Last month, while filming our new Travel Skills Special, I was at the beloved-among-beer-drinkers Andechs Monastery an hour south of Munich. Our intent was to talk about “going local” when eating. And in Bavaria, what’s more local than a knuckle of pork, spiral-cut radishes, sauerkraut, a huge pretzel, and a liter of beer. We had fun shooting me buying all of this and then delivering my lines. But eating the entire thing would have done me in. So, the big on-camera lunch actually ended up feeding our entire crew. But each man, of course, got his own big beer.
By the way, of all the great German beers, Andechs is my favorite. You can eat at an Andechs beer hall in downtown Munich or, more memorably, take a side-trip to this church-capped hill at the foot of the Alps and enjoy an amazing scene right at the monastery.
(Photos by Didrik Johnck, our second cameraman on this shoot.)
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We were in Germany/Austria in 2005. It was August and we ran into the Lemon Beer that they make it was so great and our family has looked for beer like this since then and it doesn’t exist here.
Hey Rick,
Thanks for featuring a Munchen bierhaus other than the Hofbrau House (which is too big and loud for me).
The hour-long episode on Rome that you all produced in May was very interesting.
The Bok Tower Gardens Boktoberfest annual celebration of all things German is coming up on October 20 in Lake Wales, Florida. l’ll be appearing in my authentic alpine jacket from Munchen.
Auf Wiedersehen,
Der Doppelganger
WEDU Tampa
Will that episode on Rome air again? How can I find it?
Mmmm, Schweinhaxe….
Judy- if you the beer you mean is a “Radler”, this is just beer mixed with lemon soda (or “pop”, depending on what part of the country you live in). The name comes from the German word for bicycle (Fahrrad), because supposedly cyclists would order it for the lower alcohol content. You can make it easily enough at home, it really is just a 50/50 mix of beer and soda, no special ingredients or technique required.
“every man got his own beer .” Are there any women in your film crew? Tsk….tsk…
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.
I agree wholeheartedly with Rick’s opinion of the beer the monks make at Andechs. It is the best Germany offers. After an afternoon at the monestary drinking the beer, I am always glad that it’s a downhill walk to start the return trip to our lodgings. I carried four liters home one time wrapped in socks in my backpack; the sore shouolders were worth the effort!
I don’t know about Andechs but you sure “reek” after drinking German beer. Make sure your fellow travelers also drink beer so you can smell together especially in a closed room.
Becareful of the police, who sit in the parking lot with breathalizers ready, waiting for beer drinkers!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be at Andechs in just over a week recovering from Oktoberfest by drinking more beer and eating pork! Last time I had the pork belly, it was soooooo good. It is one of my favorite places.