OKTOBERFEST!

 

Photograph by AP Photo/Sebastian Widmann

 

Photograph by Reuters/Michael Dalder

 

On Saturday September 17th, the 178th Oktoberfest opened in Munich, Germany, with the traditional tapping of the first keg of beer by Munich’s mayor, Christian Ude, shouting “O’zapft is!” (“It’s tapped!”). The Bavarian festival takes place over 17 days, and some 6 million people are expected to attend. Last year, visitors drank more than 7 million one-liter mugs of beer.

 

via THE ATLANTIC’S IN FOCUS WITH ALAN TAYLOR – OKTOBERFEST 2011

 

Oh and this clip is relevant due to awesomeness…