You have all heard of Oktoberfest, but did you know it starts in September? It has been going on for 178 years! That is increadible. I just had to go check this out. It was much large than I imagined and it has more than just beer drinking. They have rides, games, and some delicious foods. Most of the women wear a dindl and many men where lederhosen. In Munich they serve 6 types of beer and they are all brewed in Munich. No other types of beer can be served and there is only 1 tent that serves something besides beer...the wine tent.
Lets look at some statistics for Oktoberfest:
- Every year some 6.6 million people attended in 2010 (these are not all beer drinkers, many families attend)
- There are 14 gigantic tents that hold a total of 100,000 people
- 505,000 pieces of chicken are ate (2010)
- 84 cows are ate
- It employs 8,000 people
- 56,000 pig hauxn (knuckles)
And last but not least....How much beer is drunk? Surprisingly not that much 7.1(2010_ million liters. That is only a little more than 1 per person.
So lets look at some photos:
Shooting for stuffed animals. The crew I was with hit 1 out of 10. I was 5 for 5.
Roasting fish and you can take measure your alcohol content.
These heart are everywhere
Swine Hauxn
This was cool. Each type of beer had a horse and buggy.
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