Food & Beer Menu Items for the 2023 Bier Fest at Busch Gardens, Tampa

Busch Gardens, Tampa's 6th Annual Bier Festival is taking place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Friday, July 21st, 2023 through September 3rd, 2023 (plus Labor Day, Monday, September 4th, 2023).

This year's lineup includes over 50 beverages and 17 food items. This year's kiosks are mostly located around a mini-loop near the Springs Taproom. There are some additional beers over at the Giraffe Bar (in the Serengeti Overlook building). Here's a look at all the food and beverage kiosks that comprise this year's festival.



Also back for 2023 are the Sampler Lanyards, which allow guests to purchase 5, 8, 12, or 15 food and beer sample entitlements for a discounted price compared to the out-of-pocket cost that's listed on each menu board. I'll post this year's pricing for those, under the menu on this page.

Here's a list of the food and beverage items that are going to be available at the 2023 festival.

01 — Xcursions

FOOD

• Black Forest Cupcake
• Caramel Popcorn Cupcake
• Gingerbread Cupcake
• German Chocolate Cupcake

02 — Artisan Treasures

• Home décor, artisan crafts, and souvenirs only.
  

03 — Moonshine Tasting

• Firefly White Lightning Moonshine
• Firefly Blackberry Moonshine
• American Born Apple Pie Moonshine
• American Born Dixie Moonshine

04 — München Haus

FOOD

• Königsberger Klopse
  German Meatballs with White Wine Caper Sauce
• Bierwurst Pretzel Roll — NEW
  Seared Pork Sausage served on Artisan Pretzel Roll
• Potato Pancake
  Fresh applesauce

05 — Hoppy Trails

• Terrapin | Hopsecutioner IPA
  Athens, GA | 7.3% ABV | 71 IBU
• New Belgium | Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA
  Fort Collins, CO | 7.5% ABV | 42 IBU
• Angry Chair | Space Grass IPA
  Tampa, FL | 6.7% ABV | 50 IBU
• Tampa Bay Brewing Co. | Coral Head IPA
  Tampa, FL | 7% ABV | 75 IBU

06 — Pub Grub

FOOD

• Beer Braised Pork Shank Stout BBQ — NEW
  Beer Braised and Slow Cooked Tender Pork Shank glazed in a Stout BBQ
• German Potato Salad — NEW
  Creamy Potato Salad with Spicy Mustard
• Bratwurst
  Seared Pork Sausage , Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage on Artisan Pretzel Roll

07 — Cider, Cocktails & Sours

• Crooked Thumb | Pink Beer Sour
  Safety Harbor, FL | 4% ABV | 8 IBU
• Wicked Weed | Strawberry Kiwi Burst Fruited Session Sour
  Asheville, NC | 4.5% ABV | 20 IBU
• 3 Daughters Brewing | Raspberry Lemonade Cider
  St. Petersburg, FL | 7% ABV | 0 IBU
• Cigar City | Homemade Apple Pie Cider
  Tampa, FL | 5.5% ABV | 0 IBU
• Strawberry Fields Craft Standard Cocktail
  Bourbon, Monin Strawberry Paloma
• Pearfect Summer Craft Standard Cocktail
  Vodka, Monin Desert Pear, Mojito

08 — Das Goode Hut

FOOD

• Chicken Apple Sausage with Spatzel
  Seared Chicken Apple Sausage with Brown Butter Pasta
• Egg Noodle Kugel
  Traditional Egg Noodle Casserole
• Sauerbraten (German Pot Roast) with Mashed Potato
  Slow Cooked Marinated Beef Roast served over Mashed Potato

09 — Seasonal Suds

• Rogue Ales | Dead Guy Maibock
  Independence, OR | 6.8% ABV | 40 IBU
• Samuel Adams | Seasonal
  Boston, MA | Seasonal
• 3 Daughters Brewing | Beach Blonde Ale
  St. Petersburg, FL | 5% ABV | 23 IBU
• Tampa Bay Brewing Co. | Gourds Gone Wild Pumpkin Ale
  Tampa, FL | 6% ABV | 20 IBU

10 — Bay Area Brews

• Cigar City | Frost Proof Belgian-style White Ale
  Tampa, FL | 6% ABV | 18 IBU
• Coppertail Brewing Co. | Sun Runner
  Tampa, FL | 5% ABV | 8 IBU
• Leaven Brewing | Cheeky Blonde Ale
  Riverview, FL | 4.6% ABV | 24 IBU
• St Pete Brewing | Orange Wheat
  St. Petersburg, FL | 4.7% ABV | 9 IBU
• Hidden Springs Ale Works | Orange Crush
  Tampa, FL | 5.7% ABV | 15 IBU
• Coppertail Brewing Co. | Free Dive IPA
  Tampa, FL | 5.9% ABV | 65 IBU
• Marker 48 Brewing | Red Right Return
  Brooksville, FL | 6% ABV | 15 IBU
• Florida Avenue Brewing Co. | You're My Boy, Blue!
  Wesley Chapel, FL | 5.3% ABV | 12 IBU

