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| Posted by Nick B. on 2014-11-29 03:26:50 |
| Indeed I did decide to brave the cold, after getting that list from Uncle Jimbo. I was especially keen to try the Hölzlein, since I think I've not had it before, and they're sort of a Kultbrauerei. I got there before 19.00 and there was luckily not yet a long line at the barrels in the Schwemme. There were like 4 guys ahead of me, so no big deal. I decided to start with a Sonne and a Sauer, to compare the blandest ...erm... lightest two, and as I was going to eat something, in case one was undrinkable, the other would still hopefully be drinkable. Indeed the Sonne was barely drinkable, more of a Helles Plus than a good Hellerbock. The Sauer was fine enough. Sadly, the food service was limited to simple stuff to accomodate the massive crowds that would appear over the course of the event. I'd forgotten about that, so no good Thai or interesting Hörnla Kartoffel items, rather, more standard Brauhaus fayre. The lentil stew was very good though, and specially adapted with goat cheese instead of wiener bits for pork-free me. So I did eat well enough. The place was already full, and then positively heaving, by the time Gerhard & Uncle Jimbo arrived. The line at the barrels outside was probably 50 deep or so, and so we were limited to the 3 keg Bock(s) at the bar (at least there was the Huppi to make up for the bland Sonne and decent Keesmann), where we luckily had room to stand, thanks to the 3 Swedes having already left. It then became ridiculously over-full. There was no flippin' way I was going to stand there in line to get a Hölzlein, so I decided I would go scout out Schlenkerla by bike and report back if the Ur-Bock was on. It wasn't, and there was NO place to sit (Friday night!) so, off to Abseits, where Gerhard kept us well entertained and watered as usual. I'll probably go again next year, but at 17.00, not an hour or two later. Bamberg at weekends has become absolutely unmanagable. Except at Café Abseits. |
| Followups: |
 Best of Bock...GO ***EARLY*** by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2014-11-29 05:24:52 |
| Best of Bock...GO ***EARLY*** by barry on 2014-11-29 05:40:18 |
| Best of Bock...GO ***EARLY*** by Uncle Jimbo on 2014-11-29 14:34:33 |
| Best of Bock...GO ***EARLY*** by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2014-11-30 04:56:49 |
| Best of Bock...GO ***EARLY*** by Johnratcliffe on 2014-11-30 10:15:58 |
| Best of Bock...GO ***EARLY*** by Uncle Jimbo on 2014-11-30 19:19:56 |
| Resistance?!? by Nick B. on 2014-12-01 01:34:40 |
| Resistance?!? by barry on 2014-12-01 03:37:47 |
| Resistance?!? by johnratcliffe on 2014-12-01 14:11:39 |