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Buttenheim
Getting there by train:
Trains leave hourly from Bamberg
More information on Buttenheim can be found at www.buttenheim.de (German)
Points of Interest: Birthplace of Levi Straus and home to the Levi Strauss Museum
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Breweries in Buttenheim
 
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Löwenbräu
  
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| Marktstrasse 8 | Phone: 09545/332 Fax: 09545/70789 | |
| 96155 Buttenheim | ||
| Owned by the same family since 1880 | Lager, Pils, Vollbier, Märzen, Leicht, Hefeweizen Hell | |
| Hotel rooms are available | Closed: Monday | |
| 7 votes received for an average rating of 3.57 How can I vote? | ||
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| Comment from Dr. Heinzel on 6/25/2003 5:51:47 PM | ||
| Very hoppy,dry Kellerbeer (also called "Lager"),worth a journey! The Brauereigasthaus is simple but quite cosy. Staff and food O.K.. | ||
| Comment from Richard Sanders on 7/23/2003 5:57:03 PM | ||
| On a hot summers day the beer tasted like nectar, especially when you have just cycled from Bamberg. Off putting though was the locals tucking into there Dumplings and Pork on one of the hottest days of the year. | ||
| Comment from Gerry Taylor on 10/10/2003 7:36:09 AM | ||
| Discovered Lowenbrau-Buttenheim back in '97. Hospitality from Hansi was great, left with t-shirts and bottle of fest bier. Now, every time we go to Bamberg we always make the trip to Buttenheim. This summer we sat outside and had a fly swatting competition. The bier is good too - of course - but remember to close your lid unles you wish another bier... they like it that way. | ||
| Comment from Jim & Wendy Stebbins on 11/1/2004 12:23:44 PM | ||
| The Lowenbrau Keller is located about a mile from the braueri. We have been there many times & its always full. They have great food,service & bier,including the heffe,hells,& keller.However,we did not care for their "Bock"bier,which had a bitter,light taste.It is as beautiful inside as well as the large bier garten, covered with huge trees & multi-levels of tables. | ||
| Comment from guppis on 6/13/2006 2:04:48 AM | ||
| Good bier and biergarden. The better of the two breweries in town. | ||
| Comment from Andrew Clarke on 11/19/2006 12:37:40 PM | ||
| Highly recommended. 13 of us visited here after St.Georgen on 11th November. We all really enjoyed it. Although Keller Bier not quite as good as their local rival(though still superb)the inn was much friendlier than St Georgen. Was a great atmosphere and we were allowed to buy a case of their excellent Bock for the bus back to Bamberg. Seemed like a good idea at the time! Bock very strong and tipped most of us over the edge! | ||
| Comment from Jan-Erik Svensson on 11/10/2007 6:09:26 AM | ||
| Fresh and pleasant Kellerbier with some harshnes in the aftertaste. Nice Keller as well. The Pils and the Weizen were less characterful. | ||
| Comment from Andrew Clarke on 7/3/2008 2:59:39 PM | ||
| Re-visited the Lowenbrau brewery tap on 20th June, 2008. The beer was just as good as we remembered and this time it was better than the St.Georgen which wasn't as good as in November 06. Good schnitzels too! Owner very friendly. | ||
| Comment from Russ R. on 12/8/2009 4:08:00 PM | ||
| I was unimpressed by their Lagerbier and didn't stay to try the others. The pub was pleasant though, and I enjoyed my meal. | ||
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Sankt Georgen Bräu
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| Large Brewery (over 100,000 hl/yr) | ||
| Marktstrasse 12 | Phone: 09545/261 | |
| 96155 Buttenheim | ||
| Since 1624, Since 1814 in the same family | Lager (unfiltered), Hefeweizen, Pilsener, Dunkel, Hell, Märzen, Leichtbier | |
| When the St. Georgen Keller is open, the brewery Gasthof is closed in the afternoons. | ||
| 11 votes received for an average rating of 3.64 How can I vote? | ||
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| Comment from T.G. Fisher on 3/14/2003 5:30:51 PM | ||
| I came across this beer in Dinkelsbuhl by accident. I bought it because I collect German beer labels. I will buy it again when I am in Germany because it is a sehr gut bier. | ||
| Comment from Jan-Erik Svensson on 3/31/2003 9:05:37 AM | ||
| Very fruity and hoppy beers reminding of some US micro-brews. Either you like the sharpness and power, or you dislike the lack of subtle qualities. I like it as a rural Landbier interpretation of Franconian lager. | ||
| Comment from Richard Sanders on 7/23/2003 5:56:12 PM | ||
