Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
THE BEER
Let's get down to the real reason most come to Oktoberfest - the beer. All the suds pulled
at Oktoberfest must have been brewed within Munich's city limits which restricts the num-
ber of breweries permitted to wet your whistle to six: Hofbräu-München (of Hofbräuhaus
fame), the world famous Paulaner, Löwenbräu, Augustiner, and the less well-known
Hacker-Pschorr and Spaten.
The famous 1L
Mass
brought to your table by a dirndl-trussed waitress, contains pretty
strong stuff as the breweries cook up special concoctions for the occasion (usually known
as
Oktoberfestbier
). The percentage of alcohol starts at around 5.8% which makes a single
Mass
the equivalent of almost 3.5 pints of most regular ales in Britain, Australia and the
US. Traditionally the most potent brews are piped to the Wiesn by Hofbräu, the weakest by
Hacker Pschorr.
