Pickering’s Craft Brew Night takes on new meaning as they present their version of Oktoberfest this Thursday at 6pm. They’ll be pouring up drafts of Southampton Pumpkin, Hooker Oktoberfest, Lancaster Oktoberfest, and Weisenough Oktoberfest. There’s also a FREE BUFFET… Free freaking food!
At the real Oktoberfest in Munich, visitors eat huge amounts of traditional hearty fare such as Hendl (chicken), Schweinsbraten (roast pork), Haxn (knuckle of pork), Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), Würstel (sausages) along with Brezeln (Pretzel), Knödeln (potato or bread dumplings), Käsespätzle (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi (potato pancakes), Sauerkraut or Rotkraut (red cabbage) along with such Bavarian delicacies as Obatzda (a fatty, spiced cheese-butter concoction) and Weisswurst (a white sausage). Pickering, on the other hand, has not yet divulged details of their edible offerings.
In any case, the fall is here so you might as well embrace it. There’s no better way to do that than with a brew symbolizing the world’s biggest party.
Jude Southerland Kessler, author of her self-published novel Shoulda Been There: A Novel on the Life of John Winston Lennon, will be at Wolfgang Books this Sunday, September 27th @ 2 pm to discuss and sign copies of her book. Jude is an award-winning speaker, and you don’t want to miss her Beatles presentation.
About the Book: Literally hundreds of non-fiction books have been written about The Beatles and about the man who formed The Beatles, John Lennon. And quite a few fictional books about Lennon have been created to amuse fans. But Jude Southerland Kessler’s Shoulda been there is the first book ever to tell the Lennon saga with carefully researched footnotes and detailed, informational endnotes, while using a fiction format to keep the reader turning the page. Researched for over 20 years with 7 trips to Liverpool and countless interviews with John Lennon’s friends, early band members, first manager, and club d.j.’s, Shoulda been there traces Lennon’s life from 1940 to December 1961 (when The Beatles signed with Brian Epstein). But it is not just a story about the birth of a band. It is the tale of a lost child whose parents, for one reason or another, pushed him aside for other pursuits. It is the story of all children for whom someone “shoulda been there.”
As if you needed a reason to go out for a pint, here’s another one:
Today marks Arthur Guinness’ 284th birthday and why not celebrate this momentous occasion by headin down to Molly McGuire’s for a pint of his delicious namesake brew. From 5:30 until 7:30, Pville’s Irish pub will be offering promotions and giveaways and the Guinness Girls will be in the house!!! Woo hoo!!
Guinness began brewing the dry stout in 1759, when he was 34 years of age and the beer has gained worldwide popularity.
Who knows if he was the brains behind the art of pulling the perfect pint, which takes almost 2 minutes (119.5 seconds to be exact)…
Regardless, it’s one of Ireland’s best exports and it should be enjoyed in honor of the man who we have to thank for it.
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by Third Ave Hooligan