Mike, that's an awful long way to go for a beer, but I'll humor your extravagance. I've traveled in Germany a couple times during the summer, but haven't been in Munich and don't really have any ideas about the Oktoberfest. One thing that does come to mind if you're going to be heading NW to Belgium(rather than taking in Switzerland, my favorite)is to include a "cruise" literally, although presumably you meant driving. One thing that I enjoyed was a short day cruise on the Rhine(it can be as short as an hour each way), castle visit, etc.
