656895 Sun Oct 04 04:44:26 -0700 2009 2 12 Boston Area 0 5077667 Looking forward to checking out Somerville's first ever Oktoberfest! Sunday, October 4, From noon - 6 pm Rain or shine! Come for the Beer, Bratwurst & band. Chester Street becomes a biergarden for the afternoon. Sausages & sauerkraut, potato pancakes & pretzels and other fest fare including Oktoberfest beers served outside in front of Redbones. Live music by The Mad Bavarian Brass Band. Polkas, happy musik, marches & Sun Oct 04 04:44:26 -0700 2009 99360 mangotango 1 5079820 Just want to say how great Oktoberfest was yesterday. Not only was the weather perfect, and the band oompah-ing, but the food was delish and the deal was fantastic. For $10, you got a paper boat of food that included: your choice of knockwurst or bratwurst or a pulled pork sandwich; a potato pancake, with or without bacon; saurkraut; a super sour pickle spear; your choice of rye or pumpernickel bread; and an assortment of condiments like mustard, sour cream, applesauce, hot sauce, etc. The $10 also included a beer, and they had a great selection going. Subsequent beers were $5 each. The sausages were great, and came from the Smokehouse in Roxbury. The pretzels ($2 each) were huge and were finished over the hardwood grill. Yummy. This was the first time Redbones has done an Oktoberfest, and yesterday they said it looks good for a reprise next year, and perhaps something regularly scheduled next summer with a similar physical set-up. It was a nice place to spend the afternoon. I hope they keep this up. Mon Oct 05 08:23:21 -0700 2009 5077667 47694 litchick 1 5079829 (Sorry if this posts twice -- the site is being odd today) Just want to say how great Oktoberfest was yesterday. Not only was the weather perfect, and the band oompah-ing, but the food was delish and the deal was fantastic. For $10, you got a paper boat of food that included: your choice of knockwurst or bratwurst or a pulled pork sandwich; a potato pancake, with or without bacon; saurkraut; a super sour pickle spear; your choice of rye or pumpernickel bread; and an assortment of condiments like mustard, sour cream, applesauce, hot sauce, etc. The $10 also included a beer, and they had a great selection going. Subsequent beers were $5 each. The sausages were great, and came from the Smokehouse in Roxbury. The pretzels ($2 each) were huge and were finished over the hardwood grill. Yummy. This was the first time Redbones has done an Oktoberfest, and yesterday they said it looks good for a reprise next year, and perhaps something regularly scheduled next summer with a similar physical set-up. It was a nice place to spend the afternoon. I hope they keep this up. Mon Oct 05 08:28:37 -0700 2009 5077667 47694 litchick