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Bavarian Beer

Some of Bavaria's more than 620 small and large breweries have been brewing beer for almost 1,000 years. The range of flavours is just as wide as the diversity of the brewers behind them

Bavarian Beer: Stories and Tips

Bavaria is world famous for its beer culture, with a long tradition dating back to the year 1050.

The quality of Bavarian beer is based on the German Purity Law, which was enacted in Bavaria in 1516. One of the aims was to ensure the supply of high-quality and inexpensive beer to the population, which at the time had the character of a staple food.

Today, more than 620 breweries bottle over 4,000 different brands of beer. In addition to the 40 traditional types of beer, there are also creative innovations such as craft beer.

We tell beer related stories from the hop field to special Zoigl beer, organic beers and craft beer creations to beer queens and beer cuisine.

Stories and Tips on Beer from Bavaria

Der Braumeister Kilian Stückler in seiner Privatbrauerei in Sonthofen

Craft beer with tradition

Brewmaster Kilian Stückler is the sixth generation of his family to run the Hirschbräu in Sonthofen where he fuses tradition and experimentation

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 Bio-Gärtner Sebastian Niedermaier im Biergarten in Bamberg

13 x Abbey Breweries

Bavaria is blessed with monasteries. Their location and art treasures attract many visitors, as do the beers brewed there. Our reporter tips. Cheers!

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In Attenhofen hat der Hopfenanbau Tradition

Green gold

Elisabeth Stiglmaier introduces guests to the secrets of the green gold, which helps give beers all over the

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Bieramt: Jede Woche gibt es wechselndes Fassbier aus Franken

More beer than authority: The "Bieramt" in Nuremberg

Boris Braun brings a quaffable element of Franconian identity to life in the “Bieramt” in Nuremberg

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Eine Gruppe Menschen prostet sich in einem bayerischen Biergarten zu

Cheers for 500 years!

Many inns in Bavaria have been serving guests since the 16th and 17th centuries: 15 of the oldest and most traditional "Inns" in Bavaria

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Der Zoiglstern am Giebel bedeutet, dass die Zoiglstube geöffnet ist

Zoigl beer landlord Reinhard Fütterer

Landlord Reinhard Fütterer is helping to keep the 600 year-old tradition of community brewing alive. His bottom-fermented beer is known as Zoigl

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Cristin trägt sieben Maß

Serving the "Maßes"

What does the Oktoberfest mean to the people who work there? We accompanied Oktoberfest waitress Cristin at work in the Schottenhamel tent

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Silvia Beyer: Schon ihre Großmutter und Mutter lebten vegetarisch

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