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Ah Berlin, what a great city. I lived there for a month last summer and while the stuff produced by the big local breweries (Berliner Pils, Schultheis etc.) isn't to excitin, I could certainly recommend the Brewbaker brewpub - it's really more of a restaurant/bistro than a pub/kneipe but the food is good (and cheap) and they generally have three of their own beers on offer. The delicious Bellvue pils is permanent and when I was there they had a crackin' Bohemian lager and a rauchbier. It's just underneath the Bellvue s-bahn stop, so it's very easy to find.

You should also check out the 'Hops and Barley' brewpub and if you're prepared to stray a little bit outside the city centre Brauhaus Spandau is well worth a visits <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.brauhaus-spandau.de/">www.brauhaus-spandau.de/

Finally, there's a great beer shop on Karl Marx Alle (Bier-Spezialitäten-Laden) - the owner (Helmut) is a bit of a character and he'll be happy to recommend a few bottles from his vast selection (must be a few hundred) of German beers. I got a couple of bottles of something called Riegele Kellerbier (brewed in Augsburg) off him last year and was well impressed.

As for cultural stuff, it's Berlin, walking the streets is a cultural experience

Viel Spass!

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&amp;quot;Madigan&amp;quot;:9r6lpuqs wrote: Brauhaus Spandau is well worth a visits <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.brauhaus-spandau.de/">www.brauhaus-spandau.de/
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The Citadel out there is well worth a visit as is the Parish Church -it survived the war-just !

Thanks lads, looking forward to this now.

Hi Lads,

heading out on a stag in Feb so looking to guide the sheep in the right direction. Any additions to the above? TBN, do you have an update of that link (the last clicky went the way of the dodo with the demise of the ICB website)

Thanks!

You just need to hack the URL a bit:
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+1 for the walking tour.