Tag: beer festivals in Germany

Bamberg’s Sandkerwa: A Beer Lover’s Beer Fest

Bamberg’s Sandkerwa: A Beer Lover’s Beer Fest

  ~If you’re in the vicinity of Bamberg this weekend, mark Thursday, 21 August to Monday, 25 August on your calendars!~   ~Update: 2026 dates for the Sandkerwa are 20 August to 24 August, and 19–23 August in 2027.   Where the Altstadt Becomes a 

The Cannstatter Volksfest: Stuttgart’s Answer to Oktoberfest

The Cannstatter Volksfest: Stuttgart’s Answer to Oktoberfest

  Stuttgart’s Cannstatter Volksfest is the largest beer festival you’ve never heard of. It’s similar to Oktoberfest but unique enough to merit a visit in its own right, especially if you find the crowds at Oktoberfest to be a bit much. For starters, the Cannstatter 

O’ zafpt is! Oktoberfest!

O’ zafpt is! Oktoberfest!

Most every beer enthusiast I know has his or her mythical geography of the beer world, a mental landscape dotted with legendary breweries and drink-before-you-die beers. This topography might also consist of wild yeasts residing in the rafters of old farmhouses, or historic hop kilns