Bavarian Beer Report. The 2nd leg.

Bamberg had completed my quest to find good beer in Bavaria. However it did not mean the end of the Beer in Bavaria. I had one last stop before flying home. Munich.

Now I've been to Munich during Oktoberfest before so I know what to expect of a beer hall. Beer.
However this trip did leave me somewhat incomplete. The Oktoberfest experience was 1 night on a Contiki trip where we arrived in by bus after being depressed a the Dachau Concentration Camp, we had 15 minutes to the Glockenspiel, and then it was straight to Oktoberfest.

Yes, I know most would argue that's all you need to achieve in Munich. But for me it didn't give a sense that I had searched for everything, experienced enough of what it means to be in Munich. So this time I had 2 nights.

The first night was somewhat a repeat of the first experience. Get off the train, see the clock, and then go out for beer. However this time it was different. This time I was in the Hofbrauhaus not Oktoberfest. And I also made it into the Augustiner Brauhaus.

As a result of the night I'm confused as to whether it's the Beer, the Pretzels, or Pretzel sellers I liked in the Hofbrauhaus.


The 2nd day however brought change. This time I saw Munich. Saw the importance of Munich in terms of the history during the 3rd Reich movement, and the episodes of Hitler. And then I found beer at the Hofbrauhaus again, which made me forget the details of just what went on.

Luckily for me times do change in Bavaria once in a while. They make a really good wheat beer in the Hofbrauhaus. Gone are the days where beer could only be made of barley so as to preserve the wheat for making bread. Hence I enjoyed a last beer before returning to Australian soil.

Only I didn't drink it for breakfast like they do. After all in Munich wheat beers is considered "a breakfast beer". Forget toast this is beer country. Luckily I have photos and a memory to say I did more than drink beer in Munich.

And on that note I left Germany. For how long I don't know. As long as there's the promise of good beer, history, and scenery I'm sure I'll make it back.