Bad Ragaz Hall & Biergarten Kicks Off Munich’s Oktoberfest on Friday Sept. 20 in South Florida

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Sept. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- Boynton Beach, FL – (September 2013) Committed to educating South Floridians on the authentic traditions of world beer culture, the newly launched Bad Ragaz Hall & Biergarten in Boynton Beach – the only bier hall in Palm Beach County to offer personal tap tables – invites the public to celebrate Munich’s official Oktoberfest with them Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22.

Unbeknownst to most Americans, the start of Oktoberfest, Germany’s 16-day autumn festival that originated in 1870, does not take place in October, but historically is in late September. For this reason, Bad Ragaz Hall & Biergarten founder Alessandro Silvestri will be hosting his Oktoberfest celebration on the official opening day of Munich’s Oktoberfest, Friday, Sept. 20.

The Bad Ragaz Hall Oktoberfest community event lineup will consist of the following:

Friday, Sept.  20– Free admission. Enjoy $5 biers, specialty menu items and free Munich pretzels with purchase from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday, Sept.  21 – Free admission. Enjoy $5 biers, specialty menu items, free Munich pretzels with purchase, German accordion player from 3–7 p.m. and South Florida funk-rock band The People UpStairs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday attendees will have the opportunity to win tickets to the 40th Annual Oktoberfest event hosted by The American German Club of the Palm Beaches.

Sunday, Sept. 22 – Free admission. Enjoy $5 biers, specialty menu items and free Munich pretzels with purchase from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Bad Ragaz Hallcelebrates not just Germany but all European cultures, offering 24 draught biers and 50 imported bottles from all over the continent (18 of which are German). Guests can enjoy international biers poured from custom ceramic bier towers and signature cocktails at its center bar or communal tables. Guests can also sit at the restaurant’s exclusive “table tap” booths and pour their own bier, billed by the ounce.

About Bad Ragaz Hall & Biergarten

Named after a Swiss village and inspired by founder Alessandro Silvestri’s Italian roots and European travels, Bad Ragaz Hall & Biergarten brings a modernized, old world allure to South Florida’s dining scene, located at Las Ventanas on the corner of Woolbright and Federal Highway in Boynton Beach. Offering 24 draught biers and 50 imported bottles from all over Europe, guests can enjoy international biers poured from custom ceramic bier  towers and signature cocktails at its center bar or communal tables. Guests can also sit at the restaurant’s unique “table tap” semi-circle booths and pour their own bier, billed by the ounce. An innovative menu, created by Silvestri, who is executive chef at Tramonti in Delray Beach, serves traditional European fare from Viennese schnitzel and croque monsieur baguettes to Hungarian wurst and Italian spedini. Bad Ragaz Hall is open Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Thursday to Saturday 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, visit www.badragazbiergarten.com.