Keesmann, Bamberg - Opening / Closing Hours

Discussion in 'Germany' started by Malt_Man, Jun 26, 2018.

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  1. Malt_Man

    Malt_Man Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2014 England

    I am off to Bamberg on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September this year. Keesmann don't seem to have an official website and I don't 100% trust Facebook, TripAdvisor, etc., as it I know they have funny opening / closing hours and it is a trek from the main town to Wunderburg only to find it closed! One website says that it is closed for 2 weeks in September, but not which 2 weeks!!

    So, could someone please confirm:
    1) Opening / closing hours from Friday to Sunday.
    2) When it closes down in September (if it does at all).

    Gruß Gott, Maltman.
     
  2. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah

    Last Summer I got the following info from them: Monday - Friday 10AM-11PM. They close at 3PM on Saturday and are totally closed on Sunday.
     
  3. FrankenBier

    FrankenBier Zealot (645) Feb 4, 2003 California

    It is not uncommon for places to close in August and September. Spezial closes from the start of Sandkerwa for two weeks and Spezial Keller used to be closed pretty much for all of September. True also for many countryside breweries.

    I'm headed to Bamberg next week -- if I should find out anything definitive, I'll post back.
     
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  4. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    Last September Keesmann was closed, Torschuster was closed until 9/31, Klosterbrau was closed, Spezial Keller was open. Go figure.

    Those were handwritten notes tacked on the door, sort of like “gone fishing” in the US.
     
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  5. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah

    That's what I encountered at Greifenklau a few years ago. It was just a note on the door saying they were closed indefinitely and Google translate couldn't make heads or tails of 2-3 of the words that were used.
     
  6. donald_w7

    donald_w7 Devotee (318) Feb 17, 2016 Germany
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    According to the menu hung outside the brewery this morning:

    M - F : 10:00 - 23:00
    Sat: 9:30 - 15:00
    Sun: Closed
     
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  7. Malt_Man

    Malt_Man Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2014 England

    Thanks Donald.
     
  8. FrankenBier

    FrankenBier Zealot (645) Feb 4, 2003 California

    I looked for signs about a summer/fall closing and didn't see any for Keesmann, but part of the time I was there was the Wunderburg Kerwa so things were not as normal. Did see closings for Spezial Keller ("End of September to beginning of October") and Wagner and Hummel in Merkendorf.
     
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  9. spartan1979

    spartan1979 Pundit (970) Dec 29, 2005 Missouri

    Wouldn't the "End of September to beginning of October" just be midnight on the 30th?
     
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  10. FrankenBier

    FrankenBier Zealot (645) Feb 4, 2003 California

    I'm giving you the verbatim quote on the menu. I would guess they mean the last week and first week respectively :slight_smile:
     
  11. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah

    That sounds sort of familiar... :thinking_face::wink:
     
  12. einhorn

    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    Guessing that they themselves are at Oktoberfest, or their foreign fan base is at Oktoberfest.
     
  13. FrankenBier

    FrankenBier Zealot (645) Feb 4, 2003 California

    That I doubt. I'd guess is more the changing of the seasons. They are open year round, but the "off season" is a much smaller operation. This gives them a chance to take their vacation before the weather gets too bad. They used to be closed the last couple of weeks in August -- when their kids were out of school but this was a prime time (especially since the brewery on Königstrasse is closed in late August) and now that the kids are grown they moved the vacation to later in the year.
     
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