{"id":2610,"date":"2014-01-26T19:21:17","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T08:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2015-03-01T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T05:29:24","slug":"starkbierzeit-strong-beer-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wine-beer-festivals\/starkbierzeit-strong-beer-festival","title":{"rendered":"Starkbierzeit 2015 &#8211; Munich&#8217;s Strong Beer Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tapping of the first Salvator barrel marks the opening of <strong>Starkbierzeit <\/strong>&#8211; Munich&#8217;s <strong>Strong Beer Festival<\/strong> \u2026 and also the start of the year\u2019s drinking season amongst Bavarians.<\/p>\n<p>The official opening of <strong>Starkbierfest 2015<\/strong> takes place in the Paulaner am Nockherberg&#8217;s festival hall and the Paulaner Biergarten from February 27 &#8211; March 15, 2015 with many prominent guests in attendance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2619\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_5828.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2619 \" title=\"IMG_5828\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_5828.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_5828.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/IMG_5828.jpg?w=375 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony enjoying a beer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Spring Strong Beer Festival is a Munich tradition which begins as always during Lent after the end of <em>Fasching<\/em> and lasts for about four weeks. Many of the big cellars in town such as the L\u00f6wenbr\u00e4u Cellar, Unions-Brau, the Austininer Cellar, etc. all host Starkbierfest events with plenty of food, beer, local entertainment and competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Munich owes this \u201cspring health cure\u201d to the <strong>Paulaner monks<\/strong>, who have since time immemorial brewed an especially nutritious beer during Lent to keep themselves strong during the Lent fasting.<\/p>\n<p>Starkbierzeit is not as famous as Oktoberfest, but it&#8217;s certainly more potent &#8211; there\u2019s plenty of strong beer and good cheer and is a primer for the big event later in the year.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Munich hotels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.html?city=-1829149;aid=322131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Search for Munich hotels, read hotel reviews and <strong>book your Munich hotel Here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Germany\/food\/starkbierzeit-munich%e2%80%99s-secret-beer-festival\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Read more about Starkbierzeit here<\/strong><\/a> &gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Germany\/food\/german-wine-and-beer-festivals\" target=\"_self\">Other German wine and beer festivals during the year<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tapping of the first Salvator barrel marks the opening of Starkbierzeit &#8211; Munich&#8217;s Strong Beer Festival \u2026 and also the start of the year\u2019s drinking season amongst Bavarians. 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