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Off The Beaten Path: Kloster Kruezberg
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  • Updated by richiecdisc on Jul 29, 2003
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    • Bavaria - richiecdisc going Kloster again
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    • Attentive readers know by now that Kloster Kreuzberg is a great value place to stay, has great cheap eats, and brews some tasty beers right on the premises, but not EVERYONE goes there for any of these reasons. It's a real life montastery and quite the tourist destination in its own right, resplendant with Franciscan monks. It is scenically situated atop the Kreuzberg, one of the many 1000 meter peaks in the Rhon mountain range.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Sesslach
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    • Bavaria - picture perfect Sesslach
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    • Sesslach is something out of a Hans and Gretel fairy tale. Much like Rothenburg ob der Tauber but with far less tourists, this picture perfect medieval walled town has to be seen to be believed. It also has a communal brewery that is owned by the town's residents and it is housed in a 450-year-old half-timbered house on a cobblestoned square. It's very small so you only need a few hours to see it but I imagine it's a nice place to spend the night and soak in the great pubs after the few tourists that venture here go home. Sesslach is very close to Kloster Kreuzberg and on the way to Bamberg from there.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Heilgersdorf, yeah right
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  • Written by richiecdisc on Jul 22, 2003
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    • Bavaria - another small village, another small brewery
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    • Okay, maybe no one goes to Heilgersdorf but they do have a great little brewpub by the name of Scharpf. It's at Haupstrasse 16 and in this one horse town, easy to find. The house brewed Marzen was quite good and it's right outside of Sesslach. All you need is a VERY UNDERSTANDING girlfriend to drive you there. ;)

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    Off The Beaten Path: Stublang
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    • Bavaria - beautiful downtown Stublang
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    • Little more than a small farming village in Franconia, it nonetheless gives a glimpse into rural German life. I can almost hear the pigs squealing now. Stublang is in the Staffelberg region, which is very good for hiking and cycling. Of course, the best thing is there are two great brewpubs there.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Vierzehnheiligen
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    • Bavaria - imposing Vierzehnheiligen
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    • This impressive church dates back to 1745 and is noted for its extravagant Rococo art but monks settled this hilltop shrine in 1445 after a peasant saw visions of Jesus and the fourteen saints (hence the name Vierzehnheilgen). The brewing of beer dates back to this time as well and its name Nothelfertrunk means "emergency aid drink." The Monastery lies in the Staffelberg region and one can walk from one village (most with breweries!) to the next on groomed trails, many suitable for biking.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Staffelstein
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    • Bavaria - a half-timbered wonder, Staffelstein
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    • Staffelstein is a great base from which to explore the entire Staffelberg region, noted for its great hiking/biking paths around the flat-topped peak from which the area takes its name. It is a delightful town in its own right with an impressive 17th century half-timbered town hall which is pictured. Of course, there's a brewery in town too at Bambergerstrasse 33. It's called Gruner Braum but I found it less impressive than the city itself.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Schederndorf
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    • Bavaria - me at Will's place in another dorf
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    • Schederndorf is another small farming village with an old world brewpub, one that the Will family has run since 1742. It's a bustling pub that was just jam packed the day we waltzed in and I was happy to see them still dispensing their beer from small kegs sitting atop he bar, just like in the old days. They also have their own slaugtherhouse and schnapps distillery. Brauereigasthof Will is at Haus 19 in the small village and not hard to find. Get a good map to find the village!

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    Off The Beaten Path: Schesslitz
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    • Bavaria - Senger is just one of three brewpubs in town
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    • Another small village just outside of Bamberg and most noted for having three brewpubs all on the main street! Not much has changed since the 19th century in any of the three. I've tried two of them so far and both still dispensed their vollbiers from kegs sitting on the bar. Senger (pictured) is at Oberend 11 and Schmitt is at Oberend 19, while Drei Kronnen is on the Haupstrasse at number 39, just up the street as well. The last entry has been family run since 1776. Try any for a real slice of Franconia.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Memmelsdorf
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    • Bavaria - Memmelsdorf at sunset
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    • Just six kilometers northeast of Bamberg lies another quaint village with a few brewpubs to boast, offering some smoky brews like their more famous neighbor. Memmelsdorf is a nice photo stop too, especially at sunset.

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    Off The Beaten Path: Pottenstein
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    • I had high hopes for Pottenstein. I had read it was THE place for Franconian dunkles beers, having three of the very best. On my first trip there in 1997, I found them all intact, though perhaps in a slightly different form. This time I went to check out the hiking scene in the neighboring mountains and found them just okay. Two of the dunklesbeers have gone by the wayside since then, but Mager still brews a tasty one and has great food to boot. Pottenstein is a place for beginning hikers or perhaps pensioners looking for easy grade walks, and some nice beer of course. ;)

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