2010 Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany

[MeatyPortion]

Beer was only better because you were there, think about it.
Very often the experience of things is due to surroundings and getting caught up in the moment.

Hey, glad you had fun.

Now Bamberg, thats a city I could get interested in.

Nah, I had some bad beer too. Hofbrau was meh but Augustiner was great. Now Unionsbrau, which is a micro, was really really good. Airbrau, another microbrew was average but in the airport so it made for a great little drinking hole between flights.

I'll have to post the video of getting caught up in the moment when my wife and I went on the bumper cars at Oktoberfest. I'm glad I have the video because I don't remember it at all. That was day 2.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Speaking of not remembering things: I just looked at another video which I apparently recorded of a guy who was getting worked on by paramedics after drinking too much.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I am so ready for next year.

 

[Cape Brewing]

disturbing

 

[MeatyPortion]

You should see the one without the robe.

 

[millersingermany]

First post, but from living here in Bavaria, if you have the time, the trip to Plzen to visit Plzeňský Prazdroj is worth the trip. Czech is a bit sketchy, but in a safe way. The exchange rate is fantastic, the tour at the brewery is really good and as a resident ugly American, its handy that they speak English. They show the modern bottling line, the brew house, the traditional methods, and then finish with a trip into the caves where they used to lager all of their beer. They still brew some in the traditional way and lager it down there, and that is what you get to drink. Well worth the visit. If you don't do that, you should at least take A9 to A93 out of the city to see the endless fields of Hellertau hops. It is a thing of beauty (cough and rest stops where one could walk into the fields cough). There is even the Deutsches Hopfenmuseum‎. Haven't had the chance to stop there yet, but I am guessing it is good.

 

[Cape Brewing]

You should see the one without the robe.

ehhh... pass thanks. Although Paul might be PM'ing you soon.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Hey Brian, I'll See you there.. Actually, I might miss you. I'll be in Munch Tuesday thru Thursday of the first week. I'm flying into Frankfurt on the 17th. Spending some time in Koln and Freising. I get to Munich on the 21st.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Yeah, I think you're getting there just as we leave.

We're leaning towards Brussels for a couple of days on the tail end of the trip. The SWMBO doesn't want to go TOO long though. She doesn't want to be away from our sons. I don't either but how often do you go to Oktoberfest?

 

[Jpeverini]

I'll be there for sure. Plan on doing an MBA in Italy next year (fingers crossed) and the timing will work out like magic!

cheers brew'migos see you there

 

[paulthenurse]

I've got a green light from Alice about O-Fest. Need to determine dates and such, then plan out cities, etc. This is gonna be great.

PTN

 

[Bulls Beers]

I've got a green light from Alice about O-Fest. Need to determine dates and such, then plan out cities, etc. This is gonna be great.

PTN

It's gonna be great...

 

[Cape Brewing]

yeah, you should totally plan on going for something like the 22nd through the 26th or something Paul

 

[paulthenurse]

But if I don't get there till the 22nd I won't get to spend any time with my BFF, CB.





Hmmmmm, might need to re-look at those dates.

 

[JustMrWill]

I went this year...it was amazing. We are planning on going next year as well. In the planning stages at the moment but will be shooting for the opening weekend.

Here are the pictures I posted on Facebook for trip: (pages 2 and 3 of the album are the Munich pictures)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=164188&id=662220468&l=3ea1878bfc

If you have any questions, PM me.

 

[Bulls Beers]

Great pics..

 

[srm775]

yeah, you should totally plan on going for something like the 22nd through the 26th or something Paul

The wife and I are going to O-fest for Sept. 26-28th. We've booked out flight and hotel. You know, if you haven't booked a hotel room yet, you're not going to ... at least not in Munich. We called dozens of hotels and most were already over booked for that time period. Not to mention, most hotels continue to go up in price as O-fest goes on. I believe that by the time we were leaving Munich for Venice on Wednesday the cost of the hotel rooms were over 250 euro (that's roughly 350 a night).

 

[JustMrWill]

Hotels? Who needs hotels??? Here is where I took a short nap since the 3 blocks to my hotel was WAY to far in my condition...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4336500&l=5ffd45de61&id=662220468

I am inquiring with the hotel we stayed at now...I am hoping to get opening weekend..but I am flexible....people I am going with "INSIST" but they haven't even looked at a calendar..let alone start planning anything...

-JMW

 

[srm775]

Next year is the 200th anniversary of O-fest, so apparently they're expecting even bigger than normal crowds.

