Stiegl-Brauwelt

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On our last day in Salzburg, we took a tour of the Stiegl Brewery! This was such a fun experience, and I am so glad that we did it.

The brewery is about a 30 minute walk from the Altstadt. We used the GPS on my phone to ensure we were on the right track, and the walk was much, much easier that I anticipated. Actually, I had worried about this activity since I started planning our trip. It was very difficult to find much information on the brewery in English on the internet, or in other blogs or travel books. In any case, it worked out great!

We called the morning of and confirmed the time of the English tour, which was at 14:00 when we visited, and I think there is only one English tour a day. Upon arrival, we went into the giftshop and purchased tickets for the tour (€11,00/person). Easy! Before the tour, we had a quick lunch in the restaurant and checked out the grounds, including Stiegl’s own maypole. So cool!

The tour started with a very “euro” 360 movie, proceeded through the making of beer and ended in the Stiegl museum. The tour was great and I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves beer, or who is in the area and has not had a chance to tour a brewery, since beer is such a part of the culture in this part of the world. The tour ended with a tasting of three beers of your choice, which equated to a little over a 1/2 liter of beer, and a free gift. For our gift, we had the choice of another beer to take home (in a bottle), a magnet or a lapel pin.

The three beer sampler was served in the outdoor beer garden, where Dan finally got to smoke his Cuban! We left around 16:30, and the entire event lasted about four and a half not-rushed-at-all hours.

LOGISTICS

Sitgel-Brauwelt

Bräuhausstraße 9

5020 Salzburg

Tel. +43 (0)662-8387-1492

The brewery is open on Sunday.

The website seems to have improved A LOT from when I was researching this. I think they may have read my comment card!

Bärenwirt Salzburg

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In Salzburg, we dined at a delicious restaurant a short walk from our apartment – Bärenwirt. This restaurant is just up the hill from the Altstadt on the way to Augustiner Bräu. We walked by this restaurant earlier in our trip, and we were so glad that we returned! Dan and I dined on pumpkin soup, a meat platter, schweinschnitzel and German chocolate cake. YUM!! This may have been the best schnitzel I had on the trip (close with my Hallstatt schnitzel), and this was certainly our best meal in Salzburg. Our waitress spoke perfect English and was extremely friendly. The meal ended with a complementary bowl of gummy bears – so cute! When the waitress saw that we were excited about the gummy bears, she gave us some extras in a to go bag!

Bärenwirt also claims to have “the best friend chicken.” Craig tried it, and he seemed to like it. Growing up in Virginia, it was hard for me to get on board with this. However, it seemed like a valiant attempt.

LOGISTICS

Bärenwirt Salzburg

Müllner Hauptstraße 8

5020 Salzburg

Tel +43 (0)662 422 404

We didn’t make a reservation and were able to walk-in around 8 on a Saturday.

Augustiner Bräu – Salzburg, Austria

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We went to Augustiner Bräu on our first night in Sazlburg upon the recommendation of our cab driver. Augustiner is a large brewery just up from the Altstadt. The route is very easily walkable and took about 15 minutes from the Altstadt.

Augustiner serves half or full liter steins of their own brew. To get a beer, you purchase a token from the cashier at the front, grab a stein, rinse it in the water and hand your token and stein to the man pouring the beer. After collecting your beer, the brewery opens up into a beer hall with numerous stalls selling various types of food. As with most beer halls, you take a seat wherever you please. There were a lot of university students there. Very Hogwartsesque.

We tried food from a few of the stands, but nothing really blew me away. The stalls served inexpensive local fare, including schnitzel, fish, and pork. However, you can also bring in our own food! I wish I had known this, as we passed a pizza place on the way that smelled amazing…

In addition to the indoor beer hall, there is an outdoor beer garden.

LOGISTICS

Augustiner Bräu

A-5020 Salzburg Lindhofstr. 7

T: +43-662-431246