SteelCityAle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 so do I! I meant in a choice twixt Berlin beer fest and a pretend Oktoberfest in the UK, I know which I would prefer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DnAuK Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 so do I! I meant in a choice twixt Berlin beer fest and a pretend Oktoberfest in the UK, I know which I would prefer... Oh right - with you! Yeah, Oktoberfest has never really appealed. Not a huge fan or Marzen beer. Just double strength lager really. Get all the alcohol without the taste. Though I know that will appeal to the 'Extra Cold' generation. And, if the suggestion is that the Sheffield one will just be normal strength lager, then what's the point? I'd have probably gone though - just because it's different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityAle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 couldn't agree more. Oktoberfest really doesn't appeal on any level - unnecessarily strong beer (i.e. extra strength but no real extra flavour), expensive (before you even consider your 'litre' of beer is 30% froth), full of tourists, long waiting times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DnAuK Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 couldn't agree more. Oktoberfest really doesn't appeal on any level - unnecessarily strong beer (i.e. extra strength but no real extra flavour), expensive (before you even consider your 'litre' of beer is 30% froth), full of tourists, long waiting times... Dave... you do realise this is the first time we have publicly agreed on something for a while now? Hallelujah! Just don't mention the Shakespeare... ;c) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityAle Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 well obviously I've had far better beers in the Shakey than anywhere in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DnAuK Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 well obviously I've had far better beers in the Shakey than anywhere in Germany LOL. Maybe you should encourage the Shakey to do an Oktoberfest...? It's the kind of place where snashed glasses and spilled beer would add to the atmosphere! Actually I fleetingly looked at an apartment near there the other day. If I had decided on it I might have become a regular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogwai84 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Enjoyed a stein after work today. Worth popping down if you fancy a large beer with friends. Pros: Nice beer Good venue Good atmosphere Good German music Cons: Pricey (2pt stein cost £11.50) Plastic glasses Music was too loud to have a conversation really Food looked pricey and not too appetising (normally bierkeller food is great though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappi Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Special event so worth paying more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8 Blade Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Enjoyed a stein after work today. Worth popping down if you fancy a large beer with friends. Pros: Nice beer Good venue Good atmosphere Good German music Cons: Pricey (2pt stein cost £11.50) Plastic glasses Music was too loud to have a conversation really Food looked pricey and not too appetising (normally bierkeller food is great though) Agree with all the pros. Definitely pricey! £8.50 for chips and a sausage - looked like a hot dog sausage you buy in a tin from the supermarket! Music was alright, good atmosphere. Conversation would be difficult if a big group of you. Was fairly empty this afternoon, which made it pleasant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouserat Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 do something for English festivals like St David's day Quite right. And maybe we could have those famous English singers, Tom Jones and Charlotte Church. And some English valley choirs. Whilst wearing English leeks. And you do know that "Wales" derives from the Irish for foreign? Down with Oktoberfest, up with the English baguette! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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