Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Oktoberfest - off topic
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:22:30 -0300

Paul:

I was in Germany a few years ago for two weeks.  The normal pilsner beer
they all drink, is no different than the beer we get in Canada.  Much
different than the typical American Beer though.  The German wheat bear is
quite good though most Germans drink the pils beer.

Regards,

Robert

At 09:38 AM 8/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> Andre Jean Quintal wrote:
>
>>
>>  Each year, the Oktoberfest is attended by
>> around 6 million visitors, who drink around 5 million liters of beer
>> and consume over 200,000 pairs of pork sausages - mostly in the
>> "beer tents" put up by the traditional Munich breweries.
>
>What only 5 million liters of beer for 6 million visitors?????    I
thought the average visitor would consume two to
>five liters of beer.  I know I would!!   German beer at the source is
still the best in the world.
>
>Paul T. Collura
>
>
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