Wooden shelves hold row upon row of plain pottery beer steins ready to serve thirsty celebrants during the historic Oktoberfest, an annual festival since 1810 that now draws more than six million beer lovers to Munich in Bavaria, Germany. For more than two weeks, Oktoberfest beer flows into 1-liter stoneware or glass mugs under dozens of party tents sponsored by six Munich breweries. Total beer consumption has reached as much as liters (1,981,000 gallons) during the famed folk festival.


Wooden shelves hold row upon row of plain pottery beer steins ready to serve thirsty celebrants during the historic Oktoberfest, an annual festival since 1810 that now draws more than six million beer lovers to Munich in Bavaria, Germany. For more than two weeks, Oktoberfest beer flows into 1-liter stoneware or glass mugs under dozens of party tents sponsored by six Munich breweries. Total beer consumption has reached as much as liters (1,981,000 gallons) during the famed folk festival.


Size: 3600px × 2340px
Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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