Faust Tour/BA Germany Meetup

Discussion in 'Germany' started by MattRiggs, Jan 18, 2014.

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When is the best time for the BA Germany's Faust tour?

  1. April 12th- afternoon

    1 vote(s)
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  2. April 12th- evening

    1 vote(s)
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  3. April 19th- afternoon

    7 vote(s)
    70.0%

  4. April 19th- evening

    6 vote(s)
    60.0%

  5. These dates don't work for me :(

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  1. MattRiggs

    MattRiggs Crusader (451) Dec 1, 2012 Illinois

    I'm putting together a BA meetup at Brauhaus Faust in Miltenberg. I work in the brewery and will be able to give a detailed tour in English (or a shitty tour in German). Afterwards, I suggest that we have dinner at "Zum Riesen", which has all of Faust's regular beers on tap as well as some harder to find offerings. It would be pretty cool if everyone brought some bottles of their local favorites so that we could do a mega-swap.

    I'm currently considering weekends in April, so please vote on what time works best for you. If you aren't going to be able to make this meetup but would still like to see the brewery, shoot me a message and we'll find a date that will work.
     
    #1 MattRiggs, Jan 18, 2014
  2. Gutes_Bier

    Gutes_Bier Maven (1,363) Jul 31, 2011 Germany

    Both of those dates work for me. I'm flexible regarding the time of day but I guess I'd prefer the afternoon so I could catch an evening train home. Would prefer a shitty German tour.

    Are significant others and/or 2 year old children welcome?

    Thanks for the invite!
     
    #2 Gutes_Bier, Jan 18, 2014
  3. MattRiggs

    MattRiggs Crusader (451) Dec 1, 2012 Illinois

    I'm good with family and friends coming along. I'd be happy to give a tour summary in German after a couple of beers. My German becomes nearly perfect after 1.5 L of beer.
     
    #3 MattRiggs, Jan 18, 2014
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  4. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Or is it that after 1.5L of beer you think your German is better? An audio version of the beer goggles effect?:confused:

    Prost!
     
    #4 JackHorzempa, Jan 18, 2014
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  5. Bierman9

    Bierman9 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,313) Dec 20, 2001 New Hampshire
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    Would love to, Matt.... But I am US based and take only 1 trip to Germany per year, typically at the end of Sept, start of Oct.... I know I should easily look this up on my DB page, but is Miltenberg on a major rail line, or on a spur off of one? Hope to visit in Herbst...

    Prosit!!
     
    #5 Bierman9, Jan 18, 2014
  6. MattRiggs

    MattRiggs Crusader (451) Dec 1, 2012 Illinois

    There's an ICE connection to Aschaffenburg. Miltenberg is about 40 min south of there on a branch line.
     
    #6 MattRiggs, Jan 18, 2014
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  7. pixieskid

    pixieskid Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2009 Germany

    Matt, just sent you a BM and after doing so, realized that you are most likely not German.

    Where are you from? A wild guess says a fellow American finding himself in Germany, but I have been known to be wrong...
     
    #7 pixieskid, Jan 18, 2014
  8. MattRiggs

    MattRiggs Crusader (451) Dec 1, 2012 Illinois

    Yeah, American.
     
    #8 MattRiggs, Jan 18, 2014
  9. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    It's about an hour and 3/4 from Frankfurt Flughafen to Miltenberg by train.
     
    #9 spartan1979, Jan 19, 2014
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  10. danfue

    danfue Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Germany

    How soon do you need a definitive response, @MattRiggs ? I would prefer the Easter weekend date, but I have two small kids here and have to get in negotiations with my wife, maybe I'll have a new job in April, etc. etc. Would love to come, but as it looks I can only give a definitive response on short notice. Plus, I would surely be coming by car, so I would also need a place to stay for the night if I want to drink beer.
     
    #10 danfue, Jan 21, 2014
  11. Gutes_Bier

    Gutes_Bier Maven (1,363) Jul 31, 2011 Germany

    Proceed with caution. I got a Voucher of Preliminary Approval for Miltenberg from die Frau last week, and she is already starting to use it against me. I was teasing her about her choice of TV shows, for example. She said, "I watch junky TV to relax. You troll the internet looking for strange men to meet for a beer, and I watch junky TV."

    I mean, she makes it all sound so...so...so unsavory.

    100% true story, by the way.
     
    #11 Gutes_Bier, Jan 21, 2014
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  12. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    I used to play a lot of golf and I met some playing partners through a golf forum. My mother was appalled that I was going to meet strangers from the internet even though we were meeting at a golf course. My wife of 20 years didn't care, but my Mom did!
     
    #12 spartan1979, Jan 21, 2014
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  13. MattRiggs

    MattRiggs Crusader (451) Dec 1, 2012 Illinois

    I don't have a cutoff date for reservations. If the group is small enough, I'll just give a private tour and we can do the tasting/beer trading portion at my apartment or a nearby bar. If there's going to be any more than 5 people, I really should coordinate it through the tour guy at the brewery so we don't get in another tour's way.
     
    #13 MattRiggs, Jan 22, 2014
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  14. danfue

    danfue Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Germany

    Since this thread is about Brauhaus Faust as well somehow, I'll just post this here. See what I found today in a Getränkemarkt in Mainz:

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    I already made my choices and was on my way out to pay, but seeing this for only € 8.99, I couldn't resist. I'm especially looking forward to the Schwarzviertler and Doppelbock, haven't had these before.
     
    #14 danfue, Jan 27, 2014
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  15. Gutes_Bier

    Gutes_Bier Maven (1,363) Jul 31, 2011 Germany

    That is exactly what happened with my Schneider Weisse "Probier" pack - I was on my way out when I saw the pack and decided to grab it for €8,99. Let us know how it is! Faust's Schwarzviertler is really delicious.
     
    #15 Gutes_Bier, Jan 27, 2014
  16. DaveJanssen

    DaveJanssen Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2008 Germany

    Sweet, I'm definitely interested in this but can't confirm a date quite yet. I'm temporarily located in Mainz until the end of april so I'll have to look for the pack danfue found. Which getränkemarkt was that?
     
    #16 DaveJanssen, Jan 28, 2014
  17. danfue

    danfue Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Germany

    It's Getränkeland Ziegler, right off the Autobahn-exit Mainz-Weisenau. They have some other goodies from Bayern and Franken as well. And they carry the Störtebeker Atlantik Ale in crates. The only store I know of here where you can buy a crate of Pale Ale without having to pay 2 or 3 € per (small) bottle.
     
    #17 danfue, Jan 28, 2014
  18. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Wait... 6 beers (one near-beer) and a Krug for € 8.99? ($12 US)? Now that's a wow beer!
     
    #18 steveh, Jan 28, 2014
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  19. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    $34.99 here easily.
     
    #19 herrburgess, Jan 29, 2014
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  20. danfue

    danfue Initiate (0) Sep 16, 2012 Germany

    They also sell the same package in the brewery's online shop. But for € 11 plus shipping. Made a good deal I guess.
     
    #20 danfue, Jan 29, 2014
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