Augustiner Oktoberfest

After an afternoon nap, I felt sorted and ready to head back to the main 'fest grounds. being highly impressed with the Augustiner beers earlier in the day we made a bee line for the main Augustiner tent - but not before stopping off and eating a 1/2 meter bratwurst on the way! As per usual, the tent was not letting anyone in unless you had a confirmation of reservation receipt, so we opted for a heated section in the beer garden. The Oktoberfest (6% abv) was excellent, not as creamy as the beers we had enjoyed the day before, but bursting with malt flavour with a nice grassy hop edge. As we were finishing our round, the heavens opened up and we had to retreat to shelter, which happened to be near a fish smoking pit! Website

After the rain subsided, we went in search of more beer, but on the way we stumbled across pork knuckle heaven. Check this joint out!

Augustiner Hell

The next day waking up a little worse for wear, we headed back into Munich to do our bit for the local tourism. After walking around for an hour or so trying to get some heat back into our partially frozen bodies, we ended up in the Augustiner beer hall (the one across the road from the Hofbrau Haus). Both Rich and I ordered a pork dish each, of which I barely touched and I ordred a German Pils (as a radler, I was struggling) and Rich opted for the Dunkel. I can't comment on the beer too much due to my declined and hungover status forcing me into the world of mixed drinks, but Rich reports his Dunkel was awesome. I was on struggle street big time, barely eating my lunch and having difficulty drinking my diluted beer. A sleep was in order, so I headed back to the camping grounds for a couple of hours shut eye. I needed to sort myself out if I was to have a big night again! Website