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Beer Halls & Gardens
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Munich and Bavaria are synonymous with the beer hall, a time-warped institution of
towering tankards; tightly trussed, strong-armed waitresses; and resident umpah bands. The
(grand)daddy of all beer halls is central Munich's Hofbräuhaus (
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, but there are
plenty of equally characterful, and perhaps less touristy, spots throughout the south. If you
prefer your watering holes al fresco, Munich celebrated 200 years of the beer garden in
2012, and this summertime passion certainly has another two centuries' worth of elbow
bending to come.
Hofbräuhaus tent at Oktoberfest
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