Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Yeah, but i bet you a litre of Bavarian beer - if you ever make it over here - that if I do go I'm the only one of the, er, "crystalline heart of the hard core" of Munich ashtangis that does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2000 Report Share Posted September 5, 2000 Well I won't be able to make it this year, but I made a pledge to myself, which I will keep, to go within the next 10 years. By then you may have some competition! What's the best brewery in Munich, in your opinion?<br><br>Crystalline heart, I like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Augustiner without a doubt. Their stuff is classic Bavarian - kind of soft and rounded. Some people prefer Spaten which is drier and hoppier - moe like a Czech or north German pilsner. The 13 year old daughter of one of my yoga friends informs me, with typical teenage confidence and certainty, that I'm completely wrong and Paulaner is the one.<br><br>And then there are the weissbiers (wheat beers) which are a whole other subject. Conventional wisdom says Schneider is the classic. My personal favourite is Erdinger. Which my local back home in England has also started selling - handy for those visits to the folks.<br><br>For those of us who are interested in quality rather than quantity, Michael Jackson's "Pocket Beer Book" (sorry, don't have the ISBN handy) (not THAT Michael Jackson. At least I don't think so. Although there is a suspicious lack of an author photo) is a little gem. It claims to be a guide to world's classic beers. Can't speak for the American coverage but it's excellent on Europe.<br><br>I feel obliged to throw in some kind of tenuous yoga link, so ... Oktoberfest is like going to Guruji's workshop in New York - you're there for the sense of occasion as much as to actually learn new things about yoga/beer. Hofbrauhaus - the big bierkeller in the city centre where all the tourists go - is like Jivamukti. Big, kinda tacky and full of tourists but the beer is actually very good.<br><br>"Crystalline heart" was a quote from the (in)famous New Yorker article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2000 Report Share Posted September 6, 2000 Alan,<br><br>Thank you so much for your detailed response, the book tip, as well as the yoga analogy to which we can all relate. I was surprised to learn that Oktoberfest in Munich has carnival rides. I wasn't surprised, however, when I looked online at a few of the beertent menus and the vegetarian food consisted of strudle and pancake! Anyway, your tips are valuable to me, as appreciated as asana tips can be. I've had a few of Spaten's beers here. The Optimator is excellent; have you had it? I'm not sure if it's an export-only or not. I've grown quite fond of weissbier lately, especially since they are so welcome in the summer. Oh, and I once tried an extraordinary smoked (!) beer--do you know of it? From the Black Forest perhaps, but I'm not sure. I'll never forget the flavor of that beer. I think I will appreciate Oktoberfest for exactly the reasons you mentioned. I also hope to someday do a walking tour of Belgium, for I hear the best beer in the world is from Belgium. So you are an expat? Well England is not devoid of good ales, now is it? Well we won't have to worry too much about getting enough vitamin B6. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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