debeer1-6, Exercise 1: How the beer garden began

Model answer:

Brewers stored beer in cold cellars through the summer (Chapter 4) and planted chestnut trees above them for cooling shade. They began serving beer at tables over the cellars. Local innkeepers complained about the competition, and in 1812 a royal decree allowed brewers to sell beer on their premises. As a compromise, the brewers could not serve cooked meals, which is why the custom arose that visitors bring their own food to a traditional beer garden.