Hofbräuhaus am Platzl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is a world famous beer hall in the city center of Munich, Germany.

This inn may be the world's most famous inn originally built in 1589 by the Bavarian duke William V to avoid buying beer for his troops from Lower Saxony. The general public was admitted only in 1828 by then king Louis I. The building was completely remodeled in 1897, when the brewery moved to the suburbs. In the bombing of WW II, everything but the main inn ("Schwemme") was destroyed; it took until 1958 to be rebuilt.

The restaurant comprises most of the mentioned inn, a ballroom as well as a beer garden. Its menu features Bavarian dishes such as roast pork, knuckle of pork, and sausages such as Weisswurst. Helles is served in a Maß, along with wheat beer and wine. Though sometimes regarded as being "commercialized", it is popular among foreigners as well as locals. During regular hours, traditional Bavarian music is played. The Hofbräuhaus song, composed in 1935 by Wiga Gabriel, goes: "In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus, eins, zwei, g'suffa!" ("There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich—one, two, drunk!").

The beer is provided by the brewery Staatliches Hofbräuhaus.