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Frohe Weihnachten!
12/13/2018
In 10 days is our annual Bavarian Bierhaus Christmas Dinner. This traditional German holiday meal is a casual prix fixe dinner with house-made Black Forest Ham, Roast Pork with Pretzel Stuffing, Whipped Potatoes, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, R...
The Chocolate Santa Claus
12/5/2018
Santa Claus is another Christmas tradition that Americans have adopted from Germany. Tonight in many small Bavarian and Austrian towns, someone dressed as Heilige Nikolaus will go door to door and leave gifts and sweets for children. T...
The Story of the Advent Calendar
11/30/2018
The Advent Calendar is another German Christmas tradition that made its way to the States. First used by German Lutherans in the 19th century, early advent calendars often included a window that opened to reveal a Bible verse. As that was not e...
Hall of Famer Lynn Marie
11/30/2018
We have a special event this weekend at the Bavarian Bierhaus. Our very own Lynn Marie was just inducted into the National Polka Hall of Fame last week. This Friday and Saturday evenings from 6-9 pm, she will be back on her home stage. Please co...
BOGO Bier Special
11/30/2018
Visit the Bavarian Bierhaus in December and show the server this Blog Post to get your second round of Liters FREE! *Cannot be combined with other offers. 21 & Up only.
Warm Yourself With Glühwein
11/28/2018
As soon as the weather turns cold in Germany, everywhere there is Glühwein. Literally meaning "glow wine," originally it earned its name because the spiced and slightly sweet red wine was heated by placing red hot irons into large vats of...
Erzgebirge
11/26/2018
Have you seen the nutcrackers, smokers, and other wooden figurines and ornaments in our Gift Shop? Most of them come from a German region known as the Erzgebirge. It is a narrow band of low mountains, the highest of which are barely 4,000 ...
Tired of Leftover Turkey?
11/24/2018
We know you don't want turkey for the third day in a row. So visit Bavaria and leave the cooking to us. The Bavarian Bierhaus is the perfect place to bring family and friends and let us do the entertaining, not to mention, the cooking and cleaning. Ton...
The Christmas Nutcracker
11/23/2018
Did you know that most American Christmas traditions got their start in Germany? That includes the Christmas Nutcracker. Yes, even though it was a Russian, Peter Tchaikovsky, who composed the Nutcracker ballet, it comes from a German story by ...
Enjoy Thanksgiving With Your Families
11/21/2018
This Thanksgiving Day the Bavarian Bierhaus will be closed. We started this restaurant with our families and so family is important to us. That's why we give our staff the day off. We want them to spend this day with their families. So enjoy you...
German Thanksgiving
11/21/2018
While Germany does not have the same Thanksgiving traditions, it does have a fall festival when people give thanks for the harvest. Called the Erntedankfest, or the "Harvest Thanks Festival," it is a more religious event than is its American ...
Eat Local at Opry Mills
11/20/2018
Did you know that the Bavarian Bierhaus is a locally owned and operated Bierhall? Don't be fooled by the Opry Mills Mall location; we are not a chain. We were started by two Army veterans who were stationed in Germany and who enjoyed their time th...
A Few of Your Favorite Things
11/19/2018
The Gift Shop at the Bavarian Bierhaus is worth a visit all by itself. Here you can find handmade nutcrackers and smokers from Seiffen, cuckoo clocks from the Black Forest, lebkuchen from Nuremberg, chocolates from Asbach, lederhosen from Austria, ...
BFB at the Bavarian Bierhaus
11/18/2018
We can't believe that Black Friday Brunch isn't a bigger deal in Nashville. When we googled it, there were just a few hits, and most of them were links to our page. So I guess it's up to us Bavarians to show Nashville how to d...
Avoid the Christmas Rush
11/17/2018
The big secret is that the week before Thanksgiving is the best week for Christmas shopping at the Opry Mills Mall. Visit the Bavarian Bierhaus where you can rest and enjoy yourself with our traditional German cuisine, and of course our ...
Don't Cook!
11/17/2018
Let us do the cooking for you this Wednesday. With family and friends coming into town, we know that you're already too busy to cook the day before Thanksgiving. So we've got this. Reservations can be made here, but...
Happy Veterans Day
11/10/2018
We at the Bavarian Bierhaus want to thank all Veterans today. We are a Veteran-owned company started by a couple US Army Veterans who spent time stationed in Germany. No matter your branch of service and when you served, we would like to ...
Fall of the Wall
11/9/2018
The Berlin Wall separating West Berlin from the East fell on this day 29 years ago. For years it had been the most visible symbol of the Cold War.
But did you know that as of today, the Berlin Wall has been gone longer than it stood?
100 Years Ago
11/8/2018
This Sunday marks exactly 100 years since the First World War ended. Originally called "Armistice Day" to commemorate the agreement that concluded the war, the 11th of November was renamed "Veterans Day" after the Second World War. Today i...
Stammtisch
11/6/2018
In nearly every Bavarian restaurant there is a Stammtisch, a table set aside for the regulars. There, they gather in the evenings over drinks and a bite to eat. But mostly they are there for the camaraderie. They conduct business, pl...
Bitte ein Bit
11/4/2018
One of Germany's most popular Pilsners is now available in bottles at the Bavarian Bierhaus. Stop by to try a Bitburger Pils. All you have to say is: "Bitte ein Bit!" Prost!
More Munich Biers than anywhere in Munich
11/1/2018
If you're like us, the day after Oktoberfest is a bittersweet day not unlike the day after Christmas. Luckily, at the Bavarian Bierhaus it is Always Oktoberfest!
One of the ways that we try to be like Oktoberfest is that we carry ...
Halloween in Germany
10/29/2018
Halloween, as it is celebrated in the States, is not a traditional German holiday. However, as a result of the tens of thousands of American service members and their families stationed in Germany for the last three-quarters of a century, ...
Celebrate Birthdays at the Bavarian Bierhaus
10/27/2018
The Bavarian Bierhaus is the perfect place to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions. Our large tables easily accommodate parties of a dozen or more and we have a FREE private dining room for even bigger groups.
Be sure ...
