{"id":46129,"date":"2019-09-16T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=46129"},"modified":"2019-09-16T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:57:01","slug":"oktoberfest-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2019\/09\/16\/oktoberfest-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although the official Oktoberfest takes place in Munich, celebrations can be found all around the world. Any excuse to get gather, drink beer, eat food, and dance to traditional folk music will likely draw a large crowd. There are several places in Colorado where you can go to an Oktoberfest, most notably is in Breckenridge, but there is a very large one in Denver as well as one in Colorado Springs. We went to our first Oktoberfest back in 2015 and had an absolutely wonderful time.<\/p>\n

\"Pretzel<\/a>
Pretzel Stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Young<\/a>
Young Dancer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancing<\/a>
Dancing to the Band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We had a very nice Hefe-Weizen wheat beer as well as an excellent Marzen amber ale from Paulaner Brewer, who are from Munich.\u00a0 We needed the cold beers after literally kicking our heels up with the dance troupe, The Denver Kickers.\u00a0 We have a lot of respect for them, all of whom are family members, as they danced the entire day and evening, entertaining the crowd.\u00a0 That certainly can’t be easy, especially wearing lederhosen as warm as it was that day.\u00a0 In addition to the dancing, there was plenty of music by The Prime Time Band featuring Klaus.<\/p>\n

\"Pete<\/a>
Pete and Dona with the Dancers Enjoying Some Beer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Beer<\/a>
Beer Steins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Beer<\/a>
Beer Mug Table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If we had tried all of the different food that was offered, we would have probably put on ten pounds.\u00a0 The food that we did\u00a0eat was delicious, especially the bratwurst with sauerkraut.\u00a0 In addition to brats, there was Weiner Schnitzel, giant pretzels, German chocolate cake, and a variety of sweets.\u00a0 Along with the beer, we definitely had our fill of good food.<\/p>\n

\"Sweets\"<\/a>
Sweets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bratwurst\"<\/a>
Bratwurst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Weiner<\/a>
Weiner Schnitzel Vendor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a great day of dancing, drinking, eating, and people watching.\u00a0 Regardless of your heritage or where you live, going to Oktoberfest is well worth the time.\u00a0 It is a great event for families as well as for couples like us.\u00a0 We really had a lot fun, made some new friends, and even learned a new dance, all in all, a wonderful day.<\/p>\n

\"Cooking<\/a>
Cooking Some Brats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Traditional<\/a>
Traditional Folk Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Smoked<\/a>
Smoked Salmon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n