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Oktoberfest Festbier 2026
All six Munich Wiesn breweries and the two Freising houses the insiders drink - export-ready by the crate, the pallet or the full container, loaded in Freising within 7 days of your order.
FCA Freising
The style
What exactly is a Festbier?
Festbier is the golden, full-bodied lager brewed for the Munich Oktoberfest - noticeably stronger than an everyday Helles at 13.3–13.7 °Plato original wort and 5.8–6.3 % vol., yet pale, clean and famously drinkable. Since the 1970s it has largely replaced the darker Märzen as the beer actually poured in the tents.
One rule matters for buyers: only beer brewed within Munich’s city limits may be called Oktoberfestbier and served at the festival itself. Exactly six breweries qualify - Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner and Spaten. This range carries every one of them, plus two Freising Festbiers from breweries founded in 1040 and 1160 - the glasses locals reach for when the tents close.
Read the range by colour
Six to nineteen EBC -
the whole Wiesn in one pour line
Every Festbier below is plotted at its true EBC value. Five of the eight sit together at 9 EBC - classic Wiesn gold - while Hofbräu pours palest and Hacker-Pschorr runs deep into amber. Tap a glass to jump to its spec sheet.
The range · 2026 allocation
Eight Festbiers.
One invoice, one container.
Every crate is the authentic German domestic bottling - 20 × 0.5 L returnable glass in the brewery’s own plastic crate - sourced, consolidated and export-cleared in Freising.
The six breweries poured at the Oktoberfest
Augustiner
Oktoberfestbier
Producing this typical German-style Festbier is a core competence of the ancient Augustiner brewery, right from Bavaria’s capital - the brewery most respected by Munich’s own beer drinkers. Its Oktoberfestbier pours light golden and is slightly hoppy, grainy and citrusy on the nose.
The taste is malty and bready with a smooth, notable hoppy finish.
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.5 °P
- Alcohol
- 6.0 % vol.
- Colour
- 7 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- Euro
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 824 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Hofbräu München
Oktoberfestbier
HB München has celebrated the Oktoberfest from its very beginning and is proudly owned by the Free State of Bavaria. Its Festbier carries a fresh aroma of grass and hay with a spicy, round character, and pours a pale straw colour with elegant sparkling.
The beer tastes remarkably clean and balanced - despite arriving at 6.3 % vol., one of the strongest numbers in our whole selection.
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.7 °P
- Alcohol
- 6.3 % vol.
- Colour
- 6 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- NRW
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 821 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Löwenbräu
Oktoberfestbier
Everybody knows Löwenbräu - the brewery with the impressive lion on the label - and its Oktoberfestbier is every bit as famous. It pours straw-golden with a malty character and some fine hoppy notes.
It tastes just like the Oktoberfest itself: strong and bold, like a lion.
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.7 °P
- Alcohol
- 6.1 % vol.
- Colour
- 9 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- NRW
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 824 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Spaten
Oktoberfestbier
Spaten’s Festbier pours light golden under an impressive head, with grain and even some bready notes on the nose. On the palate it is exactly what the style promises: malty, full-bodied and well balanced, with a subtle, crisp hop bitterness in the finish.
Overall very smooth and harmonious - an excellent interpretation of the style. Prost!
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.7 °P
- Alcohol
- 5.9 % vol.
- Colour
- 9 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- Euro
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 829 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Paulaner
Oktoberfestbier
Paulaner is the brewery behind the famous strong-beer festival on the Nockherberg - and its Oktoberfest pour is state of the art as well. It looks like liquid gold in the glass, with aromas of grain, malt and flowery hops rising from the foam.
The taste is malty and clean: typical, and very well balanced - just as it has to be.
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.7 °P
- Alcohol
- 5.9 % vol.
- Colour
- 9 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- NRW
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 821 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Hacker-Pschorr
Oktoberfestbier
Hacker-Pschorr’s Oktoberfestbier is genuinely special: it is by far the darkest of them all - amber, nearly dark bronze - because the master brewers take a little more Münchner malt into the mash.
The result is a nearly honey-like beverage that finishes sweet, malty and utterly creamy. Cheers!
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.7 °P
- Alcohol
- 5.8 % vol.
