Travels With Nate

We arrived in Nuremberg on Monday night at around 6:30pm and jumped on the U2 to Hauptbahnhof, which was surprisingly quick compared to where airports are located in every other city I've been to, before switching onto the U1 to Frankenstraße. From there it was only a 15 minute walk to our hotel, even with a dreaded wheely suitcase in tow. After chilling for a while we decided to head to a local bar in search of food and beer. Landbierparadies has about 3 bars and a bottle shop dotted around Nuremberg, but the one closest to us was the one on Sterzinger Strasse, only a 20 minute walk away. This small chain is unique in that it is 100% local from the beer, to the food menu to even the soft drinks. The other thing that makes it unique is that the only beer served "vom fass" or rather, on draught, is a frequently changing local Franconian beer, directly from the wooden barrel. We found the bar on a housing estate, with great ease and walked in. It's essentially withi...

“Germany only has about three styles [of beer] and they ALL TASTE THE SAME” -           David theUrban Viking That was the most ridiculous thing I have read all week and it was in response to this: “Germany playing Denmark is a difficult one for me considering my choices are based on beer... think I have to pick Germany though!” I decided not to respond originally because it was an outrageous comment but the night after, Steve from Beers I’ve Known posted a link with a guide to German beer styles . I reposted this on facebook and quoted Mr. Viking. This spawned a bit of a debate. He challenged me to find him 3 German beers that are all unique. I briefly got back to him but I thought a blog post would do it more justice. Here are my choices (notes are from my awesome book from pre-blogging days): Beer: - Weihenstephaner Vitus Style: - Weizen Bock ABV: - 7.7% Where: - The Euston Tap , London How: - Draft – Half pint in a w...