12 September 2007
Adventure Update: Beer
Besides being a very smart comic overall, i relate especially to this xkcd. this year's country count keeps going up, as does the number of monuments/mountains/volcanoes scaled. i swear. if there's something cool, I've either got to climb it or put it on my head. but schtill...
Let me proceed today with some of the recent beer adventures. There have been many, some without photographic documentation (9pin bowling at the Weißbierhaus), but more with photodocumentation. and that's just what everyone wants to post, right? drunk pictures of themselves.. ah well, i figure you at home probably miss the antics.
August 03 the american interns, Alex and I jumped a train to Berlin to meet Jens for the Berlin Bierfestival. beverages began around noon and proceeded past midnight.
Let me proceed today with some of the recent beer adventures. There have been many, some without photographic documentation (9pin bowling at the Weißbierhaus), but more with photodocumentation. and that's just what everyone wants to post, right? drunk pictures of themselves.. ah well, i figure you at home probably miss the antics.
August 03 the american interns, Alex and I jumped a train to Berlin to meet Jens for the Berlin Bierfestival. beverages began around noon and proceeded past midnight.
back LtoR: jens, chris, eric and alex before the mayhem began in earnest
the night went something like this:
the next day some of us were a little delicate, but we still ended up seeing cool things in berlin.
then there was a little more drinking, including the signature drink at the bar called Molotow Cocktail
and then there was some getting lost on the way home because the streetsigns were a little confusing, 
but then we found the train station, filled with fellow beer festival-ers headed to wherever. 
but they were all happy and singing songs, so that was pretty great.
the night went something like this:
the next day some of us were a little delicate, but we still ended up seeing cool things in berlin.
then there was a little more drinking, including the signature drink at the bar called Molotow Cocktail
and then there was some getting lost on the way home because the streetsigns were a little confusing, but then we found the train station, filled with fellow beer festival-ers headed to wherever. but they were all happy and singing songs, so that was pretty great.August 15 - Maria Himmelfahrt (Mary's Ascension - Really!)
We had a day off of work thanks to the devoted Catholics in our area. Woo! I spent this holy day with the interns Chris and Eric, and Chris' visiting girlfriend Berryl. We decided to further our educations and do the Bamberg Beer Diploma. One must visit each of the 10 breweries in Bamberg and drink a half liter of their finest. This translates to 5L of beer in a day (all of this must be accomplished in one go). Unfortunately the Diploma is no longer officially offered because of "Personal offences, fully puked on bathrooms, and regular altercations" So we had to get our education in secret.
We started with the traditional Weißwurst/Weißbier breakfast at Schlenkerla (famous for its smoked beers). The Ami's had their first Weißwurst and learned to peel it. yumm..
I will say that Berryl, especially considering her lower body mass, did a tremendous job, downing somewhere on the order of 8 strong beers. Chris, Eric and I managed to earn the Diploma, although it was pretty close in my case..
The Bierdiplom day looked something like this:
Somehow 2 beer mugs from different breweries ended up in my "beer taster backpack" which we all picked up from the tourist info stand. it came with a bunch of beer coupons, a drunkard's treasure map, and some extra glassware/beermats in case of emergency.
let us also say that some extra beer mugs got into my pack when i was in the bathroom. the waitress at the last brewery noticed and asked for them back. she got her mugs. unfortunately, though, the bathroom was not left as nice as i'd found it.
Beer Event 3: Sandkerwa
Thank frickin god there's a church on the bar street in Bamberg. (there's a church on just about every street in Bamberg) And God bless the people who thought up having Church Anniversary parties. My sister was in town for the Sandkerwa.
Some special beer is brewed for the occasion by Mahrs Bräu:
The party went something like this:
The streets were like a wall of people:
Sept 22 i'm headed to Oktoberfest with these guys. Expect more pictures of us flipping each other off. Somehow that seems the height of sophistication after we've each had a gallon of beer.
We had a day off of work thanks to the devoted Catholics in our area. Woo! I spent this holy day with the interns Chris and Eric, and Chris' visiting girlfriend Berryl. We decided to further our educations and do the Bamberg Beer Diploma. One must visit each of the 10 breweries in Bamberg and drink a half liter of their finest. This translates to 5L of beer in a day (all of this must be accomplished in one go). Unfortunately the Diploma is no longer officially offered because of "Personal offences, fully puked on bathrooms, and regular altercations" So we had to get our education in secret.
We started with the traditional Weißwurst/Weißbier breakfast at Schlenkerla (famous for its smoked beers). The Ami's had their first Weißwurst and learned to peel it. yumm..
I will say that Berryl, especially considering her lower body mass, did a tremendous job, downing somewhere on the order of 8 strong beers. Chris, Eric and I managed to earn the Diploma, although it was pretty close in my case..
The Bierdiplom day looked something like this:
Somehow 2 beer mugs from different breweries ended up in my "beer taster backpack" which we all picked up from the tourist info stand. it came with a bunch of beer coupons, a drunkard's treasure map, and some extra glassware/beermats in case of emergency.
let us also say that some extra beer mugs got into my pack when i was in the bathroom. the waitress at the last brewery noticed and asked for them back. she got her mugs. unfortunately, though, the bathroom was not left as nice as i'd found it.
Beer Event 3: Sandkerwa
Thank frickin god there's a church on the bar street in Bamberg. (there's a church on just about every street in Bamberg) And God bless the people who thought up having Church Anniversary parties. My sister was in town for the Sandkerwa.
Some special beer is brewed for the occasion by Mahrs Bräu:
The party went something like this:
The streets were like a wall of people:
(kinda shaun of the beer-drinkers, eh?)
Sept 22 i'm headed to Oktoberfest with these guys. Expect more pictures of us flipping each other off. Somehow that seems the height of sophistication after we've each had a gallon of beer.