11 — Strudel Haus

FOOD

• Apple Strudel with Vanilla Ice Cream
  Flaky Apple Pastry with Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream

12 — Springs Taproom

FOOD

• Pretzels and Beer Cheese
  Warm Small Pretzel Bites Served with Signature Beer Cheese
• Currywurst
  Curry Stew of Seared Pork Sausage and Vegetables
• Kielbasa and Sauerkraut
  Seared Pork Kielbasa with Sauerkraut

BEER

• Founders Brewing Co. | All Day IPA
  Grand Rapids, MI | 4.7% ABV | 42 IBU
• Cycle Brewing | Cream & Sugar, Please Coffee Porter
  St. Petersburg, FL | 4.9% ABV | 21 IBU
• Crooked Thumb | Strawberry Shakedown Sour
  Safety Harbor, FL | 5.8% ABV | 8 IBU
• Keel Farms | Mango Cider
  Plant City, FL | 5.3% ABV | 0 IBU
• Modelo | Especial
  Mexico | 4.4% ABV | 10 IBU
• Stella Artois | Stella Artois Pilsner
  Belgium | 5% ABV | 10 IBU
• Anheuser-Busch | Michelob ULTRA
  St. Louis, MO | 4.2% ABV | 10 IBU
• Leaven Brewing | The Red Irish Ale
  Riverview, FL | 6.7% ABV | 30 IBU
• Cycle Brewing | Crank IPA
  St. Petersburg, FL | 7% ABV | 55 IBU
• 3 Daughters Brewing | Oktoberfest Märzen
  St. Petersburg, FL | 5.1% ABV | 24 IBU
• Samuel Adams | Seasonal
  Massachusetts | Seasonal
• Golden Road Brewing | Mango Cart
  Los Angeles, CA | 4% ABV | 10 IBU

13 — European Wines

• Valckenberg Gewürztraminer
  Germany | 13% ABV
• Valckenberg Pinot Blanc
  Germany | 12.5% ABV
• Valckenberg UNDONE Pinot Noir
  Germany | 12% ABV
• Riesling Flight
  August Kesseler Riesling | Bex Riesling | Twisted River Riesling

14 — Giraffe Bar

• Tampa Bay Brewing Co. | Reef Donkey APA
  Tampa, FL | 5.5% ABV | 36 IBU
• Cigar City | Fancy Papers Hazy IPA
  Tampa, FL | 6.5% ABV | 60 IBU
• Walking Tree | Straw Hat Blonde Ale
  Vero Beach, FL | 4.3% ABV | 14 IBU
• Florida Avenue Brewing Co. | Passion of the Heights Tropical Wheat Ale
  Wesley Chapel, FL | 4.75% ABV | 11 IBU
• Golden Road Brewing | Mango Cart
  Los Angeles, CA | 4% ABV | 10 IBU
• Florida Avenue Brewing Co. | The Lantern Pumpkin Ale
  Wesley Chapel, FL | 8.5% ABV | 22 IBU
• Florida Avenue Brewing Co. | You're My Boy, Blue!
  Wesley Chapel, FL | 5.3% ABV | 12 IBU
• 7venth Sun | Graffiti Orange Creamsicle Wheat Ale
  Tampa, FL | 5.9% ABV | 13 IBU
• Tampa Bay Brewing Co. | Old Elephant Foot IPA
  Tampa, FL | 7% ABV | 70 IBU
• 3 Daughters Brewing | Beach Blonde Ale
  St. Petersburg, FL | 5% ABV | 23 IBU
• Motorworks Brewing | Pulp Friction® Grapefruit IPA
  Bradenton, FL | 6.8% AVB | 85 IBU
• Samuel Adams | Seasonal
  Massachusetts | Seasonal

Sampler Lanyards
The popular Sampler Lanyard system is back this year, where guests can enjoy 5, 8, 12 or 15 samples of beer, food, wine and cocktail offerings at the Bier Fest for a one-time purchase. The punch card lanyard system is a very convenient and speedy "way to pay" for the food and beverage samples.

• 5-Item Sampler Lanyard is $40.00 (plus tax)
• 8-Item Sampler Lanyard is $60.00 (plus tax)
• 12-Item Sampler Lanyard is $75.00 (plus tax)
• Passholder Exclusive 15-Item Sampler Lanyard is $75.00 (plus tax)

If you want to see some photos and read more about the Bier Fest event, check out our main Busch Gardens, Tampa Bier Festival page.

If Central Florida is a little closer to where you are — the SeaWorld Craft Beer Festival is happening around the same time too!  We've posted a menu for that as well, along with all the other details about SeaWorld's Craft Beer Festival on a main festival page — click here to see that page.