“Those who appreciate sausages and the law should watch neither being made” – Otto von Bismarck It’s rare to attend a German fair, festival or otherwise and not have the opportunity to try German sausage or wurst. There are a lot of variations to try so pull up a bench, grab a beer and read […]
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Eighth History and Traditional Diet When Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Saxon-Hildburghausen Princess Theresa invited the citizens of Munich to join them in celebrating their 1810 wedding, they had no way of knowing that the festival’s tradition of food, beer and feasting, which continues to be celebrated in German culture, into the twenty-first century. Roast […]
Becker’s beer is said to be the most popular beer in the country by some. I believe this is not much of a problem as I see it almost everywhere. On recent trips to Germany I was floored by how popular this is. As an American, I always assumed that simply because it was a […]
There she is on the bottle of St. Pauli Girl Beer: The St. Pauli Girl with her blonde hair, ample cleavage, and traditional German dress is wearing a big smile, her arms open invitingly, and she carries a huge frothy stein of beer in each hand. And though there might be a drop of bottle-sweat […]
It’s always Oktoberfest at Milwaukee’s Old German Beer Hall. Stroll in off of Old World Third Street in downtown Milwaukee and you may have to do a reality check to see if you haven’t been magically transported to Munich, Germany. The decor is 16th Century German, with a long bar along one wall, some tables […]