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| Brauerei Keesmann in Bamberg |
| Comment from Zupfer on 3/6/2006 9:18:35 PM |
| Keesmann and Mahr in the Wunderberg are often mentioned in the same breath as the best beers in Bamberg. I cannot argue this point. I do not drink Kaiserdom and I suffer when I am in California.If you are there, you are lucky. |
| Brauerei Heller ('Schlenkerla') in Bamberg |
| Comment from Zupfer on 3/6/2006 9:11:06 PM |
| The locals were in a snit because Schlenkerla abolished the "Schnitt." The Schnitt is a Franconian tradition of ordering half a beer for the last drink. It was often filled not far from the top. Henry Kissinger was here a few years ago and you will hear the story in the "Schwimm." Once you are known well to the denizens of the Schwimm, you will be remembered by name even after two or three years of absence. As I often say, the Schwimm knows everything. |
| Brauerei Spezial in Bamberg |
| Comment from Zupfer on 3/6/2006 9:07:28 PM |
| The first comment is accurate for many, many people I know in Bamberg and surroundings. This is another place that just does not change over the decades. Here as in the othe breweries you will here no music. It is nice to hear and have group conversations. |
| Klosterbräu in Bamberg |
| Comment from Zupfer on 3/6/2006 8:45:11 PM |
| The oldest brewery in Bamberg. The favored hangout of friends of mine until the renovation in the early 1990s. I still go there sometimes and often sit in the courtyard with an old friend who is also a local tour guide. Try the Braunbier and the Schwaerzla. Their beer glasses with the portaits of the former bishops of Bamberg are beautiful and for sale. |
| Greifenklau in Bamberg |
| Comment from Zupfer on 3/6/2006 8:37:20 PM |
| Local myth has it that if they run low on beer on busy summer weekend days, they have been known to serve yyoung beer that has not aged enough. You cannot taste the difference, but may end up with the runs. Of course if you are not used to beer, this will happen to you anyway. I cannot say for certain that they have done thios, but I have heard this said by different people over the years. With competition so fierce, I cannot believe they would still do this if they ever did. Do not let nonsense stop you from visiting such a wonderful place. It is easy to get spoiled in Bamberg. |
| Brauerei Fässla in Bamberg |
| Comment from Zupfer on 3/6/2006 8:26:54 PM |
| I often drink Faessla Pils. If you are a fan of the beer dwarfs painted on the walls near the front door, you can find a redux in Taps Brewery and Fish House in Brea, California. Faessla is traditional Bamberg and is directly across the street from Brauerei Spezial. If you walk south on the Koenigstrasse, you will find Maisel Weissbierhaus on the west side of the street. Even further south another half mile (cut through an alley next to Maisel and continue south another half mile or less) and you will find Keesmann and Mahr. |
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