Drinking Dens

Hi lads,
Any of you guys ever drink in Hans Meyers, or the Muller Bar in Bielefeld in the late 60s early 70s. I served with 14 Sqn RCT at the time. But spent a lotta time in these 2 pubs. Great memories and times (sigh).

Drinking holes... hmmm

Bielefeld - 1980s and 90s, Caddys in town, never a turk and barely a German (male) to be seen. 1990s - ratskeller.

Yes tese were the days. When I first arrived in Baor(68) 1/2 Litre was 1DM and there was 11.5 DM to the £.

Oh! those were the days indeed. Fags were about 1/6d (7.5p) for 20 Senior service. Slightly less than 1 DM.

Spot on there. Still on the same subject a month or so ago 2 guys both Officers through the ranks came into our local pub. They were on leave from Germany. They left my mate a case of Paderborner pils. They said they would be back in the village,Paull E Yorks, around Xmas and they would bring some more. They were nice guys so I hope they return.

No offence Dusty but Paderborner Pils was pisswater - never even made Herforder standard and by German beers thats rubbish - Warsteiner or Bitburger is what you should drink for a nice, smooth German Bier!

Sorry,

Konigs Pilsener (Kopi) is a class beer............

Alan

Personal favourite was the Jagerheim - just off the strip at Sennelager. Had huge bottles of Bracken on the bar. Potent stuff! Friendly place. Sadly the music tended to be american country but I forgave them that!

Now then ChrisP. Cant remember the name of the bar butI used to go into one in Sennelager that was run by an exRSM had some great times in there. Know something Ive just realised,at 61 years old, I could be a P...head.

Tony Miller wrote:

Hi lads,
Any of you guys ever drink in Hans Meyers, or the Muller Bar in Bielefeld in the late 60s early 70s. I served with 14 Sqn RCT at the time. But spent a lotta time in these 2 pubs. Great memories and times (sigh).

been in the muller bar dusty but as the years and the over indulgence of alchol have taken there toll i dont remember half of it.

i look back at the great times in bars all over the world with sadness as i cant drink these days because of ill health so all you lads out there who still enjoy a drink have one for me you lucky sods.

Hi matey,
Great to hear from you. Sorry to hear you cant partcipate in the old bar anymore. So I will have one in your honour this weekend. Stay happy buddy.

I can remember back in the 60's going out in Padabourn one evening with a few mates for a drink and meeting up with a few lads from Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and a few lads from the Royal Green Jackets. God what a night! We where drinking flaming Steinhäger and Jever Pilsner all night. I just don't remember how we got back to camp. I got 7 days guard duty for missing my duty's. Needless to say I have never touched that stuff ever again



Mike

Hans meyers and 14 RCT. yes i remember, i was there early '70's i suppose. i was REME, LAD. i remember a ginger headed driver used to simply hand over his pay check to hans meyers and start afresh on a new beer mat every payday. Half a litre and a half chicken, great stuff.

Themaadone wrote:

No offence Dusty but Paderborner Pils was pisswater - never even made Herforder standard and by German beers thats rubbish - Warsteiner or Bitburger is what you should drink for a nice, smooth German Bier!

What about Dortmunder Kronung...or 'Dortmunder Crazy K' as it was known by the troops? I was never a fan of Herfie but if that was all there was then it was all academic and it got supped. I did like Paderborner, but Warsteiner has to be the best beer I've ever drank.

The Hole in the Wall in Dortmund (an old bomb shelter)

The Blue Tavern in Dortmund.

Both interesting places to drink and meet people. Can't believe I lived to remember those places.

What about Gasthof Becker and Gasthog Berghof in Soest? Also the dive we used to call "The Last Chance" up past the bahnhof beside the rail yards? For some reason or other the married guys never took their wives there.

My favourite was the Zum Forsthaus just below the barracks on the Wickederstrasse by Werl. I think there's an autobahn running through its former site according to what I see on google.

Pinkus Muller or das blau house in Munster

Hi Steve,

The guy your thinking of (Ginger Hair) was Taff Constantine. Been in touch with one of his mates (Eric Sugden) he saw Taff somewhere in the UK said hen was still pissed then.

I personally prefer DAB, and which is always available from my local "Bargain Booze" outlet.
The strange (or not so strange) thing is that the chap in the shop commented that he mainly sells it to blokes of a certain age!!

Brauerei Pinkus Muller 48143 Munster - Rosenplatz.

www.pinkus.de

Hi Guys, just joined the site but have been reading it since its inception, fantastic topics.

Tony, I think the Bar you are referring to in Sennelager run by an Ex RSM might be Bill Days Bar at the top of Ring Strasse. Last time I visited it was run by a Greek family and had undergone a name change to (surprise, surprise) The Akropolis. Can anyone tell me how I can bring my profile up under my name?

The Akrop...been leathered in there a few times. Anybody remember Jocks bar on the Strip, The Senne Eck, Geordies of course and then there was The London Pub in Paderborn, The City Club and Uncle Tom's Kabin.

I remember (hazily) most of them, I think Jocks was Zum Tower, ran by an Ex Bdr from 24 Msl Regt. There was also the Heidekotten on Ring Strasse which was decked out (early 70s) to resemble a Country and Western Bar.

Hiya Shelldrake,

Welcome to the site.

Are you ex-24 or ex 39 ?

brum