CONTESTS
MASSKRUGSTEMMEN
STEINHOLDING
This challenging and fun event tests both your strength and endurance! Each participant will be required to hold a full 1liter stein of Findlay Brewing Company Oktoberfest Beer for as long as possible.
We are thrilled to announce that Oktoberfest Findlay is an official partner and host of the US Steinholding Association. What is Steinholding you ask? Well Steinholding is a traditional Bavarian strength contest in which competitors hold a full one-liter beer stein (or Masskrug/Mass in German) out in front of their bodies with a straight arm, parallel to the ground. You go as long as you can and the last person holding with good form is the winner. It requires strength, stamina, and strong willpower NOT to drink the beer!!
It is loads of fun and will culminate in the qualifiers going to represent Oktoberfest Findlay at the USSA Ohio Steinholding State Championship on Saturday October 14th, 2023 in Hamilton, Ohio!
Men and women will compete against each other in the same time slots. However, a separate men's and women's champion will be recognized at the end of the festival.
Check out the full list of rules here.
Have more questions? Visit the US Steinholding Association FAQ page!
Each participant must hold their full stein at shoulder height, parallel with the ground, as long as possible. If the stein dips and/or your beer spills you will be disqualified. Each contestant will receive a voucher for 32 oz. (one pitcher) of Findlay Brewing Company Oktoberfest beer directly after the contest and a 1liter glass stein at the end of the evening. Please report back to the contest table before leaving to pick up your stein.
You must be 21 or older to compete. You must be present at the event area at your designated time or you will forfeit your spot and entry fee.
Saturday
September 28, 2024
2:00-10:30pm
Downtown Findlay, Ohio
FESTIVAL DATE
BEER TRAY OBSTACLE COURSE
Each team member is tasked to maneuver through the obstacles set up on the course, as quickly as possible...while spilling as little beer as possible. Teams of four people will compete for the fastest time through the obstacle course while carrying a tray of four, 16 oz. beers.
You must be 21 or older to compete. You must be present at the event area at your designated time or you will forfeit your spot and entry fee.
TEAM BEER ENDURANCE
Teams will consist of 4 participants. Each member of the team will stand at arm’s length from each other and receive a cup filled with 16 oz. of Findlay Brewing Company Oktoberfest beer. When your team is ready you will be given the GO signal, starting with contestant number 1, you will be required to drink quickly, when finished you must touch contestant number 2 and so on until contestant #4 has finished. This is a timed event the FASTEST team of the day wins the contest!
You must be 21 or older to compete. You must be present at the event area at your designated time or you will forfeit your spot and entry fee.
BRAT EATING CONTEST
How many brats can you eat?!
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Contestants will be seated behind the table with drinks and bratwursts in buns.
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Whoever consumes (and keeps down) the most brats in 15 (fifteen) minutes will be declared the winner of that round
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Scorecards will be paired with each contestant. The scorekeeper will track the number brats consumed.
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Bratwurst and buns must be consumed simultaneously.
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Partially eaten brats will not be counted.
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Brats still in the mouth at the end of 15 (fifteen) minutes count only if they are swallowed.
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There can be deductions to your score for excess brat and bun debris.
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Both hands may be used
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Water will be provided
You must be present at the event area at your designated time or you will forfeit your spot and entry fee.
300-500 Blocks South Main Street
Downtown Findlay
Findlay, Ohio 45840
419-423-4433
Photos by J.Warrington Visual Creations, LLC