OTTAWA – (September 2, 2014) All the bounty of harvest season has returned, and so has Night Märzen, a super-versatile, easy to pair Oktoberfest lager from Beau’s All Natural. The seasonal offering will be available in Beau’s signature 600 mL bottles at the LCBO and from the Vankleek Hill craft brewery, as well as on tap at various restaurants and pubs throughout the province.

The orangey-amber malty beer has just the right amount of hops to balance the Munich malts, and features an ultra-clean finish to complete the package. Märzen is the traditional Oktoberfest style beer, and Beau’s only regularly produced lager.

It was the release of the first batch of Night Märzen in 2008 that sparked a small harvest celebration at the brewery, which has now evolved into the Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest, an annual festival and fundraising event presented by Beau’s that attracts 12,000 festival-goers each year. Night Märzen will be one of 13 Beau’s beers available at this year’s Oktoberfest, held October 3-4 (www.beausoktoberfest.ca).

Like all Beau’s seasonal releases, the occasion is bitter-sweet: the return of Night Märzen means the end of availability for Beau’s award-winning summer seasonal altbier Festivale. While the supplies run down, limited quantities of Festivale are still available at select LCBO stores and the brewery, as well as through Ottawa home delivery service BYBO (www.bybo.ca) – consider it the last few sips of summer.

BEAU’S All Natural Brewing is a family-run craft brewery founded in 2006. BEAU’S brews interesting, tasty beers using the highest-quality organic ingredients & local spring water. A member of the Ontario Craft Brewers, BEAU’S is a recipient of numerous international awards for brewing excellence, including 2 GOLD medals at Mondial de la Bière (Strasbourg, France, and Montreal, Quebec); 6 GOLD medals at the Canadian Brewing Awards, 7-times “Best Craft Brewery in Ontario” (2007-2013) and 5-times “Best Craft Beer in Ontario” (2007-2011) at the Golden Tap Awards; LCBO Brewmasters Cup Champion (2013); and “Best Beer” and “Best Brewery” at the National Capital Craft Beer Festival (2012-2013). BEAU’S received a Community Builder Award from the United Way (2013), and was CAFE’s 2010 Canadian Family Enterprise of the Year. BEAU’S flagship and seasonal beers are available throughout most of Ontario. BEAU’S entire line of beer is certified organic by Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd, and BEAU’S is a Certified B-Corp.