Beer Hall entertainment in Germany
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Zum Uerige
This cavernous beer hall is the best place to soak it all up. The suds flow so quickly from giant copper vats that the waiters – called Köbes – simply carry huge trays of brew and plonk down a glass whenever they spy an empty. Even on a cold day, there are groups all over the street outside.
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Päffgen
Busy, loud and boisterous, Päffgen has been pouring Kölsch since 1883 and hasn’t lost a step since. In summer you can enjoy the refreshing brew and local specialities beneath starry skies in the beer garden. Potato pancakes are served on Fridays.
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Früh am Dom
This warren of a beer hall near the Dom epitomises Cologne earthiness. Sit inside amid loads of knick-knacks or on the flower-filled terrace next to a fountain. It’s also known for great breakfasts.
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Brauhaus Peters
This relative youngster draws a somewhat less raucous crowd knocking back their Kölsch in a web of highly individualistic nooks, including a room lidded by a kaleidoscopic stained-glass ceiling. On Tuesday, insiders invade for the freshly made potato pancakes. The wood carving over the main entrance translate as: 'Hops and malt, God preserves'.
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Waldwirtschaft Grosshesselohe
One of Munich's nicest beer garden oases, this one delivers Spaten beer, 2500 seats under shady chestnuts, idyllic views of the Isar valley and live jazz nightly in good weather from Easter through September. Kids can frolic on the big playground. Take the S7 to Grosshesselohe/Isartalbahnhof.
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Viktualienmarkt
After a day of sightseeing or shopping stock up on tasty nibbles at the Viktualienmarkt, then lug your loot a few steps further to this chestnut-shaded beer garden, a Munich institution since 1807. The breweries take turns serving here, so you never know what's on tap.
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Löwenbräukeller
This enormous beer hall is a local fixture for its regular Bavarian music and heel-slapping dances. During the Starkbierzeit (the springtime 'strong beer season'), the famous stone-lifting contests are held here. A beer garden rambles round the entire complex.
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Augustiner-Grossgaststätte
This sprawling place has a less raucous atmosphere and superior food to the usual offerings. Altogether it’s a much more authentic example of an old-style Munich beer hall, complete with secluded courtyards and hunting trophies.
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Hofbräuhaus
The mothership of all beer halls, every visitor to Munich should at some point make a pilgrimage to this temple of ale, if only once. The swigging hordes of tourists, swaying to the inevitable oompah band, is like something from a film set.
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Malzmühle
Expect plenty of local colour at this convivial beer hall off the beaten tourist track. It brews Kölsch with organic ingredients and is also known for its lighter Malzbier (malt beer, 2% alcohol).
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Schreckenskammer
Empty chairs are a rare sight at this locals’ favourite that has excellent food. There's a fine beer garden and should you need divine inspiration for just one more stangen, Romanesque St Ursula is just across the square.
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Augustiner Bräustuben
Depending on the wind, an aroma of hops envelops you as you approach this ultra-authentic beer hall inside the actual Augustiner brewery and hence popular with the brewmeisters themselves (there's an entire table reserved just for them). The Bavarian grub here is superb, especially the Schweinshaxe. Giant black draft horses are stabled behind glass on your way to the loo.
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