The Pocket Guide to Nuremberg's Best Countryside Breweries will help you pick out which breweries outside Nuremberg you need to visit. Guided tours to breweries outside Nuremberg available if you would like to head into the Nuremberg countryside with a Nuremberg beer expert.
Franconia is blessed with 100s of great breweries, many of them in small villages outside the big towns. The pocket guide to the best Forchheim and its Countryside Breweries will help you pick out which breweries outside Forchheim you need to visit. Guided tours to breweries outside Bamberg and Forchheim available if you would like to head into the Bamberg/Forchheim countryside with a Franconian beer expert.
After some years being contract brewed by Stöckel in Hintergereuth, it appears Glenk has shifted to a closer contract brewer in neighbor Becher-Bräu. This Hellerbock is a fair example of the style with a rich golden hue and balanced richly malty palate.
Brewed to commemorate Bayreuth writer Jean Paul, this dark lager most closely resembles a Schwarzbier with its roasty palate and near black appearance.
After some years being contract brewed by Stöckel in Hintergereuth, it appears Glenk has shifted to a closer contract brewer in neighbor Becher-Bräu. This Festbier is a fair example of the style with a rich amber hue and balanced malt palate.
Becher-Bräu Kräusen Pils is an unfiltered dry grainy session beer you'd be happy to drink all day at a Bierkeller.
Becher-Bräu Winter Festbier is a bit of a cross between their Vollbier and Bock. It's richly malty but surprising light for 5.4%.
Becher-Bräu Vollbier is a dry fruity session beer with a lingering semi-dry, semi-bitter finish. At 5%, it invites another.
Becher-Bräu/BräuBrüder Bock is a nice balanced fruity amber Bock with a lingering, semi-dry, bittersweet finish. Dangerous at 7.5%.
Mann's Bräu is a nicely balanced dark beer more in the southern Bavarian style with a rich malty palate and a touch of dark chocolate. The lingering semi-dry finish is moreish.
