Munich/Oktoberfest 2022

I wish I could be there too! Maybe next year. Enjoy the trip.

 

Pics... or it didn't happen.

Also, don't forget that research project on the Wurst stand we talked about! Right outside the H-P tent? Hopefully it's still there and continuing the tradition.

 

I'll PM you later.

 

couple seats opened up at my biz partner's stammtisch in the schottenhamel tent. will be there on 17 sept. and in MUC and salzburg between 14 and 21 sept

 

Don't want to assume, but I'm guessing you get to write this off as research?

Need an assistant to carry your notebook?

 

it's company expense, yeah. but not my company. he got the table when he was head of the sc commerce munich office and held onto it at his law firm. they cover the charges.

 

We are in Munich the 24th-30th. Hitting the Fest on the 25th and 28th. Preceeded by stops in Brussels, Bruges, Bamberg, and Rothenburg.

A trip 5 years in the making. So jacked up to get over there.

 

Give us a brief travel report at each stop so that we can be 'with you.'

 

I'll see what I can do... No promises.

 

Hope you have a great trip! Your city choices are fantastic locations.

There are endless bars, restaurants, breweries, & wonderful sites in each city.
Here are four bars that I highly recommend visiting, all four are very unique in their own way:
Brussels: Moeder Lambic Fontainas
Bamberg: Torschuster
Brugge: Vlissinghe,
Brugge: Staminee De Garre

Have a great time & don't forget to report back w/ details & pictures, b/c we all live vicariously through fellow beer travelers!

 

sadly torschuster has closed

 

Really? Holy shit, that's disappointing!!!

 

Thank you for the recommendations.
You guys can take the credit for the choice of cities... I chose them after thoroughly reading this forum.

 

yeah, totally sucks. that place was always something extra special (in a town full of special places)

 

I'll be in Germany for a last minute business trip (don't ask how much it cost to book an international business-class airline ticket with only 8 days notice), but won't be able to hit Munich. Has anyone been to Cannstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart? There's relatively little info on here about it.

 

Nah, not worth it -- don't go.



Sorry, I'm selfish because it's a great fest -- relatively free of tourists and I like it being "secret."

FWIW -- a search for Canstatter in the Germany Forum:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/search/128774482/?q=Canstatter&o=date&c[node]=107

 

Cannstatter is a great fest, sort of like Oktoberfest's little brother. Oktoberfest draws around 6 million people per year, while the Stuttgart fest has about 3 million visitors.

It is usually pretty easy to find a table to sit at, but there has been an occasion or two for me where they lock the doors due to crowding and I had to sit in the outdoor area of the tent. But other times, tents can seem almost deserted.

The four different fest beers on offer at the festival are generally pretty good, but their quality can vary from year to year.

I will be there with a few friends on Sunday, September 25 if you'd like to try to hook up for a few beers...!

https://www.cannstatter-volksfest.de/en/volksfest/

 

I realize this portIion should probably be in the Belgium Thread, but this is where you guys asked for the details of the Oktoberfest trip.

We started with two days in Brussels. Hit Delirium, Moeder Lambic, and even pounded a few Leffe with a Chargers fan from LA at The Big Game when we found some NFL in between the soccer matches. Absolutely loved everything, but I could live at Moeder.

The morning we left town, we walked to Cantillon and were lucky enough to meet an awesome Australian Couple we could share a few bottles with. Lambic Lovers wet dream. We left with a suitcase full of bottles.

Headed up to Brugges where we had free passes to both the Beer Experience and a Beer Tour. Neither was anything special, both they both came with plenty of delicious, if not noteworthy Belgian Beer. Ran into the Aussies from Cantillon twice more.

We also had a chance to knock a few back at 't Poatersgat, 't Brugs Beertje. and De Gaar. Didn't make it to Rose Red because we decided to spend the rest of the night with a Texan and two Franconians at Le Trappist. More awesome Lambics and Trappists. Two places had Westvleteren 12 on the menu, but when we asked they said they did not have it. Tried the Blond and the 8... both were fantastic. We were able to snag 3 bottles of the 12 at a bottle shop to add to our growing suitcase of beer.

Thanks again to everyone on this forum for steering us in the right directions. So far just an awesome experience. Really great beer, but more importantly we have met some great people from around the world along the way. And we haven't even made it to Germany yet!

