second edition
Bar Varia Herald
Award Winning
Bar & Restaurant
Michael McManus
Editor in Chief
A warm welcome to Bar
Varia,
Scotland’s
award
winning après ski bier halle and
Bavarian restaurant.
The stunning surrounds were
the work of award winning
designers Janice and Angus
Alston and Gordon Henderson
from Creative Architects, but
the inspiration came from you,
our customers.
The ski link to the bar was in
response to a number of ideas
and suggestions from SCUK
members and the Glasgow Ski
Club. This innovative design
allows you to ski/board straight
to the bar from the slope - your
slope time stops when you
enter the bar. It also preserves
the space underneath, which we
use for junior ski lessons.
We are very proud of Bar
Varia™.
The stove is the original CIC
Hut stove from Ben Nevis.
Many a mountaineering epic
was recounted in the glow of
the stove, high up in the coire
of Scotland’s highest mountain.
The Ice Axes are original
1930s hickory shafted axes
from Glencoe.
The DJ booth is a Nevis
Range Gondola and the skis
are 1950s originals from the
Rossignol factory.
The floor contains a number
of climbing protection items
retired from Jamie Smith’s
leading rack – which have been
replaced!
The giant window over the
Clyde, gives stunning views
along the river and links the site
to its ship building heritage.
The hearty meals in Bar
Varia are freshly prepared,
on site. We use outstanding
natural, fresh, ingredients to
give you a full Bavarian taste
experience.
The beer range is unrivalled
in Glasgow. We have over 30
authentic German Beers. Some
we buy direct from the West
Brewery on Glasgow Green
brewed by Felix the Bavarian
Brewer. Others we import from
Germany.
The floor team wear
authentic Bavarian Dirndls
during our regular bierfest
nights, supported by the full
oompah-band experience!
You need to try Bar Varia™
cocktails - the Apple Strudel
Martini is to die for!
We want you to have a
wonderful experience at Bar
Varia™. If you have enjoyed
your time, please share on Trip
Advisor. If you have not had a
fantastic experience, please tell
us before you leave. We really
want every customer to be
delighted.
Thank you for choosing Bar
Varia™ - Prost!
We cook fresh to order so it takes a little
longer but it's worth the wait!
Snow Fest Pizza Bar Varia homemade tomato or BBQ sauce
Margarita (v)
The world’s favourite pizza! 100% Mozzarella cheese, Bar Varia home made
choice of sauce and fresh torn basil on homemade crispy pizza base
£7.95
Meat Feast
100% Mozzarella cheese, Bar Varia homemade choice of sauce and fresh torn
basil on home made crispy pizza base with generous toppings of chopped sausage,
pepperoni, pulled pork and meatballs
£8.95
The Highlander
100% Mozzarella cheese, Bar Varia homemade choice of sauce and fresh torn
basil on home made crispy pizza base with generous helpings of haggis and
Stornoway black pudding
£8.95
Bloody Spaniard
Mit Freunden Platte
Perfect For Friends to Share
Sample some of the best prime meats from the Bavarian & Tyrol Alps Available
from 12 noon Daily. Min 2 People.
100% Mozzarella cheese, Bar Varia homemade choice of sauce and fresh torn
basil on home made crispy pizza base with generous toppings of rich chorizo, red
onion and red pepper
£8.95
Caramelized Red Onion & Goats Cheese (v)
Tyrol Taster Platter
The Table Breaker!
100% Mozzarella cheese, Bar Varia homemade choice of sauce and fresh torn
basil on home made crispy pizza base with caramelized red onion and goats cheese
3 types of German Sausage
3 types of German Sausage
Weiner Schnitzel
Weiner Schnitzel
£8.95
Sauerkraut (its good for you!)
Bavarian 24 Hour Marinated Chicken
Bucket of Chunky Paprika fries
Prime Scottish Rib eye Steak
Heaped Home Made Coleslaw
Sauerkraut (its good for you!)
Potato Salad
Bucket of Chunky Paprika fries
2 Generous Portions of Dip
Heaped Home Made Coleslaw
Pickles and Gerkins
Potato Salad
£6.95 per person
2 Generous Portions of Dip
Pickles and Gerkins
£11.95 per person
Dips: Choose from Thousand Island Dressing, Mild Mustard, Curry Ketchup,
Bavarian Essence, Garlic Herb & Mayo, Pepper Sauce.
