Do you know the REAL story?
For beer lovers the autumn season can mean only
one thing - it's time for Munich's Oktoberfest!
This event, rooted in history and steeped in
tradition, is the single most famous beer event in
the world.
The first Oktoberfest celebrated the marriage of
Queen Theresia of Bavaria to Prince Ludwig in
1810. However this was already a "fest" time of
year since there was a long-held tradition of
tapping the Marzenbier to mark the beginning of
the fall season.
Interestingly, if you attend the modern festival in
Munich and order a generic "beer", you will be
served a standard German lager. American
brewers however continue to honor the historic,
autumn brews by producing a version of
Oktoberfest ales that are typically amber in color
with a malty flavor profile and a mild fruity
character.
There are only three rules
to running a good bar:
1. The bartender is always right!
2. See rule #1.
3. See rule # 2
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Life is too short
to drink bad beer
Arnold Schwarzenegger:
“milk is for babies. When you grow up
you have to drink beer.”
Stephen Wright:
“24 hours in a day....24 beers in a case.
Coincidence?”
PG Wodehouse:
" It was my uncle George who
discovered that beer was a food, well in
advance of modern medical thought."
