The beer trucks all pulled in around 4:30 this morning. No problem hearing them; they drowned out the otherwise soothing sounds from the Blue River running under the windows. Peggy brought one of the official hats acquired at the Munchen Oktoberfest to wear today. Pleep and Delete were trying it on and practicing singing Ein Prosit since sunrise.Because the Ein Prosit song is key to the Oktoberfest etiqutte in the Munchen tents, it is important to get the words and process correct. We all know the Germans are sticklers for following the rules. First, you and your tablemates must all order "Ein mas bitte." Then everyone must raise the earthstone litre mugs while singing: "Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit, der Gemutlichkeit. Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit, der Gemutlichke
it." This is followed by yelling - "Eins, zwei, drei g'suffa! " Then someone yells - "Zicke, zacke, zicke, zacke!" Finally, everyone says "Hoi, hoi, hoi!" At the conclusion, make sure to give your table mates a hearty "Prost!" and bang your glass into theirs. No need to get crazy but these glasses can stand up to quite a bit. That's not to say that I haven't seen them break. In fact, one of Steve Soden's fondest memories is doing this at the table in tents in Munchen only to see the bottom fall out of my glass with the beer going everywhere.
The oompah band here was official and taught everyone how to do the proper Ein Prosit with raised steins. They also had everyone doing the chicken dance and polkas. It reminded me of trips to Kubiaks in Niles, Michigan and our many trips to Munchen.
Breckenridge does a great job organizing their fest. The beer is perfect - Paulner & Breckenridge Brewery both have several "tents" along Main Street. Plus they have all the proper food - brats, strudel, schnitzel, bretzels, spatezle, etc. It is a real family event with grandparents, very young kids and all of us who should know better. We bought 2 half litre steins. Pleep and Delete thought we sho
uld have purchased the litre steins but Ed explained we already had a full collection of those at home. Ed also explained this allowed him to taste more of the options at the Paulner & Breckenridge tents.
it." This is followed by yelling - "Eins, zwei, drei g'suffa! " Then someone yells - "Zicke, zacke, zicke, zacke!" Finally, everyone says "Hoi, hoi, hoi!" At the conclusion, make sure to give your table mates a hearty "Prost!" and bang your glass into theirs. No need to get crazy but these glasses can stand up to quite a bit. That's not to say that I haven't seen them break. In fact, one of Steve Soden's fondest memories is doing this at the table in tents in Munchen only to see the bottom fall out of my glass with the beer going everywhere.The oompah band here was official and taught everyone how to do the proper Ein Prosit with raised steins. They also had everyone doing the chicken dance and polkas. It reminded me of trips to Kubiaks in Niles, Michigan and our many trips to Munchen.
Breckenridge does a great job organizing their fest. The beer is perfect - Paulner & Breckenridge Brewery both have several "tents" along Main Street. Plus they have all the proper food - brats, strudel, schnitzel, bretzels, spatezle, etc. It is a real family event with grandparents, very young kids and all of us who should know better. We bought 2 half litre steins. Pleep and Delete thought we sho
uld have purchased the litre steins but Ed explained we already had a full collection of those at home. Ed also explained this allowed him to taste more of the options at the Paulner & Breckenridge tents.The Germans also have official terms applied to various Oktoberfest celebrants. Eihebn is a person who is dizzy because of having consumed too much beer and who has to cling to something such as a lamppost. Noagerlzuzla is a person who drinks the last remainders from abandoned steins. Gaudinockerin is used to describe luxuriant breasts on a comely Fraulein. Fackl is a term used to describe an indecent behaving person. We're just happy none of these terms applied to our group. It was a perfect day in Breckenridge - weather, music, food, and beer were all excellent. The street party winds up at 6:00 pm but starts back up tomorrow morning. This is good news for our team because our rooms back right up to the band stand.
We head to Las Vegas early tomorrow morning. We plan on hitting their Oktoberfest at the Hofbrau Haus Las Vegas.
We head to Las Vegas early tomorrow morning. We plan on hitting their Oktoberfest at the Hofbrau Haus Las Vegas.
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