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Brew Ha Ha: what’s all of the fuss about beer?

April 26th, 2008

More on Kölsch

Forgot to mention this in my earlier post on Kölsch, but I was told the waiters in the Kölsch beer halls (called Köbes) are actually freelancers, and that they effectively run a tab with the beer hall itself. At Päffgen, the Köbes carried around double-tiered Kölschkränze, a specially designed beer tray, to serve all of […]

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April 22nd, 2008

A taste of Cologne

This past Sunday was not the warmest of days, but after a long walk in the local arboretum with my three small children I was hankering for a beer on the porch and some moments of relative peace. My beer of choice? Gaffel Kölsch, and for whatever reason it was just the right thing. As […]

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February 4th, 2008

Alaaf, Jecke!

As I’ve mentioned before, in Munich and environs the “fifth season” involves strong, dark beer and lots of it. In Cologne and areas around it, the “fifth season” is called Karneval, and culminates in a big parade through the streets of the city on Rose Monday. In case you didn’t know, that’s today.
Now, officially the […]

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January 11th, 2008

Cooking with beer

It remains my intention to add more recipes for those of you who enjoy cooking with beer, since I’m always up for a new way to enjoy beer. In the meantime, though, beercook offers a host of different recipes, suggestions, and other information about beer and food. The Kölsch Shrimp sounds quite intriguing.
If you try […]

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