Beerfest (2006)

Beerfest is a titanically stupid movie, and that's part of its charm. It makes no bones about appealing to our higher brain functions, it simply goes for the laughs. And it delivers plenty of oddball and off-color, decidedly adult laughs.
The premise is, two brothers, played by Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske, are to take their grandfather's ashes to Oktoberfest where they will follow a family tradition and return them to their home. What they find is a clandestine drinking competition called Beerfest and a fight over their family legacy, the recipe to Germany's greatest beer. Trounced and thrown out, the brothers vow to prepare for the next year by recruiting a band of beer athletes and conducting intensive training to reclaim the family name.
The humor is pretty lowbrow in general and bizarre. It's hard not to laugh at the outrageously silly things these actors are making themselves say, and with straight faces. Guest appearances by Donald Sutherland, Jurgen Prochnow, and Cloris Leachman provide additional spice to this truly strange comedy.
It's definitely not for the kids, in much the same way vintage teen giggle movies are not for kids and a lot of so-called adults will find the humor too juvenile, but nuts to them. It's fine way to spend about 2 hours chuckling at silliness.
Letter grade: B