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By: Boak and Bailey’s Beer Blog » Blog Archive » Some interesting Oktoberfests in London

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:36:30 +0000

[...] from 9th-12th October, featuring draft altbier, Franconian rarities and other wondrous brews. (Read about the first one or find out more details about this [...]

By: Andy Neil (Bier-Mania!)

Andy Neil (Bier-Mania!) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:32:01 +0000

Boak,
Thanks for the kind words!
We will be running (hopefully) around 4 per year.
Cheers,
Andy

By: Ron Pattinson

Ron Pattinson — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:41:02 +0000

Hofmann is in a tiny village. I wouldn’t expect to find much in the wa of public transport.

Pottenstein is beautiful, but I wouldn’t go to a huge effort to get there just for the beer. There are places with better beer in Franconia.

Forchheim is worth a visit. I’m sure some of the Bierkellers in the Kellerberg (where they hold the Annafest) are open all year. All four brewery taps are really close to each other.

I can’t say about Buttenheim. When we were there both brewery taps were closed. The breweries are, quite literally, next door to each other.

By: Boak

Boak — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:58:28 +0000

Is it doable by public transport? We’re off to Franconia next month but limited to the (admittedly excellent) trains and buses.

Think we might just stick to Forcheim, Buttenheim & Memmelsdorf as they look accessible from Bamberg, but if anyone’s got more tips we’d be delighted to hear them. Pottenstein looks a trek but worth it. Dunno. We’ll probably just end up hungover in our hotel.

By: Ron Pattinson

Ron Pattinson — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:53:15 +0000

Hofmann Export – what a great beer. Go to the brewery. It’s wonderful. The brewer, Frau Hofmann is so enthusiastic.

I wish I could have gone to the festival. Great selection of beer.

By: Tom Fryer

Tom Fryer — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:32:23 +0000

I was there on Saturday too… Damn.

By: Andy Holmes

Andy Holmes — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:30:24 +0000

I was there Saturday, three and a half hours on the bus and no beer. Oh well, maybe next time (obscure German Folk Song/Ritchie Blackmore reference).

By: Ally

Ally — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:38:24 +0000

They had obatzda and I missed it? Darn! I love it, too.

Andy had mentioned that they might run out by today. I’m glad I decided to go straightaway. I only wish I could have stayed longer Thursday! It was a wonderfully varied crowd, as you say.