On tap 01
Oktoberfest
Märzen-style amber lager
5.7% ABV
The beer the whole weekend is named after. Toasted, malty, and built for a long table under the tent.
- Toasted malt
- Harvest grain
The Beer Garden · September 25–26
9 taps. Two nights.
Craft from Saint Benedict’s and St. Joseph, the familiar cold stuff from Zink, seltzer in cans, and wine by the glass, the bottle or the slush.
On tap 01 · Saint Benedict’s Brew Works
Oktoberfest
Märzen-style amber lager
The beer the whole weekend is named after. Toasted, malty, and built for a long table under the tent.
Brewed bySaint Benedict’s Brew Works
5.7% ABV
On tap 02 · Saint Benedict’s Brew Works
BlueberryWheat
Golden wheat ale, brewed with blueberry
Soft, golden, and barely sweet — the one to hand somebody who says they don’t like beer.
Brewed bySaint Benedict’s Brew Works
5.5% ABV
On tap 03 · Saint Benedict’s Brew Works
Pilsner
Golden lager
Clean, crisp, cold. The beer that asks nothing of you at the end of a long Friday.
Brewed bySaint Benedict’s Brew Works
4.8% ABV
On tap 04 · Saint Benedict’s Brew Works
Sister MaryBosf
Irish red ale
Caramel and a little roast, and that red glow when you hold it up to the string lights.
Brewed bySaint Benedict’s Brew Works
5.0% ABV
On tap 05 · St. Joseph Brewery
SaintJoeberfest
Oktoberfest lager
Brewed downtown inside a 1900s Catholic church — rich malt, clean lager finish. A parish festival pouring a beer made in a sanctuary feels about right.
Brewed bySt. Joseph Brewery
5.2% ABV
On tap 06 · Rhinegeist Brewery
Franz
Oktoberfest ale
Cincinnati’s Oktoberfest, and an ale rather than a lager — Pale, Munich, Vienna and CaraMunich malt, with a little fruit off the yeast. Not traditional. Very German.
Brewed byRhinegeist Brewery
5.4% ABV
On tap 07 · Metazoa Brewing Co.
Hoppopotamus
American IPA · 70 IBU
Metazoa’s flagship IPA, out of the brewery on College Ave that gives 5% of its profits to animal rescue. Grapefruit and orange peel up front, a real bitter finish.
Brewed byMetazoa Brewing Co.
7.0% ABV
On tap 08 · Anheuser-Busch
Bud Light
American light lager
The cold, familiar, five-dollar kind. Grab a stein and they’ll keep it full all night.
Brewed byAnheuser-Busch
4.2% ABV
On tap 09 · Anheuser-Busch
MichelobUltra
Light lager
Light, dry and easy — the one that survives a whole night of polka.
Brewed byAnheuser-Busch
4.2% ABV
The Beer Garden
9 taps
Pouring both nights, 5 PM–Midnight.
On tap 02
Blueberry Wheat
Golden wheat ale, brewed with blueberry
5.5% ABV
Soft, golden, and barely sweet — the one to hand somebody who says they don’t like beer.
- Blueberry
- Wheat
On tap 03
Pilsner
Golden lager
4.8% ABV
Clean, crisp, cold. The beer that asks nothing of you at the end of a long Friday.
- Noble hops
- Pale malt
On tap 04
Sister Mary Bosf
Irish red ale
5.0% ABV
Caramel and a little roast, and that red glow when you hold it up to the string lights.
- Caramel malt
- Roast barley
On tap 05
Saint Joeberfest
Oktoberfest lager
5.2% ABV
Brewed downtown inside a 1900s Catholic church — rich malt, clean lager finish. A parish festival pouring a beer made in a sanctuary feels about right.
- Munich malt
- Autumn grain
On tap 06
Franz
Oktoberfest ale
5.4% ABV
Cincinnati’s Oktoberfest, and an ale rather than a lager — Pale, Munich, Vienna and CaraMunich malt, with a little fruit off the yeast. Not traditional. Very German.
- Vienna malt
- Hallertau
On tap 07
Hoppopotamus
American IPA · 70 IBU
7.0% ABV
Metazoa’s flagship IPA, out of the brewery on College Ave that gives 5% of its profits to animal rescue. Grapefruit and orange peel up front, a real bitter finish.
- Citra & Mosaic
- Vienna malt
On tap 08
Bud Light
American light lager
4.2% ABV
The cold, familiar, five-dollar kind. Grab a stein and they’ll keep it full all night.
- Pale malt
- Light hop
On tap 09
Michelob Ultra
Light lager
4.2% ABV
Light, dry and easy — the one that survives a whole night of polka.
- Pale malt
- Crisp grain
Not a beer
In cans, out of the cooler
For anyone who would rather not have a beer in their hand.
In cans
NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer
Pineapple and Black Cherry
4.5% ABV
Vodka, seltzer and real juice — nothing else. Gluten free, no added sugar. Not a beer, and that is the point.
