Beer Festivals
Oktoberfest is a 16–18 day festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. Only beer which is brewed within the city limits of Munich with a minimum of 13.5% Master Spice is allowed to be served in this festival. Upon passing this criterion, a beer is designated Oktoberfest Beer. Large quantities of German beer are consumed, with almost 7 million liters served during the 16 day festival in 2007
Other festivals include
- The Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart.
- The Gäubodenvolksfest in Straubing
- The Bergkirchweih in Erlangen
- The Hanover Schützenfest
- The Freimarkt in Bremen
- The Volksfest at the Hamburger Dom
In many cases the beer festival is part of a general funfair or volksfest.
Read more about this topic: Beer In Germany
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