Beer lovers generally don’t need a reason to celebrate, but if it is Oktoberfest then one can gulp a mug or two more. To celebrate these moments of gaiety, two microbreweries, Hops n Grains Mohali and The Great Bear, Chandigarh are running a weeklong festival from October 3 to October 10. The festival will see the introduction of select new beers and an array of finger food.
“Fun, merriment, and drinking freshly minted beer the whole day around is what Oktoberfest stands for. Maybe we may not have all such Bavarian elements that you see in Germany but surely the spirit, the vibes would be the same,” said Amritanshu, the director of The Great Bear Kitchen and Microbrewery.
As the inherent characteristic of Oktoberfest is freshly minted Beer, so at The Great Bear, guests can enjoy new beers, Golden Ale and American Barley Wine, as well as Dunken Weizen and Belgian wheat at The Hops n Grain, Mohali. The beers are crafted keeping in mind different tastes and preferences with some tasting sweet like fruit and other salted coffee beans. Alcohol content too ranges from 5% to 5.9% ABV.
These will be accompanied with appetisers like sauté mushrooms, Kali Mirchi Paneer Tikka, Glazed Chicken sausages and Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tikka, which will go well with the drinks.
Promoted by the husband-wife duo of Amritanshu and Priyanka Gupta, the Hops n Grains in Mohali opened just a few months back. It is an outpost of The Great Bear in Chandigarh which has been running for seven years.
