As a beer aficionado, I’ve been to my fair share of brew festivals throughout the US, several of which were “Oktoberfest” themed.
So, when I booked a trip to visit Oktoberfest in Munich a few years ago, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. However, after just a few steps into the roughly 100-acre festival, I realized just how special it really is.
Oktoberfest was first held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Louis I (the crown prince of Bavaria) and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen, and is now celebrated every year in September and October.
Today, people from around the world travel to the festival to celebrate…
