by Tang Zhiqiang MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of thousands beer-drinkers worldwide have gathered here on a rainy Saturday as Munich Mayer Christian Ude tapped the first barrel of beer to mark the opening of the Oktoberfest, the world’largest beer festival. Nearly 7 million people are expected to enjoy the beer at the 179th edition of the Oktoberfest beer festival for the coming 16 days at the event’s officIal site called Theresienwiese. As what tradition Read more [...]

BRIEF: 'Today' show calls Tulsa's Oktoberfest 'one of the best in the country'Sep 29, 2012 (Menafn - Tulsa World - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --"Bavaria comes to Oklahoma" -- it's a slogan Tulsa's Oktoberfest could borrow from NBC.Maybe they've used that, though, in past years at Oktoberfest, which we already knew was countless kegs of fun -- and one of the best in the country, different magazines claim.The newest validation came courtesy of NBC's "Today" show when guest Kate Read more [...]