Munich in Championship Fever: Paulaner Congratulates FC Bayern Munich on its Championship win

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MUNICH, Germany, May 12th, PRN=KYODO JBN

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Munich in a state of elation! At the end of the final home game of German

Bundesliga team FC Bayern Munich, the club at last held the long-awaited

championship trophy in its hands. Fans and players celebrated the club's 23rd

championship victory exuberantly at Munich's Allianz Arena, with 10 thousand

litres of wheat beer donated by long-standing premium sponsor Paulaner. Served

by the pretty, traditionally garbed "Paulas" in classic 3-litre wheat beer

glasses, the exuberant atmosphere on the field was punctuated by the customary

beer showers. The Paulaner Brewery congratulates the club, and looks forward to

more joint victories "made in Bavaria".

About Paulaner

FC Bayern Munich and the Paulaner have celebrated many successes together, with

the traditional Munich brewery having come on board in 2003 as a premium

sponsor of Germany's most successful football club. The Paulaner Brewery was

founded in 1634 by monks, who originally brewed exclusively for their own

consumption. The company is headquartered in Munich, as it always has been, and

has a staff of roughly 670 employees. Producing over 2.9 million hectolitres of

beer, Paulaner is a market leader both in Germany and worldwide.

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Source: Paulaner Brauerei