We've all done the usual brewery tours, right? This was not much different except that Ayinger is a mid size industrial operation
and we were able to poke around pretty much as we liked. I was worried my kids were gonna get a finger bottled in the bottling
line. There is an odd multimedia bit where the guide locks you into the attic above the lagering tanks, the lights go dim
and a booming voice intones (in German) about the mystical nature of fermentation. The lighting is akin to a low budget stoner
laser show. Regrettably, I was totally sober. Tours in German are free but I had to pay EUR70 to get an English guide.
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