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A truck accident in Bavaria’s capital Munich was the stuff of nightmares for the city’s beer drinkers. The truck shed a load of thousands of beer bottles but as firefighters cleared up after the incident, they simply hosed the beer down the drain. Famed for its beer festival, Munich is also known for the quality of its beer. The crash caused traffic jams to the city centre until the emergency services were able to clear up the spill. However the city’s beer lovers are likely to remember the wasted beer for
February 28, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A truck accident in Bavaria’s capital Munich was the stuff of nightmares for the city’s beer drinkers. The truck shed a load of thousands of beer bottles but as firefighters cleared up after the incident, they simply hosed the beer down the drain. Famed for its beer festival, Munich is also known for the quality of its beer. The crash caused traffic jams to the city centre until the emergency services were able to clear up the spill. However the city’s beer lovers are likely to remember the wasted beer for far longer than any traffic disturbance they may have suffered.

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