It’s finally the time of year when pumpkins are seen on every street corner & in almost every recipe in the blog world… When chili finally starts sounding good & Saturdays mean college football. It’s the time of year I stick hundreds of cloves into a big, ripe orange and sniff it like an addict on glue. It’s FALL! And with the rain yesterday, came cooler temperatures… finally. If only these cooler temperatures would have been here for last weekend’s official kick-off to fall:
Oktoberfest!
It was my first year attending this grand event, and it did not disappoint. There are somewhere between 200-250 different breweries that set up tents to hand out samples of their best beers, including a section of tents dedicated to home brews. Can you guess who liked that section?
If you guessed this guy ^^^^, you’d be correct 🙂
We met up with a few friends to begin the sampling.
Yes, I’m sporting braided pig tails… it was 92 degrees yall!
With your entrance fee, you received a 5 oz glass to sample beers from. Most vendors filled them up almost to the top. So here’s some math…
Let’s say they filled them up to 4 oz… and you hit 1 vendor with 3 different types of beer to sample… that equals 12 oz, which is one beer… multiply that by 250 vendors… WOWza. That’s a lot of brewskies.
It also means quite a few trips to the facilities…
I am convinced that any brewer you can name was there. The big guys & the little guys. And I think the little guys were my favorite. They had interesting flavors to try… like jalapeno and blueberry.
Naturally with all that beer flowing, food booths were also plentiful. But since we ate those delicious BLTs before we left, we saved some money and only indulged in some freshly made KETTLE CORN. My fav!
But I wish I would have had time to throw together a few pretzel necklaces like these people:
All in all, we managed to have a lot of fun.
We picked up a pizza (from Fresh Market… so that’s healthy, right?) and devoured it at home while (painfully) watching my Georgia Bulldogs attempt to play football against Mississippi State. Sigh…
It might not have been my healthiest afternoon, but it was a lot of fun, and the best beer festival I’ve ever been to so far in life… 😉
Do you like fall festivals? What is your favorite? Beer Fest? Apple Fest? General county fair?
Shawnee says
I missed out on our Oktober Fest in Mt. Angel this year. 🙁 Actually, I’ve never been. Doesn’t make since to me that it is in September and that it only lasts a week. But, next year I will remember. 😀
Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries says
This day sounds like Heaven.
Nichole says
CRAP! We haven’t had our Oktoberfest yet but I totally want one now. We went to one in Michigan that was awesome. Y’all look like you did it right. HOW FUN!!! I love, love apple orchards and beerfests.
Corey @ The Runner's Cookie says
Looks like so much fun! Sadly I’m not a beer fan, but I’m always up for any fall-themed festival! New England has a few pumpkin festivals I’d love to go to this year 🙂
Katie @ Healthy Heddleston says
Aww that looks so funn!! I’ve never been to a beerfest (I dont like beer, lol)… but I’m excited to go an apple fest sooN!
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen says
Kettle corn? Amazing.
Pretzel necklaces??!?!? ASTOUNDing.
You and your hubby are cute. 🙂
Alexa @ The Girl In Chucks says
I want to go to a beer festival! I’ve never been to one. I am going to hit up City Beer (big beer store/tasting room) this week with a friend though.
I love that you have mardi gras beads with beer cans attached! 😉
Looks like a fun time!
Sarah for Real says
Fun! I love oktoberfests! Yes your husband is a very good sport 🙂
That gal that almost ruined your photo looks like she was on a mission! Your pigtails are very cute! I love having wet braids to keep me cool.
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Looks like fun!! I’m definitely not a beer drinker (or drinker at all since I’m a few months underage)..but beer doesnt seem like something I’d be too into anyway..but it still would have been cool to go! Fairs like that are always such a good time 🙂
Holly @ couchpotatoathlete says
Those pretzel necklaces are awesome! I hope Jason and I can get to an Octoberfest celebration sometime soon — sampling beer sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day 🙂
Samantha @ Health, Happiness & Skinny Jeans says
I have never been to a Oktoberfest celebration but it looks like a lot of fun!!
homecookedem says
How fun! I’ve always wanted to go to Oktoberfest in Helen! I’ve heard of those pretzel necklaces, genius!! 😉
Melissa says
I love a good fair or festival, usually food or music related around here. I’ve never been to a beer festival, but I might like it. I think I would enjoy more of the oddities as well–don’t know about jalapeño beer though. 😉
Blond Duck says
SA has a large German culture, so Oktoberfest down here is huge!
Angela (the diet book junkie) says
looks like a great time!! never been to a beer festival, but the husband and i have been to A LOT of wine events (very similar. it’s the best part about living in Australia.) haha…gotta love the pretzel necklaces 🙂