When in Deutschland

No tour of Germany would be complete without a taste of good German beer. We visit four local Brauhauses each serving their own version of Kolsch, the local style of 'fresh' beer.  Seen below Fruh is one of the oldest breweries in Koln.  

Cold beer is piped from the fridge to the seeing area and poured into tall thin glasses. It is served In specialized designed trays that can hold up to forty beer at one time. 

In a Brauhaus, the waiter is King.  Every order of beer is accompanied by one extra that is meant to be tip for the waiter. People who are considered 'bad' must stand to drink their beer and those who are 'good' can sit.  In fact there is a'confessional' near the door of the building where the Brau master will decided what type of service a person should receive.