A brewery beer hall owned by the Bavarian State government! The Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in Munich, was founded in 1589 by the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V. It is one of Munich's oldest beer halls. On this History Stories Special, we take a look at the logistics behind the operation – every day it welcomes up to 35 thousand guests. Historically, beer halls were often the venues for political meetings. In 1920, Adolf Hitler announced the official program of the Nazi party there, today they sell three tonnes of beer every day. The Hofbräuhaus: a place full of history and full of stories.



00:00:00 Intro
00:01:39 The Hofbräuhaus
00:07:00 The Hofbräuhaus' Kitchen
00:12:45 The Beer at the Hofbräuhaus
00:17:44 Behind the scenes at the Hofbräuhaus
00:23:18 The regular tables at the Hofbräuhaus
00:28:22 Security at the Hofbräuhaus
00:31:19 The Hofbräuhaus' dark past
00:34:46 The Madam Strip Club
00:36:04 Art and Music at the Hofbräuhaus


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