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The Hofbräu tent is, with a total of almost 10,000 seats, the largest beer tent at the Oktoberfest (6,018 seats and 1,000 standing places indoors, and an additional 3,022 seats outdoor). [12] It has been under the leadership of the Steinberg family since the 1980s, [ 13 ] to which is also the tenant of the Hofbräuhaus cellar's since 1995.
The brewery Hofbräuhaus, the tent's sponsor, has been active in Oktoberfest since 1955. The current tent was built in 1972. The tent needs three months to be erected every year. During the 16-day-long festivities of Oktoberfest 2004, a total of 500,000 liters of beer and 70,000 whole roast chickens were consumed.
The Hacker-Pschorr beer tent in Munich, Germany, before Oktoberfest celebrations began in 2012. Visitors packed into the beer tent in Munich, Germany, during Oktoberfest in 2009.
Folk dancers performing at the Historisches Oktoberfest. The beer mugs in the beer tents did not have the company logo of the breweries, but rather the inscription "Munich beer". Unlike the usual Oktoberfest, the Historic Wiesn closed at 8 pm. Instead of the 300,000 guests estimated by the city council, well over half a million visitors came.
"Family friendly" and "beer fest" aren't usually words you hear together. But for Oktoberfest, it's true. Children under 6 are allowed inside the beer tents before 8 p.m., and some venues even ...
Ramstein Beer, Butler: Oktoberfest (6.5% märzen), an amber lager with rich malty aroma, a toasty palate, and subtle hoppy finish. Seven Tribesmen Brewery, Wayne: Harvest Days (5.3% märzen), malt ...
The Hanover Oktoberfest is a fair that takes place every year at the end of September or at the beginning of October. [53] It usually lasts 17 days and features 140 rides and booths, two large beer tents seating more than a thousand people each, and numerous stands, beer gardens and five small beer tents offering food and refreshments.
In Munich alone, the Festzelte of Oktoberfest can accommodate over 100,000 people. [2] Bavaria's capital Munich is the city most associated with beer halls; almost every brewery in Munich operates a beer hall. The largest beer hall, the 5,000-seat Mathäser, [a] near the Munich central station, has been converted into a movie theater. [4]