The Marco Pollo
100% mozzarella cheese, Bar Varia homemade choice of sauce and fresh torn
basil with roast chicken, red onion and sweetcorn
£8.95
Choice of Extra Toppings
Chopped sausage, pepperoni, pulled pork, meatballs, haggis, Stornoway black
pudding, chorizo, red onion, sweetcorn, olives, jalepeneos, chicken, mushrooms,
mozzarella, tomato sauce, bbq sauce
£1.25
FRONT PAGE: Sharing platters and pizzas PAGE TWO: Bier snacks, Mains, Burgers and Extras PAGE THREE: Nothing naughty BACK PAGE: Desserts
Bier Snacks
Hauptmahlzeit
Main Course
Soup of the Day
Freshly prepared in the kitchen today,
served with fresh bread and butter
£3.25
Currywurst
Not Ze Vurst, ze Best! A board of steamed
Bratwurst, fried, cut then smothered in spicy
ketchup with a bucket of Paprika fries
£5.95
Chilli out Dog!
Smoked Bavarian Sausage topped off with Fiery
Chilli Con Carne, fresh onions and melted cheese
with a bucket of Skinny fries. Not for Jessies!
£5.95
Chicken Wings
Glazed in BBQ or hot sauce
on a bed of fresh salad
£3.95
Focaccia Rail Jam
Bacon & Brie
Grilled Chorizo & Cheddar
Bar Varia Legendary
Sausage Supper
Twin skis of Bavarian Sausage, in Bier Batter
served with Paprika fries wrapped in paper
£6.25
Meatballs with Penne Pasta
Handmade beef meatballs and Penne pasta with our
own tomato sauce, served with garlic bread
£7.95
Bavarian Chicken
& Bacon salad
The Manager’s favourite!
24 hour marinated Chicken Strips with crispy bacon
served on a bed of fresh leaves with shaved parmesan
and croutons
£6.95
Wiener Schnitzel
Honey Chilli Chicken
Viennese style, tenderised Pork Fillet, served with
Bavarian Potato salad or Paprika Salted fries, lemon
and house made garlic-herb mayonnaise
Tuna, Red Onion & Cheese
£7.95
Smoked Ham & Cheddar
Caramelized Red Onion & Goats Cheese
Roasted Veg & Cheese
served with skinny fries
£5.95
Extras
Beer Battered Onion Rings
£3.45
Potato Wedges
Bar Varia Uber Burger
2 burgers, bacon, pulled pork, smoked cheese,
buffalo tomato, lettuce, gherkins, red onion and
served with fries
Pot of Chunky
Paprika Salted Fries
The Slope Style
Burger - Scottish Beef
6 oz of prime Scottish Beef served on a Brioche bun
topped with smoked cheese served with a bucket of
Bavarian paprika salted fries, curry ketchup
and fresh salad
£2.45
£9.45
Garlic Pizza Bread
Falafel Burger
add cheese for 50p
£2.45
Coleslaw
£1.95
Potato Salad
£1.95
£5.95
Bar Varia Slow Cooked
Bavarian Goulash Stew
Our own Goulash with hearty chunks of tender beef
and vegetables in a paprika and garlic broth served
with crusty bread. The perfect warmer after a day on
the slopes
£8.95
Jaeger Steak Feast
Dad’s Favourite! 8oz prime Scottish Rib eye Steak, a
bucket of chunky fries with paprika salt and German
Bier Battered Onion Rings
£14.95
Jägermeister Smokey Sauce,
Parsley & Garlic Butter or Pepper Sauce
£1.25
Freshly Grilled Burgers
£13.95
Pot of Fries
Goats Cheese Salad served with fresh leaves,
olives, cherry tomatoes and baby beetroot
Smaller portion available for under 14's
(excludes Steak Feast)
£2.95
£2.95
Goats Cheese Salad
Schwein Burger
Pulled pork burger on a Brioche bun, served with
paprika fries, smokey jager sauce and salad
£9.50
Afraid of the Park
Burger - Chicken
Bar Varia’s legendary 24 hour marinated Chicken
Breast on a Brioche bun served with a bucket
Bavarian paprika salted fries, curry ketchup and
fresh salad
£8.75
Naw Bambi's Maw
Burger - Venison
Homemade falafel burger stacked on a Brioche bun
with cheese, salsa and salad,
served with paprika salted fries
A walloping 6 oz Scottish Venison Burger on a
Brioche bun served with a bucket of Bavarian
paprika salted fries, curry ketchup and fresh salad
£9.50
£9.50
Double up on any burger
Extra Burger Toppings
(Excludes Uber Burger)
Bacon, smoked ham, caramelised onions, chorizo,
onion rings, spicy peppers, bacon, mushroom, brie
£2.50
£1.25 each
Herald Opinions And Ice, Ice Baby!
