Beer halls are large pubs that specialize in beer.
Munich is undoubtedly the beerhall capital of the world; almost every brewery in Munich (and there are quite a few) operates a beerhall. The largest beer hall was the 5,000-seat Mathaser near the Munich train station; unfortunately, it was coverted into a movie theater.
Although the Midwest had to wait longer for the American craft beer renaissance to arrive than did most of the rest of the country, we always had reliable German restaurants that served quality beer.
Beer reps have loved hanging out here for more than 30 years, not because of the huge Richard Avedon photo on one wall or the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed windows but because the 16 taps pour Hacker-Pschorr, Paulaner and Spaten beers as well as regional favorites Schell and Summit.
The best seats are in the beer garden, which is voted best in the Twin Cities every year, but any place they'll bring you food is acceptable.
My opinions about their two beers were quite divergent: the Messing was a good pale, hoppy beer with peppery tones; the Kupfer was more disappointing, tasting like the paler variety with a dash of caramel and was not malty enough for the style.
A brewpub which claims to be Hamburg's first wheat beer brewery.
Strange that, as I thought wheat beer was one of the original pre-lager styles brewed in the city.
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