Just returned from a week in Germany, sampling the Helles beer. I'm not much of a weiss beer fan.
Munich
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Beer quality in the tourist areas wasn't always top notch. Best: Helles in the LowenbrauKeller, Hofbrau in the EnglisherGarten. Worst: Ice-cold Augustiner at Karlsplatz keller, Ayinger at restaurant next to Hofbrau Haus.
Nuremberg
--------- Best: Tucher, various Paulaner outlets. Andechs pils on tap. Worst: Kaiser pils, Lederer pils. All in tourist places. All undrinkable. Nuremberg was very disappointing re. beer. Several Irish pubs serving Kilkenny, Fosters etc!!
Frankfurt
--------- Best: Paulaner crystal weiss, some of the Henninger pils was OK. Binder lager was OK. Worst: Kaiser pils!
Dusseldorf
----------- Best: My first experience of Alt beer (like a dark mild) was very encouraging, but I couldn't drink it all night. One pub in the old town was absolutely packed with locals stood outside knocking back the Alt -- even middle-aged well-to-do business ladies were downing 'em! Worst: loads of Irish pubs!
Bruce