The leading beers, Amberg

I was close. Figuratively speaking.

 

I want MOAR! (Or at least let me run #18,392,654,120 through a randal filled with gummi bears...)

 

I wonder what proportion of those yeasts are useless for brewing though? The yeast bank catalogues have loads of entries along the lines "like [other strain], but doesn’t flocculate".

 

@TreinJan So, what was it like?

 

I read it in Google translate, first into English, then into German. Having lived in Holland for 6 months (a long long time ago), it struck me again how close Dutch and German are as languages. Was it easy to communicate in German for you? Or did you prefer to go with English?

 

The Swedish translation worked quite well as well. Then again I always felt like Dutch was a blend of Swedish, English and German (without the difficult German grammar).

 

I visited Amberg in May 2013. Pretty town, but the breweries.....what a let down!
Visits to Schloderer and Kummert were a waste of time and money. The beers sucked. VERY disappointing!
I had a couple of Winkler beers (weiss, dunkel weiss, helles) at the Schiessl Wirtshaus, and they were ok. Better than Schloderer and Kummert.....
Bruckmüller's beers (enjoyed in the beer garden at the Bruckmüller Bruawirtshaus) were Amberg's best. I had the Superator Doppelbock, which was quite good, and the Kellerbier, which in my opinion was the *best beer in the city.
*I had no Sudhang beers, so this potentially not a 100% accurate statement.

Thank goodness all was not lost, because all of 7 minutes away by train is the metropolis of Sulzbach-Rosenberg. Fuchsbeck had a good weiss, and a very enjoyable Helles. I'm not so sure if they get many Ami beer tourists there, because we seemed to get more than a few stares as we spoke. But it was a fine local place to which I would love to return...... And for those who walk, keep in mind it is a pretty steep route from the train station.
Sperber Bräu is also nearby. They had a nice Weissbier, and a great Weissbierbock. Definitely a recommended stop! Good food as well!

If in Amberg, Sulzbach-Rosenberg is a more than worthy sidetrip!!

And as far as beer festivals go, at least for variety, it may be hard to beat the Fest der 100 Biere in Wolkering, outside of Regensburg. I think this past May they had around 400 different beers, all displayed for one's viewing pleasure. Find what you want, then go buy the bottle from the bar area. Quite the undertaking. Props to the organizer(s)!!! Great fest. Low key, unpretentious. Fantastic! I split 13 beers with friends, and had tastes of many many more. A tip suggested by Stahlsturm: bring glasses so you can split beers with friends. I picked up a bunch of small plastic glasses at a drink market and brought them to the fest. Great idea!

Cheers!

 

While I agree that Kummert is a bit run of the mill I'm surprised you didn't like the Schloderer Dunkel which ranks pretty high in my personal taste. My fave Amberg beer is Bruckmüller Kellerbier, did you have that too ?

Agreed although the true treasure of Amberg County is Pürner in Etzelwang. Their Märzen is to die for.

I'm already looking forward to the next fest in May 2014. It'll be my 4th in a row

 

“A tip suggested by Stahlsturm: bring glasses so you can split beers with friends. I picked up a bunch of small plastic glasses at a drink market and brought them to the fest. Great idea!”

Wait a minute, did I read that correctly? Did Stahlsturm recommend drinking from a small glass vs. a Maß!?!

I think that I just felt a disturbance in the force!

Prost!

 

I did have the Bruckmüller Kellerbier. It was great! I would have been happy drinking only that my whole time in Amberg! A fantastic bier, especially so when enjoyed in their biergarten on a warm spring day. Heaven.......

 

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A perfect pour, to boot!

 

Man, it's 7:15 am over here but that pic still makes me very thirsty