Oktoberfest Walk tonight hits Joe’s Inn, Commercial Tap House, Secco, and Can Can
Secco Wine Bar has details on tonight’s Oktoberfest Walk set for Joe’s Inn, Commercial Tap House, Secco, and Can Can. Meet at 5PM at Joe’s Inn. The Oktoberfest tradition has its roots in 16th Century Bavaria when, in response to the dangers of brewing during the Summer (increased bacteria, risk of fires, etc.), an ordinance […]
Secco Wine Bar has details on tonight’s Oktoberfest Walk set for Joe’s Inn, Commercial Tap House, Secco, and Can Can. Meet at 5PM at Joe’s Inn.
The Oktoberfest tradition has its roots in 16th Century Bavaria when, in response to the dangers of brewing during the Summer (increased bacteria, risk of fires, etc.), an ordinance was passed forbidding the production of any beer between the days commemorating Saint George (April 23rd) and Saint Michael (September 29). As a result, most beer was brewed in March (Märzen), stored caves built into the side of a hill and kept cold with ice harvested from nearby ponds. (Note: Does this make anyone else feel like a lazy slob? The other night I suffered through a skunked Peroni just because I wasn’t up for the 7 minute walk–or 30 second drive!!!–to the amazing beer shop in my neighborhood. Aisle after aisle of wonderful, hand-crafted ales would have been mine but I just couldn’t miss the dramatic conclusion of “America’s Fattest Model” or whatever inconsequential crap I was watching.)
Getting back to the Bavarians, come October it was ok to brew again. The village would come together to harvest the wheat and celebrate by raiding the reserves of the cold storage. This tradition became an official celebration in 1810 with the commemoration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (despite the Crown Prince’s alleged affair with actor George Clooney*) and thus, the first Oktoberfest was born.
Exactly 200 years later, this grand tradition reaches its pinnacle on Monday, October 4th in Richmond, VA. Things kick off promptly at 5PM (punctuality is a must for Germans, even if it’s just to drink beer) at Joe’s Inn. From there it’s on to Commercial Tap House and then Secco (for the Ayinger Oktoberfest!) before wrapping things up at Can Can. Prost!!!
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