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The Walberlafest in Franconia: A Beer Fest Woven from Legends
April 28, 2025

The Walberlafest in Franconia: A Beer Fest Woven from Legends

  ~A Tale of Two Walberlas~ As I approached the summit of the Walberla, I couldn’t help but think that only the Germans would schlepp an entire beer fest up a mountain. And no ordinary mountain. The Walberla is shrouded in legends of witches’ sabbaths …

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Beer Hiking, Beer History, Germany
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by Franz D. Hofer
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The Joys of European Beer Travel
February 24, 2025

The Joys of European Beer Travel

  Back in January I sat down with All About Beer Podcast hosts Don Tse and Em Sauter to talk about beer travel with co-guest Chris O’Leary of Brew York. The timing was fitting: I had just arrived back in Oklahoma after a 24-hour journey …

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Austria, Beer Hiking, Belgium, City Spotlight, Czech Republic, Germany, North America, United Kingdom, Zymurgical Musings
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by Franz D. Hofer
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Mittenwald: A Brewery and a Beer Hike in the Alps
April 29, 2024

Mittenwald: A Brewery and a Beer Hike in the Alps

  Introducing Mittenwald   It was September 1786. Goethe had just left Munich on his way to the Brenner Pass, where he would cross into Italy and remain for two years. The stagecoach called at Mittenwald, a market town along the ancient road from Verona …

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Beer Hiking, Germany
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by Franz D. Hofer
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Ambling for Beer in Oberammergau and Kloster Ettal
March 4, 2024

Ambling for Beer in Oberammergau and Kloster Ettal

  An Upper Bavarian Idyll   Rays of sunshine pierced the clouds above the marshlands of Murnau as the train trundled along the Loisach valley. As we dipped into the basin that cradles Oberammergau, the sun emerged in full splendour, illuminating the tusk-shaped Kofel that …

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Beer Hiking, City Spotlight, Germany
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by Franz D. Hofer
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Among Giants: Beer Hiking in Saxon Switzerland
November 30, 2023

Among Giants: Beer Hiking in Saxon Switzerland

  Prelude I was up at daybreak and on the trail early for this, one of the most fascinating and challenging beer hikes I’ve ever done. I’d arrived in Bad Schandau from Dresden the previous afternoon, spending the rest of that short but sunny November …

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Beer Hiking, City Spotlight, Germany, Regional Rambles
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by Franz D. Hofer
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Rothaus: Beer and Hiking in the Black Forest Heights
October 31, 2023

Rothaus: Beer and Hiking in the Black Forest Heights

The rush of cool mountain air was bracing as I stepped off the train on the banks of the Schluchsee. A short bus ride later and I’d be in front of an old beer wagon laden with barrels, the coral-coloured Rothaus brewery rising up in …

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Beer Hiking, Brewery Profiles, City Spotlight, Germany
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by Franz D. Hofer
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Berchtesgaden and the Königssee: Alpine Breweries and Lakeside Beer Gardens
April 30, 2023

Berchtesgaden and the Königssee: Alpine Breweries and Lakeside Beer Gardens

  Salt was once white gold in the region spanning southern Bavaria and northern Austria. Like Salzburg and Hallstatt, like Bad Reichenhall and Traunstein, Berchtesgaden was built on a mountain of revenue from the salt trade. Founded in 1102 as an Augustine monastery and raised …

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Beer Hiking, City Spotlight, Food/Drink, Germany
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The Brauereienweg, Franconia’s Original Beer Hiking Trail
February 28, 2023

The Brauereienweg, Franconia’s Original Beer Hiking Trail

  Secluded Forests and Rolling Hills in Franconian Switzerland Bamberg is the epicenter of Franconian beer, but hidden gems await the wanderer willing to plunge into the verdant landscape of Franconian Switzerland, a region that owes its name to its scenic landscape of rolling hills, …

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by Franz D. Hofer
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Breweries and Beer Hikes in Murnau
August 29, 2022

Breweries and Beer Hikes in Murnau

  We arrived in Murnau to a golden autumn afternoon perfect for wandering through this landscape famed for its light and colours. Since all good beer hikes need a certain beverage to make them what they are, we made straight for the shimmering Staffelsee lake …

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Beer Hiking, City Spotlight, Food/Drink, Germany
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Pottenstein: Beer Hiking in the Heart of Franconian Switzerland
May 18, 2022

Pottenstein: Beer Hiking in the Heart of Franconian Switzerland

  ~Three short hikes punctuated by lunch at Brauerei Mager, a beer in the Bruckmayer beer garden, and dinner in the courtyard of the Brauerei Hufeisen.~ A rare day it was when I woke up on that glorious May morning in the “before times” after …

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Beer Hiking, Brewery Profiles, Food/Drink, Germany, Regional Rambles
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