Bad Homburger Brauhaus Graf Zeppelin (Hofgut Kronenhof)
Zeppelinstr. 10
Bad Homburg, 61352
Germany
+49 6172 288662 | map
hofgut-kronenhof.de
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Reviewed by MillRat from Illinois
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
4.15/5 rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4
You will have better success finding this place if you look for Hofgut Kronenhof, the name of the estate on which it is located.
A fairly new-looking, bright and airy brewpub with Biergarten north of Frankfurt. Doesn't have the dark, antler-adorned ambiance of the many centuries-old Gaststätten with which Deutschland is rife, but it doesn't have the tackiness of the new ones that try to look like they've been there far longer than they really have. Centerpiece of the dining area is the fully-functional, bright copper brewing vessels.
While certainly not adventurous, much less "extreme" as is the habit of many US brewpubs, Hofgut makes very respectable year-rounders in their Helles and Dunkel. In a country where the standard draft lagers found in pretty much any establishment set a high bar, a place that features its Bier had better come through in spades, and Hofgut does. The barley for their malt is even grown on the estate on which the Brauhaus is located I was there in early May, perfect time to enjoy their seasonal Maibock. Eight other seasonals are on the calendar: http://resources.istis.de/kronenhof/files/Bierspezialitaeten.pdf. All the brews are on tap and unfiltered.
Service was attentive, friendly, and mostly bilingual. We had a rather large party, and everyone, including the kids, had a good time. It was a little chilly for the Biergarten, but the kids got to run around there an let off a little excess energy.
As for the selection of Bieren, there will be three. They will be very good. I'd be tempted to try to schedule travel so that I could enjoy their other seasonals, but for an asparagus fiend, it's hard to pass up traveling there during Spargelzeit. And that Maibock was excellent.
Food was regional fare, and like the brews, nothing "outside the box, but very well crafted and presented. Prices were quite reasonable, as we had found to be the case across much of Germany. They also offer private rooms for events, and have quite a few special event s on their website calendar. I'm not sure I'd rank this among the top five places I've been to in Germany, but probably in the top 25.
Oct 08, 2010A fairly new-looking, bright and airy brewpub with Biergarten north of Frankfurt. Doesn't have the dark, antler-adorned ambiance of the many centuries-old Gaststätten with which Deutschland is rife, but it doesn't have the tackiness of the new ones that try to look like they've been there far longer than they really have. Centerpiece of the dining area is the fully-functional, bright copper brewing vessels.
While certainly not adventurous, much less "extreme" as is the habit of many US brewpubs, Hofgut makes very respectable year-rounders in their Helles and Dunkel. In a country where the standard draft lagers found in pretty much any establishment set a high bar, a place that features its Bier had better come through in spades, and Hofgut does. The barley for their malt is even grown on the estate on which the Brauhaus is located I was there in early May, perfect time to enjoy their seasonal Maibock. Eight other seasonals are on the calendar: http://resources.istis.de/kronenhof/files/Bierspezialitaeten.pdf. All the brews are on tap and unfiltered.
Service was attentive, friendly, and mostly bilingual. We had a rather large party, and everyone, including the kids, had a good time. It was a little chilly for the Biergarten, but the kids got to run around there an let off a little excess energy.
As for the selection of Bieren, there will be three. They will be very good. I'd be tempted to try to schedule travel so that I could enjoy their other seasonals, but for an asparagus fiend, it's hard to pass up traveling there during Spargelzeit. And that Maibock was excellent.
Food was regional fare, and like the brews, nothing "outside the box, but very well crafted and presented. Prices were quite reasonable, as we had found to be the case across much of Germany. They also offer private rooms for events, and have quite a few special event s on their website calendar. I'm not sure I'd rank this among the top five places I've been to in Germany, but probably in the top 25.
Reviewed by UncleJimbo from Massachusetts
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.5 | food: 4.5
I decided to pay Brauhaus Graf Zeppelin a visit during a recent stay in Frankfurt am Main (July 9, 2006). It was an easy 21 minute ride on the S-Bahn (S-5) from the Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station). On my way to the brewery, I exited the Bad Homburg station to the front, and got a taxi to take me the remaining ~1.3 km ( 4.80 for the taxi). On the return, I walked back to the train station (21 minute walk), taking a shortcut through the back of the station, via an underground passage beneath the tracks. Be sure to check the S-5 schedule at the Bad Homburg station to see what times the train goes back to Frankfurt (it departed every 30 minutes on a Sunday evening).
