Oktoberfest is almost open. Beer lovers are lining up in Munich ahead of the ceremonial keg-tapping
Thousands of beer lovers lined up early Saturday to be among the first to clink their mugs in an Oktoberfest tent as they waited for the world's largest folk festival to begin for the 189th time. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter will officially open Oktoberfest at noon when he inserts the tap into the first keg.
Why we love it: There is no other beer garden where perfect strangers - from Munich and abroad - sit side-by-side so happily. Specials: Everything is available here, so simply go through the ...
The lettering "Oktoberfest Munich" is at the centre of Singer's expressive motif. The pretzel, radi, horn, traditional hat, veal sausage, beer mug and Herzl are arranged around it in front of a ...
In the summertime, temperatures linger in the 70s – ideal beer garden weather – but consider bringing a light sweater for Munich's slightly cooler evenings. If you’re one of the millions who ...
Oktoberfest has tightened security around the beer festival in the wake of a deadly knife attack in western Germany last ...
Started in a garage in 2005, “Giesinger brings a breath of fresh air to the Munich beer market,” says Christoph Ferry Jürgen Häckner, a teacher and restorer. Like him, many drinkers ...
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