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Beer trip ideas

Suggested Beer Routes in Franconia

These routes are not official tours and not drinking checklists. They are clean starting points: check stops, load them into the planner, trim them and open them in Google Maps.

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Find My Seidla suggests compact beer-trip ideas from the maintained brewery data. The routes use stored addresses and coordinates, but no live opening hours.

Planning note

Route based on saved data

Suggested routes and the planner use saved brewery addresses and coordinates. Navigation, traffic, opening hours and reservations are not handled by Find My Seidla.

  • route ideas: 9
  • map points: 345/345
  • Google Maps for navigation
4 route ideas

Good starter routes

These suggestions are especially useful when you do not yet know where to start.

Day tripAufseß & Ahorntal

Aufseß and Ahorntal brewery day trip

A rural brewery day with Aufsesser Brauerei, Reichold, Kathi-Bräu plus Held Bräu and Stöckel-Bräu in Ahorntal.

5 stopsAufseßUpper Franconia
  1. Aufsesser Brauerei
  2. Brauerei Pension Reichold
  3. Kathi-Bräu Heckenhof
  4. Held Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
  5. Stöckel-Bräu Hintergereuth
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Aufseß: World Record Municipality with Four BreweriesFränkische Schweiz Breweries: Beer Villages, Cellars and Day Trips
City walkBamberg old town

Bamberg old town beer walk

A compact introduction to Bamberg as a brewing city: Spezial, Fässla, Schlenkerla context, Klosterbräu, Ambräusianum and Sternla.

6 stopsBambergUpper Franconia
  1. Brauerei Spezial
  2. Brauerei Fässla GmbH & Co. KG
  3. Hellerbräu Trum
  4. Klosterbräu Bamberg
  5. Gasthausbrauerei Ambräusianum
  6. … more stops
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Bamberg Breweries: 9 Classics and What Makes Each SpecialBamberg in One Day: Brewery Walking Route
City walkWunderburg & gardener district

Bamberg Wunderburg and gardener district

A second Bamberg route with Mahrs, Keesmann, Hopfengarten, Weyermann context, Gänstaller and Kalk Bräu.

6 stopsBambergUpper Franconia
  1. Mahrs Bräu Bamberg GmbH
  2. Brauerei Keesmann
  3. Brauerei & Erlebnis Gärtnerei Hopfengarten Bamberg
  4. Weyermann® Braumanufaktur
  5. Gänstaller Braumanufaktur GmbH & Co. KG
  6. … more stops
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Bamberg Breweries: 9 Classics and What Makes Each SpecialThe Best Beer Day Trips from Bamberg
City walkForchheim old town

Forchheim old town breweries

A manageable Forchheim route with Neder, Hebendanz, Eichhorn and Greif.

4 stopsForchheimUpper Franconia
  1. Brauerei Neder GmbH
  2. Brauerei Hebendanz
  3. Brauerei Eichhorn
  4. Brauerei Greif GmbH & Co. KG
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Forchheim Breweries: Kellerwald and AnnafestThe Best Beer Day Trips from Forchheim
9 route ideas

All suggested routes

Each route has a detail page, stop list, planner link and direct Google Maps route link.

Day tripAufseß & Ahorntal

Aufseß and Ahorntal brewery day trip

A rural brewery day with Aufsesser Brauerei, Reichold, Kathi-Bräu plus Held Bräu and Stöckel-Bräu in Ahorntal.

5 stopsAufseßUpper Franconia
  1. Aufsesser Brauerei
  2. Brauerei Pension Reichold
  3. Kathi-Bräu Heckenhof
  4. Held Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
  5. Stöckel-Bräu Hintergereuth
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Aufseß: World Record Municipality with Four BreweriesFränkische Schweiz Breweries: Beer Villages, Cellars and Day Trips
City walkBamberg old town

Bamberg old town beer walk

A compact introduction to Bamberg as a brewing city: Spezial, Fässla, Schlenkerla context, Klosterbräu, Ambräusianum and Sternla.

6 stopsBambergUpper Franconia
  1. Brauerei Spezial
  2. Brauerei Fässla GmbH & Co. KG
  3. Hellerbräu Trum
  4. Klosterbräu Bamberg
  5. Gasthausbrauerei Ambräusianum
  6. … more stops
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Bamberg Breweries: 9 Classics and What Makes Each SpecialBamberg in One Day: Brewery Walking Route
City walkWunderburg & gardener district

Bamberg Wunderburg and gardener district

A second Bamberg route with Mahrs, Keesmann, Hopfengarten, Weyermann context, Gänstaller and Kalk Bräu.

