Authentic Oktoberfest Beer at Firkin

Like any respectable bartender, the folks at Firkin serve up their drinks with a story. To compliment their amazing line up of Oktoberfest brews, Firkin wants to fill your mug with some knowledge about the world’s most famous beer drinking event.

Attended annually by over 6 million people who drink over 6 million liters of beer, Oktoberfest celebrated its 200^th anniversary this year.

The festival itself dates back to the Royal Wedding of King Ludwig I to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen in October of 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to celebrate on the fields in front of the city gates. Evolving to include all of Bavaria, the original choices of amusements included horse races and an agricultural show with the first carousel and two swings were added to the line-up in 1818.

Visitors were able to quench their thirst at small beer stands. In 1896, enterprising landlords with the backing of the breweries set up the first beer tents and hall, replacing the stands. Today, by German law, only the six Munich breweries are allowed to serve beer at the Oktoberfest tents.

While Munich’s 2010 Oktoberfest officially ended October 4th, the Firkin will continue to rotate in some of the fest beers this fall including Paulaner, which was imported to the United States for the first time in 2010, and Spaten, the world’s first Oktoberfest beer created in 1872.

Now that you’ve learned the legacy, come to the Firkin to have a stein of Paulaner, Spaten or another choice from our huge selection of brews. The Firkin has a beer to match every story.