Senftenberger Felsenkeller is one of the top Bierkellers in Franconia. With a beautiful view, lush forest setting and an old style beer dispensary, it’s a classic venue. Add in great hiking paths emanating from it and it’s a tough to beat.
Senftenberg 1
96155 Buttenheim (Gunzendorf)
Tel: 09545/706 93
website
Buttenheim station 6 km via a scenic route
Opening hours:
May 1st through the end of September
Monday to Friday from 17:30
Weekends & holidays from 13:00
Open on weekends but with reduced hours even in winter
History & setting
Senftenberger Felsenkeller was the original storage facility for the beer of the nearby Gunzendorfer Brauerei Sauer. A local farmer named Georg Meusel decided to turn it into a proper serving Bierkeller in 1968 and family descendants renovated over the years due to its growing popularity. Adjacent to a popular pilgrimage site and set in the rolling Franconian hills, people naturally needed some sustenance. In the 1990s, a terrace and pavilion were erected. Sadly, Brauerei Sauer stopped brewing in 2014. Since then the beers of Brauerei Hönig in Tiefenellern have been on offer. Set on the edge of a dense forest with a lovely view, the Senftenberger Felsenkeller is surely one of the most scenic Bierkellers in Franconia.
the scenic Felsenkeller Senftenberg
1st visit beers in 2020
We did a great hike here from Buttenheim train station that passed the hilltop church pilgrimage site. We had already eaten at one of the Kellers in Buttenheim so we only had a couple beers. They had Hönig Lagerbier from gravity dispense (sadly switched to regular keg in 2021) plus their Weißbier on regular tap. On the alternate hike out to Hirschaid, we saw a great old Keller area. It’s probably the coolest one I’ve ever seen. It would be a great place to sit on a very hot day!
cool old Keller area
2nd visit for lunch 2025
It took me awhile to get back to Senftenberger Felsenkeller but I returned with an appetite and we enjoyed a great mixed meat/cheese plate and a lovely plum cake. Though the beers were from regular keg, all three were in great form. We tried the Hönig Lagerbier, Pils and Posthörnla.
a lovely lunch at Senftenberger Felsenkeller
Beers: Hönig Lagerbier, Hönig Pils, Hönig Posthörnla and Weißbier
Beer calendar:
Bockbieranstich end of October
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