Oktoberfest Preorder 2026
8 June 2026
Top class German beer is firmly established as a cornerstone of British beer culture, and we're here to partner with you to deliver a truly authentic Oktoberfest experience to celebrate it.
We have the Festbiers from all 6 of the 'Munich Big Six', including guaranteed supply of Augustiner Oktoberfestbier, plus a range of the best of the season from some of the household names from outside Munich.
To guarantee your allocation of the most important German seasonals, we've launched our Oktoberfest Preorder.
Preorders required by 5pm on Friday the 3rd of July.
Stock will arrive across August and September, at checkout you can advise us on whether you'd like to receive it in full or as it arrives, and if you have a specific Oktoberfest event date.
Hofbrau Premium POS Kits
Deliver the authentic Oktoberfest experience for your guests by kitting out your venue with a Premium Oktoberfest Kit, available complimentary for accounts with orders of 6 or more kegs from the Hofbrau range (3 of which must be Oktoberfestbier):
12x 1L Glass Maßkrug
2x Hofbrau Coaster Packs (100s)
2x 16ft Hofbrau Oktoberfest Bunting
1x Oktoberfest Tablecloth (1m x 10m roll)
These POS packs will be automatically added to all qualifying orders before being shipped. You order the beer, we'll take care of the rest.
Hofbrau Original Festkegs
Bring the real theatre of the Wiesn to your venue, by tapping a 30L Hofbrau Original Festkeg to start proceedings.
Once tapped, these need to be consumed the same day to ensure quality. We can provide full instructions on how to get this incredible serve perfect and really wow your guests.
Tapping kits will be supplied, and we have an instructional video to make sure your celebration gets underway properly.
Augustiner Oktoberfestbier
We've just begun servicing the UK's first authentic Munich standard cellars with kegs of Augustiner Helles fresh and direct from the brewery. As part of our exclusive import partnership in the UK, we're able to offer guaranteed supply of bottles of their Festbier, without any restriction on quantity.
This year we'll have exclusive access to their team as they work during Oktoberfest, so stay tuned for the true inside story of this year's celebrations on our socials.
Munich Festbiers
Exclusively the six breweries within Munich's city walls have the right to pour their beer at the Oktoberfest. Each pouring their heart and soul into making a robust lager, with a minimum original gravity of 13.5 plato. The results are an array of Festbiers at around 6% ABV, each showing off the finest natural ingredients, and mastery of Lager production.
German Festbiers
Our portfolio is home to the UK's widest range of German beer, so naturally we've got a good spread of Festbiers from our friends across the entire country in too, covering some household names.
Modern Festbiers
UK festbiers will follow in August and they'll be available to order directly from our online ordering platform as they arrive from the individual breweries.
POS and Glassware
Nothing gets your guests excited about Oktoberfest quite like being able to offer the genuine beers, in the properly sized iconic glassware.
Preorder process
From your dashboard hit the create order button, then preorders, and navigate through to the Oktoberfest preorder.
This will then take you to the storefront page where you can add kegs and cases of the beer to your preorder basket.
The preorder basket is checked out separately to your normal basket. Please make sure you fully checkout in order to reserve stock.
Stock will arrive across August and September, at checkout you can advise us on whether you'd like to receive it in full or as it arrives, and if you have a specific Oktoberfest event date.
You will be notified once stock has landed, and it will be added to your next regular delivery. Usual payment terms and minimum orders apply.
Oktoberfest beers can still be preordered via email, and if you have any difficulties with the preorder function on Online Ordering please give us a shout on sales@jamesclay.co.uk
