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Are you ready for an extra long Oktoberfest?The official Oktoberfest celebration in Munich is 18 days long this year, an extra 2 days over the typical 16 to include German Unity Day.If you're celebrating in America that doesn't matter because we start celebrating in September and run all the way through October, and sometimes November.  Because if there's a drinking holiday we're going to stretch it out as long as we can.To get the party started we headed to Der Biergarten in Atlanta for the firs day of Oktoberfest.  The celebration included a whole roasted pig, an official "first" keg tapping, oompah music, and plenty of beer.We talked with Austin Edwards, head brewer at STATS Brewpub (STATS and Der Biergarten are both part of the Legacy Ventures family) and Jay Toxey, the Southeast Regional Manager for Paulaner USA.  We enjoyed Paulaner's Festbier and Marzen and STATS Oktoberfest during the festivities.  In keeping with tradition we learn a bit about Oktoberfest - fun fact