Food and Beer Menu Items for Busch Garden's 2018 Bier Fest

Busch Gardens' new Bier Festival starts this weekend (Saturday, August 25th, 2018 is the first day) and the brand new "Bites and Beer" kiosk menu list is looking pretty great! Here's a text-based rundown of the food and brews that are planned for the inaugural year!

If you want to read more about the Bier Fest event, check out our original post by clicking here.

Bites Menu

Hops and Handhelds
Sample flavorful shareables at Hops & Handhelds!

• Reuben Croquettes with Mustard & Honey Dipping Sauce
• Mac N' Cheese Fritters with Truffle Aioli
• Soft Pretzels with Bacon-Beer Cheese Sauce
• Fried Cheese Curds with Beer Cheese Sauce

The Best of the Wurst
Get in the festive spirit and sample traditional German cuisine at The Best of the Wurst.

• Bratwurst Sandwich Served on a Soft Pretzel Roll
• Currywurst Knockwurst, caraway slaw, curry catsup, and pita
• Holy Schnitzel Sandwich with Swiss Cheese and Mushrooms on a soft pretzel roll

Seasonally Inspired
Seasonally inspired combines fresh ingredients to create a menu of appetizing and refreshing flavors.

• Watermelon & Heirloom Tomato Salad with Feta Cheese, Micro-Cilantro, and Lemon Vinaigrette
• Duck Lollipops & Summer Peach Salad with Sweet-Spicy Gochujang Sauce
• Roasted Golden Beets with Balsamic & Goat Cheese
• Grilled Lamb Kefta with Tzatiki sauce , cucumber-tomato salad, and fresh mint

Kebabs
Taste flavorful kebabs skewered with your choice of steak, chicken, or kielbasa, as well as grilled vegetables.

• Steak Kebab with Peppers and Red Onion
• Chicken Kebab with Peppers and Red Onion
• Kielbasa Kebab with Peppers and Red Onion

Das Sliders
Pair your brew with a delicious slider from Das Sliders. Be one of the first to indulge in the Impossible Slider – the first veggie burger to look and taste like meat!

• The Impossible™ Slider Served on a Pretzel Bun
• All Beef Slider with Red Onion Jam on a Pretzel Bun
• Tampa Pork Slider Served on a Pretzel Bun

Tavern
Grab a beer at the Tavern and then satisfy your taste buds with a favorite classic, fish & chips.

• Fish & Chips with Malt-Vinegar Aioli

Beer Menu

There will be over 100 international and craft beers on a rotating schedule over the course of the festival. I'm guessing — popular selections will be available on most days, but some of the more exotic beers may only be available on certain days. So this is more of an outline of some of the beers that will be at the festival, at some point for 2018.

3 Daughters Brewing

• Beach Blonde Ale (ABV 5.0%)
• Original Apple Cider (ABV 5.5%)
• Rose Cider (ABV 5.5%)

7venth Sun Brewery

• Graffiti Orange Wheat Ale (ABV 5.9%)
• Seasonal Berliner Weisse

Ace Cider

• Pineapple Cider (ABV 5.0%)

Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company

• Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale (ABV 5.5%)
• Kölsch (ABV 4.3%)

Angry Chair Brewing

• Spacegrass IPA (ABV 6.7%)
• Two Pump Chump Porter (ABV 5.5%)

Angry Orchard Cider Company

• Rose Cider (ABV 5.5%)

Anheuser-Busch

• Bud Light Lager (ABV 4.2%)
• Michelob Ultra (ABV 4.2%)

Beck's Brewery

• Pilsner (ABV 5.0%)

Bell's Brewery

• Best Brown Ale (ABV 5.8%)
• Two Hearted IPA (ABV 7.0%)
• Oberon Wheat (ABV 5.8%)

Big Storm Brewing Company

• Oktoberfest Märzen Lager (ABV 6.4%)
• Wavemaker Amber Ale (ABV 4.9%)

Big Top Brewing Company

• PB&J Pale Ale (ABV 5.3%)
• Trapeze Monk Tangerine Wit (ABV 5.1%)
• Hawaiian Lion Coffee-Coconut Porter (ABV 7.5%)

Blue Moon Brewing Company

• Harvest Pumpkin Ale (ABV 5.8%)

Blue Point Brewing Company

• Oktoberfest Märzen (ABV 5.7%)

Bold City Brewery

• Duke's Cold Nose Brown Ale (ABV 5.0%)

Brew Hub

• Rome City IPA (ABV 5.8%)
• Diver Down Red Ale (ABV 8.0%)

Central 28 Beer Company

• Trekker Farmhouse Ale (ABV 4.5%)
• Up River Pale Ale (ABV 6.0%)

Cigar City Brewing Company

• Guayabera Citra Pale Ale (ABV 5.5%)
• Tocobaga Red Ale (ABV 7.2%)

Coppertail Brewing Company

• Free Dive IPA (ABV 5.9%)
• Jam Salad Florida Weisse (ABV 3.5%)
• Oktoberfest Märzen (ABV 5.8%)

Crooked Thumb Brewery

• Grapefruit Gose (ABV 4.3%)

Dunedin House of Beer

• Cool Cucumber IPA (ABV 6.9%)
• Mango Hefeweizen (ABV 5.4%)

Duvel Moortgat Brewery

• Duvel Belgian Single (ABV 8.0%)

Florida Avenue Brewing Co.

