Pillaging vs.Drinking Beer

Spring has been ushered in with a half barrel of Hofbrau maibock. The traditional German spring beer is neither like a summer wheat, nor a winter bock but rather somewhere in between. It is an rich amber colored brew with a fresh spicey, almost peppery taste. It has hint of sweetness with notes of caramel, but finishes pleasantly hoppy, but not at all bitter. By in large, one of our favorite German beers. Like most German beers, it also goes very well with food. According to Hofbrau, when Sweden invaded Munich during the Thirty Years War in 1632, they were given 1000 buckets of beer (including 361 buckets of Maibock) to convince them not to pillage the city. Of course, those sensible Swedes took the deal. Sounds like an awfully good deal to me. Pillage a city, or drink beer? I say the choice is obvious.