Brewery and beer cellar tour in Franconia
It is not without reason that the region around Bamberg and Forchheim is known as the beer country of Upper Franconia. A unique abundance of small private breweries can be visited along the 200 kilometres of the mid-mountain range - with numerous types of beer served in shady beer cellars. Nowhere else in the world is there a greater density of breweries.
The entire route is signposted in both directions with a beer mug under a tree.
The breweries and beer cellars tour leads mainly along low-traffic side roads and tarmac cycle paths, occasionally also along country lanes and forest tracks. The real connoisseurs take five to six days to complete the tour. For a taster tour, we recommend the designated short version of 61 kilometres from Bamberg via Hallstadt to Schönbrunn and back via Pettstadt. The all-clear for non-beer drinkers and culture fans: the tour also includes the Bamberg World Heritage Site with its cathedral, the Levi-Strauss Museum in Buttenheim and the Imperial Palace in Forchheim.
Journey:
Bamberg and Forchheim are well integrated into the Deutsche Bahn network. www.bahn.de
Tour combinations:
The brewery and beer cellar tour can be easily supplemented, for example, with the Main cycle path, Casanova's ride, prince-bishop's tourObermain-Frankenwald Tour, Main-Coburg Tour, Regnitz cycle path.
Accommodation tips:
Brauereigasthof Rothenbach in Aufsess, www.brauereigasthof-rothenbach.de
Hotel Brudermühle in Bamberg, www.brudermuehle.de
Hotel Heiligenstadter Hof, www.hotel-heiligenstadter-hof.de
Hotel-Gasthof Vierjahreszeiten in Breitengüßbach, www.vierjahreszeiten.de
Landgasthof Bieger in Ebermannstadt, www.landgasthof-bieger.de
Culinary tip:
A selection of breweries and beer cellars worth visiting can be found on the tour folder (see below). Or park your bike and get to know Bamberg's beers on foot on the beer tasting tour from Fässla to Schlenkerla,
www.bamberg.info/pauschalen/bierschmeckertour-1370/
Maps and literature:
A brochure with an overview map is available for download at www.bamberg.info/wege/brauereien-_und_bierkellertour-1170/
ADFC regional map "Nuremberg, Middle Franconia" 1:75,000 at 8.95 euros.
Information:
Bamberg Tourism, Tel. 0951/2976-200, www.bamberg.info;
Franconian Switzerland Tourist Information Centre, Tel. 09191/861054, www.fraenkische-schweiz.com;
Steigerwald Tourist Information Centre, Tel. 09162/12424, www.steigerwald-info.de
The complete article was published in Trekkingbike issue 6/2016. You can download the issue in the Trekkingbike app (iTunes and Google Play ) or in the DK-Shop order.
