Comments on: The Eschenbräu Brewpub in Berlin http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/16/the-eschenbrau-brewpub-in-berlin/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe S. http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/16/the-eschenbrau-brewpub-in-berlin/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Joe S. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:20:19 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=400#comment-483 Brewbaker is lovely. Spandau was a close second for us. I'll have to check out Eschenbrau next time I'm in town. In Berlin we had a hell of a time ordering Belriner Weisse without syrup. They really try to talk you out of it. The city is badly in need of a locally driven consumer movement. A handful of beer travelers aren't going to cut it. Brewbaker is lovely. Spandau was a close second for us. I’ll have to check out Eschenbrau next time I’m in town.

In Berlin we had a hell of a time ordering Belriner Weisse without syrup. They really try to talk you out of it. The city is badly in need of a locally driven consumer movement. A handful of beer travelers aren’t going to cut it.

]]> By: Lars Marius Garshol http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/16/the-eschenbrau-brewpub-in-berlin/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Lars Marius Garshol Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:40:27 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=400#comment-482 I have wondered about this, too. Why would not more breweries make the local style? Brewbaker (another brewpub) does have a Berliner Weisse, and there is another from Berliner Bürgerbräu, but they don't seem to have much distribution. From the experience they have with gose in Leipzig, where you basically have to convince the waiters you can take it before they'll sell it to you undiluted, I guess sour beers may be a tough sell these days, however much they may be part of local beer culture. Of course, you could do like they do in Goslar, and make a sour beer (gose) that isn't really very sour, but where's the point in that? Anyway, I recommend Wöllnitzer Weißbier, which is easily the best Berliner Weisse I've tried, even if it's from Jena. I have wondered about this, too. Why would not more breweries make the local style? Brewbaker (another brewpub) does have a Berliner Weisse, and there is another from Berliner Bürgerbräu, but they don’t seem to have much distribution.

From the experience they have with gose in Leipzig, where you basically have to convince the waiters you can take it before they’ll sell it to you undiluted, I guess sour beers may be a tough sell these days, however much they may be part of local beer culture.

Of course, you could do like they do in Goslar, and make a sour beer (gose) that isn’t really very sour, but where’s the point in that?

Anyway, I recommend Wöllnitzer Weißbier, which is easily the best Berliner Weisse I’ve tried, even if it’s from Jena.

]]> By: Velky Al http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/16/the-eschenbrau-brewpub-in-berlin/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Velky Al Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:04:46 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=400#comment-481 Will let Mrs Velkyal know about this place as she will be up in Berlin at the weekend. Will let Mrs Velkyal know about this place as she will be up in Berlin at the weekend.

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