Take me to your LITER!
Brew drinkers in Germany learn that beer is the oldest beverage produced by man.
Posted: September 20, 2009 at 4:23 a.m.
Oktoberfest in Germany.
The last thing I expected as I slid my fingers through the handle of my first tankard of beer in Munich was 10,000 voices erupting in a ragged rendition of "Hang on Sloopy." There was no mistaking it, even when sung with a German accent.
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Travel, Pages 58, 59 on 09/20/2009
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