A DIY backyard beer garden is easier to create than you might think. Some shade, seating, and good beer is really all you need. But to create a dedicated space and a more special home beer garden, use these ideas for inspiration. What is a Beer Garden? A beer garden, or biergarten in German, is an outdoor space that serves alcohol. It usually serves food as well. Beer gardens originated in Bavaria in the 1800s. At that time, laws in many local areas forbade brewers from making beer in summer due to fire hazards. Brewers began storing more beer in cellars to get them through the summer. To keep the beer cool, they planted trees to shade the cellars. This created a pleasant area to drink outside. Breweries capitalized on the gardens to expand seating. Today, a beer garden serves only the latter function: to give people a nice outside […]
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