Silvergate Fallbrook celebrates Oktoberfest with stout ale, folk dancers

FALLBROOK – Good old-fashioned German-style festivities delighted residents and guests at an Oktoberfest event Oct. 10, at Silvergate Retirement Residence in Fallbrook.

The event was a nod to the worldwide phenomenon which celebrates Bavarian culture with flowing pints of hearty beer and traditional Eastern-European food.

Organizers fashioned the event after the activities and cuisine that were originally a part of the festival in Germany. Carrie Hensley, social activities director for the community of Silvergate, said that the history of Octoberfest dates back more than 200 years, when Bavari...