Beer in Salzburg by Leah Penn

AUSTRIAN BEER IN SALZBURG

Austria"?? a cool draft beer, gardens with their shady chestnut trees, crunching gravel and rustic tables"??Whether young or old - summer is the season that Salzburg residents and their guests enjoy to drink their beverages in gardens. Salzburg's beer gardens are almost as well-known as its churches and are a very popular retreat on warm summer evenings. Many h?'tel à Salzbourg have theirs own bar where you can enjoy a fresh beer. During the Middle Ages the majority of the beer produced had to be turned over free of charge to the ruling Roman Catholic prince and his court. The beer that did not land on the archiepiscopal table was sold to the public for a high price.


Salzburg's beer gardens are distinguished by conviviality and enjoyment in a unique ambiance. The most famous beer garden is not far from the city's landmark, Hohensalzburg Fortress: the StieglKeller, serving its own Stiegl beer produced by of Austria's biggest private breweries, is only open during the summer and offers a wonderful view over the rooftops of the city. Those looking for more information on hopped beer can learn everything there is to know about beer at Europe's largest beer exhibition, the "??Stiegl-Brauwelt". With its own museum, visitors can learn about the art of beer brewing
Stiegl Brauwelt, Bräuhausstrasse 9. Bus stop Bräuhausstrasse on Line 1

A popular meeting place and an absolute must for Salzburg visitors is the garden run by the Augustiner Bräu monastery in Mülln, fondly called the "Bräustübl" by the locals. They also serve their self-brewed beer, and market-like shops to buy food. You can bring your own food (not drinks!) if you want. Its dining halls can accommodate up to 3000 people, and it has a beer garden with seats for up to 2000 people A tour of the brewery reveals many interesting facts about the proverbs and paintings on the walls at the Augustiner Bräu, which still brews beer in the traditional way.
Augustiner Bräustübl, Lindhofstrasse 7. Bus stop Landeskrankenhaus.
In addition to these two breweries on the left bank of the Salzach River, Salzburg also offers another special tip for beer connoisseurs: if you walk to the end of the pedestrian zone on the right bank of the Salzach, you will find the White Beer Brewery ("Weissbierbrauerei"??). After spending four days in a fermenting vat, the "Hefeweissbier" is filled into bottles, where the yeast lets it age for two weeks. Brewed according to an old Bavarian recipe, the "white" beer tastes best on a warm summer evening soaking up the "Gemütlichkeit" in the brewery garden.

Sternbrau, Eder"??s Bierheuriger and the Steinlechner are only a few of the countless beer gardens that let you kick back and enjoy the summer in Salzburg.
If you are looking for something more intimate, then Die Weiße (Die Weisse, Rupertgasse 10), in the neighborhood of Andräviertel might be for you. As the beer garden here is not too big, though, it does tend to get rather overcrowded in the summer months, so you might want to try Raschhofers Rossbräu , which is situated in the Herrnau shopping center. Most of the beers here come from Upper Austria.
Another option for those looking for a cosy pub is the Fidele Affe near Linzergasse.

If you have appreciated this article about Austrian beer in Salzburg and you are still wondering if you should go there, you should also know that this cosy city is really welcoming and propose plenty of nice h?'tel Salzbourg. Fühlen Sie sich und bis bald gut!



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