Monday, October 24, 2011

Kreuzberg Beer Monastery


Hubs and I heard about an actual Beer Monastery in Germany about an hour away from our city so we made the trek into the country to visit this monastery!  The beer is brewed by real monks for the last couple of centuries and they also have a church there and they continue to hold services. 


They also have a hotel and restaurant attached to the monastery so you can get your party on! hahah
It's such a random place you can get your drink on and go to church..... haha.



P.S.  It was about 40 degrees F the day that we went and as you can see there are tons of people milling around getting their drink on.  The Germans are very serious, orderly and responsible people but they loveeeee to party! hahaha.


Some of the Hub's awesome new co-workers.  Brad the Pharmacist and Beth the Optomatrist :)! 

Heart them! <3


Me and my giant beer.  HAHA. Yeah right.  You guys know I don't drink.. it's apple cider :p


UMMMM. so.. I ordered the wrong thing.  The perils of living in a foreign country hahaha.  Sometimes you'll end up with scary looking uncooked dinosaur meat.  *sigh*



Pork Knuckle, potato dumplings and saurkraut
This however was DELISH!  The skin has been broiled to the point that it's crisp and delicious it tastes like chinese roast pig and the meat inside is essentially falling apart you don't even need a knife to break it apart..




Lucas's souvenir!  A giant jar of beer freshly brewed by the monks!  I think he's in LOVE. 



This thing is a small monster it's 5 liters!  For perspective I placed it next to the pretty giant beer mugs which are 1 liter.


HAH Sorry Waki couldn't resist :)


We're tourists so obviously we needed a picture under the sign!

but the person taking the picture cut out the sign!!! *ARGH*!!! hahahahaha


Germans become very VERY friendly people after a couple of beers hahaha.  This particular "friend" that we made that evening was VERRRRRY friendly hahaha.


YESSSSS. HAHAHA.  I think it was his bachelor party.  PURE AWESOMENESS!


His drunk bachelors friends took a picture of our legs HAHAHA and not us.  *SIGH*



If you guys visit Germany you must visit a Beer Monastery I think there are actually a couple scattered throughout Germany.  There is nothing like it!

30 comments:

  1. It looks like you had so much fun :) I'd have some of the pickled cabbage right now..mmmmm

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  2. Work has been so hectic that I've only just managed to check out my favorite blogs. And voila, what did I find? You've already moved to Germany! I hope the move went smoothly. You and hubby look like you're having so much fun. I've only ever been to Frankfurt airport so I guess I'm learning more about Germany through you.

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  3. Awwww looks like so much fun! Lol at all the photo fails, thats what happen if u ask a drunk to take photo!

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  4. Been missing reading u blogs for a month now and guess what i found..?? AaaaW! You've moved to Germany now!still cant believe n i guess i really mis alot of the story hereee...hehe I hope u and u hubs enjoy the days over there hope u guys found a nice apartment/house. :) and cant wait for the next post here!

    *learning more about Germany through you now especially the FOOD!!! hehe:P*

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  5. Good times! I'd like myself a gigantic natural beer too.

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  6. omg... too AWESOME! What is that huge chunk of light pink meat? looks scary! hahaha.
    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights

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  7. My husband is going to like this post! I feel a bit drunk already just looking at a size of beer mug - lol. You all seem to have a fantastic time.

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  8. OMG, what is that uncooked meat?!!? Looks like a lot of fun though :D I want to go to Germany too.

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  9. holy smokes!
    I am glad you're enjoy yourself :)

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  10. Great post, looks like Germany is treating you well!

    xo

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  11. Awesome! We may be able to get to Oktoberfest next year on the honeymoon... Fingers crossed!

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  12. OMG everything looks amazing! I love German food - that pork knuckle and potato dumplings look sooo yum :) The US misses you Lisa!

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  13. the pork knuckles look so good! the place looks so quaint too. germany seems like such a fun and interesting place!

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  14. Haha! If you notice, Germans don't care that much about food presentation, unless it's desserts. I would order food and they would bring a slab of bratwurst and like.. nothing else. But desserts are pretty (and cake tastes lighter.)

    Also, bachelor parties are everywhere in Cologne! They typically make the bachelor do embarrassing things and they often wear similar outfits. My husband's friends gave him tasks to do, like sing Little Mermaid on the street, read a poem loudly on the tram, and buy embarrassing items. Germans are so used to seeing bachelor parties that it doesn't faze them. :)

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  15. Looks like you had an amazing day! :) I am hoping to visit Germany next year with my guy! visiting a beer monastery is definitely on the list :)

    Love, Vanilla

    http://notesfrommycloset.blogspot.com/

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  16. looks like you guys had so much fun! :D i miss visiting your blog sweetie! :D

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  17. bahahaha this was such a hilarious post! looks like you guys are having great fun over in germany and yay! new friends!!! the guy in the dress made me laugh hysterically. definitely a good attraction to visit in germany :P

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  19. Looks like you guys are having a blast in Germany! <3

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  20. I love Germany a lot! :)

    Happy Monday, my dear!

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  21. Looks like you had a fantastic afternoon, uncooked dino meat and all! ;o)

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  22. awww lisa i miss reading your blog so much! looks like you had so much fun! that "dinosaur" meat does look pretty intimadating, did you end up trying it? and that his hugeeee beer your hubbie has! germany looks so fun =)

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  23. Haha, looks like you're having a great time In Germany! I love how the drunk guys took pictures of your legs instead! XD

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  24. Loving your Germany posts so far - looks like y'all are really enjoying yourselves! ♥

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  25. I'm reading your post and I'm like,"who is Lucas?!?!?" you always call your husband hubbs so I never knew his name hahah. Looks like fun! Your raw meat... Ummmmm did you try it?! Lol.

    richelle
    www.rarepersona.com

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  26. yaaayyyy you are in germany now!!!

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  27. Amazing giant mugs! Were you able to buy one? :D

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  28. I was stationed in Wildflecken back in the 90's and Kreuzberg was our second home. Many happy memories about the 5 liter club! I really miss the food too!

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