The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-16
III.
The ~ F
Moral Of 1 ! tn,
the Story. otl
: c 0 u + s e
there q re
other brew.

cries besides the
Hcfbrau in Munich. The Hofbrau
is merely crown property, an in
heritance of the Wittelbachs, the
reigning family, which dates into the
ages so far that the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary. Though
beer is the national beverage, the
Government claims and has no mo-
nopoly. Nevertheless, the Hofbrag
haus is still by odds the most popu
lar resort of the city.
This Hofbrauhaus was built is
1644. Ludwig the Severe (1255 to
1294), we are told, already pos
sessed brewery in Munich and I'M
der him regulations for the brewer,
were first drawn up. In the Six.
teenth century the white wheaton
beer came from Bohemia to Munich
and took the place of the brown
barley-beer. The brewing of thi.
beer was, however, stopped by the
police authorities because it was held
to be injurious to health. Where
upon the duke monopolized the right
of brewing, and SO originated the
ducal white brew house, when, in
1889, Sin the interest of the royal
purse" "brown" or "HofbrsE-
haus" beer was again brewed in the
Hof, which was enlarged in 1851.
In l70S brown beer was also
brewed in the "white brew-house,"
but since 1907 only brown beer has
been brewed.
AS early as the Fifteenth century
the brewers assumed an important
position among the tradespeople Of
the town. In the year 1900 there
were already twelve beer breweries
In Munich. In 1900 a consumption
of $4,000 kilderkins was calculated
for the summer months alone, and
for the year 10000 kilderkins, ac-
cording to which it averaged three
kilderkins head, for the popula.
ton at that time of 40,500. Tho
I" Elm b C k " beer, called later
" B o c k F." and brewed only by the
Hof, was sold for two months be.
ginning on Ascension day 300 years
ago. The Hofbrauhaus, as | said, is
the most frequented beer house in
Munich, and the beer is regarded as
the best. But the old primitive place
has been renewed and looks most
respectable, the Hofbrauhaus rebuilt
and brought somewhat to date. The
rooms, however, are still Furnished in
the style of the time Of its founda.
tlon, and arc decorated with paint.
ings. Deer heads adorn the ante
chamber in the first story. Passing
through this room we come to the
large hall with vaulted roof and
: Gothic windows, allegories and mot.
toes on the walls between the win.
dows, and at the ends symbolical
mural paintings. From the roof are
suspended chandeliers with electric
light. In the entresol there is
richly decorated "Trinkstube, +" and
everywhere one meets an air Of me-
dieval grace with modern comfort.
The throngs that gather hero are
sight to see. 1t is perpotually
crowded. The nobleman and the
workman touch elbows. Women and
children come and 60 of their own
sweet will. Disorder Of any sort is
undreamed of. This can of beer
served for twenty-four pfennigs (six
eents) is double the size of the Stein
known in America. When his can is
empty the habitue takes it himoelf
to the cask and has it refllcd. Cheese
and sausage are the food staples
This has been going on day in and
day out for hundred. Of years and
furnishes complete answer TO the
dogma Of the American prohibition.
lists "that we can 10 more conduct
the LIQUOR business without producing