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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: German beer
Nazis and Kolsch Beer: DAY 162 Berlin to Cologne aka Koln
Before our EU Austerity Drinking Tour leaves Berlin, we take the Metro to the end of a line. The 1936 Olympic Stadium provides our destination.
Although 76 years old, it looks strangely clean and modern: normalized into a tourist site and sporting venue. Swastikas have been stripped and chiseled away. Yet fascist elements remain, including master race discus throwers and their…well… master race testicles. Continue reading
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Tagged 1936 olympics, Cologne, German beer, Germany, Hitler, Koln, Kolsch, Lager, Nazi, travel, wine
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Strasbourg 3: French Beer from Brasserie Uberach & Meteor
After visiting Strasbourg’s Christmas markets and its Hospice Wine Cellar, we switch gears. Germany waits across the border. In honor of Strasbourg’s bipolar Franco-Germanic nature, we shed Alsatian wine for beer, glorious beer. But first, the Cathedral’s Astronomical Clock must … Continue reading
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Tagged Alsace, Astronomical Clock, Beer, Brasserie Uberach, Brewery, Christmas market, France, French beer, German beer, meteor, Santa Claus, Strasbourg
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