{{Short description|Drinking game}} {{expand German|topic=|otherarticle=Kastenlauf|date=November 2018}} [[Image:Bierathlon harrislee.jpg|thumb|Kastenlauf participants in [[Harrislee]]]]
'''Kastenlauf''' (literally ''beer crate-running''), or '''Bier-Rallye''', is a drinking game that is played in [[Austria]], [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]. It is a race among teams that consist of at least two people carrying a crate of [[beer]], the contents of which must be consumed prior to crossing the finish line.<ref>{{in lang|de}} Fuldaer Zeitung: [http://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=fz_meldung_04&id=149848 ''Tragischer Unfall beim Fuldaer Kastenlauf''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203032/http://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=fz_meldung_04&id=149848 |date=2007-09-27 }}, 19. Juli 2006</ref><ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.fsi-philo.uni-wuerzburg.de/it/ueber_uns/index.pdf A 2007 brochure about the Philosophy Department]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[University of Würzburg]]</ref> The first team to cross the finish line after consuming all their beer is considered the winner. The teams are usually also required to retain all their [[bottle cap]]s, as an anti-[[litter]]ing measure.
The route generally varies from {{convert|5|to|12|km|mi}} in length.<ref>{{cite web|title=Was ist eigentlich ein Kastenlauf?|url=http://www.myheimat.de/aichach/was-ist-eigentlich-ein-kastenlauf-d2388.html|date=June 26, 2006|accessdate=Jan 5, 2011|language=de}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In [[Munich]], kastenlauf events have been organized since 1982.<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.mayers-online.de/archiv_4_03.html "Die zehn Kultveranstaltungen im Münchner Uni-Kalender"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040216224849/http://www.mayers-online.de/archiv_4_03.html |date=2004-02-16 }}, ''[[Mayers]]'' magazine, 2003, no.4</ref> Kastenlaufs are also common among young people while en route to a [[beer festival]], especially on its first day. As no application was submitted for the Harassenlauf in 2010, the canton of Baselland and the municipality of Münchenstein declared the event illegal. As the initiators and fans called for participation on internet forums and social media, the police responded with a large contingent. Around 400 police officers confronted around 200 Harassenlauf runners. Apart from minor provocations and skirmishes, the confrontation between the law enforcement officers and the mostly young participants was peaceful.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Harassenlauf" mit geringer Beteiligung auf Ausweich-Route |url=https://www.onlinereports.ch/News.117+M5e9d7476dce.0.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.onlinereports.ch |language=de}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.vogelsberg-netz.de/content/view/725/ "Vogelsberger Kastenlauf"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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