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Graham Cox
Senior Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 2085
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.32.253.156
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 03:34 am: | 
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Hey guys, I know we have some regulars here who have spent and continue to spend considerable time in Germany. I may be going over in about a month to visit some friends in the Stuttgart area. Baden-Württemberg isn't the beer-state that Bavaria is, but does anybody have any must-sees in the Stuttgart area? I've been there before, but it was before I underwent the divine transformation to Beer Geek. |
Hallertauer
Advanced Member
Username: Hallertauer
Post Number: 552
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 204.104.55.244
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 11:02 am: |
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Graham, this is my favaorite pils from the Stuttgart area. It's hopped with tettinger hops from the tettnanger region of Baden-Württemburg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwaben_Br%C3%A4u
Also if you are into cars remember that the car and motorcycle were invented in Stuttgart so you might want to visit the Porsche and/or the Mercedes-Benz museum.
If you make it to the Frankfurt area give me a shout and we could have a beer or two.
Let me know if you need anything translated. |
Jeff Rankert
Junior Member
Username: Hopfenundmalz
Post Number: 33
Registered: 06-2008
Posted From: 76.122.147.39
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 03:55 pm: |
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Alpirsbacher is in the Schwarzwald, and I enjoyed those beers.
The Porsche and MB museums are very good. The MB museum has gone to a new building since I was there, and would be even better today.
When we went to the MB museum, the Gottlieb Diamler Patentwagon was just through the doors. Later we heard a hit and miss engine fire up, and it turns out they had started it for a large German tour group. It had been totally restored for the 100th anniversery of the auto, and was in running condition. It may be like grandpa's axe, on the 3rd handle and second head, but it is the original. |
Jeff Swearengin
Senior Member
Username: Beertracker
Post Number: 1241
Registered: 03-2002
Posted From: 216.97.167.75
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 06:28 pm: |
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Interesting, I didn't realize that Dinkelacker was still around. I drank plenty of it while I was stationed over there, as it was available at the exchange. Is the dark still around? That stuff used to be the "darkest" beer that I would actually drink.  |
Hallertauer
Advanced Member
Username: Hallertauer
Post Number: 555
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 204.104.55.242
| | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2009 - 09:39 am: |
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Jeff,
That's how I discovered Meister-Pils, from Dinkelacker. I used to go bowling on an American base close by and this is the German beer the American services were offering it's soldiers. I thought it was just a gimmick with the swing tops and all but the beer turned out to be really good. |
Brewzz
Advanced Member
Username: Brewzz
Post Number: 589
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 70.112.116.217
| | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2009 - 12:32 pm: |
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That's all my Dad drank while he was stationed in Stuttgart during the war...Dinkelacker |
Dave Witt
Senior Member
Username: Davew
Post Number: 1253
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 68.57.245.38
| | Posted on Saturday, February 14, 2009 - 02:03 am: |
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FWIW, I think the Dinkelacker pils that we have here is my favorite German pils. |
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