Where is best US Oktoberfest?

Ok guys I have been to the real deal, but this crappy economy will not allow that this year!!!!

Where is some of the best US locations for domestic Oktoberfest festivities?

Where it be?

 

Bavarian Inn at Heidelburg park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

By far the best I have been to stateside.

Banquet Facilities

Banquet Facilities

The pictures don't do it close to justice.

 

Fredericksburg TX. I love going there. Here is the link.

Oktoberfest Fredericksburg Texas

 

Cincinnati, Ohio. Never been to it. 500,000 people go to it. It is known as America's largest. Oktoberfest home - Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

 

+1 on Milwaukee, WI (former resident)

 

If anyone knows a good one in the tristate area that would be awsome too!!

 

I go to Cincy's Oktoberfest every year. There's definitely a lot of people and some pretty good food and beers there too. My favorite Oktoberfest beer is Christian Moerlein's 5th and Vine which just happens to be local to Cincy.

This region was settled by a lot of Germans so Oktoberfest is a pretty big deal. I know of at least 3 separate O-fest celebrations within 5 miles of each other.

 

If you are in the Pittsburgh PA area, Penn Brewery has a pretty good Oktoberfest. The beer is great and the festivities are always a blast.

I hear Church Brew Works has a decent one too, but I haven't been to that one yet.

 

The best one on the west coast is this one...350,000 annually attend it.
Mt Angel, oregon
Mt. Angel Oktoberfest - Home

 

Riverhorse did one last year that was nice but not a raging party or anything. Live music, beer and brewery tour.

 

Helen Ga, is suppose to be great.Helen, GA - Oktoberfest

 

+1 It rocks. Ill hopefully find time to make there this year. Im pretty busy, but you cant miss Oktoberfest!

 

I have to second Helen. It's certainly not the largest but the small Bavarian themed Georgia town is practically made for Oktoberfest.

 

You could also hit Wurst Fest too: Welcome to Wurstfest in New Braunfels.

 

I'm going this year. It will be my first.

 

Milwaukee....and make sure you get your hands on some Rowland's Calumet Oktoberfest...best in the nation hands down, and right behind Ayinger worldwide (really a toss-up in my book).

 

When are you planning on going? I have the week of Oct 12 - 16 off and might drive up...

 

+1 - heading there this year! :rockin:

 

Nothing like going to a town that is themed after a traditional Bavarian village.


Oktoberfest, Leavenworth Washington

 

Yeah I am going to that this year. I have never been.

 

I'm taking off a couple days that week. Can't remember off the top of my head what days.

 

I have gone to this one a bunch of times, they brew their own and they bring the real deal from munich http://www.alpinevillage.net/
September 12th, 2009 thru October 25th, 2009 BEER GARDEN SCHEDULE

Fri - 6:30 pm to 1 am (21years and older only)
$8.00 Admission

Sat - 6 pm to 1 am (21years and older only)
$8.00 Admission

Sun - Noon to 8:00 pm (Family Day)
$5.00 Admission
Children under 12 free with adult

OMM PA PA BRASS BANDS

Beer Garden: Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Alpine Inn: Wednesday & Thursday 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

THE LARGEST AND LONGEST
OKTOBERFEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!


EVENTS AND CONTESTS

Woodsawing - Steinholding -Cow Milking - Food - Beer - Chicken Dance and MUCH more!

 

I think my wife and I are going to head up to New Glarus, WI to hit their Oktoberfest this year. I don't think it's all that big, though. It seems to focus primarily on the brews of New Glarus Brewery.

 

My vote is for Mt. Angel, OR (see post above for link)

 

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the family and I went to Addison TX's Oktoberfest this past weekend, and it was a blast. I will definetely go back next year.

 

Doesn't really qualify but I just got back from Las Vegas and went to Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas. It was fairly similar to the original Hofbrauhaus in Munich, in decor/building as well as festive atmosphere, just not nearly as big.

The Oktoberfest Goulash was pretty good, the Oktoberfest Bier was good (but was less 'Oktoberfesty' and lighter colored than I expected) and we had a great time.

Ein prosit!
Ein prosit!
Der Gerfrumpenmierheit...
I never could figure out what that last word is...didn't stop me from shouting/mumbling something the 129 times it was sung while there.

 

Blast! the blue monkey tavern sold out of tickets!!!! i'm back to nowhere to go! need help. are there no damn germans around philadelphia??? what gives.

 

The Mt. Angel Octoberfest in Mt. Angel Oregon been going on for 46 years.

 

This one used to be good but I haven't been there in years: http://www.stoudtsbeer.com/events.html
It's in Adamstown which is not far north of Lancaster, PA.

 

1 weekend is not good enough for the Bavarian themed town Leavenworth. Their Oktoberfest is spread out over 3 weekends.

http://www.leavenworthoktoberfest.com/1aboutus.htm

 

My house usually has a badass oktoberfest. YMMV!

 

+1 for Addison Oktoberfest, but they always run out of beer, mugs or both!

 

http://ohabeer.com/2009/09/october-3-freaktoberfest-boutique-beer-music-festival/

This one is tomorrow in Williamsburg Brooklyn.

 

We have no community Oktoberfest celebrations here in Central IL (that I know of), and I'm not about to drive any extended distance to one....besides, Märzen isn't exactly my favorite style. We do have an area restaurant that has a great Oktoberfest menu, and we'll be visiting next week. Been a long time since I've had a fix of Schweinshax'n.

http://www.bayernstube.com/

 

Gasthaus - Stillwater Minnesota

LaCrosse Wisconsin

Two fairly large ones.

 

+1 for Helen, GA. Got to love a Bavarian town in the middle of the GA mountains! I am going up on the 22n-24th I think.

 

+1 more for Milwaukee

 

Went to a local brew club's oktoberfest. Was pretty nice. They cut the tickets off at 200 which for Chicago is tiny. Things got a little crowded because of the rain, but other then that think they did a great job. I hadn't joined the club yet so I got to be a partier rather then a worker The beer was arranged in an L so the two pics below are different even the though they look similar.

The club
The Beer List

 

There are several good fests going on down here in New Orleans this year, which is great news because in the past 10 years I've noticed a surprising amount of really crappy Oktoberfests put on by the major beer manufacturers, I guess just to make a buck.

I stopped going to a major one around here a couple years ago when the only beer I could buy at the beer tent was referred to as a silver bullet.

~r~