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[[File:Nockherberg_Biergarten_1890.jpg|600px|thumb|none|[[Paulaner am Nockherberg]] beer garden in 1890]]
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This edict was the reaction on a long quarrel between the breweries and restaurant owners. Already on the 13th of May 1791, some Munich innkeepers from the Au complained to the Elector Karl-Theodor about the beer cellars, which were located near the Isar. The innkeepers said, that the beer cellars ruin their business. The inkeepers innkeepers were not wrong, given the fact that breweries were not allowed by law to sell beer for immidiate immediate consumption at the beer cellars. Yet it was widely practiced at the time.
[[File:Edict 1812.jpg|150px|thumb|left|The original 1812 Royal edict]]
The royal edict in 1812 brought an end to the argument between the breweries and innkeepers. The edict stated, that the breweries are allowed to sell their Märzenbier from June to September for straight consumption on location. To bring some guests back to the restaurants, the breweries were only allowed to sell beer and bread, but nothing else. Nevertheless, the beer garden guests started to bring their own food from home and over time this custom turned into tradition.
''Throughout the 2012 beer garden season, many Munich beer gardens will celebrate this tradition together with their guests in combination with special events, such as for instance on the 22nd July in the [[Hirschgarten|Königliche Hirschgarten]] with a parade, music, dance, Schuhplattler dance and female whip crackers.''<br clear="all">
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