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Bembelfest 2025

  • Absolem Cider Company 799 Winthrop Center Road Winthrop, ME, 04364 United States (map)

OUR 4TH ANNUAL BEMBELFEST
{Save the Date — Saturday, September 13th}

Our festival celebrating the cider culture and traditions of Frankfurt, Germany returns on Saturday, September 13th from 12-9pm. Traveling to Frankfurt, Germany holds a special place in our memory and this festival is an ode to that. To add to the festival, we’ve put together a truly spectacular list of traditional German lagers to accompany our two German-style ciders — Stein & Bembel.

Here are the details for the day:

OUR GERMAN-STYLE CIDERS
For the day, we are re-releasing batches of our two German inspired ciders: (1) Bembel (our Frankfurt inspired cider aged in stainless tanks), and (2) Stein (our Munich inspired cider aged in Hungarian oak). Both will be available by the glass and in bottles. We will also have traditional cider glassware available for purchase!

TRADITIONAL GERMAN BEERS
To add the celebration, we are tapping several traditional German Lagers along with some stateside German-Inspired beers from: @ayinger_privatbrauerei @weihenstephan_official @jever_friesischherb @oxbowbrewingcompany @schillingbeerco @tributarybrewing @notchbrewing @sacredprofanebrewing and @eggenbergerbier – More details on the full list coming soon.

LIVE MUSIC
On the day, we will have two bands take our Barn Sessions stage including @_seth_gallant & The Rough Sewn from 2-4pm and @coyotesmokeband from 4:30-6:30pm. You won’t want to miss the tunes.

SAUSAGES, HOT-DOGS, & TACOS
Our friends from @dogmynation are putting together a special menu of German-inspired sausages alongside their usual USA inspired hot dogs. @onaroll_foodtruck will also be here serving up tacos to close out their summer pop-up residency at Absolem. Food pop-ups from 12-8pm that day!

AXE THROWING WITH THE AXE PIT
For the first time, @theaxepit is bringing their trailer up to Absolem to host one of their mobile axe throwing pop-ups from 1-6pm! You’ll be able to choose your weapon and show your skills! Free all-day for people stopping by for the event.

It’s one of our favorite days of the year, with the leaves just starting to change and bonfires going in the fields. We hope to see you there!

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September 12

Release - Stein

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September 13

Release - Bembel