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One, two
The hall inspired a song that means one, two, down the hatch
The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl inspired the song oans, zwoa, g'suffa, which in the Bavarian dialect means one, two, down the hatch. The brewery behind it is owned by the Bavarian state and also runs one of the largest tents at the Oktoberfest, the Hofbräu-Festzelt, as well as the Hofbräukeller.
1589
Duke Wilhelm V founded the brewery in 1589 for the old Royal Residence
The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl was founded in 1589 by the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V, as the brewery to the old Royal Residence, which stood just around the corner. The first brewer was Heimeran Pongratz, and the Bavarian Beer Purity Law of 1516 meant only natural ingredients could be used in the brewing.
Wheat beer
Maximilian I turned to wheat beer and forbade other breweries to make it
Wilhelm's son Maximilian I did not care much for the dark, heavy Braunbier. In the early 17th century he turned the brewery's focus to wheat beers and forbade all other private breweries to brew wheat beer, thus creating a monopoly. In 1612 the brewer Elias Pichler was under pressure to brew a stronger beer, hence the Maibock.
A tribute
In 1632 the King of Sweden left Munich in peace for a tribute with beer
The Maibock became so famous that it once helped save the city from annihilation. When King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden invaded Bavaria in 1632, during the Thirty Years' War, he threatened to sack Munich. He agreed to leave in peace after the citizens paid 300,000 Reichsthaler and 1000 buckets of beer, one third of them Hofbräuhaus Maibock.
A political past
The Nazi Party announced its program here on 24 February 1920
The hall also has a political history. On 24 February 1920 Adolf Hitler, then propaganda chief of the Nazi Party, announced the official program of the party to a meeting of around 2,000 people at the Hofbräuhaus. On 29 July 1921, at another meeting there, he was elected Führer of the party.
Day 1, evening
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