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🏠 • Hausbrauerei Altstadthof 🍺 • Nurnberger Rotbier (5.2%) 📍 * Hausbrauerei Altstadthof, Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany

Evening brew fans. So here in Wonderland we are also big fans of food especially if provided with beer. I have also caught the travel bug and there is nothing better than being in a new country tasting the beers they have to offer. 

In May I took a trip to Germany on the understanding I was likely to find german Pils, a couple of wheat beers and the odd dunkle, particularly given their Reinheitsgebot (Bavarian Purity Law decreeing that all beers may only be made from water, barley and hops). 

Oh how happily wrong I was! Whilst remaining steadily sozzled throughout the trip the sheer array of different styles was INSANE. I sipped my way through Berliner Weisse, Hefeweizen, Helles, Doppelbocks and a multitude of unfiltered beers. It really was an awakening. 

This little beauty is a Rotbier (Red Ale) from a cute little brewery in Nuremberg. It had been a soggy evening and I had avoided the rain by pub crawling around the city (it’s a small, intimate city and so worth a visit for the stunning architecture and the great food and drink options). There were the usual brauhaus’ but after a cheeky google, this seemed to be a winner. The inside was more a craft beer pub than a brauhaus which was cozy and a welcome change. The bar was not overcrowded and I managed to find a seat up front. There were around 6 beers on pump and I of course sampled them all! The Rotbier was my fave. It was warm and had the consistency of a porter, deliciously malty with a light hoppy flavour. Es war gut! All beer comes in their own glasses which you can buy, and I of course had to take home the little one in the picture. 

As for the food...well...I went local and had a bavarian cheese, liver pate and brawn trio with the local bavarian ham and more bread than I could get through. It was really blooming great and a lovely end to my Bavarian tour before heading to Berlin. 

BEER RATING:  🍺🍺🍺+ but the overall experience was fantastisch! 

P.S. if you are in the area I would also recommend Kellerlokal Raubritter, a little restaurant in the cellar just off the street. It was super quirky, did GREAT beer (Klosterbier - the local beer made by monks since 1050 - I know!), great food and super reasonable. An absolute must if in Nuremberg.