We are very excited to announce our partnership with the ArtsQuest SteelStacks Oktoberfest to bring Steinholding to PA's Lehigh Valley and we're going big with a competition tournament that spans the Valley and culminates with the Championship Round on October 13th at 5pm at SteelStacks! The winner of the men's and women's competitions will be crowned the 2019 SteelStacks Lehigh Valley Steinholding Champions and will each receive a $500 cash-money prize, a $100 gift card to Molly's Irish Grille and Sports Pub, and a sweet day-trip for a private tour of the Boston Sam Adams Brewery (includes one night of lodging nearby; you're responsible for getting yourself to Boston).
There are a limited number of spots available for the finals and you'll need to qualify to be able to get your shot at the big prizes.
1. We're partnering with breweries and bars across the Lehigh Valley to host preliminary qualifying rounds at these venues. Each venue will be sending the winner of their men's competition and women's competition to represent them at the SteelStacks Championship Round. The different venues are listed below along with the dates and times for each competition.
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2. You can compete every hour, on the hour, at the SteelStacks Oktoberfest during festival hours (aside from the opening and closing hour) on October 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, and 12th. The best times will be recorded on the leaderboard and the competitors with the overall top times will be invited back to compete in the Final Championship Round.
U.S. Steinholding Association Official Steinholding Rules will be used. There will be a team of judges at the finals, so study up on the rules and spend some time training to make sure your form is clean, or you won't make it far in the Championship Round!
Check out the initial venue list below. We'll be announcing more soon! These venues will have limited amount of spaces available for competitors, so register in advance with the brewery if you can!
| Venue | Address | Event Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Weyerbacher Brewing | 905 Line Street Easton, PA 18042 | August 24th, 4:00pm, During End of Summer Bash, Email taproom@weyerbacher.com to sign up. |
 | Funk Brewing | 19 South 6th Street Emmaus, PA 18049 | August 31st, details/time TBD, During Funktoberfest Release Party |
 | P.J. Whelihans Bethlehem | 3395 High Point Blvd, Bethlehem, PA 18017 | September 8th, 2:30-4:30pm |
 | 1760 Pub ~N~ Grille | 1176 Trexlertown Rd, Trexlertown, PA 18087 | September 12th, 6:00-7:00pm |
Paddock (Allentown) | Hops Paddock | 1945 W. Columbia St., Allentown, PA 18104 | September 12th, 7:30-8:30pm |
Bethlehem/Center Valley | Copperhead Grille (Bethlehem/Center Valley) | 5737 Route 378, Bethlehem, PA 18015 | September 13th, 5:30-7:30pm |
Whitehall | Keystone Pub & Grill (Whitehall) | 1410 Grape St, Whitehall, PA 18052 | September 14th, 1:00-2:00pm |
Bethlehem | Keystone Pub & Grill (Bethlehem) | 3259 Easton Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18020 | September 14th, 2:30-3:30pm |
 | Hop Hill Brewing | 1988 Blair Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18015 | September 14th, 4:00pm, Advance sign-ups: contact info@hophillbeer.com subject line "Steinholding Registration" |
 | Pints and Pies Pub | 2049 Northampton St, Easton PA 18042 | September 14th, 4:00-5:00pm |
 | Arooga's Allentown | 327 Star Road, Allentown, PA 18106 | September 19th, 5:00-6:00pm |
Fogelsville | Hops Fogelsville | 7921 Main St., Fogelsville, PA 18051 | September 19th, 6:30-7:30pm |
 | Molly's Irish Grille and Sports Pub | 4 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA | September 19th, 9:00-11:00pm. |
Allentown | Copperhead Grille (Allentown) | 1731 Airport Road, Allentown, PA 18109 | September 20th, 5:30-7:30pm |
 | Yergey Brewing | 518 Bank Street Emmaus, PA 18049 | September 22nd, 2:00pm, During Yergfest 2019 |
| Funk Brewing Elizabethtown | 28 S Market Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 | September 27th, 8:00pm, Part of the Funktoberfest Weekend celebration |
 | Seven Sirens Brewing | Event will be at Hop Hill Brewing, 1988 Blair Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18015 | September 28th, 3:00pm. To pre-register, email with your name and number to Marketing@sevensirens.beer |
 | Bonn Place Brewing | 310-14 Taylor Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 | September 29th, 3:00pm |
Jim Banko is the founder of the U.S. Steinholding Association. He is the 2015 Hofbrau Masskrugstemmen National Champion and previous United States record holder for Steinholding with an official time of 17 minutes and 11 seconds.
