Read more about the article Oktoberfest: Where Bavaria Teaches the World to Party

Oktoberfest: Where Bavaria Teaches the World to Party

Zefix nochmal, Texans think they party big because they tailgate all Saturday with brisket and Bud Light. Cute, really. But Freunde, until you’ve staggered through a Wiesn tent in München with a liter Maß in one hand and a half-eaten Hendl in the other, you don’t know what ‘big’ means. A Royal Wedding Gone Wild So, how did this beer-soaked madness start? It began in 1810 — a royal wedding between Crown Prince Ludwig (who later wore the crown as…

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Read more about the article 10 Things in America That Are More German Than You Think

10 Things in America That Are More German Than You Think

Zefix nochmal, America always acts like it invented everything – but half the time it smells a little like Sauerkraut and Weißbier behind the curtain. Let’s have a look at ten things y’all enjoy in the USA that are secretly as German as a brass band in Lederhosen. 1. Hot Dogs – Wurst-lite You munch those hot dogs on 4th of July like it’s the most American thing ever. Ja, guess what? That’s just a long skinny Frankfurter or Wiener.…

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Read more about the article Ramsey vs Puck – Küchenkrieg mit viel Geschrei und Butter

Ramsey vs Puck – Küchenkrieg mit viel Geschrei und Butter

Bluadsakrament, if I hear one more reality TV chef scream at a poor line cook like he just burned the last bratwurst on earth, I’m gonna need a Maß of Helles just to calm down. Jawoll, folks, today we talk Ramsey vs Puck – the heavyweight showdown your stomach didn’t know it wanted. Gordon Ramsey – Texas BBQ Style Gordon Gordon Ramsey is like that uncle at the tailgate who yells at everyone, but dang it, the brisket comes out…

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Read more about the article From Maß to Solo Cup: Hans’ Culture Shock Chronicles

From Maß to Solo Cup: Hans’ Culture Shock Chronicles

Zefix nochmal – you know you’re in for culture shock when you order a beer and they hand you a thimble instead of a proper drink. Servus, my friends, this is Hans “Brewkraut,” reporting from the dusty plains of Texas, where the brisket is bigger than a cow but the beer glasses are smaller than my patience. The Beer Glass Betrayal Back home in München, when you order a beer at the Wirtshaus, you get a Maß – that’s one…

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Read more about the article Scania in Texas: When a Swedish Cab-Over Shows Up at the BBQ Pit

Scania in Texas: When a Swedish Cab-Over Shows Up at the BBQ Pit

Ja Himmel, only in Texas do you expect a lifted F-350 with chrome stacks pulling a smoker bigger than your aunt’s trailer home. But every now and then, something rolls onto the blacktop that makes even the most seasoned truck stop cowboy spit out his sweet tea. That’s what happened when Bruce Wilson rolled up with his imported Scania cab-over – straight outta Sweden like pickled herring at a tailgate. Texans stared, scratched their caps, and muttered: “What in the…

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