The brewery complex is on a very large farm. As you enter the gates, the brewpub is on the right. Inside the pub you can see the copper-clad kettles and tanks in the middle of the room. The pub is pretty good sized with quite a few tables for seating. The walls near the ceailing are adorned with long, dried hop vines, and the bar is nice looking (old wood). The interior looks older than the pub's 6 years (opened June 2000).
On this day, however, I sat outside in their biergarten. There is not much natural shade out there (the trees are small), but there are umbrellas on many of the tables. The tables were wooden with metal legs, with wooden folding chairs.
They offer two year-around beers, plus one seasonal. The regulars are: Helles Lager, and Dukles Lager. The seasonals are: Spring - Dinkel-Bier (a spelt beer); Summer - Bernstein Weizen (a hefeweizen); Autumn - Quattro-Bier (made with 4 types of malt); Winter - Nikolaus-Bock (out on Dec. 6); and May 1 - Maibock. They grow some of their own grains right on the premises, but not the hops. I was told they use Hallertau hops, but it was not clear to me if that meant they used them exclusively. I was also told they use Mahr's Bräu yeast for their hefeweizen (and it showed!). All their beers are unfiltered.
They also make and distill their own schnapps. My waiter gave me a complementary beer-barrel-aged schnapps which was quite tasty, and reminiscent of Grappa.
The beers were all very good, and in particular the Hefeweizen and Helles Lagerbier were very, very good. I even brought home a liter bottle (flip top) of the Helles Lager, and it was possibly even better than the glass I had from tap. The prices were pretty reasonable for the Frankfurt area: 0.3 L 2.20, 0.5 L 3.10, 1.0L 6.00.
The food was quite good here. I had a great dinner of one of their Homburger house specialities, which was pork rolled up and stuffed with raisins and some vegetables. Dinner prices ranged from 5.00 to 15.00. I think they have a menu in English, though the daily specials page may have only been in German.
The service was professional and friendly. My waiter gave me my space, but also was willing to chat in English and tell me about the place. As mentioned above, he also gave me a complimentary schnapps at the end of my meal.
This is a great place, and I wish I had known about it sooner as I could have visited on earlier trips through Frankfurt. It is only a short ride from Frankfurt, but it seems worlds away on the farm. I will definitely go back.
Oct 03, 2006The brewery complex is on a very large farm. As you enter the gates, the brewpub is on the right. Inside the pub you can see the copper-clad kettles and tanks in the middle of the room. The pub is pretty good sized with quite a few tables for seating. The walls near the ceailing are adorned with long, dried hop vines, and the bar is nice looking (old wood). The interior looks older than the pub's 6 years (opened June 2000).
On this day, however, I sat outside in their biergarten. There is not much natural shade out there (the trees are small), but there are umbrellas on many of the tables. The tables were wooden with metal legs, with wooden folding chairs.
They offer two year-around beers, plus one seasonal. The regulars are: Helles Lager, and Dukles Lager. The seasonals are: Spring - Dinkel-Bier (a spelt beer); Summer - Bernstein Weizen (a hefeweizen); Autumn - Quattro-Bier (made with 4 types of malt); Winter - Nikolaus-Bock (out on Dec. 6); and May 1 - Maibock. They grow some of their own grains right on the premises, but not the hops. I was told they use Hallertau hops, but it was not clear to me if that meant they used them exclusively. I was also told they use Mahr's Bräu yeast for their hefeweizen (and it showed!). All their beers are unfiltered.
They also make and distill their own schnapps. My waiter gave me a complementary beer-barrel-aged schnapps which was quite tasty, and reminiscent of Grappa.
The beers were all very good, and in particular the Hefeweizen and Helles Lagerbier were very, very good. I even brought home a liter bottle (flip top) of the Helles Lager, and it was possibly even better than the glass I had from tap. The prices were pretty reasonable for the Frankfurt area: 0.3 L 2.20, 0.5 L 3.10, 1.0L 6.00.
The food was quite good here. I had a great dinner of one of their Homburger house specialities, which was pork rolled up and stuffed with raisins and some vegetables. Dinner prices ranged from 5.00 to 15.00. I think they have a menu in English, though the daily specials page may have only been in German.
The service was professional and friendly. My waiter gave me my space, but also was willing to chat in English and tell me about the place. As mentioned above, he also gave me a complimentary schnapps at the end of my meal.
This is a great place, and I wish I had known about it sooner as I could have visited on earlier trips through Frankfurt. It is only a short ride from Frankfurt, but it seems worlds away on the farm. I will definitely go back.
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