MUNICH (AP) — Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first ...

In the Beer and Oktoberfest Museum you can expect interesting facts about the number 1 staple food of the people of Munich: Valuable beer mugs and memorabilia from the once powerful beer barons ...

A popular Oktoberfest tradition even before the tapping: every year, Munich residents grumble about the beer prices set by the festival hosts and breweries. The City of Munich only checks that the ...

The first beers have been served at the Oktoberfest beer festival in the German city of Munich. About six million visitors are expected at the festival, which runs until 7 October. Last year about ...

of beer were quaffed at the OktoberfestPicture: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Munich’s Oktoberfest is one of the world’s largest food and drink festivals in the ...

Oktoberfest, which evokes an image of flowing pints of beer, is a festival steeped in culture, history and community.

This dedication is reflected in the extraordinary reputation of Munich's Oktoberfest, which adheres to strict quality standards, including the famous Reinheitsgebot (German Beer Purity Law).

A parade of thousands in traditional southern German costume paraded through Munich ... the Oktoberfest festivities at noon on Saturday (1000 GMT) by tapping the ceremonial first keg of beer.

Munich's beer-soaked Oktoberfest may be declared a "cannabis-free" zone, even though the drug was just legalised. Marijuana was part-decriminalised across Germany on 1 April - but the rules have ...

Frothy or smooth, bitter or sweet, light or dark: There’s a beer for most palates. As people around the world pour over the best brews at Oktoberfest celebrations or ferment about their favorite ...

Meander to Moss Street for the second weekend of Deutsches Haus' Oktoberfest, a Munich-style fest with live music, plenty of food, more than 20 types of beer and wine, plus schnapps, desserts ...