I went to a beer fest today!

[Sunfire96]

Went to a local oktoberfest today and wanted to start a thread different from "I visited a brewery." Let's live vicariously through each other's beer fest outings!

This weekend a catholic church in my city hosted its 16th annual Oktoberfest, with 50 draft beers, German food, and oom-pah bands all day long. The kids' meals came with alpine hats! Very stereotypical and probably not authentic, but of the 50ish draft beers, about 12 were marzens/festbiers and a half dozen light lagers. I had a bratwurst and giant pretzel for lunch, it was a great time!

 

[Minbari]

sounds ossum! there is a octoberfest near me every year. I may have to go this year

 

[Herm brews]

My wife just convinced me to put off cleaning house until after we venture to Old Towne Orange to see what might be happening for Oktoberfest. For sure we’ll at least drink a few beers. Prost!

 

[WesBrew]

LOL, the catholics always do it right. beer at every festival. I've got a Croctoberfest i bought tickets for. Should have some cool pics to post from that in a couple weeks

 

[Donoroto]

Perhaps more authentic than you think. You need to visit Munich or Bad Canstatt (Stuttgart) to compare.

Yeah, those church folks know how to throw a party...

 

[Nosybear]

I went to the local homebrew shop's Oktoberfest. Came home with some hardware. Third gold on their annual Oktoberfest comp!

 

[Sunfire96]

I went to the local homebrew shop's Oktoberfest. Came home with some hardware. Third gold on their annual Oktoberfest comp!View attachment 17445

Nice one @Nosybear!! That sounds like a great beer fest

 

[west1m]

We went to a Octoberfest at my son's inlaws yesterday. I kinda got him and his buddy into brewing a while back so they brought a keg of Octoberfest beer to the party. Went over real good.

My son rocking the place, ok, tryin

 

[Donoroto]

Echt Leferhosen! Spitze!

 

[west1m]

A first for me. Strange...

 

[Nosybear]

Echt Leferhosen! Spitze!

Delivery pants?

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

I went to the local homebrew shop's Oktoberfest. Came home with some hardware. Third gold on their annual Oktoberfest comp!View attachment 17445

Congrats!!!

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

We went to a Octoberfest at my son's inlaws yesterday. I kinda got him and his buddy into brewing a while back so they brought a keg of Octoberfest beer to the party. Went over real good.
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My son rocking the place, ok, tryin

Ausgezeichnet!

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

Ausgezeichnet!

One of the few words I can remember from German class back in high school!

 

[Donoroto]

Delivery pants?

Crap. Typo, shoulda been lieferhosen

Edit: Leberhosen (Liver pants)

 

[Dogwood]

Went to a local oktoberfest today and wanted to start a thread different from "I visited a brewery." Let's live vicariously through each other's beer fest outings!

This weekend a catholic church in my city hosted its 16th annual Oktoberfest, with 50 draft beers, German food, and oom-pah bands all day long. The kids' meals came with alpine hats! Very stereotypical and probably not authentic, but of the 50ish draft beers, about 12 were marzens/festbiers and a half dozen light lagers. I had a bratwurst and giant pretzel for lunch, it was a great time!

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One way to get people in church!

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

One of the few words I can remember from German class back in high school!

Ihren Deutche ist nicht gut?

I dont remember much either.

 

[Donoroto]

You might surprise yourself if you visit Germany, it comes back faster than you think. Over my career, I've spent over a year and a half in Germany, one or two weeks at a time...

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

Same here back in the 90's.

 

[WesBrew]

I spent a week there and loved it. Ich mochte ein dunkel bier, bitte. I missed Oktoberfest but I did get to experience a Gluhwein festival