Germany trip upcoming in June

Herren Pils is still possibly my favorite beer of all time. If I only had a few hours in Bamberg I'd probably just do Keesmann and Klosterbrau, although the food at both places isn't as good as the stuff available elsewhere. Oddly, the food at Ambrausianum (where the beer is nothing special) is quite good, although it's a bit nontraditional.

 

As far as traditional German food goes, I like the food at Spezial and Schlenkerla the most of all of the brewery taverns. Schlenkerla has the best obatzda I've had anywhere. Faessla has huge schnitzel portions if you're especially hungry. There's a Hofbrau restaurant in the old town area with nice variety of local and Mediterranean-influenced dishes. If you catch them in white asparagus season, they have a ton of items that feature that, too. If you need a break from the local cuisine, Der Pelikan is a really good Thai restaurant that's roughly midway between Faessla and Kaiserdom. There's a good Spanish place right around the corner from from Klosterbrau.

 

Kachelofen has been very good the last couple of times in Bamberg.

Special Keller has decent food. Wilde Rose is a biergarten on the same hill, I remember good food the time we were there, and a wider Bier selection.

 

Food at Spezial is special. Great place to eat.

 

Never been to Kachelofen, but will put it on my radar as well.

Am very curious about the Weyermann tour. Never done that (or visited Cafe Abseits) but am thinking about doing both in August. Going to finally visit Kaiserdom as well.

 

Just to add to the mix, I've had great meals at Greifenklau, Faeslla and Klosterbrau too!

 

It's a worthy visit. It is pretty typical of most any manufacturing tour to see machinery, etc. of the malting process (hot and humid), but you also get to see the in-house brewery as well as the warehouse across the street. At the end of the tour you will sample 5-6 of the in-house beers, which are all pretty good. If you are a homebrewer you'll want to get yourself some red overalls to help you feel authentic when brewing.

 

That was a joke, I'm sure.

The Red overalls have some strings attached.

 

The Bierstadt team rocks the red overalls, so I know about those.

 

In Bamberg, I take all of my guests to Schlenkerla for the Bamber Onion and almost everyone leaves saying it was their most memorable meal. However, Mahrs is coming on strong with its cuisine. I have been there twice in the last few months with larger groups and the food and service has been spectacular!

 

Which brewery collaborated with Fat Heads? I'm guessing Mahr's?

 

Interesting. I doubt I'll make it there, but maybe I'll spot some at the Bierothek.

 

Glad that you made it back okay, and it sounds like from your various posts that it was a great trip. Looking forward to the write-up with pics when you get the time.

 

Can't be sure w/o all the details, but you could be due EU261 compensation of 600 euro per person for the delayed flight.