Bamberg & Franconia July 07 (22)

My next stop in Geisfeld was Brauerei Griess, the pub has a large room all in pale pine with similar chunky furniture and a Weyermann's poster in the corner. I ordered a Kellerbier and sat at a table on the far side of the room to enjoy it.

This Kellerbier has a dense but dissipating head through which floral hoppy aromas can be detected. Some pale malt aromas are starting to come through but it's very cold and there's no sign of a "fass" so it's not gravity dispense. The barman disappeared to get it so combined with the temperature that suggests "direct from the lagering tank." The beer is hoppy and bitter to taste with a pronounced bitter finish. It's a much paler beer than the Krug beer. I'm starting to taste malt towards the bottom of the Seidla but I've nearly finished it and it's still much too cold.

The barman is a funny guy who speaks good English, good enough for his humuor to work! He's very interested in the brewery's entry in Steve Thomas's Good Beer Guide to Germany.

So once again a tiny village close to Bamberg manages to support two great breweries, my personal favourite was Krug but I could easily have spent a lot more time in both of them. However, time is short and there are more breweries to check out so I set off for Rossdorf am Forst. It had been raining as I walked into Griess which was not a problem as the distance between Krug and Griess is not more than a few hundred metres. now the rain had stopped but I was to get seriously soaked walking between Geisfeld and Rossdorf.