Berlin Logs July 2015

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Berlin Logs
WHAT’S
NEW
By Conor O’Rourke
FRIEDRICHSHAIN
DISNEYLAND ON
THE SPREE
Berlin’s newest Biergarten, Birgit & Bier, joins Ipse,
Chalet, and the more venerable Club der Visionaire
and Arena clubs in the bustling space between the
Wrangelkiez and Treptower Park. The area seems to
have been designated Berlin’s official full-service
millennial playground, where you can drink, eat, shop,
dance, and, thanks to Badeschiff, swim. At Birgit & Bier,
partiers can look forward to three dance floors and
a weekly Flöhmarkt, as well as the Berlin-standard
Kater-esque carnival imagery and rough, unfinished
wooden architecture.
NEUKÖLLN
GOODBYE O
TANNENBAUM
Neukölln institution O Tannenbaum closed its
doors on June 11. Low-key and relaxed, one of O
Tannenbaum’s perks was its changing selection
of beers. The collection focused on Belgian
and Dutch beers; a refreshing (if sometimes
purposefully lukewarm) departure from the
standard pint of pilsner available at most other
bars.
A skip and a jump away from Hermannplatz, this
ever-more-prime location was perhaps the bar’s
undoing—five years of near-daily noise complaints
from neighbors caused the bar’s lease renewal
application to be declined, and the beloved
Neukölln Stammkneipe closed its doors on June 11.
Its owners swear it will reopen as soon as suitable
location is found. O Tannenbaum, du kannst mir
gerne wieder gefallen.
SUMMER TIME
FESTIVAL SEASON
IS HERE
It’s here, the moment you’ve all been waiting for.
The Berlin summer is the reason all of us stay in
this cold, depressing city through the winter, isn’t
it? And one of the most important aspects of any
Berlin summer is the festivals. Everyone knows
about Melt! and Fashion Week, so we’ve spotlighted
a few of Berlin’s lesser-known July festivals—hurry
up and buy your tickets!