scoutatlanta:

It’s officially official. Atlanta has its own Biergarten. And while Der Biergarten is not quite like the biergartens I remember in Munich, it is outdoor beer drinking, tables full of giant steins and plates of brats, sauerkraut and big Bavarian pretzels. The men and ladies were wearing lederhosen, most just lederhosen tees (which were kind of like tuxedo tees: almost the real deal, but not really fooling anybody).

I attended the Grand Opening because, well, honestly — there was free beer involved. But I had no idea how big of a deal this beer house was for Atlanta. The place was filled with German officials and consulates and the German-American community who all came to welcome their long-awaited haus-away-from-Hofbrauhaus to their second home city. And while I still kind of wished there would be some expansive lawn seating like I remember in Germany, the food was spot on and the beer was great (and free) … and it’s still the closest thing we’ve got to Deutschland for miles.

All joking aside, it was awesome to see Atlanta’s international community come together to create something that had yet to come to our melting pot of a city. And, wouldn’t you know, it was just in time for Oktoberfest.

Too bad I still ended up going back to precious vodka after one filling beer. I blame the Russian in me.