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Beer/brewery walks
Posted by Mike B. on 2012-03-11 05:26:48
As those who have been to Frankenland know, the countryside there is very scenic and peaceful. One thing I've long been interested in doing, but have never done deliberately, is go on a beer/brewery walk. Not surprisingly, perhaps, this is a pretty popular pastime among many Germans. Although I have a book on the subject, I goggled it and came up with some very interesting sites. First, the German brewers association has a nice list of sites (with links) devoted to brewery walks all over the country here: http://www.brauer-bund.de/bier-ist-deutschland/bierwanderwege.html Next, I found a terrific site for Frankenland made by an enthusiast: http://www.bierwandern.de/index.htm Although the site is only in German, all you really need are "Tourenauswahl" (choice of tours) or "Brauereien" (a google map showing all the breweries listed in the walks). On the tour list page, the first column is "length" (how long the walk is). When you click in the column "Nr", you get a detailed view of the walk, including the best days to go, how to get there and back from Bamberg, approximate time of the walk (excluding stops), the difference in height, a list (with links) of the breweries along the way and the date the data was last updated. There are also photos taken along the way on a Goggle map showing the walk. For those who can read German, the fellow who made that site (Rainer Kastl) also writes a blog on the same subject with very nice pictures: http://bierwandern.wordpress.com/ Many of these walks seem to be on country lanes - thus little chance of traffic other than bikes. Walking through the countryside can be very restful, and knowing there is a beer garden just down the road can be quite encouraging.
 
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   Dietzhof - Leutenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Unterzaunsbach - Pretzfeld by Nick B. on  2012-03-11 08:50:21
     Dietzhof - Leutenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Unterzaunsbach - Pretzfeld by Mike B. on  2012-03-11 09:35:43
   Beer/brewery walks by Mark Andersen on  2012-03-11 14:31:06
     Beer/brewery walks by Jürgen Wening on  2012-03-11 23:45:23
     Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-12 01:09:40
       Beer/brewery walks by John Ratcliffe on  2012-03-12 01:55:34
       Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-12 03:27:09
       Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 03:53:20
         Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 03:55:59
   Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 03:57:34
       Dietzhof - Leutenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Unterzaunsbach - Pretzfeld by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 04:09:09
   Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 04:16:29
           Beer/brewery walks by John Ratcliffe on  2012-03-12 04:58:15
         Beer/brewery walks by Jürgen Wening on  2012-03-12 04:53:20
         Dietzhof - Leutenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Unterzaunsbach - Pretzfeld by mike004 on  2012-03-12 05:25:17
     Beer/brewery walks by barry on  2012-03-12 06:54:02
       Beer/brewery walks by TreinJan on  2012-03-12 07:17:41
       Beer/brewery walks by Mark Andersen on  2012-03-12 07:35:50
       Beer/brewery walks by DonS on  2012-03-12 07:54:29
       Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 09:10:17
         Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-12 09:14:05
         Beer/brewery walks by barry on  2012-03-12 10:51:00
           OT: Ron in Boston March 14, 2012 by Uncle Jimbo on  2012-03-12 11:07:10
           Beer/brewery walks by DonS on  2012-03-12 11:45:35
             OT: Ron in Boston March 14, 2012 by Mark Andersen on  2012-03-12 12:19:20
             Beer/brewery walks by Fred Waltman on  2012-03-12 14:57:46
               Beer/brewery walks by Uncle Jimbo on  2012-03-12 18:15:23
                 Beer/brewery walks by Nick B. on  2012-03-13 00:44:55
               Beer/brewery walks by Mark Andersen on  2012-03-13 12:51:57
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                   Beer/brewery walks by DonS on  2012-03-14 07:48:54
                     Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-14 08:15:03
                       Beer/brewery walks by Mark Andersen on  2012-03-14 08:40:43
                         Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-14 08:52:31
                       Beer/brewery walks by DonS on  2012-03-14 09:41:43
                         Beer/brewery walks by barry on  2012-03-14 10:59:32
                           Beer/brewery walks by DonS on  2012-03-14 11:08:45
                         Beer/brewery walks by Uncle Jimbo on  2012-03-14 11:37:09
                             Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-15 02:05:14
                               Beer/brewery walks by Jürgen Wening on  2012-03-15 02:56:24
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                                 Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-15 06:17:33
                                   Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-15 06:18:54
                           Beer/brewery walks by Mark Andersen on  2012-03-15 07:26:09
                             Beer/brewery walks by DonS on  2012-03-15 08:27:02
                                     Beer/brewery walks by barry on  2012-03-15 10:28:26
                                       Beer/brewery walks by Jürgen Wening on  2012-03-16 02:10:39
                                         Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-16 02:17:43
                                       Beer/brewery walks by Mike B. on  2012-03-16 02:54:09
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                                             Beer/brewery walks by Uncle Jimbo on  2012-03-16 08:49:37
     Dietzhof - Leutenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Unterzaunsbach - Pretzfeld by Danny on  2012-03-17 02:15:44
       Dietzhof - Leutenbach - Hetzelsdorf - Unterzaunsbach - Pretzfeld by Nick B. on  2012-03-17 08:59:05