Paulaner Original Munich Lager

In Germany, there are provinces or states like we have in the U.S. Munich is the capital city of the province of Bavaria, which is sometimes called "The Cradle of the Art of Brewing." It's a place where beer is an art form to some and a religion to the rest.

Currently, there are just over 1,200 breweries in Germany, 800 in Bavaria alone – more than any other country in the world. So to say Germans know beer is an understatement. Munich is the home of the Paulaner Brewery, which exists on the site of the original brewery founded by the Paulaner monks in 1627. Today the brewery is the largest in Munich and Bavaria and still one of the most revered.