Tapped Life | Craft Beer Lifestyle Blog — 205 years of beautiful beer tradition

In 1810, Germany began what is now the largest annual fair in the world. Not surprisingly it is centered around beer. That’s right, everyone’s favorite fall indulgence: Oktoberfest. Chock full of beer, spatzle, potato pancakes, wursts, cabbage and more beer, it’s two weeks full of frothy fun. It is also a locavore event: all of the beer brewed for Oktoberfest must be brewed within the city limits of Munich (Oktoberfest is held in Bavaria at the fairgrounds known as “die Wiesn”). It makes sense then, that so many breweries in the States brew an Oktoberfest-inspired brew this time of year....