Prost!

 

Any images from the members on the Wiesn this year?

 

lots. it still not possible to upload directly here?

 

Not sure, but I don't think so.

 

from the Schottenhamel VIP balcony


neat elevated platform for the charcuterie platter at our stammtisch. masskrug fits underneath.


our tent


view from the balcony


view to main floor from VIP balcony


view of neighboring stammtisch. madness


brief stop at löwenbräu before the schottenhamel


leaving the löwenbräu

 

Sweet stuff Scott, and great camera.

Gawd -- it makes me nostalgic!

Mehr bitte!

 

hat chick


making friends


pissoir portrait


lots of lederhosen and dirndls in the traditionszelt


more madness


pschorr as seen from the schottenhamel


rainy end to the evening

 

@Bierman9 -- I'm not sure if Scott got a snap of the Wurst stand we've been talking about, but I seem to remember it being further to the left toward the alley between tents. But hell, so much could have changed.

 

@herrburgess -- that "hat Fräulein" isn't "Tank Girl," is it?

She had me with the goggles.

 

Wait a minute -- that one to the right, with the hand-made sign looks pretty interesting!

Sepp's Hütterl!

 

Started my plans for the Oktoberfest 2023….today

Who’s in?

 

I'm in! Although... my friend and I are thinking of taking a guy's long weekend to New Glarus for their Oktoberfest. Just a little closer.

 

Just flew home. Oktoberfest Pic Drop:

 

Saw this about sales at Oktoberfest

"23 Prozent weniger Bierabsatz: Die Wiesn 2022 war für die Münchner Brauereien ein Reinfall. 5,6 Mio Liter waren es nach 7,3 Mio Litern beim letzten Oktoberfest 2019. Der Eindruck, den viele Wiesn-Wirte schon während des Festes hatten, bestätigte sich: Es kamen zwar auch etwas weniger Besucher (5,7 Mio statt wie 2019 noch 6,3 Mio), vor allem tranken diese aber deutlich weniger. Der Pro-Kopf-Konsum sank von 1,16 Litern Bier auf 0,98 Liter.

Die Gründe für die schlechten Zahlen dürften vielfältig sein, vor allem spielte das Wetter nicht mit, die Sonne zeigte sich selten. Hinzu kommen die derzeit ohnehin gebremste Konsumlaune (Inflation, Energiepreise, etc.) und bei manchen sicher auch noch Corona-Sorgen. Das einzig Positive für die Wiesn-Wirte: Der Verbrauch von Gas, Strom und Wasser sank im Vergleich zu 2019 ebenfalls."

Google translate - "problems are manifold" HAHAHA

23 percent less beer sales: The Wiesn 2022 was a disaster for the Munich breweries. It was 5.6 million liters after 7.3 million liters at the last Oktoberfest in 2019. The impression that many Oktoberfest hosts had during the festival was confirmed: There were a few fewer visitors (5.7 million instead of 2019 6.3 million), but above all they drank significantly less. Per capita consumption fell from 1.16 liters of beer to 0.98 liters.

The reasons for the bad numbers are likely to be manifold, above all the weather didn't play along, the sun rarely came out. In addition, there is the currently already slowed down consumer mood (inflation, energy prices, etc.) and for some there are certainly corona concerns. The only positive for the Wiesn hosts: The consumption of gas, electricity and water also fell compared to 2019.

 

what's the source you're quoting?

re the corona stuff: masks were again required in public transport when we were there.

 

https://www.dw.com/en/oktoberfest-2022-was-no-record-year/a-63297026

@herrburgess

 

yeah, read that one this morning. not sure what einhorn's source is, tho. numbers were def down from 2019. and the ~1 liter pp consumption was a shock. but the interviews I saw/read with brewers said most were satisfied with the turnout and sales, all things considered. and yeah, weather was consistently shit

 

Lots of blue sky in the pictures…unless that was all one day.

 

ha. were literal brief breaks in the clouds and rains. i took all those pics in the timeframe of an hour or so

 

You never get a full litre in your glass so that suggests the average visitor bought two Mass.

The Munich Union Against Fraudulent Beer Tapping suggests that Oktoberfest “litres” are often up to 20% short.

 

our pours at augustiner were def short. still short, but less so, we're ones from spaten. the löwenbräu pours were the best (i.e. to the liter line)