Beer surge to bring peace and hangovers to Iraq

A beer hall in Iraq has held its own version of Munich's famous Oktoberfest party - complete with frothy steins, sausages, an oom-pah band and dirndl-clad waitresses.
German-born Gunter Voelker, owner of the Deutscher Hof Erbil restaurant in Irbil, in Kurdish controlled Northern Iraq, says he wants to dispel the notion that Iraq isn't a holiday destination and insists beer is bringing people together.
'We can make this festival with Iraqi people, Turkish people, Kurdish people, American people, German people, with (people from) all over the world in peace and in a real good mood,' he said after the three-night party ended on Sunday.

Did you know?

Beer was born in Iraq?!? Well it wasn't Iraq at the time, but geographically speaking, yes, yes it was... Mesopotamia (That would be the southern portion of present-day Iraq) Beer started off as a religious experience. This is ironic, as various countries in the Middle East consider beer to be taboo.

Now you know where the Brew Crew's religious beliefs come from!!!!!!