Location: 345 10th Ave SW - conveniently located in Calgary's beltline and connected to downtown by the Plus 15 Network through Gulf Canada Square and its 500 stall covered parkade across the street from us (just $2 after 6pm weekdays and all day weekends!).
The annual Calgary Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is three days of indulgence, offering a wide array of world-class wine, premium spirits, import beer and an assortment of fresh, local culinary creations. Attendee's indulge in quality beverages and cuisine in a fun, social and relaxed atmosphere during the Festival. The Grand Tasting Hall offers a unique opportunity to explore new products, interact with the experts and discover new favourites.
The kick-off party is this Friday beginning at 7 p.m. with a celebratory tapping of a Hacker Pschorr keg of beer.
Every day from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. will feature an oompah band. There is also a nightly stein holding competition — called a Masskrugstemmen — which involves holding a one-litre stein full of beer with your arm extended for as long as you can without spilling a drop. The women start at 10 p.m. and the men are up at 10:15 p.m. The world record is 19 minutes.
There’s a Miss and Mr. Oktoberfest competition, bratwurst eating contests, a live stein locker competition, specials for anyone wearing lederhosen and much more.
Wurst is located at 2437 4 St. S.W., 403-245-2345, wurst.ca.
Enjoy German inspired menu and 1 litre beer steins
The feature menu includes warm house made pretzel sticks served with traditional hot mustard and garlic aioli, pork Bratwurst, rosti potato, sauerkraut, mustard and a Heffeweizen jus.
Beers featured include Erdinger Dunkel and Erdinger Weissebier, Alley Kat Ein Prosit, Hacker-Pschor, Konig Ludwig, Becks and Warsteiner Premium Dunkel.
