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re: Bavarian Beer
Having had the opportunity to attend Octoborfest in
Munich, I might chip in the following on the BMW
beer threads...
1. During Octoberfest, beer is served in a liter mug,
not anything petite as 8oz or 12oz. Plus, the natives
tell me that the alcohol content is raised slightly for
the occassion to boot. Like our BMW's, it's guzzling
high octane, totally in the bubba spirit of things.
2. Octoberfest is a gathering of 30 million people in Munich
alone, where 30 million liters of suds are consumed over
a two week period - the worlds largest beer party.
With the proximity to Regensberg and Dingolfing, I'd have
to guess a fair number of attendees are also the ones
assembling our cars. I think I'd avoid any BMW with a
build date in October.
3. As one "sport" during Octoberfest being to see how many
beer halls one can sample at, you get an informal survey
of the popularity of beer brands. The most popular beer
halls are near impossible to get into. By that measure,
Augustiner beer is the likely winner. Octoberfest beer
halls are only granted to brewers in Munich, so Augustiner
is a very favorite local beer to the home of BMW's.
4. Munich is famous for it's Weiss Beer (also Weiss Wurst),
or white beer. Could this be the real reason M3 LTW's
come in white? You can also order a dark white beer.
5. Being an automotive centric city, you wouldn't guess
what automotive event had a big draw at Octoberfest.
It was a show featuring a monster truck driving over
and crushing poor Volkswagens. America's finest!
P.S.
Your BMWCCA card gets you into the BMW museum for
2.50 Marks, a discount off of the 6 Mark admission. The
current exhibit is about 70% Motorcycle focus, which I
didn't find particularly interesting.
Also, wearing a BMW shirt, the local merchants gave me
a discount on tourist goods. They liked the idea of me
supporting the local economy.
Terry Lee
BMWCCA GGC
'93 325is
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