Starkbierzeit and strong beer festivals in Munich

After the end of the carnival season begins in Bavaria the time of the Stark beer.
It's celebrated this with Bavarian music , dancing , hearty food and of course the victor - the strong beer .
For the origin of the strong beer , there are various sources.
The most common story is that according to which the strong beer was brewed during Lent of Salvator monks.
The Paulaner monks who came from Italy to Munich , already brewed in 1629 her first strong beer for the recipe of the Maibocks , only even more (Double Bock) and named it "Santa's father."
Later in the vernacular made with the name " Salvator " .
Nowadays, the strong beer festivals in the Munich brewery pubs are legendary and known far beyond the borders of Bavaria .

Strong beer is served :
- Lowenbraukeller "Maximator"
- Starkbierfest Trudering
- Obermenzinger Starkbierfest
- Hofbräuhaus "Maibockanstich"
- Nockherberg "Salvator"
- Fuerstenfeldbruck “royal”
- Aying “celebrator”


Munich Strong beers

Salvator : 18.3% original wort , 7.9 % alcohol. Powerful, typically malty taste. Paulaner Brewery.
Victor : 18.2% original wort , 7.6 % alcohol. Malty , slightly sweet caramel - like flavor. Lowenbrau / Spaten Brewery (also in the Hofbräuhaus - houses) .
Maximator : 7.5 % alcohol. Drinkable , dark Doppelbock monastic origins . Augustiner Brewery .
St. James : 18% original gravity , 7,6 % alcohol. "The only blonde spring strong beer " . Research Brewery Jacob, Perlachturm .
Animator : 19.3% original wort , 8.1% alcohol. The Strongest in Munich Hacker -Pschorr .
Giesing Sternhagel : wort unknown , 9.5% alcohol. Giesing Bräu .
Year-round Bock Beer

Soon after the strong beer season comes the venison season , with which you can befitting welcome the spring . Who does not want to miss out on the gebliebte beer with the high original gravity share throughout the year , here are a small selection of year-round Bockbiere :

Andechser Bergbock Hell: Schelling-Salon, Schellingstraße 54, 80799 München, Tel.: 089-2720788
Andechser Doppelbock dunkel: Schelling-Salon, Schellingstr. 54, 80799 München, Tel.: 089-2720788 und Andechser am Dom, Weinstraße 7 A, 80333 München, Tel.: 089-298481
Aventinus-Weizenstarkbier: Schelling-Salon, Schellingstr. 54, 80799 München, Tel.: 089-2720788
Pikantus: Erdinger Weißbräu Großhadern, Heiglhofstraße 13, 81377 München, Tel.: 089-7194300
Salvator: Paulaner im Tal, Tal 12, 80331 München, Tel.: 089-2199400; Zum Spöckmeier, Rosenstr. 9, 80331 München, 089-268088