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Beer Cities 15 years 11 months ago #1

Was thinking of taking a trip of a long weekend somewhere in Europe on a little beer tour. Anyone done something similar? Recommend any particular city? Few friends of mine did it a few years back to pick up a couple of bottles of Westlevetern, great stuff!!

15 years 11 months ago #2

Amsterdam's one of the best beer cities in Europe, IMO, between Wildeman, Arendsnest, Beer Temple, 't IJ, Gollem, Café Belgique and De Prael. And it's only a short hop on the train out to De Molen in Bodegraven.

15 years 11 months ago #3

I'll second that. Really enjoyed my short trip to Amsterdam. I also like Brussels (at least I go there semi-regularly). Tonnes of great bars to visit and beers to be had there.

15 years 11 months ago #4

Brussels again and I can recommend Prague too but you are more limited in your style of beer there. However it can be worth it for the Black lagers alone and there are some wonderful beer bars that import beer as well as serve stuff from the czech micros.

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15 years 11 months ago #5

I have to second every recommendation so far.

Pretty much any where in Belgium: Brussels, Brugges, Ghent (then make trip to Westvlettern if you desire); 't IJ, & Gollem in Amsterdam are two of my favorite places (ESPECIALLY 't IJ; and it's very reasonably priced) -I regret not making the trip to De Molen when in Amsterdam but I did try quite a few of their beers (Beer Temple didn't exist then as far as I know.).

While I agree with Prague (and like the other cities on the list, it's an incredibly beautiful and fun city even if you don't like beer), if you're going to include Prague in the list I think you have to open up most of the major traditional brewing centers in Germany, too. Munich is great fun and not insanely crazy when Oktoberfest isn't on, you could take the train to Aying and visit Ayinger and then hop back on the train and continue on out to Neuschwanstein to visit the castle. (You have to take a bus from the train stop part way up the mountain, then walk the rest of the way up.)
There are also some GREAT beer tours that leave from the Glockenspiel in Munich that will take you to the first "Biergarten", Schneiderweisse, Paulaner Brewery, and then you end at Hofbrau. -You get one beer at each stop and at one of the breweries you get multiple little taster glasses (at least that's how it worked when I did it 2 years ago).

-I always try to enjoy Dunkel while there as it's harder to find outside of Germany. The Schneiderweiss "Weizen Eis Bock" version of Aventinis is available at the Schneiderweiss pub and exceptionally difficult to get anywhere else. If I remember right its around 14% ABV and is served in a tiny version of a weiss glass. The stained glass windows in the pub all depict the brewing ingredients, process, and Schneider's various beers; beautiful downtown Munich pub; halfway in between the main train station and the Hofbrau haus.
[i:25n8fac3][Edit] -I realize there's an ambiguous reference here; when I say "Dunkel" I mean the style often referred to as "Munich Dunkel", dark lager with no wheat; I also mentioned Schneiderweiss Aventinus which is a "Dunkel Weiss" (Dark Wheat) style. I do NOT wish to further muddy the water as it relates to "Dunkel" and "Dunkelweiss" which are two very different styles that are commonly confused. [/edit][/i:25n8fac3]

Adam

15 years 11 months ago #6

&amp;quot;Biertourist&amp;quot;:13pzcf0c wrote: The Schneiderweiss "Weizen Eis Bock" version of Aventinis is available at the Schneiderweiss pub and exceptionally difficult to get anywhere else. [/quote:13pzcf0c]

Porterhouse sell it. its often in good off licences in Dublin too

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