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Beer gardens originate from a 19th century Munich where when they became popular venues during the rule of <span class="nobr">King Ludwig I.</span> At this time, a dark lager was the most common type of beer type. On order of The King, the beer had to be brewed during the winter months , because fermentation had to occur between four and eight degrees celsius. So that the large Munich breweries could also offer their beer during the summer they dug beer cellars along the banks of the Isar riverwhere the beer was stored. To further reduce the cellar temperature, they covered the banks in gravel and planted chestnut trees on top to provide shade during the hot summer months. Soon thereafter, the beer cellars were used not only to store beer but also to serve food and beer to the public. Simple beer tables were placed amongst the trees of the these new so-called new Munich beer gardensin Munich, which quickly became highly popular amongst the Munich population.

However, the this new trend had such a negative effect on the businesses of the many small breweries and restaurants which led them to the point where they collectively petitioned petition King Ludwig to forbid beer cellars to serve food. A royal decree was consequently passed, preventing all beer cellars in and around Munich from serving food. As a result, the patrons of the new beer gardens were instead permitted to bring their own food. While this the law is no longer in effect , and as all beer gardens now serve food as well as beer, the ''Bayerische Biergartenverordnung '' states that beer gardens must still allow guests and patrons to bring their own food. The general rule nowaday is that as long as you order a beer you are welcome to unfold your own picnic on the beer tables provided in the beer garden. Those beer gardens that adhere to this rule can be considered traditional and genuine Munich beer gardens.

In The general understanding is nowaday that as long as you order a beer garden where food is nowadays sold there is generally no waitress service in exchange for self-service canteen, where both you are welcome to unfold your home cooked food and on the beer is served from wooden barrels tables provided in Maß glassesthe beer garden, which has become a Munich tradition. But many Those beer gardens have two areas, one for waitress service and another and usually larger area where the beer benches are, as originally intended only for those who bring their own food, but nowadays that adhere to this rule can also to those buying food and/or be considered traditional Munich beer in the self-service canteengardens.

There is usually no waitress service in areas of beer gardens where own foood can be brought. This applies to both beer. Instead, there is usually a self-service canteen where both food and drink is sold and where the beer is tapped from wooden barrels in [[Maß]] glasses. Many beer gardens have two areas, one for waitress service and another usually larger area for the beer benches, as historically intended for those who bring their own food, while nowadays also to those buying food and/or beer in the self-serviced canteen. This site contains details and information including map directions of most if not all traditional beer gardens in and around the Municharea. In case there is is any beer gardens missing, as this is a wiki, please do not hesitate to add the entry any beer gardens on this site.