Celebrating sausages, beer, and German music at the Wurstfest in New Braunfels, Texas.  Oh, the food.  Five wursts on a stick…2” mini links make for a great way to sample them all without exploding.  Delicious.  Wurst Goulash, that was a new one for us and also quite spectacular.  I had to try the apple strudel of course and a giant pretzel, this one was sweet with icing and almonds.  The mini donuts on a stick were a little disappointing but still worth the experience.  There was no shortage of beer of course and I felt a short pang of regret that I have never cultivated a taste for it.

What fun music. Three stages emitted non-stop “German” music.  The main stage in the Wursthalle featured a couple of wonderful polka/oompa bands that sang and spoke almost entirely in German and drew the older set for listening, laughing, eating, and dancing.  The younger crowd gathered under the big tent where bands featured drinking songs and some great accordion playing.  Near the craft beer booth crossover bands played and one could hear anything from Van Halin tribute songs to the clarinet polka.

If food and music weren’t enough, one could attend the “Phantom of the Wurst” melodrama put on by the local theatre group or spin ‘til you’re dizzy on the carnival rides.

Beer was freely flowing and crowds were still thickening as we were leaving the grounds. It is a fun evening.  Don’t miss it if you are in this neck of the woods in early November.