I have convinced friends that a trip to Bamberg next summer is in order. Rauchbier hier komme ich!
Hell yeah And 'U' at Mahrs Brau
Spezial also do an Ungespundet beer. I really liked that one, so I shall endeavour to try the Mahrs' one too. The week after Bamberg some other friends and I are off to Wainfleet, Lincs, to camp in Bateman's back garden. Salem Porter is one of my all time favourites, so I'm looking forward to August.
On a more recent note, whilst in Budapest, I went to one of the surrounding villages, Pilisvörösvar, and went to the Rotburger micro-brewery. All I can say is that is served me one of the best beers I have ever tasted: a full-bodied, malty lager, proper lager mind, that was really liquid gold. Must go back for more than one!