Augsburg, Historic Beer Town on Munich’s Doorstep

Augsburg, Historic Beer Town on Munich’s Doorstep

  So many great beers and breweries, so little time. It’s no wonder cities like Augsburg get overlooked when you could easily spend an entire vacation sampling the liquid delights of Munich or Bamberg. But not only is Augsburg worth visiting for its cathedrals and 

Traunstein: Beer in the Foothills of the Bavarian Alps

Traunstein: Beer in the Foothills of the Bavarian Alps

  I’d passed through Traunstein several times on trains between Vienna and Munich and had always been struck by the beauty of its surroundings. The picturesque region is a place of flower-bedecked meadows, old wooden farmhouses, and cows grazing languidly in emerald fields. Situated amid 

Give the Gift of Beer Travel This Holiday Season

Give the Gift of Beer Travel This Holiday Season

  ~Learn about beer tour companies that bring you to exciting new locales~   I’m sure just about every one of us could do with a beercation right about now. It’s been a year like no other in recent memory. Virtual happy hours have largely 

Weltenburger Kloster, the World’s Oldest Monastery Brewery

Weltenburger Kloster, the World’s Oldest Monastery Brewery

  ~Weltenburger Kloster and Its Beers~   The morning fog in Kelheim has just lifted as we walk down the ramp to board the boat. We set sail, passing the imposing Befreiungshalle, the neo-classical hall commemorating the battles that ejected Napoleon and his armies from 

Belgian Beer Café Vignettes: Café Vlissinghe, Bruges

Belgian Beer Café Vignettes: Café Vlissinghe, Bruges

  Bruges is one of my favourite cities in Europe. Ethereal cobblestone lanes, canals, medieval Flemish architecture, magnificent squares, a towering belfry, secluded parks, and even a few windmills make for an enchanting ambience you won’t find in many other cities. And there’s no shortage 

Bamberg’s Beer Gardens: A Bierkeller for All Seasons

Bamberg’s Beer Gardens: A Bierkeller for All Seasons

The broad verdant valley north of Nürnberg gradually gives way to hillier terrain covered in woods. There’s gold in them there leafy hills the closer you get to Bamberg. Liquid gold, that is. And liquid amber, bronze, and copper. The spires and steeples of Bamberg 

The Art of the Beer Garden Food Feast

The Art of the Beer Garden Food Feast

  King Max and the Hungry Beer Garden Patron A refreshing beer and a meal in the cooling shade of the beer garden: It’s a beloved rite of spring and summer that dates back to early nineteenth-century Bavaria. For several years, the citizens of Munich 

Fermenting Sauerkraut at Home

Fermenting Sauerkraut at Home

One of the world’s quintessential beer foods, sauerkraut is a delicious treat at any time of the year. Sauerkraut is also the perfect food for this world-historical moment when many of us are stuck at home and digging in for the long haul. Loaded as