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Das Bayerische Reinheitsgebot vom 23. April 1516 — Bavarian Purity Law from April 23, 1516
How beer is to be brewed and poured out across the land:
[…]We decree, establish and ordain at the behest of the Lords of Bavaria that henceforth in all the land, in the countryside as well as our towns and marketplaces, there is no other policy than this: From Michaelmas until the Feast of St George, one mug(1) or ‘head'(2) of beer will not be sold for more than one Munich penny; and from the Feast of St George until Michaelmas, a mug will not be sold for more than two pennies of the same reckoning, and a head for no more than three heller(3), under pain of penalty. But when one brews any beer (other than Marzenbier), it will under no circumstances be poured or sold for more than one penny per mug. Further we decree that henceforth in all our towns, marketplaces and the whole of the countryside, no beer shall contain or be brewed with more ingredients than grain, hops, and water. He who knowingly violates these laws will be summarily fined a keg of beer, each time it happens[…].
(1)Mug = (Bavarian) 1.069 Liters
(2)Head = round container for fluids, containing slightly less than one Bavarian ‘mug’
(3)Heller = Munich half-penny
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Übersetzung der Originalfassung:
Wie das Bier im Sommer und Winter auf dem Land ausgeschenkt und gebraut werden soll:
[…]Wir verordnen, setzen und wollen mit dem Rat unserer Landwirtschaft, dass forthin ueberall im Fuerstentum Bayern sowohl auf dem Lande wie auch in unseren Staedten und Maerkten, die keine besondere Ordnung dafür haben, von Michaeli bis Georgi eine Maß (1) oder ein Kopf (2) Bier fuer nicht mehr als einen Pfennig Muenchener Waehrung und von Georgi bis Michaeli die Maß fuer nicht mehr als zwei Pfennig derselben Waehrung, der Kopf für nicht mehr als drei Heller (3) bei Androhung unten angeführter Strafe gegeben und ausgeschenkt werden soll. Wo aber einer nicht Maerzen, sondern anderes Bier brauen oder sonst wie haben wuerde, soll er es keineswegs hoeher als um einen Pfennig die Maß ausschenken und verkaufen. Ganz besonders wollen wir, dass forthin allenthalben in unseren Staedten, Maerkten und auf dem Lande zu keinem Bier mehr Stuecke als allein Gersten, Hopfen und Wasser verwendet und gebraucht werden sollen. Wer diese unsere Androhung wissentlich uebertritt und nicht einhaelt, dem soll von seiner Gerichtsobrigkeit zur Strafe dieses Fass Bier, so oft es vorkommt, unnachsichtlich weggenommen werden.[…]
(1)bayerische Maß= 1,069 Liter
(2)halbkugelfoermiges Geschirr fuer Fluessigkeiten; nicht ganz eine Maß
(3)gewoehnlich ein halber Pfennig
Augustiner Bier
I was trying to find a place I could buy some Augustiner Oktoberfest for this fall and I cam across a site called ratebeer.com. Apparently they don’t know much about German beer. They classify Augustiner, which is the oldest brewery in Munich city limits, as a Dortmunder Helles. Which is clearly wrong as first of all it is from Munich. Beer in Germany is very regional and the brewers from Munich and Dortmund would be very offended at such a classification. To make it even worse they call it a “light beer”! Like it’s some kind of Coors lite type! I think they need to do some more research. If you can read German here is a great entry from Wikipedia:
Export (Bier)
Rain, rain go away… don’t come back another day..
Man I didn’t realize how good the weather actually has this summer. The past few days of rain suck!
Bats in my belfry…
Well, not exactly. I was up late last night working on a translation and I realized I still had to put out the trash. I got everything together and put it in the trash can. Then I grabbed the can and the recycle bin. Since I live in a row home there is a passage between me and my neighbor with the jungle (whole other story). So, with can in one hand and bin in the other I step in to the passage, and guess what comes flying straight for me? A bat! And no small bat either. It must have had a wing span of 2 feet! Ok, I exaggerate a little bit. 😉 It was at least 8 inches though. Luckily the recycle bin was light enough and I was quick enough to get it up in front of me. The bat spun around and went back into the passage. So I waited. Nothing… Eventually I grabbed a broom and banged it on the wall and it finally flew out. I don’t really think it would have done anything to me, but man it scared the crap out of me.