Hey, all. Sorry about the break in delivering the best of the Northwest, but we've been in Vegas the past few days. Forsaking the advice in the latest Vegas tourism campaign, we'll fill you in on all the frivolity in the next post. But this stanza is dedicated to the beer drinker's favorite time of year, Oktoberfest. Last Saturday, we attended the Fremont Oktoberfest with Lisa's friend from work and her husband. Luckily, both were savvy beer drinkers. [Apologies in advance for the photos in this blog as they were all taken with a camera phone as the dolt author of this blog forgot the camera]
While
Fremont's celebration fell a bit short of its namesake in Munich, it was far superior to the Wallingford Wurst Festival that we attended a few weeks prior. First of all, there was beer, and lots of it. This is a critical element of any Oktoberfest celebration and this one did not disappoint. Fremont does something a bit different, though, that was a bit of an annoyance. Fremont's Oktoberfest is more of a tasting festival, so instead of the traditional BSOMS (Beer Steins of Massive Size) associated with Germany, we receive a small mug of on
ly about 4-5 oz in size. You can see one in the photo of Lisa with the bratwurst. Revelers were encouraged to try samples of many different beers. Having the small mug gave one access to about 70 or so microbrews...Ach du lieber! There were beer gardens where you could sit and enjoy a full beer, but the selection was limited.
Th
e people-watching was fun, but there were far too few people sporting lederhosen. I vowed that I would purchase a pair in time to "authenticize" next year's event. The winner of best costume goes to this gentleman who sported a blond wig with braids and a t-shirt with a design of the torso of a german beer girl. The thing that made his outfit though was not the image of ample cleavage on the front of the shirt, but rather 
his hairline. Though the picture is not great, you can see said hairline on his back about three inches above the collar of his shirt and a few inches below the bottom of the wig. We had to avert our eyes and these lovely ladies provided a much better view, er, had on much more authentic costumes.
Unfortunately, as our flights to Vegas were early on Sunday, we missed many of the events on this penultimate day of the event. I missed playing in the Beer Pong fundraising tournament. And there were several other events that seemed like they would be a blast:
- The Brew-Ha-Ha 5K: A road race that included the Beer Belly Division for men over 200 lbs and women over 160 lbs
- Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving Contest: Self explanatory
- Street Scramble: A neighborhood scavenger hunt
More fun coming up this weekend with the Red Bull Soapbox Derby. Look for an update of that next week.
1 comment:
If you are doing Oktoberfest in Seattle, I'll do Oktoberfest in the NYC Metro area. Even better, I'll have a beer for both of you!!! Next year, forget the West Coast, we'll do it in Munich!!! :)
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