August 31st, 2010
Check out this list on the Huffington Post, with photos, of the 12 best cities for beer lovers to visit. While some of the usual suspects are on the list, like Berlin, Dublin, Amsterdam and Milwaukee, some unexpected cities also made the list: like Ashville, North Carolina. We at OktoberfestHaus.com do think that one city was unjustly omitted; that is Roseville, Minnesota: the location of OktoberfestHaus headquarters! We have plenty of beer drinking fun here with our Hofbrauhaus beer steins, our Lion Handle Pewter Tankards, but especially this Lederhosen ceramic stein. What do you think, does Roseville crack the list?
Prost!
Bradley
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August 30th, 2010
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August 27th, 2010
For my first post on the OktoberfestHaus.com blog, I’d like to give you, the readers, some statistics from Oktoberfest 2007, courtesy of muenchen.de:
- Area: 0.42 km2 (103.78 acres)
- Seats in the festival halls: approx. 100,000
- Visitors: 6.2 million
- Beer: appr. 6,940,600 litres(126,900 litres non-alcoholic)
- Wine: 79,624 liters
- Sparkling wine: 32,047 litres
- Coffee, tea: 222,725 litres
- Water, lemonade: 909,765 ½ litres
- Chicken: 521,872 units
- Pork sausages: 142,253 pairs
- Fish: 38,650 kg
- Pork knuckles: 58,446 units
- Oxen: 104 units,
- Expenditure of electricity: 2.8 million kWh (as much as 14% of Munich’s daily need or as much as a four person family will need in 560 years)
- Expenditure of gas: about 205,000 m³
- Expenditure of water: about 90,000 m³ (as much as 27% of Munich’s daily need )
- Waste: 678 t (2004)
- Toilets: about 980 seated, more than 878 meters of urinals and 17 for disabled persons
- Telephones: 83, also for international credit cards
- Lost property: about 4000 items, among them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, wedding rings, and even crutches.
Did I read that right? Almost 7 million liters of beer?! And this was in 2007; the festival has only continued to grow. For 2010, the 200th year of the festival, I wouldn’t be surprised to see double that amount of beer consumed. That means a lot of steins, boots, and glasses will need to be used handle such a large demand. While you could wait until arriving at the festival to purchase your weapon of choice, why not arrive fully prepared. Our Oktoberfest Hofbrauhaus 1 Liter Glass Stein is the perfect accessory for any Oktoberfest party, whether in Germany or elsewhere. For the serious beer drinker consider the 2 Liter “Das Boot”. Or for the more timid drinker we have a set of four melamine “plastic” reusable 16oz party cups. Or better yet, just order them all! To really get in the Oktoberfest spirit, you can also preorder your official Oktoberfest 2010 ceramic stein.
If none of those items get you in the beer drinking mood, then make sure to head to OktoberfestHaus.com or BierBootHaus.com for hundreds of other options to fill any Oktoberfest need!
Prost!
Bradley
Tags: 2 liter beer boot, german beer stein, oktoberfest 2010, oktoberfest munich
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August 23rd, 2010
While we here at Oktoberfesthaus and Bierboothaus have got you covered for all your Oktoberfest party needs — beer boots, steins, and party decorations galore — it ain’t an Oktoberfest party without some delicious suds. And unfortunately we’re unable to deliver a cold one in the mail to fill up your glassware. For that, you have to get off the couch and head to your local watering hole or liquor store. In order to get you up to speed on the delicious seasonal Oktoberfest beers making the rounds this (and every) year, we’ve found some websites doing reviews and summarizing your options. Check them out and impress your drinking buddies over the next month or two when it’s time to throw a few back.
Jeremy at Epic Portions will be tasting Oktoberfest beers over the coming weeks. He gets us started with a Leinenkugel review.
The folks at Beer Advocate seem to have reviewed just about every Oktoberfest beer on the market. You probably won’t find most of the beers detailed on this site when you head to the bar, but that means if you do find it, these advocates for beer probably have given it a swirl.
Columbia, South Carolina’s Free Times takes a look at a sampling of well known Oktoberfest beers.
Or do your own review and let us know what you think, so we can share your feedback with our readers. And make sure to send us any pictures you have of you preparing for Oktoberfest, drinking at your Oktoberfest party, or dancing up a storm in Munich.
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August 9th, 2010
Look no further, we’ve added hundreds of party decorations, flags, party hats, party favors, and other festive Oktoberfest items to our assortment!
Whether you’re having a small beer-themed party or a large Oktoberfest event, you can be sure to find everything you might need in order to decorate! OktoberfestHaus.com has the widest selection of Oktoberfest party supplies, party accessories, and Oktoberfest apparel anywhere at the lowest prices. Set the table with our paper Oktoberfest tableware, decorate the surroundings with Oktoberfest decorations, and hand out Oktoberfest party favors to your guests. Having a HUGE party? Our Oktoberfest party kits include everything you need at a substantial savings. With the largest selection of Oktoberfest party supplies online, your party is sure to be wunderbar!
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