Just like St. Patrick’s Day is a chance for everyone to drink beer and pretend they’re Irish…Oktoberfest does the same for Germany. What’s even better is the whole season lasts a month or so, leaving plenty of weekend opportunities to find a great part. Thrillist scoured the nation and found the best beer gardens the United States has to offer. Here are a few of them to get you started and make your wiener schnitzel all tingly.
- Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden(Austin, Texas) – 100 beers on-tap and over 30 sausages made in-house.
- Bavarian Inn(Frankenmuth, Michigan) – Every bit of it emulates German heritage.
- Biergarten(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – A massive beer list and substantial German menu.
- Biergarten(San Francisco, California) – A major player in a city filled with great outdoor drinking spots.
- Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden(Queens, New York) – An institution since 1910.
- Dacha(Washington, DC) – A must-stop for the DC day-drinker.
- Frankford Hall(Philadelphia, PA) – The beer and food drown out the bitching about various sports teams.
- Kaiser Tiger(Chicago, Illinois) – The same brains behind Paddy Long’s are behind this place, and they do it right.
- Mecklenburg Gardens(Cincinnati, Ohio) – For over 150 years, these guys have been pounding out the German heritage.
- Munchen Haus(Leavenworth, Washington) – The centerpiece to a true Bavarian-themed town.
- Prost!(Portland, Oregon) – The king of the Portland biergarten…period.
- Rhein Haus(Seattle, Washington) – They’ve got a beer hall the seats 420 and even more fun outside.
You can check out the full list of 26 here!
Source:Thrillist