Oktoberfest is a'coming!

Oktoberfest is just about a month away. The annual massive party descends on Munich in the middle of each September and lasts into the first week of October. Whether you’ve attended or not, you probably have some idea of what the event entails. But it’s more than oompah bands and gallons of beer.

About’s GoGermany guide has pulled together an excellent bunch of articles sure to enlighten and inform about Oktoberfest.

But what about the beer? Oktoberfest style beer was created by a brewer at the Spaten brewery and their Oktoberfest is still considered the gold standard of this unusually sweet, malty brew. To read more about it, check out my profile of Oktoberfest style beer here.