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Thank you for this complete version. Random detail, but "Maximator" is a type of beer (a Starkbier/Doppelbock) brewed by the the very popular Augustiner brewer
by livatlantis 6y ago
Thank you for this complete version.
Random detail, but "Maximator" is a type of beer (a Starkbier/Doppelbock) brewed by the the very popular Augustiner brewery, not a brand in itself. In fact, it's a Bavarian tradition for the names of Doppelbocks to generally end in "-ator": Celebrator, Optimator, Animator...
- cmroanirgo 6y agoThe article covers this fact well. I like the idea that a super secret cabal name is based on the drink they were having at the time. It humanizes the whole endeavour showing how they agree on more than secrecy.
- sorokod 6y agoOr the place they were having the drink in, like the Beer Hall Putsch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch
- smcl 6y ago(offtopic) Huh funny, there's a Czech beer called Primátor and I wondered for a second if it was named in the same tradition. However it is the title of a mayor of a "statutory city" [1] - which is apparently something like a City that isn't governed as part of a larger county/state/district. [1] https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prim%C3%A1tor https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prim%C3%A1tor
- livatlantis 6y agoHa! (offtopic 2) How's the beer?
- smcl 6y agoThey make decent beer but it's not so widespread (round here the main brands are Pilsner Urquell, Radegast ... or Starobrno. Don't bother with the latter) and you can only get it in supermarkets or a few bars.