Malt & more
Of course the many breweries in Bamberg itself and in Bamberg County are the tasty embodiment of Bamberg’s excellent beer reputation. But Bamberg is even more than beer.
Two big malting companies, the oldest brewery plant manufacturer, the Franconian Brewery Museum, beer academies and specialist shops and some very beery events in Bamberg all add their special zest to the world of beer in Bamberg.
Bamberg Hop Garden
The old tradition of cultivating a range of aroma hops in Bamberg for the brewing trade is revived in Bamberg's first hops garden. Bamberg’s market gardeners gave up growing hop about a century ago and concentrated on the cultivation of vegetables. In this family run gardening business, ...
Braumanufaktur und Malzfabrik Weyermann®
The Weyermann® Malzfabrik has its own state-of-the-art brewery. Here, beers are brewed according to the best Bamberg beer tradition - such as the Bamberger Hofbräu® line - and experimental craft beers of international relevance. All of these recipes are made from Weyermann® special malts and ...
Die Bierothek - beer shop
Untere Königstraße 1 · 96052 Bamberg · Germany · Tel.: +49 951/9649-250
Franconian Brewery Museum
In the historical, restored vaulted rooms of the former Benedictine Brewery on Michelsberg, the Franconian Brewery Museum is completely devoted to beer. You can admire more than 1300 exhibits in the 900m² museum, which traces the creation of beer from the crop to the mug - all in the unique ...
KASPAR SCHULZ Brewery Plant Manufacturer
In 1677 the coppersmith Christian Schulz married the widow of his former master and thus also took over the forge and started his own business in Bamberg, supplying brewpubs with “finely forged and hammered copper kettles as a guarantee for quality beer.” Over the next 330 and more years, ...
April 23rd, 2025 - April 23rd, 2025
Beer Day
Especially in the 19th century, Bamberg, with its 65 breweries, had a unique position in Franconia and even today beer is still brewed here in numerous, mostly medium-sized, breweries. For years, this unique tradition culminated on Beer Day (April 23). Beer Day is currently no longer celebrated ...