European Vacation....

[braufrau]

I will hopefully get to try the real thing when I hit Germany in a couple of weeks and compare when I return home.

You're mising all the fun devo!

Everyone were kitted out in their traditional cozzies this weekend.

Big oompa band parade with brewery horses, taken from the back of HWMBO.

HWMB having a "half" in a bier garten

 

[Simon W]

I'm jealous!

 

[geoffi]

If you're still in the neighbourhood on the second weekend in October, and you want to try a real local festival, I heartily recommend a trip to Hellring just south of Regensburg (about an hour north of Munich.) Four local families host the festivities (based on a religious pilgrimage), with wonderful home-cooked food (Schweinebraten, Knoedel, Weisswurst etc, etc -- diet, what diet?)

And, need I add, fantastic beer. Kelheim is just a few kms down the road, so the Schneider Weisse is 100% fresh, as well as beer from several other local breweries, all of it unbelievably great.

You will be unlikely to find obnoxious, drunken Aussies, Poms, Kiwis, Yanks, South Africans etc...only drunk and friendly locals.

www.hellring.de

(Only in German.)

(Edited for date stuff-up...although you could still turn up any time in that neck of the woods and have a ball.)

 

[braufrau]

If you're still in the neighbourhood on the second weekend in October, and you want to try a real local festival, I heartily recommend a trip to Hellring

Thanks Geoffi,
that looks interesting. I'll discuss it with HWMBO. Unfortunately we only have 4 more weekends
left and so many sites to see!

-bf

 

[danbeer]

You're making me sad with those pics...

Have fond memories of afternoons at the Englisher (sp?) gartens...

..and drndals.... Damn!




On the subject of festivals... anyone know of any in Bavaria in November? (or elsewhere - Plans are flexible)

 

[Zwickel]

some impressions from oktoberfest in Mnchen:

down on the pics, just click on the button "weiter"

http://www.netzeitung.de/bilder/index.php?...in=nz&img=2

Cheers :beer:

 

[Boozy the clown]

Its all so tempting. Shame they don't go of regularly tho Zwickle assures me even tho it mut be miserable weather outside the sun shines all year round in the beer halls.

 

[devo]

Well after spending most of the day walking around doing the Terry the tourist thing (my feet are killing me) we finally got to find a local (the spread eagle) that had cask ale on the go. Actually quite a number of the pubs I've stumbled on boast serving cask ale.


I had a pint each of the Bombardier and the Fullers London Pride. The Bombardier was served at what I figured was around 12 c but the London was served noticeably cooler.

Bombardier

 

[petesbrew]

Keep those pics coming Braufrau!

Brings back great memories

 

[devo]

Hi everyone, I'm still alive and well and just arrived in Potsdam, Germany. With in the first few hours I had consumed a Deibels Alt as well as some other fine beers which my hosts kindly kept a steady flow coming.



Here is a pic of a common tap beer/ale (Grimbergen) that many bars in France served which I found quite pleasing.



I also found a really good specialty (not cheap) beer cafe in Paris that had quite an impressive and extensive range to choose from.



They had about 10 beers on tap(pression) one of which was a Kriek Be'casse that was interesting to say the least. Kinda like a cheery beer.

anyway must shoot off and explore some more...

cheers
devo

 

[devo]

just went shopping at the local supermarket and was blown away by the choice and price. Just grabbed few of what I could carry.



Everything in 500 or 600ml bottles and nothing over 0.75 euros each which works out to something like $1.40 AUD!!

 

[Tony M]

Picked up three bottles X 330ml Chimay for six euro in a supermarket in France the other day. Thats just under ten bucks for a litre of the best. I am now in Prague and am a little worried that half a litre of draught Pilsner Urquell is getting close to two bucks. Last year it was around a dollar fifty, but I guess its still a long way short of the eight dollars or so we pay for 400ml of beer back home in Perth.

 

[jimmy01]

Picked up three bottles X 330ml Chimay for six euro in a supermarket in France the other day. Thats just under ten bucks for a litre of the best. I am now in Prague and am a little worried that half a litre of draught Pilsner Urquell is getting close to two bucks. Last year it was around a dollar fifty, but I guess its still a long way short of the eight dollars or so we pay for 400ml of beer back home in Perth.

And it will be fresh too!!

Have one for me Tony - very envious.

 

[Simon W]

Heh.
Blows you away when you see the prices over there hey?
I've bought very few bottles here in Oz since returning home!