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Schwemme
Posted by Mark Andersen on 2013-10-01 06:54:05
"Second visit to Mahrs:  J., Frank and self were the 'advance party' so we went to the 'schwemme hatch' to be told that we had to sit inside the first room or sit at a table outside and be served - no beer was forthcoming from the hatch."

This is something that occasionally irritates me about Bamberg.  Why is that some of the breweries don't allow you to order in the schwemme at certain times?  From my experience Schlenkerla, Fassla, and Keesman you can always get a beer at the Schwemme (at least I've never been turned away).  Yet I've never been able to order on at Spezial and can drink in the Schwemme sometimes at Greifenklau, Klosterbrau, and Mahrs.  Although it seems more common in Mahrs than the other two.  Last trip I was walking by Klosterbrau and wanted to have a quick seidla of braunbier to see how it was this year.  But was told at the hatch that I had to sit at a table.  So I sat a table and had one beer and paid (I thought the Braunbier was pretty good btw).  So what did having me sit at the table instead of just serving me at the hatch accomplish?  I think at Klosterbrau it may be a weather thing.  When it's nice they want you to sit at a table.  I've been served in the Schwemme only when it was raining.

 
 
Followups:
           Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 07:52:06
             Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 08:16:05
             Poor Greifenklau! by Mark Andersen on  2013-10-01 08:11:34
               Live aus der Schwemme by Mark Andersen on  2013-10-01 08:25:00
                 Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 08:32:17
                   Live aus der Schwemme by Mark Andersen on  2013-10-01 08:39:37
                 Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 08:32:17
                 Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 08:32:17
             Live aus der Schwemme by barry on  2013-10-01 09:29:04
               Poor Greifenklau! by barry on  2013-10-01 09:30:29
                     Live aus der Schwemme by barry on  2013-10-01 09:31:45
                   Live aus der Schwemme by barry on  2013-10-01 09:33:57
                   Live aus der Schwemme by TreinJan on  2013-10-01 13:08:35
               Poor Greifenklau! by TreinJan on  2013-10-01 13:10:54
               Poor Greifenklau! by Jason on  2013-10-01 13:11:36
                     Live aus der Schwemme by Fred Waltman on  2013-10-01 14:53:34
                 Poor Greifenklau! by Fred Waltman on  2013-10-01 14:55:50
                 Poor Greifenklau! by Uncle Jimbo on  2013-10-01 16:11:42
                       Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 23:14:10
                   Poor Greifenklau! by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 23:15:27
                     Live aus der Schwemme by Nick B. on  2013-10-01 23:33:11
                 Poor Greifenklau! by DonS on  2013-10-02 06:40:03