{"id":98896337,"date":"2018-09-13T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/?p=98896337"},"modified":"2019-12-23T08:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T13:33:04","slug":"the-coolest-breweries-to-tour-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/the-coolest-breweries-to-tour-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Prost! The Coolest Breweries that You Can Visit &#038; Tour in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know a country takes its beer seriously when there&#8217;s a law to make sure it&#8217;s produced right! Germany&#8217;s\u00a0purity law has been in place since the 1500s to keep native brewers honest, enforcing that beers are to be made with the four main ingredients of hops, yeast, malt, and water. And while brewing beer might be a serious game in Germany, that doesn\u2019t mean the country doesn\u2019t know how to have fun with beer. Germany has exploded with a diverse beer scene, dabbling in craft beers while still maintaining tradition. If you\u2019re looking to experience Germany\u2019s beer scene, you can\u2019t miss hopping on a brewery tour at some of the country\u2019s coolest breweries.<\/p>\n<h2>Rechenberger Brewery<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98896344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-rechenberger-brewery.jpg\" alt=\"Young couple, man and woman, in traditional Bavarian Tracht drinking beer in a brewery in front of beer barrels\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-rechenberger-brewery.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-rechenberger-brewery-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-rechenberger-brewery-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-rechenberger-brewery-810x486.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A brewery has occupied the site of the current\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rechenberger.com\/museumsbrauerei.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rechenberger Brewery<\/a> since 1558. Luckily for travelers today, you can still experience traces of the\u00a0old ways of brewing at this location. Set an hour south of Dresden, the brewery is one of the oldest in Saxony\u00a0and uses water from\u00a0its own wells. Tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday; for two hours, beer lovers are invited to experience the 1780 brewhouse, the underground vaulted cellars, and even have a little tasting post tour. There\u2019s also a restaurant in case you get the munchies after a few too many beers.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/cheap-flights\/germany-de-deals\">Chug on the good life in Germany! Find some super cheap flights to get you there for less &#8211; HURRY!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Hofbra\u00fc Brewery<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmaolKFFGmV\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmaolKFFGmV\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmaolKFFGmV\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\">Oktoberfest is around the corner. Get your right outfit here https:\/\/m.hofbraeuhaus-shop.de #outfit #oktoberfest #wiesn #tracht #trachtenweste #lederhose #model #shooting #brauerei #brewery #hofbr\u00e4uhaus #hofbr\u00e4um\u00fcnchen #hofbraeumuenchen #hbmunich #hb #crown #krone #barrel #fass #bierfass #beer #bier<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hofbraeumuenchen\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\"> Hofbr\u00e4u M\u00fcnchen<\/a> (@hofbraeumuenchen) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-08-13T10:44:04+00:00\">Aug 13, 2018 at 3:44am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Located in the outskirts of Munich, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hofbraeu-muenchen.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Hofbra\u00fc<\/a> is arguably the most well-known of Germany\u2019s breweries and for good reason. When the beer served at the court of William V, Duke of Bavaria, simply wouldn\u2019t do,\u00a0the good duke started his own in 1589 &#8212; and the rest, as they way, is history! It remains just one of two Bavarian state-run breweries in Munich. You can roam the brewery on 60- to 90-minute tours held Monday through Thursday. You\u2019ll get to see the brewhouse and fermentation cellar, and cap it all off with a fresh beer from the beer tank and a Bavarian snack or two in the onsite brewpub.<\/p>\n<h2>Rostocker Brewery<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98896347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-Rostocker-Brewery.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up two cold beers with foam and water drops.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-Rostocker-Brewery.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-Rostocker-Brewery-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-Rostocker-Brewery-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Coolest-Breweries-to-Tour-in-Germany-Rostocker-Brewery-810x486.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Set along the northern coast of Germany, roughly 2 hours from Hamburg, you\u2019ll find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rostocker.de\/willkommen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rostocker Brewery<\/a>. With foundations in 1878, Rostocker draws on the area\u2019s 750-year-old tradition for brewing beer. You can join a tour April through October every Thursday. You\u2019ll be guided through the brewery for around 90 minutes, all while learning the history of Rostocker and its art for brewing using only four natural ingredients.<\/p>\n<h2>Weihenstephan Brewery<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmIrxSFlBCu\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmIrxSFlBCu\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmIrxSFlBCu\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\">Prost to every single one of you! #beer #brew #weihenstephaner #weihenstephan #beer #beerlove #brauerei<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weihenstephan_official\/?utm_source=ig_embed_loading\" target=\"_blank\"> Brauerei Weihenstephan<\/a> (@weihenstephan_official) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-08-06T11:25:37+00:00\">Aug 6, 2018 at 4:25am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you love history and beer, you can\u2019t miss a stop\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weihenstephaner.de\/en\/our-brewery\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weihenstephan Brewery<\/a> outside of Freising, roughly 40 minutes from Munich. Weihenstephan claims the title of the oldest existing brewery in the world. It began as a monastic brewery nearly 1,000 years ago. Today you can tour all of its history on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Lasting around 120 minutes, you begin the tour with a history lesson at the onsite brewery museum and conclude with a tasting of various beers. You can even take home the mug from which you are imbibing as a souvenir!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Love beer and Germany? What\u2019s your favorite brewery tour in the country? Share your pick with us in comments below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know a country takes its beer seriously when there&#8217;s a law to make sure it&#8217;s produced right! Germany&#8217;s\u00a0purity law has been in place since the 1500s to keep native brewers honest, enforcing that beers are to be made with the four main ingredients of hops, yeast, malt, and water. 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