Oktoberfest

:For the Oktoberfest style of beer, see Märzen

Description

The event takes place during the 16 days before the first Sunday in October (unless the 3rd of October "Tag der deutschen Einheit" - the German national day is a Monday or Tuesday) on an area named the "Theresienwiese", often called "die Wiesn" ("the meadow" in Bavarian dialect) for short. Beer plays a central role in the fair, with every festival beginning with a keg of beer tapped by the Mayor of Munich who declares "O'zapft is!" (Bavarian for "It's tapped!"). A special Oktoberfest beer is brewed for the occasion (see also Märzen), which is slightly darker and stronger, in both taste and alcohol. It is served in a one-liter-tankard called Maß (IPA: ). Only local Munich breweries are allowed to serve this beer in so-called Bierzelte (beer tents) which hold some 3,000–10,000 people.

Related Topics:
Bavarian dialect - Märzen - IPA

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Only six Munich breweries are allowed to serve beer at Oktoberfest ? Löwenbräu, Spaten, Augustiner, Hofbräu, Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr.

Related Topics:
Löwenbräu - Spaten - Augustiner - Hofbräu - Paulaner - Hacker-Pschorr

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Visitors also consume large quantities of food, most of it traditional hearty fare such as sausage, hendl (chicken) and sauerkraut, along with such Bavarian delicacies as roast ox tails.

Related Topics:
Sausage - Hendl - Sauerkraut

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