I went on the 65 minute English language brewery tour on a Saturday afternoon. Jürgen was our tour…read moreguide and he did a great job. In addition to other guests, there was a group of 12 guys who were on a bachelor party. I'm mentioning this because they were very disruptive but that's not Jürgen's fault and he did his best with the situation. There is a brewing room that you walk through with explanations of the different stages of the beer brewing process. In the back is a tasting room and most of the tour took place there. We all sat around a table while the guide poured and explained the beers. There appears to be a slideshow and we looked at some of the slides that identified the three beers we tried but I think because the slides were in German, we didn't see the full presentation. The tour was a nice diversion and although I have been on many brewery tours, I still learned something from this one, particularly about German beer. After the tour, your hand stamp gets you a discount in the gift shop.

Now THIS is more like it. Outstanding pilsners, quality food, and luckily for me, a staff that…read morewent out of their way to speak English. Sit at the bar to take advantage of the ice cold beer tray, which will help keep your half liter chilled. Try out the sausages and fresh baked bread, and hit the craft beer shop on the way out.

This is probably one of the best private micro-breweries in North Germany. The atmosphere is very…read more"Altdeutsch", but not "spiessig." The staff are extremely nice and friendly and they can answer any questions about the beer and how it is brewed. The beer is fantastic. And the food, dude. The food is the bomb-o-licious. It's pretty hearty old school German style like Oma used to make, so I think it is safe to say it is not something for vegetarians. They also make a great currywurst.

Very nice and unique place and n Lüneburg, Germany. A old brewery with lots of craft beers. Very…read moreyummy menu with tons of options from meat to vegan. Service is very good and attentive. Ambiente super cool. You're in the brewery itself.

Mälzer is a lueneburger brewery in the middle of the city…read more we were there after dinner to have more beer. the place itself is typical brewery style, with wood tables and wood banks the second floor is a bit different tho with antiquities as furniture! its a cozy place their beer is rather good, otherwise we didn't try anything else! as a tourist it was a nice place to sit in

Such a cool spot in Hamburg for some tasty craft beers. They have tons of seating - both indoors…read moreand outdoors, and it almost always fills up during their opening hours. I just wish they had longer opening hours and were also open on the weekend! Also, offering beers in larger quantities would be nice as well, instead of getting up and walking to the counter to order a new one frequently :) Hamburg (and Germany in general) needs more places like this for sure!

OK, it's settled. Next time I go out for a really satisfying beer in Hamburg, it's Circle 8…read more Why? Because the nascent craft brew scene in the Hansestadt suffers from two problems: 1) fear of alienating German lager drinkers by serving them up something too genuinely flavorful; and, 2) creating weak, flawed, amateurish versions of pale ales, IPAs, et cetera because they just aren't very good at it. Circle 8 does NOT suffer from these failings. The black IPA I had there, was probably the best I've ever had. It was lush, lively, complex, rich, balanced, and at the same time wonderfully unique. Hands down, a winner. The Citra Blonde had lovely citra character, and some real assertiveness too - - also lush and rich - - this is REAL brewing - - real hand-crafted care - - and the beers go the distance. The 5-grain I had was a bit jarring at first, because it is is also a no-compromise flavor conveyor, but I came to appreciate it over the course of the glass. The owners are delightful; they have a dedicated local following (which they fully deserve); the hours are limited (4p-8p Mon-Friday) so you have to time your visit, but it is totally worth the while. A lushness, richness, flavor oasis in what is otherwise a tepid sea of craft beer mediocrity in Hamburg. You could call it a "geheimtipp" (secret recomendation) but I hope it doesn't stay that way for long. It's a two block walk from U-bahn Alsterdorf, and a pretty little bahn trip up through Eppendorf, and a joyous little stroll, it totally is.

We had a disappointing experience at Astra St. Pauli Brauerei. It was my son's 16th birthday in the…read moremiddle of a short trip to Hamburg. Lo and behold 16 is the age of consent when it comes to beer in Germany so we were looking for a place that had locally brewed (ie: authentic German) beer as well as a good menu so we could get him the requisite birthday dessert. We arrived a little after nine...it's a cavernous place with lots of places to sit inside and outside, and with no attention from anyone who worked there (with very few people in the restaurant) we found a couple of menus and a place to sit. The server came by and took away those menus and gave us a drinks-only menu as, apparently, they don't serve food after 9 (including desserts). Bummer to find this out as their website only listed their opening hours and didn't give any indication that we couldn't get anything we wanted if it was later in those hours. Okay, so we decided we'd have our beer and go somewhere else for dessert. I wanted to get the beer flight/sampler so my kid's first beer experience could be as rich as possible. They list a beer flight on their website menu, but for some reason, after 9pm, they no longer offer that. Okay, so no food, or dessert, and just beer...but what happened to the flight-sized glasses after 9pm? Are they hidden away with the food? Does the chef take them home? What reason can't they do a flight when they're only serving beer? Our server seemed especially annoyed that we were even in the restaurant at all. So in the end, although I enjoyed the 2 beers we got (Original 1909 Astra Urtyp [a basic ale]) and the "Night Shift" dark beer [nice and chocolatey] - we left feeling disappointed, unwelcome, and wishing we had chosen somewhere else to go have our son's first beer on his birthday.

From the owner: Astra ist wieder zu Hause. Nach 15 Jahren sind wir endlich zurück aufm Kiez. In unserer Astra…read moreBrauerei auf der sündigsten Meile der Welt zelebrieren wir die spektakulärste Erfindung seit Astra: neues Astra. Hier dreht sich alles um die leckeren, brandneuen Sorten der geilsten Marke der Welt. Alles Handarbeit, 'n bisschen anders, aber immer echt. Astra? St. Pauli? Brauerei? Da haben wir uns auch einen extrem originellen Namen einfallen lassen. Also, schaut doch mal vorbei, in der Astra St. Pauli Brauerei.

From the owner: Die klassische französische Küche kombiniert mit modernsten Garmethoden wie z. B. Sous Vide- und…read moreNiedrigtemperaturgarung. Eingekauft wird frisch und regional. Jeden Teller richten wir liebevoll getreu unserem Küchencredo an: "Welch Vergnügen, einen guten Appetit zu haben, wenn man gewiss ist, ein vortreffliches Mahl zu bekommen." Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin frz. Schriftsteller und Gastrosoph