The New York herald., 1869-04-11
Elm BoCK.
The Season OF Book Bccr-Whnt 1t Is-Iu-
teresiinG Information.


The Season OF Book Becr-Whnt II Is-In.
teresiing Information.
Just about the middle Of spring. with the month OF
May the time comes around for the cold rocky beer
cellars to be opened, and for the lager which had
been the stocks in large casks to mature, to be
brought forth for consumption. This event Is ac-
conpaned in Germany with marked ec,at, and In
some communities even festive day is made Of 1t
when the first key Of genuine lager Is rolled out from
its deep recess In the rocks and tapped, and It's
foaming contents tasted and its quality con-
scientousy criticised. But the change from
the J,sgb,er- winter beer-to lager is signaiized
by the introduction OF two other kinds OF bcer
which prcccde. as the herads did OF Old the mighty
knights. the 'princc of drinks" lager by several
weeks. These arc the Savatorjbeer in April followed
by the book, which last makes Its appearance gen.
orally about the first Of May. So accustomed have
the Germans In the vatcriand become 10 this that
the 'sJock season" 10 reliaously observed, and in
some Districts, particularly at Munich and through
out Bavaria the good burghers would do without
the King and his court much sooner than they could
without their Savator beer IN April and the book
the first OF May. We're the book 10 be missing at
this season they wolld think the whole course OF
nature changed, and that the lovely month of May
was the opening OF winter instead oi summer.
THe Germans here have not lost this custom OF
their foreiathcrs III the old country, and Salvaor
and book ~ thc word Just now throughout the
lcngth and breadth OF the land wherever the Ger
mans have settled ana wherever there Is a brewery.
Both are hut u stronger quality OF beer, manufac-
tured IN the same way as lager only heavier guam
tIty OF malt and hops is usol, perhaps double tho
usual quantity tor Salvator and treble for book;
hence M some parts OF Germany the Salvador IL
called DoppelbieJ as at Koestrtz Tor instance. Tho
present name, Dy which it ~ now more generally
known it acquired IRON the Salvator Brewery
at Munich. 90 called because IL alJolns the Savatur
SavIours church. IN that city, and was for many
years repued 90 furnish the best beer OF THIS kind
IL Is not certain wnen the name o, buck was gwen
TO the strongest KIND OF beer manufactured. one
story has n that this name was first given 10 IL
about the year 1920 by Count Butler Braunshauscn
tsaid to be q descendant OF the General Butler
concerned In the ASSASSINATION OF Duke Wallcnstcin
at tie Fortress OF Eyer daring the thirty years war
who atef paruklng beraly of the Trippe,5ie at the
HofDtuuidus m Munich, remarked that he felt rs II
u buck had kicked nun over. II Is further stated
that Prince Loew enstein Wcttheim Rosen-
berg ordered this KIND If beer 10 he
brcwed at his brewery at Brombach, and cx.
ported IL to neiahborng cities as Brombacher
throughout Germany the book season is lepi ina
tizcd, aud it has become 1uly naturallzcd
also In tins country. 1t only lasts for about
week, beginning. with the LIST Of May, though some
brewers send 1t out earlier only limited quantity
IL made OF IL, no brewer manufacturing more than
IRON 100 TO 200 barrels. But great care Is taken,
- brewer hears IT. lt said by coonosseurs i"H ' tSat
he has hai ine best "bocsS of lhe season.
In regard to tins matter OF beer. il may not be
generally known that almost every locality in Ger
nauy has name of is own for ils bevera te though
Salvator book and lager, under the name oi liiya-
ran beer, have made the conquest OF the Germans
from the Alps 10 the Elder and tue local names are
about disappearing. Some Of these are quite char
acterstic aud even amusing. B0lzenburg had bfnt
den ke,l lbind the ielowl; IN Brandenpurg, alter
kidus; in btesau Nhpps, In Dcltzscb, k,,schyrdny
tcows tall; IN Fiseben, the native city OF Luther,
kTdbDc an die truHd crccp on the wnlD; in lena,
scat OF the celebrated univorsityf 1oJielM village
imp; IN kyrit2, D,0rd and t0d<SciioO lmurder and
manslaughlcr, and many others of similar qga,nt-
ness.