- Colour
- 12–19 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- Swing-top
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 840 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
The two insiders from the beer city
Freising is our home town. BBB’s office and showroom sit minutes from these two brewhouses - our team trained on the Weihenstephan hill - so these are the crates we know best, and the ones Munich insiders order when the tents close.
Weihenstephaner
Festbier
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan is the world’s oldest brewery, founded in 1040. The old monastery brewhouse sits in Freising - the beer city - where Bavaria’s Best Beer keeps its own office and showroom.
The Festbier pours very fine and light golden, balanced and sweet on the nose. The taste is clean, typical and full-bodied, with hints of honey, sweet grass and grain.
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.3 °P
- Alcohol
- 5.8 % vol.
- Colour
- 9 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- NRW
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 821 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Hofbrauhaus Freising
Festbier
Not to be confused with HB München: the Hofbrauhaus Freising is also one of the oldest breweries in the world, founded in the year 1160. Its Festbier shows dark yellow in the glass under a fine-pored, strong head.
It tastes of grains, honey and bread - yet stays very clean and crisp at the same time. A textbook Festbier and an excellent interpretation of the style: the insiders’ tip.
Specification
- Original wort
- 13.7 °P
- Alcohol
- 6.1 % vol.
- Colour
- 9 EBC
- Glassware
- Isar Seidel · Trumpfbecher · Willibecher
Packaging & pallet
- Crate
- 20 × 0.5 L · 10 L
- Crate type
- Plastic, 40 × 30 cm
- Bottle
- NRW
- Filled weight
- 19.7 kg / crate
- Per pallet
- 40 crates
- Pallet weight
- 820 kg
- Pallet size
- 120 × 80 × 155 cm
Side by side
The whole range on one sheet
Identical crate logistics across all eight beers make mixing trivially easy - the only variables that matter are in this table.
| Beer | Designation | °Plato | % vol. | Colour (EBC) | Bottle | Pallet | Ocean freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustiner | Oktoberfestbier | 13.5 | 6.0 | 7 | Euro | 824 kg | ✓ suitable |
| Hofbräu München | Oktoberfestbier | 13.7 | 6.3 | 6 | NRW | 821 kg | ✓ suitable |
| Löwenbräu | Oktoberfestbier | 13.7 | 6.1 | 9 | NRW | 824 kg | ✓ suitable |
| Spaten | Oktoberfestbier | 13.7 | 5.9 | 9 | Euro | 829 kg | ✓ suitable |
| Paulaner | Oktoberfestbier | 13.7 | 5.9 | 9 | NRW | 821 kg | ✓ suitable |
| Hacker-Pschorr | Oktoberfestbier | 13.7 | 5.8 | 12–19 | Swing-top | 840 kg | ✗ road / short-sea |
| Weihenstephaner | Festbier | 13.3 | 5.8 | 9 | NRW | 821 kg | ✓ suitable |
| Hofbrauhaus Freising | Festbier | 13.7 | 6.1 | 9 | NRW | 820 kg | ✓ suitable |
Logistics
Container maths, done for you
Every beer on this page shares one crate footprint, so a mixed Festbier container stacks as cleanly as a single-brand one. Quantities below are the fixed constants you can plan with.
Three bottle types - one thing to check
Euro bottle
The compact classic of the German returnable pool - high shoulder, sturdy stance, fully container-proof.
Augustiner · SpatenNRW bottle
The tall, slender standard - the workhorse of Bavarian bottling lines, equally container-proof.
Hofbräu · Löwenbräu · Paulaner · Weihenstephaner · HB FreisingSwing-top bottle
Clip closure with ceramic stopper. Charismatic on the shelf - but we do not recommend it for ocean containers.
Hacker-Pschorr only
Why order through BBB
Built for first orders -
and for the twentieth
Confirmed order to loaded truck in one week - against an industry standard of 6–8 weeks. Your Festbier arrives while the season is still ahead of you.
Build your own Festbier container: all eight beers share one crate footprint, so you can order down to one crate per variety. MOQ just two pallets.
We consolidate sourcing, export clearance and documents - Certificates of Origin included, issued in-house via the IHK eUZ system.
Our showroom sits minutes from Munich Airport. Fly in, taste the range, watch a pallet being built - then decide.
