Where is best US Oktoberfest?

Been to several 'Oktoberfests' in Chicago that had only Bud. Guessing they sponsored the event, but still.

Also saw an 'Oktoberfest' at a furniture store. I think the term has made its way into the advertisers lexicon. So read the fine print. Man would I have been disappointed. Show up for beer and leave with a hutch.

 

No Doubt, Humann.....

I will be there this Saturday:rockin:

(BTW, their Maifest is nice too. Good Maibocks and the fact that it is full of flowers and lies on Mother's Day is a bonus that will earn you points with SWMBO)

 

What kind of Oktoberfest festival is not during Oktoberfest?

Losers.

Come to Mil-town next year, we'll show you how its done.

 

Der Gemütlichkeit

Funny story about the Vegas HBH- The wife and I went there a couple years back. The oom-pa band were playing weird stuff. I asked my wife what are they going to play next- the theme song from Hogan’s Heroes? The song ended and, sure enough, thats what they played next. Perhaps one of the band member could read lips.

 

Psshh! Octoberfest in September?!?!

La Mesa, here in San Diego claims to be the biggest west of the Mississippi, but I'm not sure.
http://www.lmvma.com/lmv_oktoberfest.html

This one looks bigger!

 

Oktoberfest begins the second weekend of September and ends the first weekend of October.

 

Seriously............

Let's quit whining about technicalities.
Oktoberfest is Oktoberfest. If it is in the fall, it is good to go. Who cares?
Draw a pint of Marzen and have a brat!!

Prost

 

I just thought I would throw the actual time frame out there. Many people don't know that most of Oktoberfest is actually in September.

 

I know, man. I wasn't trying to be antagonistic. I just feel that if it is fall; cool, crisp and orange and brown.....then I want a brat and a liter o' Marzen!

I was in Munich in '03 but missed Oktoberfest by only a few weeks (and I was there in late August!!!)

 

I just went to our local Oktoberfest also known as Blocktoberfest (at our local brewpub Block 15) for a small town it was pretty kick a$$. All locally brewed AMAZING beer and some killer sausage with some great music!
Now its no Mt Angel Oktoberfest, but it was still a hell of a time!

And who cares when the exact date is, as long as its in the fall with the right beer, food, and music its ok with me!

 

La Crosse Wisconsin's isn't too bad, but I don't have much too compare it too. I've also been to Breckenridge Colorado's. It's decent but pretty small.

 

I had Munsterfest from Three Floyds it's my favorite so far

 

worth repeating

http://www.leavenworthoktoberfest.com/

 

+1 on Cincinnati! Largest Oktoberfest in North America...sister city to Munich

 

Supposedly the world's largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany is in Kitchener, Ontario (1 hr west of Toronto). I happened to be in town during this (granted, during the week, not the weekend portion). It is roughly 9 days of festivities and the huge drinking tents. I found the tents to be sponsored by Canadian breweries like Molson and some smaller stuff by the local German clubs (this is a huge German settlement area and Kitchener was actually named "New Berlin" until they changed it in WWII). All of the beer I saw was Canadian macro-brew junk, unfortunately, but it was a good time, nonetheless.

 

+1 Cincinnati. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati (Cincinnati) is awesome! A ton of import and local Cincinnati beer selection. Largest Oktoberfest celebration in North America.

 

La Crosse, WI. I go to the one in Milwaukee at Heidelberg Park every year, and it is nice, small and authentic, but it's also in my backyard. If your gonna travel to this state and go to an oktoberfest, La Crosse is supposed to have one of the largest and most authentic.