Franconian Beer Message Board

My Top Ten
Posted by Jürgen Wening on 2010-11-08 03:23:27
Yes, Fred asked me to send him my top ten picks, but obviously didn't have the time to add it to the website. So, here we are (I hope my english is good enough): My Top Ten Picks 1. Löwenbräu Vestenberg I’m living just one and a half kilometres from this beautiful little village brewery. This beer is my measuring pole for all other franconian beers. I love the dark export beer especially. Could drink this every single day. 2. Goldochsen-Brauerei Spielbach A real gem. A traditional farm brewery in the middle of nowhere and a time machine, too. Takes you back to a long gone time. Brews: A very malty Spezial beer and a dead strong winterbock. I love both the place and the beer. 3. Brauerei Schroll, Nankendorf They’re brewing Vollbier Hell, Landbier and a Bock. I love the malty reddish Landbier because of the stunning diversity of emerging flavours. A great drink! How can you produce something like this without using magic? 4. Brauerei Wolf, Rüdenhausen A very small village brewery, doing Pils and dark Landbier. Both are very good, but the amber coloured Landbier is of a different class. Toffeeish, strong, perfectly old fashioned. 5. Kommunbrauerei Neuhaus an der Pegnitz Searching for a strong, hoppy beer, you don’t find anything better. The quintessence of beer. There a three brewing families involved and the beer quality differs from pub to pub. Try all of them and find out, which one’s the best! 6. Brauerei Penning-Zeissler, Hetzelsdorf This brewery first introduced me to amber coloured Vollbier ‘Fränkische Schweiz style’. Still one of my favourites. 7. Schanzenbräu, Nürnberg This new brewery brews three sorts of beer: Rotbier, Vollbier Hell and Schwarzbier, all of them excellent. I really love the Rotbier (red beer), a traditional nurembergian beer sort, for it’s nutty, chocolatey flavours. 8. Brauerei Sauer, Rossdorf am Forst If you’re looking for a perfect Braunbier (brown beer), that’s the place. A great drink full of interesting nutty flavours, best consumed in spring at the old romantic Keller. 9. Brauerei Prechtel, Uehlfeld The brewery owns a beautiful Keller at Voggendorf, where they serve Prechtel Kellerbier. I like the flowery, grassy aromata of this otherwise fragrant and light beer. Sometimes it’s better from the bottle (‘Schnapperla’) than from the cask. 10. Brauerei Gradl, Leups One of the best dark beers I know is made at this tiny brewery near Pegnitz, on the eastern fringe of the Fränkische Schweiz area. Some kind of a steam hammer. Don’t miss a visit. Bonus breweries allowed? If I had more space, I would add five more breweries to my top ten: Witzgall, Schlammersdorf for the best hoppy Vollbier. Düll, Gnodstadt for the best Pilsener beer ever. Barnikel, Herrnsdorf for atmosphere, the Rauchbier and a good dark beer, as long as it’s not infected. Friedel, Schnaid for the best Zwickel. Schmetzer, Michelbach for perfect, strong beers and real old world atmosphere.
 
Followups:
     My Top Ten by mike004 on  2010-11-08 06:56:46
     My Top Ten by A Harvey on  2010-11-08 11:40:38
       My Top Ten by DonS on  2010-11-08 12:04:10
         My Top Ten by Jürgen Wening on  2010-11-09 01:47:00
     My Top Ten by Nick B. on  2010-11-10 03:52:07
       My Top Ten by Jürgen Wening on  2010-11-10 05:44:03
         Nov. 21st ? by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-10 07:27:16
           Nov. 21st ? by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-10 07:43:19
         My Top Ten by Nick B. on  2010-11-14 09:24:37
           My Top Ten by Nick B. on  2010-11-14 09:33:06
             My Top Ten by Barry on  2010-11-15 03:31:55
               My Top Ten by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-15 06:47:56
                 West Clare / Franconia by Barry on  2010-11-15 09:42:10
                   West Clare / Franconia by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-15 10:07:22
               Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-16 00:24:43
                 Hobbybrauen by Barry on  2010-11-16 02:07:44
                   Hobbybrauen - Lagering by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-16 06:34:31
                 Hobbybrauen by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-16 06:56:17
                   US vs British English 'on' by DonS on  2010-11-16 08:09:33
                     US vs British English 'on' by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-16 09:31:25
                       US vs British English 'on' by DonS on  2010-11-16 11:05:51
                         US vs British English 'on' by Barry on  2010-11-16 12:12:46
                     Hobbybrauen - Lagering by Barry on  2010-11-16 12:17:41
                           US vs British English 'on' by DonS on  2010-11-16 14:06:00
                             US vs British English 'on' by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-16 14:58:07
                   Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-16 23:53:22
                     Hobbybrauen by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-17 08:24:15
                       Hobbybrauen by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-17 10:22:57
                               US vs British English 'on' by A Harvey on  2010-11-17 11:48:23
                         Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-17 14:41:41
                           Hobbybrauen by Mark Andersen on  2010-11-17 14:58:44
                           Hobbybrauen by Uncle Jimbo on  2010-11-17 15:59:57
                           Hobbybrauen by Nick B. on  2010-11-18 00:33:45
                               US vs British English 'on' by Barry on  2010-11-18 09:10:12