• You can climb the highest
mountain in Germany, at
2,962m (the final gully has
multiple pictures of those who
have died on the ascent!), on
the Zugspitze, near the town
of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in
Bavaria, and ski or snowboard
back down.
• The Kassbohrer piste
machine used at Snow Factor is
from Garmisch.
• In the book ‘Chess or
the King’s Game’ (1616) by
Augustus, Duke of Luneburg,
it describes how Okarius the
Prince of Bavaria had a son
of great promise residing at
the Court of King Pippin. One
day Pippin's son was playing
chess with the young Prince
of Bavaria, and became so
enraged at repeatedly losing
that he hit the Prince on the
temple with one of his rooks
and killed him on the spot!
• Bavarian cuisine is simple,
hearty, rustic and delicious. It
is characterised by meat dishes
and roasts, and pastry desserts.
• Bavarian cuisine was
advanced and refined in order
to render it fit for the Royal
Courts. This quickly found its
way into civilian households.
The Altbayern (Old Bavaria)
was influenced by neighbouring
Tirol and Swiss cuisine.
• The most influential
Bavarian Kings were Ludwig I,
who turned the capital, Munich,
into a hub of arts and culture,
and Ludwig II, the "FairyTale King", who came to be
known around the world for the
magnificent castles built under
his name.
•
The
Berghof
was
Adolf Hitler’s home in the
Obersalzberg of the Bavarian
Alps near Berchtesgaden.
Hitler spent more time at the
Berghof than anywhere else
during World War II.
Built in 1935 on the
Kehlstein Mountains at a height
of 1,834m and completed in
the summer of 1938, it was
presented to Hitler for his 50th
birthday. The Berghof was
Hitler's vacation residence for
many years. In late April 1945
the house was damaged by
British aerial bombs and set on
fire by retreating SS troops in
early May.
• From Olympic venues
to wonderful Cross-Country
Skiing - The German Alps,
known as the Bavarian Alps,
are home to hundreds of ski
resorts. The slopes benefit from
reliable snow cover with some
year round glacial skiing and
freestyle parks.
• The Wittelsbachs ruled
Bavaria for 738 years and the
last descendent of the Scottish
Royal house of Stuart is the
Crown Prince of Bavaria.
• Munich is further north
than any major US city
(excluding Anchorage Alaska).
• Gummy bears were
invented by a German.
• While it is called
Oktoberfest, it actually starts
in September! The origin of
Oktoberfest was the wedding
celebration of Prince Ludwig
of Bavaria.
• 65% of the Autobahn has
no speed limit.
• When president JFK visited
Berlin, he infamously said
“Ich bin ein Berliner” which
translates, as “I am a Jelly
Donut!”
• The official uniform for the
Hitler Youth was designed by
Hugo Boss…
• The world’s tallest
cathedral is in Ulm, Bavaria.
• The Christmas Tree
(Tannenbaum) tradition started
in Germany.
• According to the Guinness
Book of Records, there are
over 1,000 sausage recipes in
Germany.
• Albert Einstein, the most
recognized scientist in the
world was a Bavarian, born in
Ulm (although he did marry his
cousin…).
• Freestyle skiing was born
in the 1930s when skiers from
Europe began adding flips,
twists and other acrobatic
moves into their skiing training.
Freestyle skiing now includes
moguls, ramp aerials and
slope-style routines involving
obstacles like rails, table tops
and half pipes.
