The German Club
The weather was on the cool side of mild this Friday so I felt like something hearty for dinner. As it was the last week of October, we decided to catch the last Oktoberfest night at the German Club in town. For the princely sum of ten dollars each we got entry in with a plastic stein, just like at Schutzenfest. Just as pricey considering I can remember when we got glass steins for less at Schutzenfest.
There was the usual whimsical traditional German music, stein holding competitions and Bavarian dancing with people in traditional German clothes. However the reason most people go to German festivals is not for the tradition despite its charm but for the beer. Beer there was a plenty with pilsner, weissbier and witbier on tap.
The Erdinger witbier was lovely with a nice subtle tang and very easy to drink. The weissbier was more heavier on the gut but still a refreshing drink. Being Oktoberfest they also had Oktoberfest witbier, which had a more mellow but still noticeable tang.
Another reason to go to a German festival is the food, especially the wurst and sauerkraut. They had wurst and sauerkraut rolls for 6. The rolls were a bit too crusty for my liking but the spicy bratwurst with the sauerkraut and mustard was just the thing to go with the witbier.
The German Club also has a kitchen where they offered kasseler and bockwurst on a plate with sauerkraut and potato salad. The bockwurst was quite bland and the potato salad was rather underwhelming, definitely not worth the $16 for the plate especially when you can get a nice bratwurst roll.
The kasseler was a pleasant surprise from what I tasted. I'm not usually a fan of straight pork meat since I can taste the porkiness. The kasseler though is a pork chop, with not too much grease compared to the usual chop, with a texture close to a ham steak but with a pleasant bacon tang to it. It's a pork chop for those who don't like pork. Overall the German Club had a great range of beers and had plenty of German charm.
There was the usual whimsical traditional German music, stein holding competitions and Bavarian dancing with people in traditional German clothes. However the reason most people go to German festivals is not for the tradition despite its charm but for the beer. Beer there was a plenty with pilsner, weissbier and witbier on tap.
The Erdinger witbier was lovely with a nice subtle tang and very easy to drink. The weissbier was more heavier on the gut but still a refreshing drink. Being Oktoberfest they also had Oktoberfest witbier, which had a more mellow but still noticeable tang.
Another reason to go to a German festival is the food, especially the wurst and sauerkraut. They had wurst and sauerkraut rolls for 6. The rolls were a bit too crusty for my liking but the spicy bratwurst with the sauerkraut and mustard was just the thing to go with the witbier.
The German Club also has a kitchen where they offered kasseler and bockwurst on a plate with sauerkraut and potato salad. The bockwurst was quite bland and the potato salad was rather underwhelming, definitely not worth the $16 for the plate especially when you can get a nice bratwurst roll.
The kasseler was a pleasant surprise from what I tasted. I'm not usually a fan of straight pork meat since I can taste the porkiness. The kasseler though is a pork chop, with not too much grease compared to the usual chop, with a texture close to a ham steak but with a pleasant bacon tang to it. It's a pork chop for those who don't like pork. Overall the German Club had a great range of beers and had plenty of German charm.
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