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After the blue law was dismissed by Cullman voters in 2010, Oktoberfest celebrants were able to trade in the non-alcoholic sparkling apple cider Octoberzest for a stein of the real deal in 2011.
No longer touting itself as the only dry Oktoberfest, Cullman’s festival continued with the Miss Oktoberfest Pageant, carnival games, wiener dog races and the famous “hay people,” an inspiration from former Burgermeisters Philip and Pat Clemmons’ trip to Germany in 1999.
breweries from all over the state come and set
up booths. Many of those statewide breweries were small, having just gotten started at the time. Now, they’re some of the most well-known bigger breweries around the state. The year 2012 gave us the opportunity to go around the beer garden and taste a wide variety of craft beers. That was great fun and one I’ll always remember.”
While he was born in Cullman, Mullaney and his family moved to Florida when he was an infant.
Mike with friends, John Dean, Nancy Moore, Lisa Mullaney, & Terry Harbin
“Our education is top notch & our people are just great. We have such a wonderful community of our best friends here!”
“My favorite memory of Oktoberfest is the second wet Oktoberfest. I’m a proud member of the Cullman Brewers Guild. Some of us are home brewers while others are simply beer aficionados. Well, we’re all aficionados on the Guild!” Mullaney exclaimed. “In 2012, we set up the Alabama Craft Beer Garden. We were able to have several
After a few years in the Sunshine State, the Mullaneys ventured back to Cullman by way of Birmingham and Decatur. Returning to Cullman in the fifth grade, Mullaney formed a lifelong group of friends who are still tight-knit to this day.
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