Beer in the Dolomites

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  1. bullseyebill

    bullseyebill Devotee (358) Jul 11, 2006 Illinois

    Any local stuff to keep on eye out for? We'll be in Selva Val Gardena. It's about an hour west of
    Cortina.
     
  2. mmmbirra

    mmmbirra Pundit (877) Apr 19, 2009 Italy

    Beautiful, beautiful place. There are a few breweries around but theres nothing I'm aware of that's really worth going out of your way for. Weihenstephaner can be found on tap easily in that region, so keep your eyes peeled for those tap handles. Also you should be able to find some Augustiner and Ansechs on tap.
    There are a few getrankemarkts scattered around trentino alto adige as well(it is historically a German speaking region) and again you'll be able to find cases of things like Augustiner, Andechs and Weihenstephaner for around 22 to 25 euros.
    Another thing to look for on the getrankemarkts would be Riegeles line of American style craft beers. Not all of them are fantastic, but all passable and most are pretty solid.
     
  3. bullseyebill

    bullseyebill Devotee (358) Jul 11, 2006 Illinois

    Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily Augustiner and Andechs are some of my favorite German brews, and Weihenstephan is
    my girlfriends's favorite.
    Boddhitree posted a link in his Italian beer report that shows a brewpub
    in a hotel in the town we're staying at. Should be fun to check out.
     
  4. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    Did you find anything else there? Any good hikes? The wife and I have been talking about spending a couple of weeks in the Dolomites doing some hikes, but I haven't really put in the research yet. Let me know if you found anything interesting there! :slight_smile:
     
  5. mmmbirra

    mmmbirra Pundit (877) Apr 19, 2009 Italy

    The dolomites are full of hiking trails. You shouldn't have any trouble finding some good ones, no matter where you're staying. There are also some trails that lead you to old bunkers and fortifications from WWI.
    @bullseyebill and @nloetz when will you be there?
     
  6. Abtei13

    Abtei13 Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2014

    Probably going through Bolzano to Val Gardena. But if you get as far South as Trento there's a big beer hall called Birreria Pedavena. Germanic food, Helles and Dunkel. We thought the beer was good but food only average. Not worth an extra side trip but only if you meander down that way.
     
  7. Abtei13

    Abtei13 Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2014

    Depending on your hiking style, you can show up without having done any research and still find loads of trails. Every town has a tourist office with hiking maps and many towns have digital boards when you drive into town showing ski-lifts and trails. If you're an average day-hiker, not looking for technical challenges you can pretty much just show up. If you want to overnight in a hut, then yeah you better plan well ahead.
     
  8. nloetz

    nloetz Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 Austria

    It would be nice to do a hut-to-hut trip for a week or two. Do you know anything about the Alta Via trails? Our main priority is to see beautiful nature rather than to do something technical or see something historic.
     
  9. bullseyebill

    bullseyebill Devotee (358) Jul 11, 2006 Illinois

    We used this book to help plan our trip. Amazon lists quite a few guide books for the Dolomites.
    Shorter Walks in the Dolomites: 50 selected walks (A Cicerone Guide) Paperback – April 10, 2012
    by Gillian Price
    Also found this blog very helpful. We actually stayed at the Residence Carin.
    http://www.onelittleworld.com/dolomites_2.html
     
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  10. djura

    djura Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2010 Serbia

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