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Märzen has its origins in Bavaria, probably before the 16th century.A Bavarian brewing ordinance decreed in 1553 that beer may be brewed only between 29 September (St. Michael's Day or Michaelmas) and 23 April (St. George's Day or Georgi), as the high summertime temperatures were more likely to cause off-flavoured beer due to elevated ambient fermentation temperatures.
Here's how we imagine the most perfect Oktoberfest feast: First things first, make sure to grab plenty of steins to fill to the brim with all your favorite German beers (like a Hefeweizen, Marzen ...
The Hacker-Pschorr beer tent in Munich, Germany, before Oktoberfest celebrations began in 2012. Visitors packed into the beer tent in Munich, Germany, during Oktoberfest in 2009.
Upon passing this criterion, a beer is designated Oktoberfest Beer. Large quantities of German beer are consumed, with almost 7 million liters served during the 16-day festival in 2007. In 2015 the festival officially served 7.3 million liters of beer. [20] Other festivals include The Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart. The Gäubodenvolksfest ...
Folk dancers performing at the Historisches Oktoberfest. The beer mugs in the beer tents did not have the company logo of the breweries, but rather the inscription "Munich beer". Unlike the usual Oktoberfest, the Historic Wiesn closed at 8 pm. Instead of the 300,000 guests estimated by the city council, well over half a million visitors came.
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A mug of Paulaner Oktoberfest beer. Oktoberfest is a German festival dating from 1810, and Oktoberfestbiers are the beers that have been served at the festival since 1818, and are supplied by six breweries: Spaten, Löwenbräu, Augustiner-Bräu, Hofbräu-München, Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr. [22]
The beer is flowing and millions of people descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest. With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped ...