Afternoon Snack

Rauchbier.

This afternoon in Bamberg, I had a märzen rauchbier (smoked märzen beer) at Schlenkerla. This brewery dates from 1405 (not the oldest brewery we have imbibed at on this trip, but plenty old). It was a glorious beer. I love rauchbiers and this was the smokiest I've had by far. It is also substantive enough to be a meal unto itself. The room I enjoyed it in was annexed by the brewery in 1926, but it was originally the chapel of the monastery next door.

Photo credit here goes to my husband, and I'm pretty sure it's the first time more than my hand - or reflection in a spoon - appears in any of my blips.