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Tirol’s Folk Hero Andreas Hofer and Beer

If his contemporaries are to be trusted, then Tirol’s most popular hero was not exactly averse to the idea of drinking.

"Beer Revolt" in Tirol

Although beer was not the staple beverage of the Tiroleans they could turn quite rough when it came to it.

Gauderbock - Festival Beer from the Zillertal Valley

Tirol's largest spring festival - the Gauderfest in Zell am Ziller - is almost inseparably connected with a beer brewed especially for this occasion: the tasty "Gauderbock"....

Hop and Malt - Beer Culture in Tirol

Compared with Bavaria, our neighbor to the north, Tirol has a short beer drinking tradition. The standard beverage of the rural population used to be schnapps and wine. And...

Beer Gardens

There is hardly any restaurant or inn today that does not boasts a beautiful garden. In the summer the Beer Garden is a wonderful place to spend a relaxing day or evening...

Starkenberger - Beer From The Tirolean Mountains

One of the world’s highest breweries is located above Tarrenz near Imst in Tirol. For approx. 200 years now beer has been brewed with crystal-clear water from the mountains...

"Mythical Beer" - a "Palatable" Theme World in the Tirolean Oberland

Schloß Starkenberg in Tarrenz near Imst can look back on a 650-year old and eventful history. Things only quieted down when, in 1810, the proprietors decided to dedicate...

Schnaps made from Beer - a Zillertal Rarity

In the past Tirolean farmers made schnapps from almost anything that contained enough sugar to ferment into alcohol. Fruit and berries were the ingredients of choice as well...