Although the atmosphere was friendly, the lighting was lacking which probably prevented me from…read moreidentifying an immediate issue with the beer. It had a strange taste to it that I assumed was just some additive to make it different and unique. I soon realized the glass might of had remains of the cleaning product which not only cleaned the glass but cleaned me as well.. Sorry... TMI but had to let my fellow yelpers know the real deal.

After a nice long dinner at the Brauhof with some colleagues, where we could tryout the local…read moreHausbier of the Villacher brewery, some of the ones without the rush to head home proposed to go to this rather small and secluded place. Since it is allowed to smoke in here, u better make peace with that. We were just happy that on this weekday evening not many tables were already taken. The waiter/owner quickly recommended us 2 pale ales, which were of a nice and rich hopp smell, just what I needed after a beer crafting workshop Yelp event in the famous Eiswerk brewery in Munich last week. He continued to pay a lot of attention to us, but I cannot say if this would have been the case with a more crowded situation. Music was very blues oriented and a good fit to a rather low lightened odd decorated small little bar. After the second IPA, we all agreed that this is a little treasure in Villach, where according to my local colleagues it is considered a sensation if you can order sth different that the local Villacher beer. This was already my second time, and considered now as a linked event for my business trips to Villach.

From the owner: Leo Schuster betreibt seit drei Jahrzehnten Villachs Geheimtipp und "Zweites Wohnzimmer" -das…read moreTurmstüberl. Er verwöhnt seine Gäste mit steirischen und regionalen Schmankerln wie seinem berühmten Beef Tatare und Sasakabrot. Bierseminare und Blues-Konzerte stehen regelmäßig auf dem Programm und 2015 wurde Leo's Turmstüberl sogar als Bierlokal des Jahres prämiert.

Nice people, really good pizza, perfect for spending some quality time with friends or your loved…read moreone!