#starkenberger

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The 700-year-old Starkenberger brewery in Tarrenz, Austria, has seven swimming pools filled with beer. The brewery, which is housed in an ancient castle, converted the old vats in the fermentation room to pools. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: This Austrian Brewery Has Swimming Pools of Beer | Travel + Leisure (travelandleisure.com)

[mariobeer]

Starkenberger - Bier

[alwayswonderingandwandering]

täglich geöffnet ab 15.30 uhr

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Zweihundertunderstes Bier: Starkenberger Tiroler Märzen 4,9% vol. Tarrenz, Österreich Scheinbar ist die Definition von Märzen in Österreich eine andere, denn dieses Bier fließt ziemlich hell ins Glas, geschmacklich und auch vom Alkoholgehalt erinnert es mehr an ein normales Lagerbier. Ganz ok, wenngleich ich auch etwas anderes erwartet hätte. 6/10

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Starkenberger Beer Pools - Tarrenz, Austria

It might seem like the height of hedonism, but these beer-filled pools in an Austrian castle are all about health. The Starkenberger Castle boasts what is in fact the only place you can swim and submerge yourself in beer.

Back in 2005, with the fermentation cellar of the 700-year-old castle made obsolete by more modern methods, Starkenberger brewers decided in entrepreneurial fashion to refit the space into a spa. Working with artist Wernfried Poschusta on the decor, seven pools, each measuring 13 by 13 feet, were installed. It takes about 294,000 pints to fill them all (cut with a heavy pour of water), and it's all kept at a sweltering temperature for optimum spa sweating. The soak in the suds is said to be good for the hair, circulation, and, tastily, open wounds.

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