The southern German state of Bavaria has said it will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, Oktoberfest.

Yet the best place to taste Munich's original, strong, amber-colored beer is not in Bavaria in autumn. It's here in the United States 12 months a year. "There are a lot of traditional beer styles ...

By Veronique Greenwood As the story goes, a long time ago in Bavaria, beer underwent a transformation. Dark ale turned into a paler, gold-hued drink, and the beverage grew much more common around ...

Munich's beer-soaked Oktoberfest may be declared a ... especially among conservatives. Bavaria's leader says his state won't become a "stoner's paradise". Millions of litres are consumed by ...

BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens ...

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Data show that ale-producing bottom-feeding yeast used in Bavaria since the 14th century first mixed with Bohemian top-feeding wheat beer yeast in 1602, creating a new yeast that makes lager.