Welcome everyone to a Blog devoted to the greatest Holliday ever “Oktoberfest” and the Bros who love it. The purpose of The Bros Oktoberfest is to introduce visitors from all over the world to this 16 day long annual festival celebrating that most wonderful of all liquids…Beer!
Monday, November 26, 2012
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Oktoberfest fact 2012
At the Hofbräu Tent 550,000 litres of Hofbräu beer, 70,000 half chickens, 5,500 pork knuckles, 8,500 pork sausages and 2,800 spareribs were consumed... in just 16 days!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The History of Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest - In
September?
Oktoberfest traditionally starts in the third weekend in September
and ends the first sunday of October.
What is Oktoberfest?
It began with the Royal Wedding on 12 October 1810.
It began with the Royal Wedding on 12 October 1810.
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married
to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12 October 1810. The citizens of
Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the
city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. The fields were renamed
Theresienwiese ("Theres'a Fields") to honor the Crown Princess, although the
locals have since abbreviated the name simply to "Wiesn". Horse races in the
presence of the royal family marked the close of the event that was celebrated
as a festival for the whole of Bavaria. The decision to repeat the horse races
in subsequest years gave rise to the tradition of Oktoberfest.
The Oktoberfest continues in 1811
In 1811, an added feature to the horse races was the first
Agricultural Show, designed to boost Bavarian agriculture. The horse races,
which were the oldest - and at one time - the most popular event of the festival
are no longer held today. But the Agricultural Show is still held every three
years during the Oktoberfest on the southern part of the festival grounds.
More and more things to see and do
In the first few decades, the choices of amusements were
sparse. In 1818, the first carousel and two swings were set up. Vistitors were
able to quench their thirst at small beer stands, which grew rapidly in number.
In 1896 the beer stands were replaced by the first beer tents and halls set up
by the enterprising landlords with the backing of the breweries. The remainder
of the festival site was taken up by a fun-fair. The range of carousels offered
was already increasing rapidly in the 1870's as the fairground trade continued
to grow and develope in Germany.
179th Oktoberfest in 2012
(22 September - 7 October 2012)
(22 September - 7 October 2012)
Today, the Oktoberfest in Munich is the largest festival in the
world, with an international flavor characteristic of the 20th century.
At the foot of the Bavaria Statue, adjacent to the Huge
Oktoberfest grounds there are also carousels, roller coasters and all the
spectacular fun for the enjoyment and excitement of visitors of all ages.
The festivities are accompanied by a program of events,
including the Grand Entry of the Oktoberfest Landlords and Breweries, the
Costume and Riflemen's Procession, and a concert involving all the brass bands
represented at the "Wiesn".
The Oktoberfest celebrated its 200th Anniversery in 2010, only
Wars and cholera epidemics have briefely interrupted the yearly beer
celebration.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh
Its just 6.5 hrs. away. Hell, that is just 1.5 hrs. shorter that it would take to get to Munich! Enfahrt!
BACK WASH
Thinking real Hard. "Please don't let it come back up"
I guess he didn't think hard enough because it came up....
Thursday, September 27, 2012
You Know....
I know its 360 days but I am already excited about the prospect of going to the Hofbrau in Pittsburgh next year... Man, I believe I have a problem....
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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