German Beer at Oktoberfest?
The other day, five of us went to a restaurant that turns their menu into an Oktoberfest celebration for the month of October. They had live German music and even had chefs come from the motherland for this special occasion. Needless to say, the food was fantastic, but where was the German beer? Silly me, but I was looking forward to a nice frothy mug of beer with my meal. I enjoy trying beers from different regions or countries (When in Rome…).
First of all they had no German beer on draft, although they did have the other popular everyday brands. I prefer draft beer anyhow to cans or bottles, but would settle for German beer in a bottle. Ordered Spaten, then was told they were out, so ordered Paulaner. It was pretty good, and looked forward to a second, but they also ran out of that one.
Of course, I could find other types of beer that I like, being a bit of a beer connoisseur, but it was Oktoberfest and there was another whole week of it! Poor planning, but the food and music gave us something to Oom-Pah about. Ein Prosit!
Don’t get me started on the waiter that night. Will save that for another post…
