Its Almost Oktoberfest Season! Oktoberfest season is almost here! Visit our special Oktobefest section to find your local Oktoberfest celebrations, get ideas for creating your own Oktoberfest party, learn Oktoberfest lingo, get Oktoberfest recipes, plus much more!     The Holidays will be here soon! Another year is going by quickly and before you know it, the holiday season will be here again. Check out our holiday pages for great ideas, recipes, and information.  Check back again soon for our daily holiday spotlights to learn about special holiday foods.     Find German Food Near You Search our directory of German restaurants, delicatessens, Biergartens, bakeries, and markets. Start here by selecting your state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon   Get to Know German Food Oktoberfest Beer Oktoberfest bier is a well-aged, stronger lager, brewed in March, for consumption during and around Oktoberfest time. Oktoberfestbier was first served in 1810 at the first Munich Oktoberfest. Prior to the invention of the cooling machine by Carl Linde in 1876, March was the last month in which it was possible the brew Lager beer before the hot summer. This is because a temperature of 6 to 10°C is necessary for fermentation with bottom-fermenting yeast. This last March beer of the year was always brewed to be somewhat stronger, stored until the autumn and enjoyed at the festivals. Check out our "Oktoberfest" pages to learn more about the specialties of Oktoberfest.

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