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Booklet "The Beer Drinkers Guide to Bamberg"

A website is a great source of information, but its kind of hard to stick in your back pocket when walking the streets of Bamberg. I have collected the best information from this site (and more) and included a map showing all the breweries and many other interesting beer spots. The booklet is a 25 page PDF but it is constantly growing. That's not a problem because you will receive free updates thru the end of 2009 when you purchase the booklet for $5

Bamberg and Franconia. Germany's Brewing Heartland

This is the 2003 (and latest) edition of John Conen's English language guide to the area. It is over 120 pages with maps and color photographs. If you are planning a trip to the area it is the guide book to have.

The book sells for $17.00 plus $3.50 shipping and handling within the US (email for shipping to other countries). Send your order to book@FranconiaBeerGuide.com or click the paypal link below.

Note: Only 2 left! Email to order

Franconian Breweries CD

Frank Wetzel of www.Bierregion-Franken.info has produced a CD with information on all the active breweries in Franconia (a version of that database is used here). What is different about the CD is that it includes the opening days and hours of all the breweries that have attached tap rooms. The CD normally retails for €10 but Frank will let me sell it for $10 plus $2.50 shipping and handling.

Franconian Brewery Cards

These are for a German game called Quartet, the rules of which seem only slightly less complex than fizzbin. But no matter, each card in the 32 card deck comes with a pircture of a Franconian brewery, complete with important information and a picture of their beer coaster. Think of them as Franconian Brewery Trading Cards.

The deck retails for €3.80 in the Bamberg area, but here it is only $5.00 plus $2.00 shipping and handling.

New flash! Edition 3 is now available for the same price. 32 new breweries.

FranconiaBeerGuide.com Lapel Pins

We now have lapel pins in stock. The price is $4.25 (US Postage included). Send email to pins@FranconiaBeerGuide.com or click the paypal link below.

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Bamberger Dialekt

This new 80 page booklet (size 8" by 5 1/2") written by Lieselotte Tomaschek is both funny and practical. It has translations of hundreds of expression into both formal German ("Hoch Deutsch") and English -- even some that are beer related such as "a U" (meaning "one Ungespundetes bier")

The books in stock and ready to ship. The cost is $10, including US Postage. Send an email to dialekt@FranconiaBeerGuide.com or click the paypal button below.

For our German and European readers, the books are available at many bookstores in Bamberg, one of which is Görres, Grüner Markt 5, 96047 Bamberg.: Toll Free 0800/4637737 or in Bamberg 980840.

Back in Stock!

Beer Coaster Poster

Markus Natter, a good friend (and avid collector) from Forchheim has produced a nice full color poster showing coasters from all of the current Franconia breweries (285, but some have closed since). The poster retails for €10, which (sadly) converted to $13.00 when I bought them. Shipping is $3.25. If you want multiple posters, (or are outside the US) send an email to poster@FranconiaBeerGuide.com and I will get back to you with a shipping quote.

Click on the poster to see a larger view.

European readers can order it from Markus' website, www.beer-tours.com

Sorry, out of stock. -- A few creased copies are available for cheap!

FranconiaBeerGuide.com caps

We are taking orders for baseball style caps. The caps are 100% cotton, black with the Franconia shield and the words "FranconiaBeerGuide.com" The back strap is cloth with a metal closure. We are now taking orders at caps@FranconiaBeerGuide.com or click on the PayPal button below. The price is $16 per cap, plus shipping (priority mail)

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