Moguls - This freestyle ski
event is all about speed, quick
turns and big air. The object of
moguls is for skiers to ski down
a steep slope covered in moguls
(huge bumps) as quickly and
effortlessly as possible Skiers
must perform two different
aerial manoeuvres on the way
down the hill off specially built
launch pads. Skiers are given
points for both their time going
down the course and their
technique.
Aerials are arguably the
most exciting of the freestyle
ski events to watch. Skiers
will fly off jumps or kickers at
speeds of 35 miles (60 km) per
hour, fly up to 50 feet in the air
and perform somersaults, back
flips and twists, before landing
on a steep landing hill.
Slopestyle - Athletes ski
through a course that includes
a variety of obstacles including
rails, kickers, gaps and table
tops.
Half Pipe - Skiers perform
a series of tricks and jumps in
an icy U shaped pipe. Skiers
are judged on the height and
difficulty of their tricks and
landing.
• There are around 200
corpses on Mount Everest.
• In the 18th century, the
highest
known
mountain
was Chimborazo in Ecuador
(20,702ft). In fact, it wasn’t
even the highest mountain in
the Andes, but because of the
bulge in the Earth’s shape at
the Equator, Chimborazo is the
mountain that sticks out farthest
into space.
• For every 1,000ft gained
in height, the boiling point of
water reduces by 1.8F (1C).
So, at 15,000ft (the summit
of Mont Blanc) water boils
at 184F (84.4C). At the top of
Everest it boils at 158F (70C)
and at 75,000ft it would boil at
room temperature.
• The highest mountain in
the known universe is Olympus
Mons, a giant volcano on
Mars, almost three times the
height of Mount Everest. After
Everest, the world’s highest
mountain above sea level is
K2, at 28,251ft. K2 is not in the
Himalayas but the Karakoram
Range – the initial K of which
provides its rather functional
name. This was a temporary
label given to it by Lieutenant
Thomas Montgomerie (18301878).
• One in ten mountain
climbers die trying to summit
Everest and those who
successfully summit have a one
in twenty chance of dying on
the way down.
• Almost all the famous
ascents have involved rock
and ice climbing. The first
significant achievements in
mountain climbing were the
ascents of Mont Blanc made by
Jacques Balmat and Michel G.
Paccard (1786) and by Horace
B. de Saussure (1787).
•
The
Professional
Mountain
Guide
Organisation dates back to the
early 1800s and was pioneered
by British travellers seeking local
expertise.
An elite class of professional
guides soon established itself,
and techniques for snow, ice, and
rock climbing were developed to
the point where highly hazardous
ascents were possible for the
experienced. This so-called
golden age of mountain climbing
came to an end with the conquest
of the Matterhorn, the last of
the great Alpine mountains, by
Edward Whymper (1865).
On the descent from the
Matterhorn, Lord Douglas
Haddow, Chamonix Guide
Michael Croz and the Reverend
Charles Hudson fell to their
deaths off the Hörnliridge.
The incident sparked outrage
in Great Britain, and resulted in
climbing and mountaineering
being temporarily banned.
The ban was lifted after
Queen Victoria had long talks
with the Lord Chamberlin.
Zermatt enjoyed international
press coverage which was the
beginning of its development as
a tourist resort.
• Famous Glencoe resident
Hamish MacInnes (b 1931), is
one of Scotland’s most influential
mountaineers and a leading
developer of mountaineering
equipment. His invention of the
all metal, drooped pick ice axe
(the Pterodactyl) revolutionized
ice climbing and mountaineering.
• Glencoe, Lochaber is
recognised internationally as
the heartland of British winter
mountaineering.
• “A good hockey player
plays where the puck is. A great
hockey player plays where the
puck is going to be.” Wayne
Gretzky
• A puck hit by the best
shooters can travel at more than
100 mph.
• A goalie's chest protector
is made of Kevlar, the same
material used in bulletproof vests
for police.
• An average professional
hockey player loses 7 pounds in
one game!
• The modern game of ice
hockey is accepted to have
originated in Canada, but it only
has 6 teams in the NHL.
• Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed
‘The Great One’, is almost
unanimously accepted as the
greatest hockey player to ever
play the game, scoring an
incredible 894 goals in NHL.
• The only woman to ever
play professional hockey was
Manon Rheume. She played
for the Tampa Bay Lightning in
exhibition games; one against the
St. Louis Blues during the 1992
pre-season, and another against
the Boston Bruins in the 1993
pre-season.
• “You miss 100% of the shots
you don’t take” Wayne Gretzky.
• The Braehead Clan is based
in the 5,200 capacity Braehead
Arena and supported by the
Purple Army!
Ski Factoids
Schnee Fuhrer.
Staff Writer
• Sausages were nicknamed
bangers during the Second
World War. Their high water
content due to the scarcity of
other ingredients meant that
they were liable to explode
when cooked as the water
turned to steam.
• In 320 AD, because of
their association with pagan
festivals, Roman Emperor
Constantinus the First and
the Catholic Church made
sausage eating a sin and their
consumption was banned!
This led to sausages going
underground until the ban was
lifted.
• The word sausage is
derived from the Latin word
Salsus which means something
salted.
• The term "hot dog" was
first used by a newspaper
reporter in 1893 who likened
its resemblance to a Dachshund
Wiener dog. So the first hot
dogs were true sausages made
with quality ingredients and
smoked in a natural casing.
• It was law in Bavaria that
white sausage must not be
eaten after 12 noon.
• As legend has it, 7th
century Byzantine Kaiser
Basileios the First liked his
meat covered with sheets of
gold to display his wealth.
Following him, the commoners
tried to do the same. However,
the practice was too expensive,
so they created an alternative
by using ‘yellow gold’ and the
Schnitzel was born.
• Slang dictionaries give
Schnitzel a wide variety
of entertaining, somewhat
x-rated, meanings… We’ll
just say that in Germany you
can use the word Schnitzel
in lieu of “Honey,” as in “I
am crazy about you my little
Schnitzel” or “she is as cute as
a Schnitzel…”
• Schnitzel is a traditional
Austrian dish made by
pounding and tenderdizing
boneless meat until it’s thin
(creating an escalope), coating
it in bread crumbs, and then
frying it.
• Ski is from the Old Norse
“Skio” meaning a split piece of
wood (along with Slalom and
Ombudsman, it is one of the
few Norwegian words which
English has borrowed). There
are prehistoric carvings, more
than 7,000 years old, showing
Sami and early Nordic people
skiing. The oldest known ski,
found in Sweden, dates from
4,500-2,500BC. Some of the
earliest written accounts of
skiing come from Iceland. In
1200, the great saga writer
Snorre Sturlason recounted
tales of Ull, the Norse God of
Skiing, and Skade, the Goddess
of Skiing and Hunting.
• Lovers of Swiss ski
holidays have the creator of
Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle to thank. He
had fallen in love with the
sport in Norway and thought
Switzerland offered the perfect
terrain. He imported some skis
and encouraged two Swiss
brothers to join him. They
practised at night to avoid
being teased by the locals.
Conan Doyle later wrote: “I
am convinced that the time will
come when hundreds of English
men will come to Switzerland
for the skiing season.”
• In 1965, Sherman Poppen
from Michigan made a
snowboard for his daughter
by binding two skis together.
He called it a Snurfer and sold
nearly a million of them within
a decade.
• Bobsledding was invented
in the 1870s in St Moritz,
Switzerland, by a hotelier,
Caspar Badrutt (1848-1904).
In an attempt to make his hotel
more popular with English
tourists during the winter, he
modified delivery sleds and
sent his guests flying around
the town’s streets. This became
so popular that terrified
pedestrians
protested,
so
Badrutt built the first half-pipe,
from which the sports of Luge,
Skeleton and Bobsledding
developed. The legendary
Cresta Run skeleton track was
built there in 1884 by British
military officers and remains
resolutely off limits to women.
• Cross country skiing burns
more calories per hour than any
other sport. It is also considered
a low-impact, low-risk form of
aerobic exercise.
• Ralph Miller of the US, set
the speed ski record at 109.14
mph on the slopes of Garganta
Schuss in Portillo, Chile.
