Oktoberfest 2006 Table of Contents Page

One reason you come to the festival is for the food and beer! Regardless of your tastes, we're sure you'll find something to satisfy your hunger. For more information on the great food and drink at our festival, click here!

The Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest 2006 proudly serves German Wurst from Usingler's!

One of the highlights to the beer connoisseurs of our city is the German beer selection of the festival. To bring a bit of Barvaria to the Big Easy, the Deutsches Haus will have a selection of over 20 beers. Each to entice the pallets of even the most selective of visitors!

In upholding the traditions of Munich, the Deutsches Haus will have various brews from a number of German brewhaus. Spaten, Hofbrau, Bitburger and Paulander to name just a few.

Definitions of German Drinking:
Before attending Oktoberfest, it is best to brush up on your beer (or shall we say 'bier') and liquor terminology:

Ein "Pils" (A Pilsner)
If you like a more bitter and less malty taste try the pils which is also called pilsner. Take a closer look at the time consuming process of serving a foam crowned pils with perfection. You will see dozens of glasses filled with foam only, waiting to settle. It can take a good quarter of an hour for the foam refills to turn into the golden liquid.

Ein "Dunkel" (A dark beer)
Against popular beliefs it is not the most powerful in alcohol contents. It is basically a lager bottom brewed beer containing "toasted" malt.

Ein "Weissbier" (A white beer)
A very good idea when the sun is shining and you prefer being refreshed by a lighter tasting beer. Weizen means wheat, often called a Weissbier (white), and is served in tall and elegant 1/2 liter glasses. But beware of its "light" character, it is the strongest in alcohol. Some will serve it with a slice of lemon.

Ein Bock und Doppelbock (A Bock beer)
Bock is term used for a stronger beer (doppel meaning double even more so). Fasting monks found an ingenious way of compensating the lack of food - they started brewing very strong beers. March and October are the two most prominent seasons for brewing these special beers.

Ein Schnapps!!!
A German generic term for all white (clear) brandies distilled from fermented fruits. True Schnapps has no sugar added and is definitely an aquired taste, particularly for nationalities not used to raw distillates. The Deutsches Haus has an array of Schnapps both true in form and also Americanized for a sweeter taste.