Germany and beer seem to go hand in hand. I was there on business in Munich once, working at a trade show. The last day of the show, the guys from the shop arrive to tear down the booth. They are asking me about my time in Germany, and if I have been to any good “beergardens”. I tell them that I have been to some very nice restaurants, but they insist that they must take me to “Zee Hoffbrauhaus”. I defer, as I have an early flight to catch. At 9:00pm, they are at my hotel door anyway. All 7 of them. “get in zee van, we go to party!”
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Most of my best stories involve Whisky.
As a tradition on St. Patty’s since I was a freshman in undergrad, I boil up a bunch of corn beef and cabbage for my friends and I try to finish off a bottle of Knapogue, people usually bring enough guiness for me to have a chaser. The drinking usually starts after lunch. Usually I tend to give out a few drinks and so don’t end up drinking quite the whole bottle but this particular year I think the vast majority of it was consumed by myself.
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Way back in 1991 when I just arrived at my first duty station in Germany…
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