Beer Vacation in Germany

[Miraculix]

So over 6 years have passed since your stated opinion that the US is at the top of the craft beer world. I think a lot of people would agree but I disagree. The US has really become a top producer of nothing but overly hopped beers or fruited CRAP. In other words, beer that DOES NOT taste like beer. I think your perspective is just the flipside of many other's perspective on German beer. Sure, German beer is a bit narrower focused, but the quality is just SO MUCH HIGHER. I mean, for real dude. You can't sit there and tell me that US beer is higher quality than German beer. Does the US do some things better? Sure, there are more IPAs here. I've had hoppy beers brewed by Weihenstephaner. To my disappointment, they were not good. US probably does barrel aged beers better too. But sours or Belgian styles? No effin way.
And, by the way, pilsners are lagers. Every time I hear someone say "Pilsners and Lagers" it makes me shudder. Same as "Ales and Stouts".

Main difference is that today punk brewerie from UK opened breweries in Germany. They make some decent American ales. Otherwise still same boring and same tasting stuff in the supermarkets as usual. They are good beers, but so is Coors.

 

[beersk]

Main difference is that today punk brewerie from UK opened breweries in Germany. They make some decent American ales. Otherwise still same boring and same tasting stuff in the supermarkets as usual. They are good beers, but so is Coors.

I kind of agree that many of the German lagers taste the same. I enjoy the flavor, that intense malt flavor that is supposedly produced from the low o2 brewing process employed by many German breweries, but it also tends to bring out the same flavors from the malts, kind of like biotransformation tends to bring out the same fruity qualities from hops, which makes many NEIPAs all taste the same or thiolized yeast makes beers all taste the same or very very similar. So I understand how that can get old and become boring/stagnated.

 

[Lefou]

And Morrey, we have never felt the least unsafe traveling by ourselves in Germany. In fact people have gone out of their way to make us feel welcome, especially in the small towns. My French wife was nervous about going to Germany(that WWII thing) but right now we're about to go to France and she's angling for a way that we can spend a few days in Germany while we're there.

Spent much of my time in the Bavarian countryside. I used to work for a defense contractor and I'd fly into Munich. I'd drive south on the 8 and stay near the Bad Aibling-Rosenheim area. The owners of Lindl Hof would drag out the homemade schnapps after dinner when they'd see me and I quite enjoyed that.

 

[skunkape]

https://www.firebirdtours.com/tours/most-complete-tour-german-beer

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

The USA has over 4 times as many breweries as Germany, and they are not narrowly focused, so even if a lot of them make dubious beer, the overall picture is pretty good. If I could only drink beer made in one country, it would be America, home of Mickey's Wide Mouth and Budweiser, hands down. Surely there must be some top notch lagers and hefes out there.

Viator has a bunch of Bavarian beer tours you can sign up for. My guess is that they don't require driving. My wife and I have had good experiences with Viator.

 

[1957vhs]

For really good, valid info about a beer vacation in Germany go, on line, to www.braugasthoefe.com - also search, on line, for brew guest houses in Germany, or, elsewhere.
I lived in Stuttgart for a few years & have first hand experience that it works. Especially with Fassla & Spezial Brewries in Bamberg. They were GREAT for my wife & I to stay at.