our German-style Biers.
A little smoked lox and Kartoffelpuffer. Sauerbraten. Rote Grütze. And a few things to get us started.

Monday, September 21 • 7 PM
$60 per person, including b**r pairings
$50 per person without b**r pairings .

Seating is limited, so reservations are required. Reserve your seat here:
https://tables.hostmeapp.com/restaurants/42530
Come have dinner with us.

09/08/2026

A lot of you have asked when our Oktoberfest b**rs are coming, so we thought we'd tell you why we wait.

Brent and I still believe in having things to look forward to.

We know that's a little unusual in the American b**r world. Oktoberfest b**rs, much like Christmas, seem to arrive earlier every year. And by the time September rolls around, there's a very real possibility of Oktoberfest b**r palate fatigue 😂

But we've always liked keeping certain things tied to their season. There's something special about knowing something is coming, and having to wait for it.

Maybe anticipation is becoming a bit of a dying art. We happen to think it's part of the magic.

So, just as some German breweries wait until their local Oktoberfest begins, we wait until ours.

Künstler Oktoberfest almost allways begins the same day Oktoberfest opens in Munich. This year, that's September 19.

That's when we'll tap our Künstler Oktoberfest Bier, and our Märzen Ziggy.

Could we release them earlier? Absolutely.

But then we wouldn't get to look forward to them.

And we think some things are worth waiting for. 🍻

09/03/2026

We gave Arch a grill.
This may have been a mistake. 🔥 😂

However....First Friday also happens to kick off Labor Day weekend, so he's firing up the Künstler Grill tomorrow.

Hot dogs, brats, and burgers on the grill. B**r in your glass. Maybe we can even hope for a little less heat outside.

And keep drinking Working Fire so that we stay on good terms with the fire department 😜