Black forest brewery germany free#
Black forest brewery germany windows#

Black forest brewery germany free#

Following this we were able to collect our free earthenware beer mugs from the shop (sale price 3 euros).Īs I said at the beginning we were made aware when we bought our tickets that the tour would be delivered entirely in German and having very rudimentary German language skills we thought that we might be able to understand a little. The tour ended with two free draft 0.3l beers of choice whilst we sat and listened to the second of the 25 minute monologues informing us about the different qualities of the various beers produced onsite. In other parts of the brewery the talks were only 5 - 10 minutes long but we were still standing.

We informed our guide that we spoke little German and he told us that he spoke only 'Schoolboy English' but it would have been nice if he had asked 'Ok?' occasionally or acknowledged that it was difficult for us.ĭuring the tour there were two 25 minute monologues, presumably going into great detail about the brewing process, during which we stood still and listened for the entire time. This was made clear to us when we bought our tickets - so no complaints there. If not, try and find another brewery that has tours in English.Īs we were camping on the edge of the town and just a 15 minute walk from the brewery this was an obvious visitor attraction for us despite the fact that the tours are delivered only in German. So I recommend joining the tour here as long as you have a rudimentary command of German. Also there is a big picture board of a monk with a circle cut out for you to stick your head through, for a photo opportunity! There is a museum on the premises too, but we didn't have time for it. The weather was okay so we sat outdoors which was very pleasant. The service could have been a bit faster, but the food was nice. The area around the brewery includes a nice restaurant at which we had lunch before the tour.

Black forest brewery germany windows#

There is a story about one of the buildings that was built as part of the original monastery, which has a few windows that were bricked up.apparently there wasn't enough money to finish the building so they decided there were enough windows already. The various buildings look well renovated and are kept up. For the children they offer alcohol-free beer (not quite 100% alcohol free though) or water.Īfter the drinks we went to the shop where we received as gifts, two small, ceramic beer mugs with the brewery logo on them. I had the weizenbeer and my husband had the dark weizenbeer, both very tasty. The exhibits are interesting and well presented and include machinery, bottles, crates and other memorabilia from the brewery's existance.Īt the end of the tour we were able to sample the brewery's various beers in a pub room, each participant can have up to two glasses. I think there were about 15 people in all, which were split up into two groups, and it was nice to have such small numbers. I think I understand about 30% of what the guide said, which was enough, since this wasn't my first brewery tour :).

You need to speak some German though, in order to get the gist of it, which we do. My husband and I took the tour of the brewery and really enjoyed it. There is parking for several cars, someone even drove a camper van in. When entering it, on the right is a big modern facility belonging to the brewery, keep going about another 100 meters and you will see on the left a small sign for the entrance to the visitors center. The little town is beautiful and picturesque.