Beer journey · Germany
Lower Rhine
Copper from the countryside, dry in the finish.
Guided route
Lower Rhine in depth
What is Altbier, and who brews it out in the countryside? On the Lower Rhine, it's Bolten in Korschenbroich, Diebels in Issum, and small breweries in Krefeld.
1Region & HistoryVillage, Not Old Town
2Water & SoilFlat Country
3Malt & GrainDark-Kilned
4HopsBitter on Purpose
5Yeast & FermentationCold-Conditioned
6Beer StylesAltbier in Detail
7TastingSmall Glass and Cask
8Food & Beer CultureReibekuchen and Sauerbraten0 of 8
Munich
Freising & Weihenstephan
Hallertau
Ingolstadt & the Reinheitsgebot
Kelheim & Weltenburg
Andechs & Fünfseenland
Chiemgau & Rupertiwinkel
Rosenheim & Inntal
Erding & Holzland
Aying & Oberland
Landshut & Isar Valley
Straubing & Gäuboden
Passau & Bavarian Forest
Oberpfalz Zoigl
Regensburg & Oberpfalz
Bamberg
Franconian Switzerland
Kulmbach & Bayreuth
Hof & Frankenwald
Coburg & Itzgrund
Nuremberg & Fürth
Erlangen & Bergkirchweih
Aischgrund & Steigerwald
Spalt & Franconian Lake District
Würzburg & Mainfranken
Rhön
Allgäu
Augsburg & Bavarian Swabia
Tettnang & Lake Constance
Stuttgart & Württemberg
Swabian Alb
Black Forest
Baden & Kurpfalz
Hesse
Saarland & Palatinate
Bitburg & Eifel
Cologne
Düsseldorf
Dortmund
Ruhr Region
Sauerland & Siegerland
Münsterland & Ostwestfalen
Einbeck & South Lower Saxony
Goslar & Harz
Hannover & Braunschweig
Bremen
Hamburg
Friesland & East Frisia
Schleswig-Holstein
Mecklenburg & Vorpommern
Berlin
Brandenburg & Lausitz
Leipzig
Dresden & Elbtal
Erzgebirge & Vogtland
Thuringia
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