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Unlike you I'm not Billy No-Mates in a country that despises its gasterbeiters.
Still I hope you get some company to alleviate your dull existence.
Even a bunch of cretinous, obnoxious Aussies is better than nothing, eh?
Posts like this are a nice reminder why I moved out of London. So many rude people, with nobody acknowledging your existence. A very unfriendly smog filled city.
Glasgow was a delight to return to at the time, and now here in Munich I know all my neighbours that occupy the same building and several across the street. Did not know a single neighbour whilst living in London.
I've heard this before. And it's becoming a lot more expensive, €10 a litre is typical. But still it draws in the crowds, brings stories from afar. Indeed there too many beer gardens in Munch to list here, but if you stray from the tourist routes by going walkabout you'll find the tradition in no time.
Augstina beer garden has a good atmosphere at this time of year.
Not a bad biergarten, you might want to try out the Starkbierfest in the Augustinerkeller:
Salvator: 18,3% Stammwürze, 7,9% Alkohol. Kräftiger, typisch malziger Geschmack. Paulaner-Brauerei. Triumphator: 18,2% Stammwürze, 7,6% Alkohol. Malziger, leicht süßlich-karamellartiger Geschmack. Löwenbräu/Spaten-Brauerei (auch in den Hofbräu-Häusern). Maximator: 7,5% Alkohol. Süffiger, dunkler Doppelbock klösterlichen Ursprungs. Augustiner-Brauerei. St. Jakobus: 19,5% Stammwürze, 7,5% Alkohol. „Das einzige blonde Frühjahrs-Starkbier“. Forschungsbrauerei Jakob, Perlach. Animator: 19,3% Stammwürze, 8,1% Alkohol. Das Stärkste in München mit 19% Stammwürze und 7,8% Alkohol. Hacker-Pschorr. Giesinger Sternhagel: Stammwürze unbekannt, 9,5% Alkohol. "Weizen-Triple-Bock”, fruchtig-aromatisch. Giesinger Bräu.
The historical background: the first Oktoberfest was held in the year 1810 in honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities began on October 12, 1810 and ended on October 17th with a horse race. In the following years, the celebrations were repeated and, later, the festival was prolonged and moved forward into September.
By moving the festivities up, it allowed for better weather conditions. Because the September nights were warmer, the visitors were able to enjoy the gardens outside the tents and the stroll over “die Wiesen” or the fields much longer without feeling chilly. Historically, the last Oktoberfest weekend was in October and this tradition continues into present times.
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