Dear Friends
As the 2021 season is coming to a close, we’d like to have one last get together invite you to a German inspired Oktoberfest. The Munich Octoberfest draws annually up to 6 million visitors. It started as a horse race on the meadow in the city to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig to Princess Theresa on October, 15th in 1810. It was such a success and people were drawn to the wedding, the city decided in 1811 to celebrate harvest with an annual agricultural fair (like the Topsfield fair).
Munich, being the beer capital of Germany and the inventor of the lager beer, the event eventual morphed into today’s Bier.
More? see the official website in English https://www.oktoberfest.de/
Unfortunately, the 2021 event was canceled again as in 2020.
The typical foods served at the fair are a whole roasted steer on the spit, spit roasted Chicken and whole roasted Pigs.
Due to space limitations and time constraints at the club we refrained form the Ox and pigs on a spit (spit roasted chicken you can get in every supermarket) we decided to have authentic similar specialties.
We will be serving
Bavarian Cured bratwurst with Elvira’s Potato salad and Braised Red Cabbage, Black Forest Knockwurst with Braised apple Sauerkraut and Pretzels. And for dessert, individual Black Forest Cake.
To cover the cost we are asking for a $8 per person, non refundable when you sign up for this event.
We will serve at noon on October 9th 2021. Please sign up by sending an email, no later then October 5th,to Elvira at [email protected]. Remember, because these are special order items on the menu, if you sign up and don’t show up, you will still be responsible for paying.
Bring your own adult or non-adult beverage ( beer).and lederhosen and Dirndl are encouraged.
Elvira and Wolfgang
BTW
What is the difference between Lager and Ale beer?
Until the 15 century the Beer yeast available could ferment the wort only in warm temperature. Than a new discovered Yeast could suddenly ferment the wort a lower temperature. So, the brewer could brew the beer also in wintertime. The beer was then stored in limestone caves near Munich for the prolonged fermentation and storage. These cave where loaded in winter with ice blocks to keep the temperature around 40deg F. That is the reason for the name Lager, which means warehouse in German. P.S. where did this new yeast came from? Lately, with modern genome testing it was discovered that that this new type of yeast may have its origin from Patagonia (Chile) where a similar specimen was found. Maybe a fruit fly brought this innovation on Magellan’s ship back to Europe. CHEERS
