Work trip in Cologne

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We'll be in Köln next month for almost two full days. We'll have to follow the route you've laid out. Maybe do this in the afternoon and then go back to our favorite to hang out!

 

Yeah, but will you report back?

 

Just wanted to mention that Cologne now has two pretty nice craft beer locations (of which I am aware).

The older one is Muhlen Bar right next to Malzmuhle brauhaus. A decent selection of craft bottles (American and European).

The newer one is CraftBeer Corner Cologne located just off the Heumarkt. I went there for the first time last night. Fantastic place: Layout is very nice, 15 craft beers on tap (11 or 12 German, a few American and one Swedish) and I'm told they rotate frequently, also a nice small bottle list and the staff were very friendly.

 

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'll be in Cologne during my visit to Dusseldorf coming up shortly and appreciate having a few highlights suggested as a starting point.

 

I'm glad someone revived this thread as I'll be in Köln in late November, 25 - 28.11 We start in Brussels then onto to Köln, Nürnberg, Muenchen, Regensburg - a market swing.

@spartan1979 - lift a cheek and put in your trip report(s)....

I'm not a trader but certainly like to meet up for bier with new friends.

 

Nürnberg instead of Bamberg?

 

I'm well acquainted with Bamberg - knock, knock but the boss lady wanted a market trip. As @BayernTrips said, "the best part about Nurnberg is it's only an hour from Schlenkerla". I suspect we will hop there and maybe over to Bayreuth...

 

Bamberg has a lovely Xmas market, as does Forchheim actually, though both much smaller than Nürnberg, obviously.

 

my (soon-to-be) former wife did her legal training in Nbg instead of Bbg. Should have known it wouldn't work out

 

Sorry to hear this...

 

Mostly for Biermark but happy to update others as well, below are a few of my thoughts from Cologne and Dusselforf.

WTF - All the breweries are cash only or have a minimum 100 euro to use a card. I still can't get over this. But I am very used to paying everything with cards. Every pub in Dublin accepted cards no problem even when we just had two pints. Budget 3 euro 80 every two pours plus food and expect at least 10 pours per person if not closer to 12 pours a day. Not bad price but sad that it is still about 10 euro a liter just like Oktoberfest.

That being said, I'm not an expert on German beer but my outsider's perspective these are my favorites from each city.

Dusseldorf - Uerige - beer was my favorite here among the others. Fuschen was also a favorite. I didn't care for Kurzer, a bit too modern feeling.

Cologne - Peter's was my favorite by far followed by Malzmuhle where I met with SnowCrash He even noted that he quite enjoyed it fresh a bit more than expected.

You can also find Gose and Berliner Weisse in both cities if you look at craft beer shops if that is something you want to try. I traded with Snowcrash for a few and found a few others at a shop called Holy Craft in Dusseldorf.

 

Like, WTF, Bro... Any basic travel guide for Germany will tell you that plastic is not widely accepted. Cash ist Koenig.

 

You could have translated König.

They pay the staff a living wage, they have thin margins, so the credit card fees get in the way. That is what was said 20 years ago.

 

I would have at least expected the places that have the credit card stickers on the window to not have such limitations. I did quite a bit of searching and confirmed that certain classic spots in cologne were cash only but was mixed with the others. But since it wasn't mentioned on here I thought I would make it fairly clear for others planning a similar trip.