Tag: classic Bavarian taverns

At the Pub, German and Austrian Style

At the Pub, German and Austrian Style

  ~Evoking Gemütlichkeit at the Wirtshaus~   It was the early 1990s. I had only recently discovered what German beer was all about, and was doing my level best to try as many of them as possible. Occasionally, my friends and I would find our 

Kloster Andechs: And Blessed Be Thy Beer

Kloster Andechs: And Blessed Be Thy Beer

Kloster Andechs occupies a central place in the pantheon of German brewing. Founded by Benedictine monks in 1455, Kloster Andechs has been offering hospitality to weary pilgrims ever since. Now run by the Benedictine Abbey of St. Boniface in Munich, Kloster Andechs is the largest