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The Secret To Summer Beer Bliss Sits In Munich

Where: Weinstrasse 1, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80333
July 29, 2009 at 12:14 PM | by | Comments (2)

To avid beer drinkers and expats, this super summer beverage might be pretty familiar; it's the Radler, a mix of light beer and lemonade which also goes by the names of panache in France and clara in Spain. Since lemonade never fails to refresh, the Radler is a way of both adapting beer for summer bingeing and offering a refreshing beverage.

Since Oktoberfest in Munich actually takes place in September and the city is usually still experiencing summer temperatures, tucking into a Radler is a way to continue drinking into dusk without suffering heatstroke and passing out from a combo of booze and sunlight. In town and away from the Oktoberfest tents however sits Donisl Restaurant, a bastion of Bavarian cuisine for over 200 years, which happily serves up fizzy steins of Radler to those looking for a meal with their beer.

If you're opting to stay home this year and leave Oktoberfest to the college kids and Japanese tourists, then we recommend you hit the grocery store and stock up for some homemade Radler; it's easier than any other drink we've featured thus far:

· Fill a stein or beer glass 3/5 full of a light beer like Munich-made Schneider Weisse
· Fill the remaining 2/5 of the glass with either a lemon soda or, if you're lazy, 7-Up
· Throw in a few ice cubes and serve

Related Stories:
· Donisl Restaurant Munich [Official Site]
· Summer Cocktails Map [Jaunted]>

[Photo: Donisl Restaurant]

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Loved the Radler

It's been a long time since I visited Munich but I have fond memories of sitting in a beer garden drinking Radler - made for the perfect summer.

Better than Oktoberfest

Im from Bavaria and I hate to go to the Oktoberfest in Munich cause its allway crowded and stressful. I prefer to go a bit more North from Munich to a smaler Beerfest. Its called Barthelmarkt A very traditional Bierfest since 1354. Raly worth a visit. And there are no Japanese ;-)

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