Navigating alcohol culture as an expat in Munich? A grounded, honest guide to grey area drinking, community, and sober coaching in Munich.

A year into brewing kombucha, accredited courses, weekend experiments, and an obsession with fermentation science. Now I’m teaching it.

Monica Iordache - sober coach. Mira, the happy Collie, my dog. There’s a version of this article that starts with a statistic about alcohol consumption in Germany and ends with a list of hotline numbers. This is not that article. This is for the person who doesn’t think they have a problem, not really, but who’s noticed that Sunday mornings feel tougher than they used to. Who orders the second glass on autopilot. Who’s a little tired of waking up at 3am with a low hum of anxiety. You don’t...