• The world's largest
snowflake recorded fell at Fort
Keogh, Montana on January 28,
1887. It was reportedly 38 cm
wide and 20 cm thick.
• A single snowstorm can
drop 40 million tons of snow,
carrying the energy equivalent
to 120 atom bombs.
Dessert menu
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Warm, sticky & chocolatey, simple and tasty
£4.25
Ein Prosit
• Spaghetti is reported to
have come from Bavaria as
noodles…
• The oldest brewery in the
world is Weihenstephan in
Bavaria, funded by Benedictine
monks in 1040 AD.
• Germans call festival goers
who pass out from excessive
drinking
“Bierleichen”.
Translation: beer corpses.
• Yodeling was originally
thought to be a means of
communication
between
mountainous villages.
• There are many types of
beer in Germany, from the
blond Pils (pilsener) to the
very dark Dunklesbier and
Schwarzbier. All very good.
Even the smallest region
usually has its own brewery.
• To get ONE beer in
Germany, you show your
thumb. To show your first
finger means that you want 2
beers: One with the thumb, and
one with the finger. So, unless
you really want 2 beers, be
careful what finger you show!
• Beer can even improve
your health (in moderation, of
course) by strengthening your
bones and reducing the chance
of kidney stones by as much as
40%.
• “Beer is proof that God
loves us.” Benjamin Franklin.
• The oldest written recipes
ever discovered, date back to
5,000 BC and are for making
beer.
• The first professional
brewers were women.
• Beer was the drink of choice
in the middle ages because
clean water was difficult to find
and alcohol in beer killed most
micro-organisms, making it
safer to drink.
• Cenosillicaphobia is the
fear of an empty glass.
• The Pilgrim Fathers on
the Mayflower stopped at
Plymouth Rock instead of
continuing to Virginia because
they ran out of beer.
• Beer makes you smarter!
The New England Journal of
Medicine found women who
drank beer moderately had
better cognitive function.
• Beer strengthens your
bones due its high levels of
silicon, which increases the
deposit of calcium and other
minerals into bone tissue.
• Vikings believed a giant
goat would grant them endless
supplies of beer in Valhalla.
• In the middle ages even
children drank beer – beer
contains many of the nutrients
we need to survive, therefore it
became a staple in the diet.
• Germany has the most
Breweries in the world – over
1,200 of them. But the Irish
outdrink them in consumption
of beer per capita.
• The expression “Rule of
Thumb” actually came from
brewers, who used to insert
their thumb into the mix during
brewing to determine when the
temperature was right for the
yeast.
• Hops used in beer are from
the same family as flowering
marijuana plants.
• The first recorded drink
driving incident was in 2,000
BC, in Ancient Egypt. An
inebriated
charioteer
was
apprehended after running
down a vestal virgin of the
Goddess Hathor. The culprit
was crucified on the door of
the tavern that sold him the
• Notable German inventions
include the printing press,
x-rays, diesel engines, aspirin,
fluorescent lamps and the
pregnancy test. They also
invented the cuckoo clock in the
17th century.
• Adidas was founded by the
Bavarian, Adolf ‘Adi’ Dassler.
• The most successful team
in the Bundesliga is Bayern
Munich – 10% of whose shares
are owned by Adidas.
• The castle in the family
movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
is Neuschwanstein Castle,
Bavaria. This castle was the
inspiration for Cinderella’s
castle at the world famous
Disney Resorts.
• The car makers BMW
(Bayerishche Motoren-Werke
Bavarian Motor Works), Audi,
Siemens, Adidas and Puma all
started in Bavaria.
•
The
Reinheitsgebot
– Bavarian Purity Law –
originated in 1487, in Ingolstadt
Bavaria. The law provided that
the only ingredients that could
be used in the production of beer
were water, barley and hops. Bar
Varia has over 40 genuine beers
for you to sample…
• The Oktoberfest is most
famous for its huge beer tents
and the strong beer served in
steins. How do you order one in
Bavaria?
"A Maß". "Maß" (pronounced
like the English "must" without
the "t") actually denotes the
unit, i.e. the litre, but has come
to mean "a litre of beer in a
stein". The other options all refer
to beer as well: "A Hoibe", or
"eine Halbe" in High German,
is half a litre; "a Häis" ("ein
Helles") is pale beer (lager), and
"a Dunggls" ("ein Dunkles") is
dark beer.
