Heading to Germany Again!

Discussion in 'Germany' started by spartan1979, Sep 2, 2014.

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  1. Stahlsturm

    Stahlsturm Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2005 Germany
    In Memoriam

    And the above 2 are brewpubs, not actual bottling breweries, so strictly speaking, there are 3 breweries left in Regensburg.
     
    #21 Stahlsturm, Sep 6, 2014
  2. azorie

    azorie Pooh-Bah (2,471) Mar 18, 2006 Florida
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    is this 2015? If so the wife family lives near Munich. she is wanting to go once more before she cannot fly.
     
    #22 azorie, Sep 8, 2014
  3. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    Yes, June 4-11, 2015. The other days of my itinerary my wife and I will be on our own.
     
    #23 spartan1979, Sep 8, 2014
  4. azorie

    azorie Pooh-Bah (2,471) Mar 18, 2006 Florida
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    cool. we are in talks about an extended trip this time. probably go over in mid April and stay until June, but maybe later this next year. family things etc. but we drink allot beer when we are there, by the liter, lol
     
    #24 azorie, Sep 9, 2014
  5. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    I forgot to mention that I got a room at Zum Riesen in Miltenburg for the night of June 3. Looking forward to getiing reacquainted with Faust bier. Too bad @MattRiggs is no longer there!
     
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  6. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    I am all for meeting up and enjoying some beers, biking around Bamberg is also great fun! Though as it is a tour I guess that will not be possible?

    cheers
     
    #26 digita7693, Nov 17, 2014
  7. MattRiggs

    MattRiggs Crusader (451) Dec 1, 2012 Illinois

    That's right in the middle of school break, so I'll most likely be visiting family in the States. Have fun in Miltenberg!
     
    #27 MattRiggs, Nov 17, 2014
  8. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    Anything is possible. It's small group and there's free time. So I take it you're in Bamberg?
     
    #28 spartan1979, Nov 17, 2014
  9. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    Bonn, but Ive yet to find a bad excuse to hop on a train and go to Bamberg for a day or two:slight_smile:
     
    #29 digita7693, Nov 17, 2014
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  10. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    Our airline tickets were purchased last week. We're now committed!

    We're still looking for people to join us on the Bamberg portion of the trip:
    http://bambergbeerme.com/

    And we'll be happy to meet up with anyone on the other parts of the trip.
     
    #30 spartan1979, Mar 2, 2015
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  11. biermark

    biermark Zealot (519) Sep 9, 2008 South Carolina

    Stay a few more days as we're there for two weeks beginning the 20th.
     
    #31 biermark, Mar 3, 2015
  12. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    My son's 18th birthday is on the 18th.

    The original post was wrong. We leave on the 17th.
     
    #32 spartan1979, Mar 3, 2015
  13. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    It's likely that, once again, the Bamberg tour we had signed up for will not happen. There's just not enough beer geeks that are interested in Bamberg. Stu has no problem filling his Belgian tours, but Bamberg is a tough sell. But it's not surprising based on the American beer scene's infatuation with beers that are in your face. Subtle just doesn't make it.

    Anyhow, it's not a big deal. We'll figure out our own itinerary for those days. We'll probably try to do most of what the tour would have done. If any one wants to meet up in Bamberg or the environs (or anywhere on our trip) for a beer or two, let me know.

    I'm thinking about going to the kellers at Kreuzberg near Hallendorf. It looks like the best way is to take the train to Forchheim and pick up the Keller Express (Bus 265). I'm a little unclear on this though. I'm thinking that I get this bus at the Forchhein train station. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.
     
    #33 spartan1979, Mar 8, 2015
  14. pthread1981

    pthread1981 Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2007 Germany

    Oof, I was actually kinda interested, but the price for the tour is a bit steep. Certainly looking at what you get I suppose it's not unreasonable, but yeah I'd probably have to go self guided. I've been meaning to make a trip down there anyway, and this kind of prompted me to see what the ticket prices would be.

    Seems it's about €25 each way, and about a four hour train ride. Not too bad, I might have to look into a weekend trip down there in the near future.
     
    #34 pthread1981, Mar 8, 2015
  15. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    I will see if I can make it down for a few beers:slight_smile:
    I agree, I found the price insanely steep, even for what you got. However, that could be the comfort of living here and knowing my way about.

    cheers
     
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  16. Gutes_Bier

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

    If you (or @digita7693 or any of our German contingent) live within local trains of Bamberg, Deutsche Bahn offers a "Schönes Wochenede Ticket" that costs about €40 but is valid for up to five adults for one full day. Bamberg was 3.5 hours away from me in Heidelberg and sometimes I could convince some friends to go down for a day trip. It's a long day, but worth doing every once in a while.
     
    #36 Gutes_Bier, Mar 8, 2015
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  17. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany


    I have used it a few times in the past, but for 4hr or so trips, I will just book in advance, use my Bahncard, take the ICE and get their and back a lot quicker:slight_smile: ICE from Köln to Brussels, 1hr 50mins:slight_smile:
     
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  18. Gutes_Bier

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

    Yes, part of my reasoning was that I only had one real option to Bamberg anyway, which was the Regional Bahn system. But it is a useful option for those who might not be in the know. HD to Düsseldorf, on the other hand, was always plan ahead + BahnCard + ICE = Altbier!
     
    #38 Gutes_Bier, Mar 8, 2015
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  19. pthread1981

    pthread1981 Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2007 Germany

    Yeah they're nice sometimes, but yeah, I'd prefer to save myself the time and take an ICE train, at the very least for part of the way. It turns into something like an 8 hour trip when you rely only on regional trains, since I'm way up in Bremen. So yeah, I'm on the plan ahead + BahnCard + ICE plan. :slight_smile:

    When I lived in Berlin the Schönes Wochenende was a nice way to get a group to Leipzig.
     
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  20. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    Come on down!

    Yeah the tour is a but pricey, but if it goes, it would be a small group (6-8), that commands a premium. I don't have any interest in a group of 30 people. We did our last trip on our own http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/heading-to-germany.113333/ As I mentioned, we just thought the Bierkellers would be more fun in a small group. But we'll have fun anyway. Hopefully we can get together,
     
    #40 spartan1979, Mar 8, 2015
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