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27 September 2018

Berlin 2018 - Thursday 2 August

A can of Warsteiner Pilsener (3 euros) on my Eurowings EW8462 flight from London Heathrow to Berlin Tegel airport was an inexpensive treat to get in the mood for a beer-orientated trip to the city.
Flight time passed quickly and despite warnings of delays at the overcrowded airport, with only hand luggage, transit through the airport was quick thanks to automated passport-checking booths.
I did not stop for a beer and currywurst at EsS-Bahn just outside the airport terminal but I did take a photo!
Having done some research into the various fares available, the best option for me, staying over 4 days and not planning to visit museums or tourist attactions, was a standard 7 day ticket.for zones A & B, costing 30 euros.
West section of Berlin transport map with route in orange
This ticket option was available on the 'more fares' (second) screen of the machine which accepted card payment. It then needed to be inserted into a validating machine before boarding the (TXL) bus.
Beusselstrasse S-bahn station
Berlin du bist so Wunderbar! - eastwards view from Halensee S-bahn station
A transfer to an anti-clockwise S-Bahn at Beusselstrasse for Halensee, left me near a bus stop for a short journey on a yellow double-decker bus to a stop near St Michaels-Heim hostel.
Wolf Vostell's Zwei Beton Cadillacs sculpture - Rathenau Platz
The bus route passes an unusual concrete sculpture in the middle of a roundabout at
Rathenau Platz. Constructed by Wolf Vostell in 1987, 'Two concrete Cadillacs in the form of naked Maya' some parts of the cars are still visible from some angles.
Biergarten am Herthasee / rear garden of St Michaels Heim
After checking in at St Michaels Heim hostel, it was necessary to return to reception to obtain an electric fan as my room was hot and lacking any air-con.
I was soon back on a bus to








18 August 2013

Around Berlin in 7 Beers

[Work in Progress - version 3]

Peter Sutcliffe signed a copy of his excellent guide 'Around Berlin in 80 Beers' when I met him at the book launch event at Copenhagen beer festival in 2011.

While visiting Berlin in August 2013 I was able to visit 7 of the bars mentioned in the book.
This post will feature some photos from the bars I visited.

1) Lemke am Schloss (Charlottenburg)

On the way to Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg to see some surrealist art, a Sunday lunchtime stop at the Brauhaus Lemke brewpub at Luisenplatz 1, was a good idea. 

A table at the back gave a good view of the bar on the right and brewing vessels on the left.
The menu included a four beer tasting option (4 euros) and was a good choice as the measures looked on the generous side (0.1 litre). The beers were served with a small dish of grains to clear the palate between beers.
I tasted the pilsner (centre right) first, then the wheat beer (centre left), then the special (zwickel) and finally the dunkel (left). These were all served cool and in good condition.
As this is a beer blog there will only be a brief mention of the lunch but the pork knuckle was the main part of a substantial German dish, recommended for value and quality.

6) Gasthaus Lentz, Stuttgarter Platz 20, 10627 Berlin  (near Berlin-Charlottenburg station)



Arrived on a wet Monday evening and was lucky to find a table near the counter inside this popular cafe / bar.
Immediately impressed by the great atmosphere and service standards.
An interesting range of draught beers which are expertly served into freshly rinsed glasses that match the beer is always a good sign.
The large room with a red floor and high ceilings has some interesting photos and enamel signs on the plain walls. Plants and flowers give a natural feel. The entrance door is flanked by a large window on one side and a smaller window on the other.

The draught beers are from several regions of Germany and I picked a beer from Bavaria in the Benedictine brewing tradition - Andechser Vollbier Hell by Klosterbrauerei Andechs.
Gasthaus Lentz had become my favourite beer bar in Berlin so I resolved to return the next morning for a beer on my last day in Berlin. On Tuesday I could take some daytime photos and drink the Weissbier / wheat beer from Klosterbrauerei Andechs with a fresh and salty pretzel.

Kloster Andechs brewery English webpage 
Gasthaus Lentz website with photos  

7) Hopfingerbrau, Berlin Hbf (main railway station)

On the way to Schonefeld airport, I stopped off at Berlin Hbf to visit Hopfingerbrau. It is on the level immediately below the top level (for S trains and long distance DB trains to Warsaw and Cologne etc).
It was not busy on a Tuesday lunchtime and I was impressed that Herr Pscheidt, behind the bar, brought my 0.5 litre of Dunkel to my table instead of waiting for the waitress to do this.

I took the opportunity to get a photograph of him holding a copy of Ullage and to ask him for some more information about the Dunkel. He kindly went off in search of a keg cap to give me as a reminder of the supplier for the beer. The bar is now operated by the Radeberger brewery and the Dunkel is branded as Markischer Landmann from the Berliner Kindl Brewery in Berlin.

The copper vessels behind the bar and the copper piping over the bar are just for show but do give a solid impression of brewing quality to this conveniently positioned bar.