For the wine crowd
Wine, and the slush.
Poured by Easley Winery — family-owned in downtown Indianapolis since 1974. Eight wines, dry through sweet, and one of them comes out frozen.
Easley Winery205 N. College Ave, Indianapolis Wine 01 · Easley Winery
Reggae Red,frozen
Sweet red · in the slushie machine
Easley’s most-decorated sweet red — Double Gold and Best of Class at the 2024 Indiana State Fair — goes straight into a two-barrel machine and comes out frozen. Strawberry, concord grape, a little spice. The drink half the tent is holding by nine o’clock.
Poured byEasley Winery
8 ticketsa cup
Wine 02 · Easley Winery
CabernetSauvignon
Dry red
Dark cherry and plum out of ten months in American oak, off grapes grown in Lodi. Gold at the 2024 Indiana State Fair.
Poured byEasley Winery
Wine 03 · Easley Winery
PinotGrigio
Dry white
Light-bodied and crisp — citrus, green apple and pear, clean finish. The one to drink while it is still warm out.
Poured byEasley Winery
Wine 04 · Easley Winery
Chardonnay
Dry white
Fermented cool and rounded out with French and American oak: pineapple, vanilla, bread crust. Best of Class at the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle competition.
Poured byEasley Winery
Wine 05 · Easley Winery
ReggaeMoscato
Sweet white
Sweet, fruity, ripe stone fruit — Easley’s beach wine. Hand it to anyone who says they do not like wine.
Poured byEasley Winery
Wine 06 · Easley Winery
ReggaeRosé
Sweet rosé
Sweet pomegranate with a swirl of blackberry. Pink, cold and gone faster than you planned.
Poured byEasley Winery
Wine 07 · Easley Winery
ReggaeMargarita
Sweet white
A margarita made out of wine — fresh-pressed lime, lemon and orange, sweet and a little salty, like an ocean breeze.
Poured byEasley Winery
Wine 08 · Easley Winery
ReggaeSangria
Sweet red
Cherry, pineapple, apple, lemon and lime. Gold and Best of Class at the 2023 San Francisco Chronicle competition. Garnish it with fruit if you are feeling fancy.
Poured byEasley Winery
The wine tent
8 wines
Poured by Easley Winery, both nights.
Wine 01
Reggae Red, frozen
Sweet red · in the slushie machine
8 tickets a cup
Easley’s most-decorated sweet red — Double Gold and Best of Class at the 2024 Indiana State Fair — goes straight into a two-barrel machine and comes out frozen. Strawberry, concord grape, a little spice. The drink half the tent is holding by nine o’clock.
Wine 02
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dry red
Dark cherry and plum out of ten months in American oak, off grapes grown in Lodi. Gold at the 2024 Indiana State Fair.
Wine 03
Pinot Grigio
Dry white
Light-bodied and crisp — citrus, green apple and pear, clean finish. The one to drink while it is still warm out.
Wine 04
Chardonnay
Dry white
Fermented cool and rounded out with French and American oak: pineapple, vanilla, bread crust. Best of Class at the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle competition.
Wine 05
Reggae Moscato
Sweet white
Sweet, fruity, ripe stone fruit — Easley’s beach wine. Hand it to anyone who says they do not like wine.
Wine 06
Reggae Rosé
Sweet rosé
Sweet pomegranate with a swirl of blackberry. Pink, cold and gone faster than you planned.
Wine 07
Reggae Margarita
Sweet white
A margarita made out of wine — fresh-pressed lime, lemon and orange, sweet and a little salty, like an ocean breeze.
Wine 08
Reggae Sangria
Sweet red
Cherry, pineapple, apple, lemon and lime. Gold and Best of Class at the 2023 San Francisco Chronicle competition. Garnish it with fruit if you are feeling fancy.
Wine is 5 tickets a glass and 20 a bottle, the same both nights. Tickets are $1 each. Pick it up at the wine tent.
What it costs
Same prices Friday and Saturday
Drinks are paid for in tickets — one ticket is $1, and you buy them at the festival.
- Beer in a souvenir stein Keep the stein. Bring it back for 10-ticket refills all weekend.12tickets
- Stein refill Any time you come back, either night.10tickets
- Regular beer Poured by Zink Distributing.5tickets
- Wine slush Comes with the cup. The one people come back for.8tickets
- Wine by the glass 5 oz pour.5tickets
- Wine by the bottle20tickets
You must be 21 or older to be served, and we card. Please line up a sober ride home.
Not drinking?
There’s plenty for you too.
Water and pop are available all weekend, and the dessert table is right there. The Kids Zone has its own dirty soda bar in the gym.
Why it matters
Every pour supports the school.
Half of every Saint Benedict’s pint goes straight back to the parish and school. Zink Distributing brings up the rest of the lineup, and the Sisters of Saint Benedict — the same Benedictine order as our Sisters here in Beech Grove — brew the craft taps themselves.