Sendik's Talking With our Mouths Full » Germany http://blogs.sendiksmarket.com/sendiks a family of blogs dedicated to better living through food and drink Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:51:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Oktoberfest http://blogs.sendiksmarket.com/sendiks/2009-archives/blogs/wine-and-spirits/325 http://blogs.sendiksmarket.com/sendiks/2009-archives/blogs/wine-and-spirits/325#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:09:31 +0000 Marc Goodman http://blogs.sendiksmarket.com/sendiks/?p=325 I just got back from an outstanding trip to Munich Germany for their famed Oktoberfest.

Here are a few fun facts of what I learned about the event and its history.

  • Sorry Summerfest, Oktoberfest is the larget public festival in the world.  There is no entrance fee.
  • The only brewers at the fest are Spaten, Paulaner, Hofbrau, Lowenbrau and Augustiner.  These breweries are located within the city limits of Munich.
  • There are 14 BIG tents that can accommodate some 48,000 inside their tents each day.
  • The tents are constructed and deconstructed each year for the fest.
  • Over 6 million people attend yearly with over 6 million liters of beer consumed
  • For some reason the most popular song is “Country Roads” by John Denver, I think I heard it played 10 times.
  • Next year is the 200th Anniversary- If you like beer, you should start planning now.
  • Until then we have a wide selection of Oktoberfest beers available at our stores for you to try.
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