{"id":104017,"date":"2019-08-01T10:28:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/?p=104017"},"modified":"2019-08-01T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:28:49","slug":"ska-brewing-in-durango-colorado-brings-back-world-class-oktoberfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/news\/beer-release\/ska-brewing-in-durango-colorado-brings-back-world-class-oktoberfest","title":{"rendered":"Ska Brewing in Durango, Colorado, Brings Back World-Class Oktoberfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">DURANGO, CO\u2014 It\u2019s hard to top the first year of Ska Brewing\u2019s Oktoberfest, with wins at prestigious beer competitions across the globe. Nevertheless cans of this world-class German-style Lager return to Ska\u2019s World Headquarters for the season on Friday, August 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ska brewed and canned a small batch of this craft lager for the first time in 2018, and it sold out in record time\u2014 well before Oktoberfest season was over. That first batch was honored with gold at the European Beer Star in the Vienna-Style Lager Category, silver at the Stockholm Beer &amp; Whiskey Festival, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/radcraftbeer.com\/news\/skagabf2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival\u00ae<\/a> in the Vienna-Style Lager category. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to receive these international recognitions as they\u2019re a testament to the all-German ingredients we use, and the care that we take for our lagers,\u201d says Ska Brewing Sales &amp; Marketing Director Kristen Muraro.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/news\/brewery-news\/last-minute-liquor-store-luck-leads-to-ska-gabf-gold\">Last-Minute Liquor Store Luck Leads to SKA GABF Gold<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ska Oktoberfest is crafted with 100 percent German-sourced Munich and Vienna malts that impart nutty, bready, toasty flavors, all balanced by Noble hops. It finishes clean and crisp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This year Ska brewed just a bit more Oktoberfest, hoping that the unfortunate souls who didn\u2019t get to try it last year might have more luck this time around. Oktoberfest will tap at Ska\u2019s World Headquarters on Friday, August 2 at 5pm. The Container Restaurant will serve house-made Bavarian-style soft pretzels with beer mustard, and pints of the beer will cost $4. Oktoberfest will be available in canned 6-packs across Ska\u2019s distribution footprint while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For more information about the return of Ska\u2019s Oktoberfest, contact Emily Hutto at coo&#112;&#64;&#114;&#97;&#x64;&#x63;&#x72;&#x61;&#x66;&#x74;&#x62;eer&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>ABOUT SKA BREWING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces more than a dozen award-winning beers fueled with Ska music, and lots of it. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans that include Mexican Logger, Modus Hoperandi, and Rue B. Soho. For information, music, and a good time, visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skabrewing.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> www.skabrewing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oktoberfest, a world-class German-style Lager, returns to Ska\u2019s World Headquarters for the season on Friday, August 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7158,"featured_media":104016,"sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sticky_collection":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[486],"tags":[22377],"class_list":["post-104017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beer-release","tag-seasonals"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - 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