It is fair to say that the city of Munich was founded on beer. Christian monks established a settlement there in the ninth century and began to brew a tasty mixture of malt and hops which they probably used to help " convert " local inhabitants to their religion. The tiny village where they lived eventually became known as Bei den Mon chen, meaning "where the monks are". Nowadays, St. Peter Church stands on the site where the monks founded their settlement.

若說慕尼黑是因啤酒而建，并不夸張。九世紀(jì)時，基督教僧侶在當(dāng)?shù)亟⒘艘粋€定居點，并開始釀造某種將麥芽及啤酒花混合而成的美味飲料，他們曾經(jīng)利用這種飲料來幫助他們令當(dāng)?shù)鼐用耩б阑浇獭＿@座基督教僧侶曾居住的小村落后來成為人所共知的Bei den Mon chen，意為 “僧侶之地”。今天，圣彼得教堂便座落在當(dāng)時僧侶建定居點的地方。