• Florida Ave Lager (ABV 4.9%)
• Cucumber Florida Weisse (ABV 4.0%)

Flying Boat Brewing Co.

• American Mild Brown Ale (ABV 5.4%)

Founders Brewing Co.

• Solid Gold Lager (ABV 4.4%)
• All Day IPA (ABV 4.7%)

Four Stacks Brewing Company

• Pinfish Pale Ale (ABV 5.3%)

Funky Buddha Brewery

• Floridian Hefeweizen (ABV 5.2%)
• Vibin' Lager (ABV 5.0%)
• Sticky Treats Blonde Ale (ABV 5.1%)

Goose Island Beer Company

• Oktoberfest Märzen (ABV 6.4%)

Green Bench Brewing Co.

• Postcard Pilsner (ABV 4.7%)

Hacker-Pschorr Brewery

• Oktoberfest Märzen (ABV 5.8%)

Hidden Springs Ale Works

• Peanut Butter Deja Moo Milk Stout (ABV 6.0%)
• Orange Crush Fruited Wheat (ABV 5.6%)

Hofbräu München

• Original Lager (ABV 5.1%)
• HefeWeizen (ABV 5.1%)
• Dunkel (ABV 5.5%)

Islamorada Beer Co.

• Sandbar Sunday Ale (ABV 4.8%)
• Islamorada Ale (ABV 5.0%)

Jdubs's Brewing Company

• Up Top IPA (ABV 6.5%)
• Passion Wheat (ABV 4.2%)

Karbach Brewing Company

• Lemon Ginger Radler (ABV 3.5%)

Köstritzer

• Schwarzbier (ABV 4.8%)

Kona Brewing Co.

• Big Wave Golden Ale (ABV 4.4%)

Krombacher

• Krombacher Pilsner (ABV 4.8%)

Lagunitas Brewing Company

• Lagunitas IPA (ABV 6.2%)

Leinenkugel’s Brewing Company

• Leinenkugel's Berry Shandy (ABV 4.2%)

Maeloc

• Blackberry Hard Cider (ABV 4.0%)

M.I.A. Beer Company

• Miami Weiss (ABV 6.0%)
• Pineapple Coconut Hard Water(ABV 5.0%)

MillerCoors

• Miller Lite Pilsner (ABV 4.2%)

Motorworks Brewing

• Cruiser Kölsch (ABV 4.8%)
• Hudson Hefeweizen (ABV 5.5%)

Narragansett Brewing Company

• Del's Shandy (ABV 4.7%)

New Belgium Brewing Company

• Fat Tire Amber Ale (ABV 5.2%)

North Coast Brewing Co.

• Scrimshaw Pilsner (ABV 4.7%)
• Red Pale Ale (ABV 5.4%)

Paulaner

• HefeWeizen (ABV 5.5%)
• Oktoberfest Märzen (ABV 6.0%)

Radeberger

• Radeberger Pilsner (ABV 4.8%)

Rekorderlig Cider

• Strawberry Lime Cider (ABV 4.5%)

Samuel Adams

• Octoberfest Märzen (ABV 5.3%)
• Boston Lager (ABV 5.0%)

Schofferhofer

• Grapefruit Radler (ABV 2.5%)

Sea Dog Brewing Co.

• Blue Paw Blueberry Wheat Ale (ABV 4.6%)

Six Ten Brewing

• Tent Beer Lager (ABV 5.2%)
• Silky Sour Berliner Weisse (ABV 7.0%)
• Pumpkin Berliner Weisse (ABV 6.0%)

SixPoint Brewing

• Alpenflo Helles Lager (ABV 4.9%)
• Crisp Pilsner (ABV 5.4%)

Stiegl-Brauwelt

• Stiegl Pilsner (ABV 4.9%)
• Grapefruit Radler (ABV 2.5%)

Stone Brewing

• Arrogant Bastard Ale (ABV 7.2%)

Sun King Brewery

• Pachanga Mexican Lager (ABV 4.2%)

Swamp Head Brewery

• Wild Night Honey Cream Ale (ABV 5.9%)

Sweetwater Brewing Company

• 420 Pale Ale (ABV 5.7%)

Tampa Bay Brewing

• Florida Tart Berliner Weisse (ABV 4.2%)
• Reef Donkey Pale Ale (ABV 5.5%)

Tampa Beer Works

• Hop Sesh IPA (ABV 5.2%)

The Tank Brewing Co.

• La Finca Miami Saison (ABV 6.2%)

The Traveler Beer Company

• Jack-O Traveler Pumpkin Shandy (ABV 4.4%)

Two Henrys Brewing Company

• Elderberry Cider (ABV 6.2%)

Warsteiner

• Pilsner (ABV 4.8%)
• Dunkel (ABV 4.9%)
• Oktoberfest Märzen(ABV 5.9%)

Yuengling

• Octoberfest Märzen (ABV 5.4%)
• Traditional Lager (ABV 4.5%)

Whew... if you made it all the way down here, you must really love beer!

I know — I wish they provided the IBU numbers as well... but in all fairness, this is a really long list to compile! The food and beer items all look really promising, and there's even some whiskey and wine info floating around out there... we'll investigate further and let you know what we find out. One thing's for sure, more festivals is a good thing! We hope to see you there!