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Beer
Travels in Germany
The Ultimate Vacation:
Romance,
History, and
a Fresh Brew
Note, this section is a work in progress
Enjoy
the romance of beer ... and have a fresh one right at the source. Travel
to the beer historic highlights of Germany
in pursuit of great brews. Click on the links above for the most famus German
brew centers. Find out what is there to see see and do there in the villages,
towns and cities that have spawned the great German beer styles. Make your
vacation an adventure in beer exploration.
These links provide you with more than standard tourist information. They fill you in on the beer-specific attractions, sites, history, culture, food, attractions, activities, and events that let you plan your perfect vacation and expand your beer horizon.
Trace the roots of some of the
world's greatest beers. Marvel at centuries-old brewhouses, where happymonks
once made their liquid bread. Experience the endless variety of brews made
from just four ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. Settle down in
the hallowed halls of German beer Gemütlichkeit and taste German brew
history.
These links provide you with
more than standard tourist information. They fill you in on the beer-specific
attractions, sites, history, culture, food, attractions, activities, and
events that let you plan your perfect vacation and expand your beer horizon.
Trace the roots of some of the world's greatest beers. Marvel at centuries-old brewhouses, where happymonks once made their liquid bread. Experience the endless variety of brews made from just four ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. Settle down in the hallowed halls of German beer Gemütlichkeit and taste German brew history.
Germany is a country of 138 thousand square miles (roughly the size of Montana) with about 85 milion people (about one-quarter the population of the United States and Canada combined). It is located smack in the middle of Europe — bounded to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the west be the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxumbourg, and France; and to the south by the Alpine countries of Switzerland and Austria. Germany's cities offer splendid castles, churches, and monuments, ancient fortifications, lavish parks, museums for every interest, top cultural events, sophisticated international and indigenous cusines, and always great local beers fresh from the source. Many cities, inlcuding Bamberg, which calls itself the "secret beer capital of Germany," have been declared United Nations World Cultural Heritage Sites.
