Back in Germany ... at Marienrode just outside of Hildesheim. The train ride yesterday was nice ... until the car was invaded by a young family with two small children who chose to sit across the aisle from me. So much for my nap. But they got off the train at Fulda, and the last leg of the trip was quiet and peaceful again.
Marienrode was an old Cistercian monastery (men) that was supressed in the Secularization. Some years ago it was refounded as a Benedictine House by the Nuns of Eibingen (I think that's how it's spelled). It's a small community, with lovely quaint buildings. My room in their guest quarters is quite comfortable, and I have my own bath.
Yesterday on the way to the train station in Einsiedeln, I stopped at the little grocery to pick up some things to eat on the train. I got a couple of bottles of Einsiedeln beer ... there's a brewery in town, but is not associated with the Monastery in any way. Einsiedler beer is made with 30% corn ... gives it an interesting taste ... a little sweeter. I like it.
Speaking of Bavarian beer, I got to really like Radler ... a mix of beer and lemonade ... and Rus ... a mix of weissbier and lemonade. At least they say lemonade, but from what I saw in the biergartens, it looked more like a good shot of Sprite/7-up.
It's a rainy day here, so I may just take a ltitle nap ...
2 comments:
Hi Julian. Yes, it is lemonade. In Europe Schwepps lemonade is dispensed through the regular fountain equipment that they use for soft drinks and it's sold in bottles that look just like soft drinks. It's also crystal clear and carbonated. I fell in love with it in Britain, but it's almost impossible to buy here in the US. You can find it in cans at Jungle Jim's in Cincy.
I've never considered mixing it with beer... hmmmmmm.
What's the difference between beer and weisbier?
I love to have a slice or two of lemon in any beer-to me it takes out some of the bitterness. I never thought of lemonade and beer-Frank and Denny liked tomato juice and beer. Isn't weis translated to white or light?
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