{"id":207,"date":"2010-11-16T20:38:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T04:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=207"},"modified":"2010-11-20T01:29:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-20T09:29:54","slug":"meanwhile-in-deutschland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2010\/11\/16\/meanwhile-in-deutschland\/","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile, in Deutschland…"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve picked up your copy<\/a> of <\/em>West Coaster, you’ve read “Into the Brew” which chronicles my journey to becoming a professional brewer at the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 As part of our course, we’ve jetted off to Europe for some hands-on training.\u00a0 Here are a few of my electronic diary entries, with more to come – cheers!<\/em><\/p>\n

October 30th<\/sup><\/strong><\/em> – After dropping off my stuff at Siebel, I met up with a couple other guys to get a couple final beers at our favorite local spots (Revolution had a great new double IPA on) before catching the bus with everyone to the airport.\u00a0 \u00a0Checked in for our flight to Munich around 6 pm and then hit up the Goose Island bar for a final pint of Matilda before boarding.\u00a0\u00a0 Fellow students Simon and Mike got into a heated debate about being a craft beer geek taking a job at a major brewery instead of one of the micros.<\/p>\n

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October 31st<\/sup><\/strong><\/em> – After a restful flight, we landed in Munich around noon local time.\u00a0 Thankfully our brewing school here in Munich, Doemens Academy<\/a>, sent taxis to take us to our hostels and we were in the city center in no time.\u00a0\u00a0 After checking in, a group of students decided to hit up the Augustiner Keller, which is just down the street.\u00a0\u00a0 A liter of Edelstoff mixed very nicely with my jet lag.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a little chilly outside but we couldn\u2019t pass up the chance to sit under the golden leaves of the trees in the beer garden.\u00a0\u00a0 It felt like it was getting pretty late when we left, but it wasn\u2019t even 6pm yet!\u00a0\u00a0 The rest of the night was spent at the hostel bar that actually serves the full range of Augustiner beers.<\/p>\n

November 1st<\/sup><\/strong><\/em> – Slept in and then cruised Munich for the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0 With no class until tomorrow due to a school holiday, this was the last day to sleep in and attempt to reset the bio clock. \u00a0We cruised by the Oktoberfest grounds and it looked like they were just finishing taking down the tents from the festival, which ended the first weekend of Oktober.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s a little surreal as the last time I was in Munich it was for Oktoberfest and the place was an absolute madhouse.\u00a0\u00a0 After meeting up with some other guys back at the hostel we went to the Hofbr\u00e4uhaus for dinner.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s bar-none the biggest and most intense beer hall I\u2019ve ever been to.<\/p>\n

November 2nd<\/sup><\/strong><\/em> – Finally, our first day of class at Doemens, which is in a suburb of Munich called Gr\u00e4felfing.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s bigger than I expected, and they have 200 full-time German brewing students.\u00a0\u00a0 When not in the lab or brewery, we have our own classroom on the second floor where all the lectures take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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