oktoberfest

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity — even at Oktoberfest

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Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity — even at Oktoberfest

MUNICH — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world’s oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer. Even though he’s quick to say he obviously enjoys real beer more, Tobias Zollo says he savors alcohol-free beer when he’s working or eating lunch. It has the same taste but fewer calories than a soft … Read more

Canada is hosting the world’s second largest Oktoberfest

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Canada is hosting the world’s second largest Oktoberfest

Want Oktoberfest — hold the Germans? Look no further than our hockey-loving, igloo-curious friends to the north in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. Those twin, heavily German-rooted Canadian cities are just an under-two-hour VIA train ride west from Toronto. Behind Munich, K-W’s is the world’s second-largest “Wiesn” (that’s what trendy Teutons hashtag their weeks-long party on … Read more