Season planning
2026 order deadlines by market
We load within 7 days of your confirmed order - after that, the vessel schedule sets the pace. The guide dates below put your Festbier on shelf in good time to sell right through to the Wiesn finale on 4 October 2026.
| Market | Typical door-to-door | Order by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia & New Zealand | 8–10 weeks | 30 June 2026 | Enquire |
| Japan & South Korea | 7–9 weeks | 7 July 2026 | Enquire |
| Chile & South America | 7–9 weeks | 7 July 2026 | Enquire |
| Hong Kong & Southeast Asia | 6–8 weeks | 16 July 2026 | Enquire |
| South Africa & Namibia | 6–8 weeks | 16 July 2026 | Enquire |
| Canada (East Coast) | 4–6 weeks | 11 August 2026 | Enquire |
| United Kingdom | 1–2 weeks | 8 September 2026 | Enquire |
Oktoberfestbier keeps selling long after the tents come down - the season runs to the end of October, and so do we. Talk to us at any point: we still load within 7 days and will find you the fastest routing available.
Guide values assuming FCA Freising handover within 7 days of order confirmation and typical 2026 sailing schedules, targeting shelf availability through to 4 October 2026; we confirm exact vessel cut-offs per port at offer stage. EU destinations: current arrangements on request.
Wiesn ’26 allocation
Secure your Festbier before the tents open
Tell us your market and target volume - we reply with a tailored price list and a pro forma offer, and reserve your loading slot. Allocated brands like Augustiner go first.
Good to know
Festbier buying FAQ
What is the difference between Oktoberfestbier and Festbier?+
Oktoberfestbier is a protected designation: only beer brewed within Munich’s city limits - by Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner or Spaten - may carry the name and be poured at the festival. Festbier is the style itself, and outstanding examples are brewed elsewhere in Bavaria too, such as the Weihenstephaner and Hofbrauhaus Freising Festbiers in this range.
How strong is Festbier compared with regular Bavarian lager?+
Festbier is brewed to a higher original wort of 13.3–13.7 °Plato, which lands it at 5.8–6.3 % vol. - noticeably above an everyday Helles. Across this range, Hofbräu München is the strongest at 6.3 % and the colour spans 6 to 19 EBC.
Can I mix several breweries in one container?+
Yes - that is the point of this range. All eight beers ship in the identical crate format (20 × 0.5 L, 40 × 30 cm, 40 crates per Euro pallet), so a mixed pallet stacks exactly like a single-brand one. You can mix down to a single crate per variety; the minimum order is two pallets, and a full 20 ft container takes 440 crates.
Why can’t Hacker-Pschorr go into an ocean container?+
Hacker-Pschorr bottles its Oktoberfestbier in swing-top bottles with a clip closure. We do not recommend that closure for long ocean transits, so we quote this beer for road- and short-sea-served markets and recommend the other seven beers for deep-sea containers. Every offer we send flags this automatically.
What is the difference between Euro, NRW and swing-top bottles?+
All three are 0.5 L returnable German glass standards. The Euro bottle is shorter with a high shoulder (Augustiner, Spaten here); the NRW bottle is the taller, slimmer standard used by the other breweries; the swing-top adds a ceramic clip closure (Hacker-Pschorr). The type matters mainly for shelf presentation, deposit handling and - in the swing-top case - ocean-freight suitability.
When do I need to order for the 2026 season?+
We load within 7 days of a confirmed order, so the deadline is set by sailing time to your port. As a guide for shelf availability through to the Wiesn finale on 4 October 2026: Australia/New Zealand by the end of June, Japan/Korea and South America by early July, Hong Kong/Southeast Asia and Southern Africa by mid-July, Canada by mid-August, and the UK by early September.
Missed the window? It is far less critical than it looks - Oktoberfestbier sells to the end of October, and we keep loading throughout. Ask us and we will find the fastest routing available.
What does FCA Freising mean?+
Under Incoterms 2020 FCA (Free Carrier) Freising, we hand your export-cleared goods to your nominated carrier at our loading point in Freising, Bavaria. All export documents, including Certificates of Origin, are prepared in-house. Door delivery and freight arrangements can be quoted on request.