Hofftoberfest -2016

I've been really wanting to have an Oktoberfest party the last few years but never seem to be able to schedule it. Fall is my favorite time of year - perfect for riding motorcycles and outdoor gatherings. This year we finally planned an Oktoberfest (10/15/2016) which Michael Barringer then renamed Hofftoberfest which I loved. Hopefully Hofftoberfest will be a new annual tradition.

We had over a mix of friends in the neighborhood including close friends/neighbors, and friends from my or Drew's tennis teams including: Morgans, Barringers, Bryon and Amy Skinner, John and Patsy Evans, Sorokas, Lindsey and Wes Cameron, Shawn Lockhart, Heidi and Daniel Cowan, and Shana and her new boyfriend Ray (and son). I think that is about it. I think the only folks who couldn't make it were Blakes and Owens. I think it was about ~29 folks including our family.

So what did we do?

• All Hoffmasters wore our Hoffmaster beer shirts that my dad bought before he died
• Put together a Polka playlist on Spotify (thank you Emily). We alternated between this and Rammstein :)
• Ate lots of Brats and Mets (mettwurst I ordered from Cincinnati)
• Ate lots of great German themed side dishes folks brought
• Drank lots of great German lagers and wine

Drew, Alex, and Ben watching some TV away from the crowd

Food is served and more sausages are smoking on the Green Egg!

Hanging with Ray and Shana at the end of the night.

It was a great time and we almost had perfect weather. We had a few sprinkles that weren't in the forcast) but it wasn't enough to drive anybody inside.
Can't wait to do it again! The following weekend we went to the Cowans for what I call Oysterfest :)