• The essential battle cry in
any of the big beer tents at the
Oktoberfest is to shout "Oans,
zwoa, g'suffa!" It is typically
preceded by the oompah
band intoning "Ein Prosit der
Gemütlichkeit" (which roughly
translates as, "Here's to a cozy
atmosphere"). You will soon find
yourself shouting along with
everyone else, but what are you
actually shouting?
"One, two, drink up!". Some
bandleaders will count to three
instead of two; both versions
are accepted, so to speak. If you
chose "It's tapped", you were
at least on the right track: This
A very popular song at Bar Varia and Oktoberfest is Ein
Prosit. The traditional way is to hold up whatever you are
drinking (usually steins of beer) high in the air and sing:
Warm apple baked in a pastry lattice,
served with cream
Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit, Der Gemütlichkeit
A Cheer, A Cheer, Well being and happiness
enjoyed with good friends
£4.25
Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit, Der Gemütlichkeit
Apple Strudle
Ski Sundae
Butterscotch Sundae
Real fudge pieces, sticky toffee sauce,
syrup and ice cream
£4.25
Park Style Sundae
Cookie Dough Sundae
Pieces of fresh cookie dough
with syrup and ice cream
£4.25
Choc Chic Sundae
Choc-a-holic Sundae
rich chocolate sauce,
chocolate flakes and ice cream
£4.25
Ann's Big Smiler
Ann’s legendary homemade
Nutella cheesecake
Rich chocolate nestling in a delightful crispy base.
Careful, it’s addictive!
Usually followed by – Eins, zwei, drei
Then possibly some hoy hoy hoys and Prrrrrost!
beer and his corpse allowed to
hang there until the scavengers
reduced it to bones…
• Beer Gone Bad. When
British brewers tried to send
their pale ales to India, the
beer would go bad during the
long ocean voyage. Brewers
began to add extra alcohol and
hops to help with preservation.
This inadvertently created a
new style of extra bitter, extra
powerful beers called India
Pale Ales (IPAS).
• In the 19th century, nursing
mothers in Munich would drink
up to 7 pints of beer a day under
the belief this was required
in order to breast-feed their
children.
• The first beer cans were
produced in 1935. Drinkers
were no longer going to
taverns, and breweries needed
to get beer into their homes.
The smaller packages made it
much easier to get beer home.
• Beer prevents kidney
stones. A study published
in the American Journal of
Epidemiology found that beer
consumption was inversely
associated with risk of kidney
stones (in middle aged men).
Each bottle of beer consumed
per day was estimated to reduce
the risk by 40%.
• Researchers have pointed
out
that
alcohol
raises
HDL cholesterol (the good
cholesterol) which is associated
with lower risk of heart
disease and better cognitive
functioning.
• Zythology is the study
of beer and beer making,
including the role particular
ingredients play in the brewing
process.
is what the mayor of Munich
exclaims when he taps the first
barrel of beer during the opening
ceremony of the Oktoberfest.
It is always a big event, and
newspapers will never fail to
tell you how many times the
mayor had to swing the wooden
hammer to drive the tap into the
barrel. Anything above three is
embarrassing. The bavarian for
"It's tapped!" is "Ozapft is!"
• "Dirndl" is also a bavarian
term for "girl". They are
becoming very fashionable
again (and expensive!) and every
store in Bavaria will have them
during Oktoberfest. The apron
of a dirndl is tied on the left
if you're single, on the right if
you're married, and in the back if
you're a widow or a child.
£4.25
£4.25
Evening
Cocktails
6.30 - 7.30
“There are two types of people in this
world. Those who love pudding and
fascists!”
Lesley Moak Murray
“The 12 step chocoholic programme.
Never be more than 12 steps away
from a chocolate!”
Terry Moore
“I’ve never met a problem, a proper
dessert can not fix.”
Sarah Ockler, Bittersweet
Special feature in our next edition to include Bar Varia’s Ice Bar – coolest bar in Scotland
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Black Forrest Cheesecake
Rich chocolate in a crispy base, flavoured with
black cherries and cream