Even when I wasn't teaching, I always considered September the beginning of a new year. I love football, cider mills, cooler weather, Oktoberfest, pretty leaves, fall colors, Halloween, and of course — seasonal fall beers! Here are some recommendations (by no means is this list exclusive!): Arcadia's Jaw-Jacker Ale. I've ...
Welcome to the second, more serious, older-brother installment of Blogtoberfest! This week is when the spirit of Oktoberfest bams it up a notchâ„¢ and local beer drinkers literally take to the streets of Ann Arbor to celebrate their favorite beverage, all under the guise of being sensitive to another culture. ...
We’re well into September and that means, confusingly enough, that it’s Oktoberfest time. Why is that? I’m told by a reliable, anonymous source that begins with “W” and ends in “ikipedia” that Bavaria, where the original Oktoberfest is held, has better weather in September than in October (sound familiar?), so ...