We arrived at the Hotel Royal at 10.00 far too early to check-in. Herr Kharazi, Mein Host, greeted us by name and invited us to have Coffee and settle into life in München. We soon wandered towards town entering the Kaufhof at Stachus, the place where Hector had his first ever München Bier back in 1976, it was Löwenbräu Helles, still rated. Marg wanted to shop – ah praise the No Liquid Rule! The Saturn shop was bypassed, later. We had missed the 11.00 Glockenspiel, it was now afternoon, time for Marg to be indulged. The Cafe Piemonte is located behind Marienplatz en route to the Viktualienmarkt. It is not just the Coffee, it is the sheer indulgence of Cake served here. The portion of Walnut Cake set before Marg was obscene, and this is stated by the Man who was about to commence the Hot Orgasm as it has come to be called – Hot White Drinking Chocolate – my week’s Chocolate allocation all at once.
There are a couple of stalls in the Viktualienmarkt which Marg cannot resist, the Shopping resumed. This was also a good time to book a table for dinner at the adjacent Pschorr Bräuereiausschank. Time for Curry-Heute!
It was after 16.00 before the day was resumed, Saturn gave up a fairly new Eloy CD, Hector has bought nothing from Mr. Bornemann for many years. Time for Bier!
The Augustiner Grossgastätte is the first Big Bierhalle one encounters now that the Mathäser has long since gone. We joined a couple who acknowledged us but did not communicate further. The Waiter struggled to comprehend Zitronenlimonade, Edelstoff he coped with. However I had issue with the measure – it would settle well below the line. Still, given the crowd it would take an age to sort, … FC Bayern were playing at home today, the place began to fill up with the aftermath of an afternoon at the Allianz Arena. A good time to move.
Andechs am Dom does not sell Andechs (Kloster Andechs, Herrsching, Bayern) Spezial Hell except on alternate Tuesdays when there is a Z in the month. Today was no exception. The short-measured Hell tasted entirely different from the Edelstoff which had preceded it. Is Dr. Stan right? Is Edelstoff sweet? Today’s palate thought so.
The Andechs Weizen, even when sold as a short-measure is one of the two finest there is, Gutmann (Titting, Bayern) being the other. Marg ordered White Wine and received Weinschorle – OK. By now we were comfortable, had a decent seat and the Football Chaps were more outside than in. Time for Dinner!
The Pschorr Bräuereiausschank
We have visited these premises for our first München evening meal as a matter of course for some years now. The food is always good and they sell Pschorr Hell vom Holzfass – Gravity Poured and from the Wood. The Chap who took our reservation at Noon was still n duty. There was a queue which did not appear to be dissipating, we were called forward, and with English Menus in hand were taken up to the Balcony. What Cleavage?
It could only be the Wiener Schnitzel for Hector – Death by Veal in Breadcrumbs. It comes with Bratkartoffelen, fortunately these are minimal. Marg had the small-portion of Veal Meatballs – Small?
We were well looked after, even when I decided I had had enough of short-measures and demanded a Top-Up. Time to leave.
In München Steht ein Hofbräuhaus
The noise from the Hard Rock Café was immense, why do people go there? Time was when getting a seat at 22.00 in the Hofbräuhaus would have been impossible at the weekend. We sat in exactly the same spot as last November, and people think I am boring and predictable? The Band were three tables away playing the Traditional Musik that is now customary.
Gone are the days of Pop Music and Standing on the Benches… Once upon a time I would have stated the visit here with a Dunkels, then there were the years of the Weissbier Party – Münchener Kindl remains a remarkable Weizen – but no, the Traditional Hell was ordered. Tea for Marg.
The People at the table left and were soon replaced by some young Chaps who did not take us on. The best nights in the Hofbräuhaus are when a table of Strangers become Lifelong Buddies. Marg was fading, time to go.
The Brewery Taps, Cafe and Bar visited today:
Caffe Piemonte – Petersplatz 9, 80331, München, Bayern
Zum Augustiner – Neuhauserstr. 27 – 80331 München
Andescher am Dom – Weinstraße 7, 80333, München
Der Pschorr München Wirtshaus – Viktualienmarkt 15, 80331, München
Hofbräuhaus – Platzl 9, 80331, München
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