Top 10 biergartens around the world 
Bavaria's King Max Joseph I decreed in 1812 that beer could be drunk where it was brewed and food could be served there too, giving birth to the Biergarten (Beer garden) 200 years ago.
This weekend Oktoberfest began in Munich, so to mark the bicentennial of the Biergarten and the start of Bavaria's most famous festival online travel consultants Cheapflights.com have created a list of the top 10 beer gardens around the world.
1. Hirschgarten, Munich, Germany
2. Taxisgarten, Munich, Germany
3. Airbräu, Munich Airport, Germany
4. Estabrook Park Beer Garden, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
5. Radegast Hall & Biergarten, Brooklyn, New York, USA
6. Yaletown Brewing Company, Vancouver, Canada
7. Praça Hercílio Luz, Blumenau, Brazil
8. Forest Beer Garden, Tokyo, Japan
9. Bräustübl Tavern, Salzburg, Austria
10. Lowenbrau Keller, Sydney, Australia
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