Brewery Ommegang Working On Fest Bier Cans

Here we have an exciting new fest‑season lager arriving in 2026 from Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York. This release is simply titled Fest Bier, and it continues Ommegang’s tradition of crafting expressive, European‑inspired lagers with a modern American touch.

Fest Bier will be a Märzen‑style lager, brewed to showcase classic Oktoberfest character with a focus on bready caramel malts, smooth depth, and a clean finish supported by a hint of noble hops. Expect that signature amber pour, a soft malt sweetness, and the kind of balanced drinkability that makes the style a fall favorite.

This seasonal lager will land at 5.8% ABV and will be packaged in 16‑oz cans, complete with the Bavarian‑inspired Fest Bier artwork Ommegang has leaned into for recent autumn releases.

As we move closer to the season, stay tuned for fall 2026 release details, distribution updates, and full tasting notes as Ommegang rolls out this year’s celebration of Oktoberfest tradition.

Label Text Brewery Ommegang Fest Bier:

“Prost! FEST BIER

Join us in celebrating the world’s favorite beer festival with Fest Bier, our take on the classic Märzen‑style Lager! Pouring with a rich amber hue and topped with a foamy white cap, it’s the perfect brew to fill your stein and set the table for an authentic European experience. Brewed with pristine water from Ommegang’s aquifer, Fest Bier boasts notes of bready caramel malts balanced by a hint of noble hops. Simple, clean, and easy to enjoy, we invite you to savor this generous yet drinkable fall favorite. Prost!”

About Brewery Ommegang:

A Tradition Born in 1549
Holy Roman Emperor King Charles V visited medieval Brussels in 1549 with hundreds from his Royal Court. To welcome the King, merchants, vendors, cooks, brewers, musicians, theater troupes, dancers and more lined up around the city walls and joined in a celebration as his entourage passed by. That parade became known as the “Ommegang,” a word that variously means “coming together” and “walking about.” The Brussels Ommegang Festival continues to this day.
 
The First Farmhouse Brewery in America in 100+ Years
Belgian breweries Duvel Moortgat, Affligem, and Scaldis join with importers/entrepreneurs Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield to build an authentic Belgian-style farmstead brewery in Cooperstown, NY. They locate this cultural transplant on an old 140-acre hop farm in the Susquehanna River valley, in a part of upstate New York once known as Nova Belgium.
 
Our First Beers
We open in winter with Ommegang Abbey Dubbel, an 8.5% ABV traditional Trappist-style dark ale. Brewed with a complex array of spices and packaged in 750ml bottles, Abbey breaks the mold of the emerging American craft beer scene.
 
Our Portfolio (and Reputation) Grow
We expand our offerings with Hennepin Farmhouse Saison, Rare Vos Amber, and 12oz bottles. High-end culinary magazines and restaurants across the US take notice.
 
Ponder the Profound
Responding to a fan’s fantasy of “the perfect beer,” we introduce Three Philosophers, a Belgian-style quadrupel ale. A touch of Belgian kriek – a cherry beer – makes it distinctive, and offers a delicate note of dark fruit.

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