Germany’s election, seen through the bottom of a glass
Conservative Bavarians and left-wing Berliners agree on beer but little else
IN THE NARROW medieval alley outside the half-timbered Schlenkerla, raucous crowds drink the 600-year-old local speciality, dark smoked beer tapped from ancient oak barrels. The meaty menu is not for the faint-hearted. The pork comes as knuckle, stomach or shoulder. Voting patterns are just as traditional. Bamberg is a conservative heartland.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “A tale of two pubs”
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