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| Brauerei Heller ('Schlenkerla') in Bamberg |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 8/26/2005 12:50:17 PM |
| Adding to my earlier review, and having enjoyed another week's stay in Bamberg recently: it is a wonder that you can enter Schlenkerla without having to pay an entrance fee. Still a great place! |
| Brauerei Hofmann in Hohenschwärz |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 2/7/2003 12:50:16 PM |
| Small brewery with a quite modern though nice brewery tap. Very welcoming for all sorts of wanderers, good food (they grow their own pigs - they get their portion of the brewery output), and a nice, very dark beer (almost black - suiting the name of the village?) |
| Lindenbräu in Gräfenberg |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 2/7/2003 12:35:47 PM |
| This brewery has virtually everything: an own malting (unique: one of the few remaining floor maltings), a brewery, a distillery, a hotel, a museum... and of course the brewery tap, with its beer and its variety of local and regional specialties. Don't miss the Nürnberger Bratwurst. The Tellersülze (jellied pork) is also one of the unsurpassed specialities. The fame of the brewery dates back to the late George Brehmer, but his son-in-law and his daughters seem to have picked up his enthousiasm and spirit, so the attraction is still there. |
| Kommunbrauhaus in Sesslach |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 2/3/2003 2:30:27 PM |
| Unique, as this is one of the very few still existing Kommunbrauereien (communal breweries). The wort is produced in the brewery, then transported to one of the two Gaststätten that sell it. The beer is fermented and lagered in each of the Gaststätten, and the taste of the beer is definitely different in both places. When I visited the brewery (must have been in the early 90's), the brewery was still using a Kühlschiff (cooling vessel). |
| Mahrs - Bräu in Bamberg |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 2/3/2003 2:21:10 PM |
| Truely a classical experience. There is a lot of history connected with Mahr's, and the brewery tap is a must visit. Good range of beers, my personal favourite being the "U" - ungespundetes, available on draught after 4pm. Also highly recommended is the Weizenbock (Wheat Bock), available from Aschermittwoch (which is usually around mid Februari). Good food too - try the "Riesen Salad Teller" - don't expect salads to be vegetarian in Franconia. |
| Brauerei Heller ('Schlenkerla') in Bamberg |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 2/3/2003 2:15:57 PM |
| What the Hofbrauhaus is in Munich, is the Schlenkerla in Bamberg. Or so the Bambergers say. Although somewhat touristical, it is still one of the classic brewery taps in Bamberg. Still alot of tradition, and heavily frequented by locals (unlike the Hofbrauhaus). If you haven't been in Schlenkerla during a visit to Bamberg, you have not really been in Bamberg. |
| Brauerei Spezial in Bamberg |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 1/31/2003 2:51:59 PM |
| Where Schlenkerla is the best known smoke beer of Bamberg, those who know Bamberg better prefer the "Spezi" as their favourite Rauchbeer. So do I. Don't miss the "U" - Ungespundetes - usually available on draught in January. |
| Brauerei Fässla in Bamberg |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 1/31/2003 2:49:43 PM |
| Fäßla is my "local" whenever I am in Bamberg (4-5 times per year only - sadly). Need I say more? |
| Brauerei Göller in Zeil am Main |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 1/31/2003 12:29:32 PM |
| Very nice setting, specially in summer the beer garden is a very nice place to sample the beers and/or enjoy the food. Wide range of beers, including wheat beers, smoke beer and a variety of bottom fermenting lager/märzen/etc types. One of the bigger breweries in an area where wine is also one of the cultural things. |
| Brauerei Barth-Senger in Schesslitz |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 1/31/2003 12:25:03 PM |
| One of the very traditional breweries. Hans Senger is one of the old-fashioned brewers, sticking to the traditional brewing methods, still using a coolship (I hope this is correct english), where almost all other breweries have abandoned it. Also one of the very rare places where beer is still dispensed on gravity. An absolute gem! |
| Brauerei Drei Kronen in Schesslitz |
| Comment from Jos Brouwer on 1/31/2003 12:18:30 PM |
| Drei Kronen in Schesslitz is absolutely one of my favourites. Good beer in a small, family run brewery. Basic brewery tap, good beer, good food. The history of a whole range of Drei Kronen breweries starts here, a photocopy of an old licence to brew beer is displayed in the tap room. Don't miss the Weizenbock! |
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