 

[Cape Brewing]

our hotel was booked a few weeks ago. The SWMBO having about 4 katrillion Starwood points comes in handy!

 

[JustMrWill]

Got an email back... opening weekend is booked... during the week and other weekends there is still availability....pm me if you need the info...

 

[homebrewer_99]

Look at a map, Nancy.

Fly into Brussells, drink Belgian brews, on 'Day 3' drive to Paris, drink French wine and Saisons (4 hours). 'Day 5' drive to Dijon, more French wine and Saisons (3 1/2 hours). 'Day 6' drive to Zurich, (4 hours) 'Day 8' drive to Munich (4 hours) Octoberfest. 'Day 11' drive to Wurzburg (three hours), 'Day 12' drive to Koln (Kolsch) (4 hours), 'Day 14' to Brussels (4 hours). Get on a plane and go home.

I guess that is too stressful for your tender little constitution.


Nancy.

PTN

You surely left out an undetermined amount of hours sitting in stau's...(traffic jams)...with that schedule...

 

[Bulls Beers]

Got an email back... opening weekend is booked... during the week and other weekends there is still availability....pm me if you need the info...

You mean for hotels?

 

[JustMrWill]

Yes..for the information on the hotel I used...it is 3 blocks from tents...it has a bar downstairs to "lube up" before heading to tents...

-Will

 

[Bulls Beers]

oh ok. Yeah, no problem. I've had a hotel booked for almost a month now.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Welp... I think our itinerary is shaping up.

Arrive Munich Friday, Sept 17.
Leave Munich early Tuesday, Sept 22nd
Arrive Innsbruck, Austria, mid-day Tuesday, Sept 22nd (3 hr train ride)
Depart Innsbruch, Austria on Red Eye, Weds, Sept 23rd
Arrive Florence, Italy, early morning Thursday, Sept 24th
Leave Florence, Italy, Saturday, Sept 25th for home

Only potential change is we might just skip Innsbruck and take a red eye straight to Florence and then head home one day earlier. Again... young kids... so... SWBMO is a little touchy about being gone that long.

I really wanted to do Brussels for obvious reasons but the SWMBO has never been anywhere in Europe and really wanted to go to Italy. Since the entire first half of the vacation is a "beer thing", I couldn't fight her too much on going to Belgium for more beer.

Meh... Innsbruck and Florence won't suck.

Anyone have any information on making reservations in the tents?

 

[wildwest450]

Please look for the girls in my avatar. Tell them their famous now thanks to me, and give them my phone number.

I would cut off a testicle to go to Oktoberfest.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

Garmisch-Partenkirchin is a cool little town on your way from Munich to Innsbruck, but they're prob all cool little towns. I was gonna suggest stopping at the Eagle's Nest but it looks like it's a bit out of the way (it's near Salzburg).

Just curious but are there any particular Oktoberfest activities besides sitting in a tent and drinking beer? Not that there's anything wrong with sitting around and drinking beer and singing Ein prosit over and over, but there's prob a limit on how many consecutive days I could do it. Would love to go one of these days (but not quite as badly as Wildwest).

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

I am planning a trip for this year but I am stuck on what festival to hit Munich or Stuttgart. From what I read Munich is more for tourist and Stuttgart is more for locals. I would prefer that but I would also like to see Munich for the sites more than the beer! Ok beer and sites. My plan is to head out Friday night after work and do a direct flight to Amsterdam. Spend Sat and Sunday in Amsterdam them head to Belgium probably Luxemburg Monday morning. Rent a car and hit as many breweries Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs. Then head to Stuttgart preferably on a night train Thurs night staying in Stuttgart and flying home Sunday. I just don’t know if I want to cut a day from Belgium and hit Munich for a day and fly home from there or just say enough is enough and finish in Stuttgart. Or replace Stuttgart with Munich entirely.

Possible ideas:
Amsterdam
Saturday/ Sunday

Luxemburg
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

Stuttgart
Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Home

2nd
Amsterdam
Saturday/Sunday

Luxemburg
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday

Stuttgart
Thursday/Friday

Munich
Saturday/Sunday/Home

3rd
Land in Amsterdam and then wake up a week later and can’t remember a thing. I don’t know if that would be considered good or bad

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Well I got all my air and hotels booked but now the agent called and said that the Munich hotel was overbooked so now we have no hotel in Munich. I have been trying to find something with 3 beds all day with no luck!
WTF is a travel agent good for?