Heading Back to Munich/Bamberg at last

Same here, and it's pretty easily accessible, but the Keller is a great alternative. Same menu there too, IIRC.

 

Why wouldn't they?

Pretty sure I was drinking Oktoberfest at the HB during Oktoberfest, but it was a while ago.

 

Was it during one of the "seasons?"

I was at the Keller during Frühlingsfest and I'm pretty sure we were drinking the Maibock -- again, some years ago.

My go-to is always the Dunkel at HB -- great with the gravy-laden spätzle!

 

That was the one and only spot* we found the Amber Märzen on my last trip to the Oktoberfest. But to tell the truth, we spent more time at the fest and Augustiner Keller than anywhere else.

Also, Salvator Keller has the - ahem - Salvator year-round.

*Sorry, it was the Seehaus.

 

I've had the HB Ofest at the Keller (and the Urbock at the Chin Turm, both in September)...

Prosit!

 

That's not my experience. I've not been back since I had to wait more than an hour to get a beer.

 

I am surprised there isn't much love for the Weisses Brauhaus in this thread. Not as touristy as the HH and in my humble opinion better beer. It's just a short walk from the HH. I've been to Munich a couple of times and my biggest regret is not going to Kloster Andechs. Next time!

 

I LOVE the Weisses!! I kick myself for not going there before 1999.... Had been to Munich starting in '80....Weisses kicks ass.... Such a great, traditional place... Throw in no smoking - fuck me!!!

 

Definitely recommend Münchner Frühstück at Schneider -- perfect start to the day on a sunny spring or fall morning.

 

Whoa, that's new since I've last been. I was always a little disappointed that they didn't have any of their Weizen on tap. Was/is still a great place.

 

Were you planning on skipping Spezi Keller to get to Kaiserdom? Your inner ticker must be strong (and yes, Kaiserdom is available at pretty much every grocery and gas station in town). As far as Mahr's goes, I recall you can pick up bottles, crates, and gravity-serve kegs (with taps) from the little shop in the brewery courtyard any morning (except Sundays) until around 2 pm or so. Just go through the Biergarten and past the main Wirtshaus entrance on the right -- door will be on your left. Prost!

 

Is Mahr's website finally up and running? For the longest time it was "under construction"...

Anyway...

The last time I went to Mahr's, which was August of 2011, I was able to buy their Helles, Pils, U, Weisser Bock, and Festtags Weisse all on location (although some were surely seasonal?). This would have been a Saturday, I think, although things certainly may have changed here in the two years since. The one I can never get to when it's open is the Klosterbräu store that's around the corner from Klosterbräu.

 

You can sometimes get the Klosterbrau folks in the Wirtshaus to open the shop for you. As far as regular hours go, no clue (and I lived no more than 50 ft from the place -- corner of Eisgrube and Judenstrasse for those keeping score -- and walked past it every day!).