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It’s our first full day in Berlin and we started off with a guided bus tour. The guided tour showed us locations famous in Berlin history, relevant to current politics, and conducive to having fun. It was humbling to learn about the Berlin Wall and how it separated West Germany from East Germany. Yet, most interesting is that there are parts of the wall still left up in some places to remind people of the separation and then reunification. To finish the tour we had lunch at this place called something like “ House of 100 Beers.” I ordered a Schneider Weisse Unser Original to go with my roasted chicken. This wheat beer has an alcohol volume of 5.4% and an original gravity of 12.8%. The head on this beer was amazingly thick and large and I tasted a bit of cinnamon or cloves. Overall, I was quite satisfied with my choice. Later that night, I ordered a bottle of Estrella Galicia beer, which is from Spain. To be honest, I ordered the beer because I thought the name( “Star Galaxy”) was fascinating. It has an ABV of 5.5%, a malty taste that ends with a slight hop bit, and overall reminds me slightly of PBR. After I ordered Rothaus Pils Tannen Zapfle which comes from Germany’s Black Forest, has an ABV of 5.1%,  is refreshing and crisp, and has a nice hop bite. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of ordering a bock immediately after finishing the hoppy pilsner. The hops tainted my taste buds, which made the bock taste like water. Next time I shall pay attention to the order of my beers.