Facts:
- This is not 00s food.
- I finished it.
- They keep bringing those small glasses of beer, even before you're quite finished and haven't yet asked for more.
The beer is called "Kölsch" and is best served very fresh. The glasses are all standardized at 0.2 liters. Each glass cost me a Euro. Kölsch, as you might have guessed, is beer specifically brewed in Cologne (Koln). It is assumed you want one; they are dispensed to your table like water.
The beer is served by "Köbes." No, that's not a cow raised in Japan and given messages and beer to tenderize the flesh, but it's close--Köbes are a sort of waiter with an attitude. Ours could tell stories until the tears flowed from folk's eyes. As a reward, they'd buy him a fresh Kölsch, which he'd down in a single gulp. I couldn't help laughing right along, and I don't understand a word of German.
The guy was good. I suspect his liver had special training.
