The Beer Tent

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Clyde, Sep 7, 2005.


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  1. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    expdate.
     
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  2. kellory

    kellory An unemployed Jester, is nobody's fool. Banned

  3. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    I am on a short holiday with the family in Europe. My boss emailed and asked me to take an extra week of vacation to get on the right schedule when I come back. So, an extra week in Europe, at the end of September, Hmmmm, what to do?
    Booked a flight to Munich the end of the week. Going to spend 5 days there during Oktoberfest!! I am headed to the Mecca for Beer devotees! Pictures to follow!!!
     
  4. Byte

    Byte Monkey+++

    I'm so jealous! Raise a stein to your monkey brothers & sisters and dance a polka for me while you're at it!

    A few days in the Paulaner Festzelt would do me a great deal of good this time of year. Or the Ayinger, or Hofbrau... you get the idea...

    A virtual visit via webcam!
     
  5. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    I have reservations at Hofbrauhaus, one of Munichs oldest beer halls founded in 1589 by the Duke of Bavaria. And a trip to Andechs Monastery.

    "The Benedictine abbey and Baroque church are situated on Sacred Mountain (Heiliger Berg) in Upper Bavaria, on a site originally occupied by a castle before the monastery was built. Andechs has been famous since the Middle Ages as a place of pilgrimage and for its brewery, and you can enjoy both.
    Visit the monastery and take in the views of nearby Lake Ammersee, then settle in at the beer garden for lunch with a mug of monk-brewed beer before return transport to your Munich hotel "
     
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  6. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    Just got home a few days ago from Oktoberfest in Munich. WOW!! Awesome. It's like Mardi Gras and the state fair all rolled up together. But with lot's of beer!! The news is saying that as many as 6 million people came from all over the world and drank enough beer to fill two olympic sized swimming pools. I did my share to contribute! I tilted a few steins to my Monkey friends and family. But not enough to do any polka dancing! As promised here are some pics.

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  7. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    Some from inside the "Biergartens". Good German food to go with the beer. My boy with the biggest petzel ha ever saw. And making frineds with the locals. Here's one for all the monkeys!! Cheers!!!

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  8. Byte

    Byte Monkey+++

    Oh wow, just look at that ginormous Spaten! And that wurst...oh how I miss them both!

    No polkas huh? Too bad.

    Looks like you had a good time. Thanks for the pics!
     
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  9. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    As an almost 100% Penna Dutchman, I can say that life without pretzels is difficult, but can be done. (Had to suffer thru a couple periods of time when the real article was hard or impossible to find.) But I'm near enough to the homeland now that I can get 'em when I need 'em. There's a run to Reading for a restocking in the near future --

    (Beer has always been easy to find, tho' some of it approached the quality of, ah, horse drippings.)
     
  10. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    PBR's at the Gorge....nice!!
     
  11. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    The beer at the monastery was great. Them monks sure know how to brew beer. My home brew never tasted that good. Must have something to do with the celibacy thing.
     
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  12. I used to brew beer but when I moved to Virginia we bought a house with town water and a water bill, so I stopped brewing. Also, my taste buds changed a bit. I used to love IPAs that were in the 100 IBU range. I still do, but I can only drink them when it's cold out. When the weather is really hot out, I like drinking Miller Lite. But my favorite beer is Guinness. I can drink it in the morning, I can drink it when I'm hung over, and I can drink it if it's warm. It's too expensive though, so I don't drink it as much as I'd like. My favorite brew pubs are Glacier Brewery in Anchorage, Vermont Pub & Brewery in Burlington, VT and Devil's Backbone in Nelson County, VA. I want to buy BOL there, someday.
     
  13. Cruisin Sloth

    Cruisin Sloth Special & Slow

    Just finished racking / bottling / starting just under 200L . Almost all day . -9c outside , so swinging a hammer or backhoe is too cold.

    I brew light summer swill to porters .. Some are great Others are so-so . I did have one batch go skunky (bat's piss ) . Used it to clean the septic tank ;)
     
  14. Mike

    Mike Ol' Army Sergeant Monkey

    I have drank my share of Diebels Alt. Awesome beer. One of the best I found was an Ulm beer called Gold Oxen (in german). When we would end up in Germany we took a station wagon and filled it to the front seats with cases of this beer.

    Also very good was EKU Weizen (wheat) beer, in Crystal, Hefe (cloudy with yeast), Dunkel (dark) and Dunkel Hefe (figure it out).

    Worst beer in Germany was Eik Baum (Oak Tree). Gave me a headache every damn time, like a migraine, and I don't get migraines.

     
  15. Dunerunner

    Dunerunner Brewery Monkey Moderator

    I used to buy beer.

    Now, I brew my own!!!

    Nightmare at Midnight a whiskey barrel aged imperial Porter
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    A Classic German Hefeweissen
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    among others brewed on this 20 gallon system
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    fermented in this 27 gallon Stainless fermenter
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  16. Mike

    Mike Ol' Army Sergeant Monkey

    A whiskey barrel aged imperial porter? Guiness with a kick! I love it!

    Oh crap! You have to be celibate to make good beer? I ain't going to make good beer, :->
     
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  17. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    Now I bet that is might tasty.... very nice DR!!!!! [winkthumb]
     
  18. ghrit

    ghrit Bad company Administrator Founding Member

    Burrrrp (or bump, whichever comes first.)
     
  19. Minuteman

    Minuteman Chaplain Moderator Founding Member

    I have been sampling a lot of the different beers available on the island. Catering to primarily British consumers you have a lot of the standard European fare. None that I am overly fond of. Carling, Carlsburg and of course Heineken.
    Then there is the local Turkish beer Efes that is not bad but is a little on the light side for me. But I have finally settled on my favorite and stocked the beer cooler with it. Tuborg Gold is a Danish beer brewed since the 1800's but is brewed in Turkey for the Mediterranean markets. I really like this stuff. A smooth malt flavor, nice after taste. This will be my primary go to beverage from now on.

    Carlsberg Group - Tuborg Fiçi

    Tuborg.
     
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  20. Yard Dart

    Yard Dart Vigilant Monkey Moderator

    Personal challenge to all Monkeys- post your favorite beer of the 2014, 4th of July weekend coming up!!!
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