Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: beergarden

Volksgarten is a large public park in Cologne´s Suedstadt, erected end of the 19th century, within an area, that was was used for fortifications before. In the center is a lake - and a beergarden. Served here are (bio!) beers from the small "Brauerei Hellers". Most typical is "Koelsch", the "endemic" beer in Cologne as only local breweries are allowed to use this name, but as well "Wiess. This smooth beer is similar to "Koelsch", but not filtered.

Late afternoon in the beergarden of the Benedictine monastery of Andechs. Local Count Rasso (later Saint rasso) had started to gather relics in the Holy Land, that were kept here since 954. This treasure ("Heiltumsschatz") was increased and later even included the "Holy Prepuce". The first pilgrimage to Andechs is known from 1128, when this was still a castle. Soon after he first Benedictian monks settled here in 1455, a brewery was founded, to feed the pilgrims. Seen here is "Vollbier Hell" to the left and stronger "Doppelbock Dunkel" to the right. Here is more about the brewery (in German): www.andechs.de/kloster-andechs/die-klosterbrauerei.html Here are some shots I took here during previous visits: www.flickr.com/search/?w=42038165@N02&q=Andechs