“Oktoberfest” attracts much a caller in Munich
A Beer Festival is an organised event during which a variety of beers are available for tasting and purchase. HPCC-06 will take place immediately before Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival. 22nd September to 9th October 2007. For 16 days around 7 million visitors come to Munich and consume approximately 6 million liters of beer in 14 giant beer tents. The opening ceremony will take place on Saturday September 16th, 2007. The parade is traditionally part of the two-week festival gathering visitors from all over the world. Organizers of the world’s largest folk festival expect up to six million visitors to enjoy Bavarian beer in huge tents and exciting roller coasters on the fairgrounds. All activities take place in vast marquees hosted by the various Munich breweries and seating several thousand revellers apiece. The beer, the food and the music all combine to create an atmosphere which is unequalled.
International visitors not only have the opportunity to access German’s well-known types of beer such as and 333 Beer. Singing and dancing performances by Germany’s artists will also be presented at the festival. There’s not much relation to its namesake festival back in Germany, but it is a beer festival, there are a whole lot of vendors and it was lovely sunny day. Those tents all shelter different breweries, there’s a stage at the far end, some games set up on the field at the near end, and food for sale up above.
Powerful waitresses, some of them capable of carrying eight full beer glasses, blow whistles or shout “Vorsicht!” (“Look Out!”) as they barge their way through the crowds. Collisions are rare but messy, especially if they’re bearing giant trays laden with pork knuckles and chicken. Brezels the size of steering wheels are also on offer.
Of course, it is always best to get to know the real thing.
