Beerfest
Two American brothers turn a humiliating family encounter at a secret Munich beer tournament into a year-long quest for competitive revenge.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- raucous
- irreverent
- tasteless
- party night
- drinking night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film intermittently funny and good-natured but undermined by uneven pacing, excessive length, and a thin plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot revolves around beer drinking, drunken behavior, and an increasingly outrageous international competition.
Jan and Todd assemble and train a beer team before returning to challenge their German relatives at Beerfest.
The film foregrounds tasteless gags, sexual insults, crude behavior, and broad comic mugging.
The Wolfhouse brothers contest the German branch of their family over accusations involving their great-grandmother, grandfather, and a lost beer recipe.
Films like Beerfest, and why
Super Troopers
raucous ensemble comedy, alcohol-fueled absurdity, and irreverent gross-out humor
Old School
adult party comedy built around crude jokes, competitive rituals, and exaggerated male camaraderie
The World’s End
broad beer-centered comedy with boisterous ensemble energy and escalating contests
Movie Details
- Director
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Release Date
- 2006-08-25
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (645)
Cast
- Erik Stolhanske
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Steve Lemme
- Paul Soter
- M.C. Gainey
- Cloris Leachman
- Jürgen Prochnow
- Will Forte
- Allan Graf
- Kevin Heffernan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Beerfest about?
- Two American brothers turn a humiliating family encounter at a secret Munich beer tournament into a year-long quest for competitive revenge.
- What is Beerfest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beerfest as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Beerfest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Beerfest as mild.
- What did critics think of Beerfest?
- Critics broadly found the film intermittently funny and good-natured but undermined by uneven pacing, excessive length, and a thin plot.
- Which films are like Beerfest?
- Films with a similar feel include Super Troopers, Old School, and The World’s End.
- How long is Beerfest?
- Beerfest runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Beerfest?
- In United States, Beerfest streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
