Sun girl Deni gets stuck into training to be an Oktoberfest waitress… but can she carry 10 huge steins of beer at once?
Dressed in traditional garb, Deni gets stuck into the Bavarian spirit ahead of the biggest authentic Oktoberfest event in London next month
CARRYING 30lbs of beer with your boobs under your chin is quite the challenging job.
Here Sun girl Deni Kirkova prepares for the opening of the biggest authentic Oktoberfest event in London by training up as a waitress…
I put on a tiny white cropped blouse which is gathered in the middle, step into the corseted peasant dress and lace it tightly, before finishing with a decorative apron cinched round my waist.
My boobs are lifted higher than I’ve ever seen them and I feel like someone off the Sound of Music or a Hans Christen Andersen story book.
Though of course it’s traditional garb for Germans, a dirndl outfit has to be one of my favourite fancy dress styles to date.
But my princess moment quickly fizzled as I picked up as many steins of beer as I could carry, as I tried out first-hand the job German waitresses undertake each Oktoberfest.
They’re actually trained to carry up to 10 steins of beer at one time over a 12 hour shift.
Luckily, punters only need to drink the beer, and they still get to wear the fun dirndl and lederhosen outfits.
Men can take inspiration from the male waiters and staff, who will be kitted out in genuine lederhosen breeches, alpine hats and socks up to the knee.
And now, even better news: Brits no longer need to shell out on flights and hotels to join in with Germany’s biggest party, as they can get stuck in right here in London.
The event, hosted by Bavarian brewer Erdinger, is the biggest ever authentic Oktoberfest event in the UK and is launching between October 5 and 22.
It’s set to be pretty much be a carbon copy of the Erdinger Herbsfest festivities in Bavaria.
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, visitors will be welcomed to a traditional 19th century beer hall complete with an outdoor fairground built on a site overlooking the Thames at Greenwich Peninsula, near to the O2 Arena.
The main marquee will be purpose built from top to bottom, with wooden floors and walls, 220 bench tables, floral garland decorations, a traditional blue and white striped roof and a huge stage set to host famous Oktoberfest bands from Munich, plus modern pop acts and DJs.
Organisers are shipping more than 250,000 pints of Erdinger and Fischers Hell lager to quench the thirst of up to 5,000 guests each night.
Erdinger Weissbier is one of Germany’s top hoppy exports and the UK is its biggest export market (we do love our beer almost as much as the Germans).
But if you’re not so keen on ale or even alcohol, there will be other choices on the drinks menu such as wine, soft drinks and alcohol-free Erdinger.
The full-scale fun fair will feature high-flyers, jumbo slides, a giant Ferris wheel and an outdoor beer garden with wooden Alpine huts sent straight from Germany.
There will be food stalls selling traditional Bavarian cuisine including sausages and sauerkraut.
Organisers expect to run the annual event long-term, with a current five-year lease on the site.
As pub numbers fall in this country, Erdinger’s UK sales manager Rob Hole says he hopes to revive British pub culture, adding: “We’re bringing over a little bit of Bavarian joy.”
There will be hundreds of jobs at the event for Londoners and there will be shops selling traditional German clothes and souvenirs on site.
Event organiser Uwe Bergman, whose firm has been putting on Oktoberfests worldwide for a decade, said London’s upcoming multi-million pound Bavarian Oktoberfest will be a creation of “the most authentic event held outside of Germany”, which will “look and feel just like the original.”
He added: “In Germany we have a word for the feeling at Oktoberfest which is ‘Gemutlichkeit’ and we intend to encapsulate that at our event.
“In English, it means friendliness, good cheer and togetherness, and we feel that’s something that’s worth celebrating.”
Tickets start from £10 to the beer hall and £5 for fun fair only.
Erdinger Oktoberfest opens Thursdays 5pm to 11pm, and Fridays and Saturdays 11am to 11pm.
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