6 stopsBambergUpper Franconia
  1. Mahrs Bräu Bamberg GmbH
  2. Brauerei Keesmann
  3. Brauerei & Erlebnis Gärtnerei Hopfengarten Bamberg
  4. Weyermann® Braumanufaktur
  5. Gänstaller Braumanufaktur GmbH & Co. KG
  6. … more stops
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Bamberg Breweries: 9 Classics and What Makes Each SpecialThe Best Beer Day Trips from Bamberg
City walkForchheim old town

Forchheim old town breweries

A manageable Forchheim route with Neder, Hebendanz, Eichhorn and Greif.

4 stopsForchheimUpper Franconia
  1. Brauerei Neder GmbH
  2. Brauerei Hebendanz
  3. Brauerei Eichhorn
  4. Brauerei Greif GmbH & Co. KG
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Forchheim Breweries: Kellerwald and AnnafestThe Best Beer Day Trips from Forchheim
Beer-cellar routeHallerndorf & Kreuzberg

Hallerndorf and Kreuzberg beer cellar route

A cellar-oriented route around Lieberth, Rittmayer, Brauhaus am Kreuzberg, Roppelt and Witzgall.

5 stopsHallerndorfUpper Franconia
  1. Brauerei Lieberth
  2. Brauerei Rittmayer Hallerndorf GmbH & Co. KG
  3. Brauhaus am Kreuzberg
  4. Brauerei Gasthaus Roppelt
  5. Brauerei-Gaststätte Witzgall
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Hallerndorf and Kreuzberg Beer CellarsWhen Do Franconian Beer Cellars Open? Season Guide
City walkNuremberg brewhouses

Nuremberg old town and brewhouses

A Nuremberg route with Altstadthof, Bruderherz, Tucher Mautkeller, Tucher Altes Sudhaus and Schanzenbräu.

5 stopsNürnbergMiddle Franconia
  1. Hausbrauerei Altstadthof
  2. Bruderherz Nürnberg
  3. Tucher Mautkeller Nürnberg
  4. Tucher Altes Sudhaus
  5. Brauerei Schanzenbräu
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Beer in Nuremberg: Rotbier, Breweries and VolksfestBeer Day Trips from Nuremberg
Day tripBad Staffelstein Upper Main

Bad Staffelstein and Upper Main breweries

An Upper Main route with Trunk, Staffelberg-Bräu, Metzgerbräu, Reichert, Hetzel and Reblitz.

6 stopsBad StaffelsteinUpper Franconia
  1. Brauerei Trunk GmbH & Co. KG Alte Klosterbrauerei
  2. Staffelberg-Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
  3. Metzgerbräu
  4. Hausbrauerei Manfred Reichert
  5. Brauerei Hetzel OHG
  6. … more stops
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Bad Staffelstein: Breweries, Staffelberg and the Upper MainThe Best Beer Day Trips from Bamberg
City walkBayreuth city beer

Bayreuth city beer route

A Bayreuth route with Manns-Bräu, Becher Bräu, Glenk, Stadter and Schinner context.

5 stopsBayreuthUpper Franconia
  1. Manns-Bräu
  2. Becher Bräu e. K.
  3. Glenk Bräu Bayreuth
  4. Brauerei Stadter
  5. Schinner Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Bayreuth: Beer, Hermitage and Festival CityFichtelgebirge Breweries: Beer Between Wunsiedel and Hof
Beer cultureKulmbach brewing culture

Kulmbach brewing culture route

A Kulmbach route with the museum brewery, Kommunbräu, Zum Gründla and Kulmbacher Brauerei context.

4 stopsKulmbachUpper Franconia
  1. Gläserne Museumsbrauerei – Bayerisches Brauereimuseum
  2. Kulmbacher Kommunbräu e. G.
  3. Gasthausbrauerei „Zum Gründla“
  4. Kulmbacher Brauerei AG
View route →Load in planner
Related guides:Kulmbach: Brewery Museum and Strong Beer HistoryWhy Franconia Has So Many Breweries

Important

The routes do not check closing days, table reservations, taproom hours or short-notice changes. Always check directly with the breweries before travelling.

Regions

Continue by region

If you prefer building your own route, start with the region pages and combine your own stops.

Upper FranconiaUpper Franconia

199 breweries · 92 places

Bamberg, Bad Staffelstein, Bayreuth, Kulmbach, BurgebrachOpen region →
Middle FranconiaMiddle Franconia

87 breweries · 52 places

Nürnberg, Erlangen, Lauf a.d. Pegnitz, Dinkelsbühl, FürthOpen region →
Lower FranconiaLower Franconia

59 breweries · 49 places

Würzburg, Aschaffenburg, Lohr a. Main, Marktheidenfeld, MiltenbergOpen region →
FAQ

Common questions

Are these official beer hiking routes?

No. They are Find My Seidla suggestions based on the brewery directory. For official hiking trails or GPX data, also check the official sources.

Can I change the routes?

Yes. Load a route into the planner, remove stops, reorder them or open everything directly in Google Maps.

Are opening hours included?

No. Find My Seidla stores addresses and coordinates, but not live opening hours. Check visiting times directly with the breweries.