And the beer, still made in strict accordance with the Bavarian Purity Laws of 1516, is just water, barley, and hops. The region’s cuisine may be traditionalist, but it’s been locavore for ...

If you want to know Bavaria — its culture, history and people — I recommend that you start in a beer garden. Here’s what I’ve learned. Napoleon’s decision ...

Beer. Brats. Lederhosen. Every September, Munich hosts the largest folk festival in the world. Here’s how the tradition got started. A crowd drinks beer in a large pavilion in Munich, Germany ...

If you were in Bavaria, you wouldn't be reading this right now. It's Oktoberfest, so you would be out celebrating with lots and lots of beer and just as much food. While you can't have the full ...

Yet the best place to taste Munich's original, strong, amber-colored beer is not in Bavaria in autumn. It's here in the United States 12 months a year. BUDWEISER, CORONA, ...

THE oldest brewery in the world is still creating beer, more than 1,200 years since it first started. What’s more, visitors can head to the brew house in Freising, Bavaria, Germany and sample… ...