Category: Wine & Beer Festivals

The tapping of the first barrel marks the opening of Starkbierzeit – Munich’s Strong Beer Festival … and also the start of the year’s drinking season amongst Bavarians.

The official opening of Starkbierfest 2011 (March 18 – April 16, …

Oktoberfest celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.

If you’d like to learn more about the history of the Oktoberfest and see what actually goes on behind the scenes of this large-scale event, you can book a tour at the …

One week to Oktoberfest!

The Grand Parade of festival publicans and breweries on 18 September 2010 marks the merry start to this year‘s official Oktoberfest.

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It was 200 years ago that the first Oktoberfest took place in Munich. To mark this anniversary, an exhibition in Munich City Museum “Oktoberfest 1810 – 2010″ takes visitors on a journey through the history of the Bavarian …

If September seems like a long time to wait for Oktoberfest, Munich has a Spring Festival “Frühlingsfest” which is a scaled down version of Oktoberfest.

The 46th Spring Festival is being held at Munich’s Theresienwiese (same location as Oktoberfest) …

Everyone (beer drinker or not) has heard of Oktoberfest, but Munich has another huge beer festival that is not so well publicised.  At the Starkbierzeit ask for “ein Doppelbock bitte” and you’ll be served with a very potent …

Since time immemorial, the Germans have been known to be the greatest beer drinkers in the world.  Although recent statistics show that beer consumption have slowed a little, Germans still hold the honorary record for beer consumption with …

For connoisseurs of wine and beer, August is a fantastic time to be in Germany.  From Berlin to the Rhineland, there is a great choice of festivals to attend, depending on whether you prefer to conduct your wine-tasting …