Oktoberfest 22

In 2020 and 2021 the Oktoberfest in Munich was cancelled due to Corona, so many were pleased to hear that it would take place in 2022. This despite the fact that Corona is by no means conquered; indeed you can get it even if you have had the jabs. Thus SWMBO and I, (with both jabs and both boosters) are still cautious, so we didn't fancy 5 hours in a crowded train to get there let alone boozing in an overfilled tent with 6998 other people (unmasked & ) smashed out of their brains.

Instead we went with friends to a local ancient pub/restaurant just 20 minutes away with their version of this Bavarian extravaganza. Frank drove so I got to partake of the ale :-)

As you see in the photo, the beer comes in a Mass (= 1 litre glas or stein = 2.11 US pints) and is a stronger than usual. Indeed at the Munich festival with American and Japanese tourists both used to 2% beers (this one of mine had 6% alcohol) the first Bierleiche (= totally passed out drunkard) was found under the table only 14 minutes after opening, a record.

The pub also had some of the traditional Oktoberfest food, Haxen (a roast leg of pork), duck, grilled Leberkaese (a meat loaf containing neither liver nor cheese), etc etc so the ale doesn't immediately go to your head. In the real Munich tents they also have whole roast oxen!!!

All in all, a very pleasant evening, worth repeating next year :-)

Comments (2)
Cop Car corrects me on US beer strength: " You find your own enjoyment. Good for you! Caveat: I don't drink beer. Forty-four years ago, on my 40th birthday, I had two swallows of beer - enough to last a lifetime. Ugh! I find the smell of it off-putting. That said, I must admit my surprise at reading that American tourists to Germany are accustomed to 2% beer. I didn't know of its existence. In my youth, the beer-buying minimum age was 21 years in most states. Living in Missouri, some of my friends drove across the line into Kansas where it was legal for an 18-year-old to buy 3.2% beer. "Normal" beer, as I recall was 5%. These days, one (in Kansas) may buy beer in grocery stores that is up to 6% alcohol by volume. More info about beers in America (including 2% through 12%) may be found at Alcohol Content of Beer Brands (% ABV) . P.S. For a few years in the 1960s, I brewed beer for Hunky Husband. Want a brewing crock?" Haven't been in the USA for a long while, so I may well be wrong. But I found the beers there weak,I remember. However I cede to your data, and still prefer the US Framminghammer over Miller.
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