
Written by Franz Hofer for A Tempest in a Tankard ~Cult Classics Beyond Bamberg’s Famous Breweries~ Coming into Focus One of the things I love about cities is how they absorb you over time. At first it’s just a passing acquaintance with the place. The main sights, the famous museums, maybe a popular café or …
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Written by Franz Hofer for A Tempest in a Tankard You can’t go wrong with any of Munich’s breweries, be they the “Big 6” or smaller ones like Giesinger or the Forschungsbrauerei. But for me, one brewery stands a few centimeters taller than the rest: Augustiner. What I love all the more about the places …
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Written by Franz Hofer for A Tempest in a Tankard If you’ve spent any time at all in Germany, chances are you’ve been to Munich. And you may even have visited Salzburg in neighbouring Austria, either on your way to Munich from points east like Vienna or Budapest, or as a day trip from Munich. …
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Written by Franz Hofer for A Tempest in a Tankard You’re rarely at a loss for an excuse to have a beer in Bavaria. You’ve got beer garden season in the warmer months, and Oktoberfest in the fall. You’ve got Maibock season in the spring and a slew of Bockbier tappings through late autumn and …
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