Oktoberfest in Villa General Belgrano, Córdoba, Argentina
Every year in October the small town of Villa General Belgrano goes a little 'extra krout'. Many of the descendants of the town are of German origin and some still speak German. Argentina is not renowned for it's beer. The national brand of Quilmes is simply quite awful but there are some great micro brewers in the area that are a welcome exception to the rule.
This beerfest has been going since 1964 and now the town has a dedicated park to house the beerfest each year. The official party starts with a parade and gets going at noon each day making its way to the park enclosure. They have traditional bands and German food and of course beer and this continues until midnight. The after party includes salsa / cumbia music and of course more beer until the wee hours! Highly recommended - Enjoy the pics!
Every year in October the small town of Villa General Belgrano goes a little 'extra krout'. Many of the descendants of the town are of German origin and some still speak German. Argentina is not renowned for it's beer. The national brand of Quilmes is simply quite awful but there are some great micro brewers in the area that are a welcome exception to the rule.
This beerfest has been going since 1964 and now the town has a dedicated park to house the beerfest each year. The official party starts with a parade and gets going at noon each day making its way to the park enclosure. They have traditional bands and German food and of course beer and this continues until midnight. The after party includes salsa / cumbia music and of course more beer until the wee hours! Highly recommended - Enjoy the pics!
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Were they handing out pretty girls at the festival? If so, yours is much better than ours.
ReplyDeleteHow did Celts w/ pipes come into this German festival and did the Argies sing um pa music in Castellano?
ReplyDeleteFunny how October always reminds me that I'm part German.
ReplyDeleteBeer, glorious beer!
not wanting to be a party pooper here but a beerfest is not going to help one bit with Anna whatshername's panties. Ah feck it, who cares? Cheers!
ReplyDelete@ Broke: Not handing out exactly but they did get better looking as the beer goggles kicked in
ReplyDelete@ TCL: We Celts are everywhere! - No the um pa pa was strictly in German
@ Megan: but is it a good part?
@ Conortje: You make a good pint!
I love your pictures! Another chance to enjoy beer，Haha, Let's forget the 'beer gut'!
ReplyDeleteI am not a beer lover, But I love the strong taste of black beer and smoke beer. I tasted at every town I visited in Germany. :)
It seems any country is quite happy to adopt a festival that involves suds of the hoppy kind! (now I know where you got that green fella from!)
ReplyDelete@ iWalk: I'm a strong beer fan aswell - the Germans sure do love their beer
ReplyDelete@ Baino: Yes - this is the origin of the wee green man
i saw beerfest and immediately thought of the movie!
ReplyDelete@ Matt: It's not unlike it at times
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