| Well worth the visit good food and beer. Especially as it is next door to the Lowenbrau Brewery. | ||
| Comment from Dr. Heinzel on 12/2/2003 3:57:39 PM | ||
| Light brown, only slightly filtered Kellerbier: massive spicy hop aroma,hard to find in average german beers; very dry finish. Compare both Kellerbiers of Buttenheim and find out which one's the best! | ||
| Comment from Carl von Bibra on 6/4/2004 5:59:13 PM | ||
| Great beer. A beer which can be found an hours drive from the brewery. The Keller Bier is worth seeking out. Leaving aside wheat beers and keg beers, this beer may be one of the best Franconian beers. | ||
| Comment from D. Ross on 9/11/2004 9:11:26 AM | ||
| I particularly like the pils. It's not really a pils, but the Germans get confused when beer isn't pigeon-holed. It's cloudy, (ungespundet), not gassy, and served in 0.5 litre glasses. Tastes very nice. Kellerbier is also good though! | ||
| Comment from D. Ross on 9/21/2004 5:57:56 AM | ||
| OK, so after a recent visit to Bamberg, I thought I should clarify my previous comment. When you buy the pils from any old pub or in bottle, it's filtered and gassy. But quite tasty. When you drink it at the brewery, it's ungespundet, unfiltered and tastes great! | ||
| Comment from Jim & Wendy Stebbins on 10/17/2004 10:58:22 AM | ||
| The gaushaus is very clean,traditional,quaint,with very good food & atmosphere.The keller bier is best. The birthplace of Levi Strauss is a short walk down the street.The St.Georgen Bier Keller is a about 1/2 mile away, on a hilltop full of trees.It opens @ 3:30.There is a wonderful view of the countryside.It holds about 300 people.You order from the counter inside& they have excellent German food, including "geruphter" a Bavarian cheese,butter & onion spread with rye bread & pickles.The Lowenbrau Keller bier garten is next door.This is one of our favorite places. | ||
| Comment from guppis on 6/13/2006 2:06:51 AM | ||
| Great location, food, and logo. I wish the bier lived up to it. The bier is marginal at best. | ||
| Comment from Brigitte Hilse on 6/22/2006 4:47:20 PM | ||
| Moechte Ihnen nur mitteilen,das wir uns sehr gefreut hatten ein gutes Bier hier in Colorado zu finden, besonders, da wir doch Buttenheimer sind. Bekamen das St Georgen Brau Keller Bier. Wir wohnen In Fort Collins, CO USA Viele Gruesse aus dem fernen Land Brigitte & Guenther Hilse Hilse | ||
| Comment from Jojmaster on 6/30/2006 4:48:55 AM | ||
| Fucking sludge, gimme beer! | ||
| Comment from Sam Fugarino on 8/1/2006 9:08:16 AM | ||
| This was my favorite beer when I was stationed in Germany. Back a couple of years agdo, we could buy the keller bier in Atlanta. For for some reason, it is no longer available. | ||
| Comment from Andrew Clarke on 11/19/2006 12:44:02 PM | ||
| Their Keller Bier was by common consent the best beer of our recent beer tour(last w/e)to Bamberg and around. Beer as it should be. Could not fault it. Truly magnificent on tap in the pub attached to the brewery. A world classic. Pub itself good with excellent local fare but staff not as welcoming as Lowenbrau. | ||
| Comment from Andrew Clarke on 7/3/2008 3:03:10 PM | ||
| Brewery tap was closed so we went to the keller on the edge of the village. Wonderful setting but beer not as memorable as before. Was a little sharper than we all remembered, not the amber nectar of november 06. Maybe it was just a bad batch. Intend to revisit later in year or next summer to find out. | ||
| Comment from Russ R. on 12/8/2009 4:09:45 PM | ||
| I was greatly disappointed to find the pub shut on a Saturday at 16:00! This was especially confusing as the posted menu said the kitchen was open every day from 11:00 to 21:00! | ||
| Comment from Jürgen Wening on 2/11/2009 1:15:14 AM | ||
| Big breweries produce boring beer. The same here IMO. Tried the ordinary Vollbier, the Keller and the "Landbier" yesterday. The Vollbier was quite good, the Keller drinkable, the Landbier really bad. The only thing that made the evening nice was meeting a group of funny scotsmen at the brewery tap. We really felt, we needed a better beer afterwards, so moved to Schwarzes Kreuz at Eggolsheim. Then the evening became good! | ||
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Some other beer spots to check out while in Buttenheim
| Löwenbräu Keller |
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| Keller open year round | ||
| Eremitage 3 | ||
| 96155 Buttenheim | ||
| Add your own review of Löwenbräu Keller | ||
| St. Georgenbräu-Keller |
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| Marktstrasse 12 | ||
| 96155 Buttenheim | ||
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