Franconian Brewery Museum Bamberg — Attraction in Bamberg

An excellent museum in Bamberg, Germany. It is a traditional museum, so don’t expect video presentations and screens. The museum is currently mostly in the German language, but if you like beer and the brewing process it is very easy to follow. It also has a tremendous beer stein collection!

The museum sits on top of the Michaelsberg on the site of an old medieval monastery. The walk up the hill can be tough on the legs (for the older and very young). I believe cars/taxis can come up as well. Still, the views of Bamberg cannot be missed! The monastery, museums, and cafes atop the hill are worth the walk.

I would recommend the Brewery Museum to anyone visiting...

If you're interested in Franconian beer and everything associated with it, this is the place for you. The copy of the Bavarian Purity Laws alone made it worth my time!

It's not huge and could benefit from some more multilingual signage for some of the more interesting/complex/historical exhibitions but the sheer amount of breweriana under one roof makes it a worthwhile stop off. There's also a bar so you can put your education into practice!

I should add it isn't suitable for anyone with mobility issues or who can't do a fair number if relatively...

Unfortunately the museum does not open between December and March, but there was no place explaining that. All informations I had read (including the city map and the board in front of the museum) did not explain clearly the museum would be closed. Inclusive Google informed the museum would be OPEN between 11h and 17h and we saw other groups of tourist (German's ones) making the same mistake. So the communication...