Tour Outline

This brand new 10-day epic Go East German Beer Tour starts and ends in Berlin-one of the most spirited cities in the world!

We have teamed up with Ute Boese from The German American Connection to bring you this awesome tour of the former DDR East Germany and Berlin!

The tour shows you the whole of East Germany, all the way from the border with Bavaria and up to the Baltic Sea, an amazing array of contrasts from historic microbreweries to some of the most modern German breweries.

Brewing beer has a long history in the Eastern part of Germany: Weissbier and Schwarzbier originated in Thuringia (17th century), the German brewery boom originally started in the 13th century in Northern Germany for export to Scandinavia…

The variety of local beer specialties is as diversified as the landscapes, cities, town and villages you will cross.

Have a look at the itinerary, again, if you like it drop us a line and get yourslef a reserved place – Go East.

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We meet in the evening before the tour at our hotel in Berlin ready for the start of the tour in the morning.

Day 1
Berlin

We start the tour after breakfast with our first stop at the family-run brewery Berliner Buergerbraeu (the oldest brewery in Berlin dating from 1753) with a guided brewery tour and beer snack. On the way we will pass the ‘East Side Gallery’ at the Berlin Wall and other sights.

Next we visit the Schlossplatzbrauerei Coepenick brewery, Germany’s smallest brewery after which we visit Charlottenburg castle, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag building with a Glass Dom as well as other notorious Berlin landmarks.

We will also visit the Lindenbraeu brewpub at the Sony-Center on Potsdamer Platz.

Later on we have an East Berlin Beer night when we visit the brewpubs and bars in East Berlin including the following- Brauhaus Lemke am Hackeschen Markt, Brauhaus Mitte near Alexanderplatz, Georgbraeu in the Nikolaiviertel, brewpub Hops & Barley and several other authentic Berlin beer pubs.

Overnight– Brewpub Hotel Brauhaus Spandau, Berlin

Day 2
Potsdam

After a leisurely breakfast we have a day trip to Potsdam- the capital of the state of Brandenburg and former residence of Prussian Kings when we visit the Sanssouci Castle (UNESCO world heritage site), Marble Palace, as well as Cecilienhof Castle where the Potsdam Conference was held in 1945 just after the end of World War II.

We have a snack and a beer at microbrewery & brewpub Meierei Potsdam followed by a walkabout in Potsdam Old Town.

Later on we visit the microbrewery and brewpub Braumanufaktur with a late lunch and special bottle-labeling! Guided brewpub tour at the brewery hotel Brauhaus Spandau with brewpub dinner.

You can either spend the evening at the brewpub-hotel or you can go out on your individual pub night (pub recommendations will be provided).

Overnight– Brewpub Hotel Brauhaus Spandau, Berlin

Day 3
Neuzelle & Dresdon, Saxony

Today we leave Berlin and head south east on our circular tour of Eastern Germany with our first stop at the Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle Monastery Brewery close to the Polish border and considered to be one of the best preserved monastery complexes in Europe.

We also visit the distillery and have some ‘Schwarzbier-Schnaps’!

Traveling further south we enter Saxony and stop at the Boehmisch Brauhaus brewery in Grossroehrdorf as well as the Feldschloesschen brewery in Dresden- Saxony’s capital and the former residence of Saxon kings and German Emperors.

After we check-in at our hotel we then have the rest of the day for sightseeing in Dresden-see the river Elbe valley, the Church of Our Lady, Semper Opera House, Pillnitz Castle, ‘The Blue Wonder bridge’ bridge, Zwinger, Green Vault, Bruehl Terace, Dresden-Neustadt and much more.

Later on we can meet up for some food and a pub night in Dresden.

Overnight– Central Hotel, Dresden

Day 4

Into Saxony

After checking out of our hotel we then head west and into Saxony with a stop at the Brewery Freiberger Brauerei. We then visit the Glueckauf Brauerei brewery in Gersdorf, the Braustolz brewery in Chemnitz.

Chemnitz is a multifaceted colourful modern city in the heart of Saxony.

Tonight we have a walkabout and pub night in Chemnitz.

Sleep well.

Overnight– Central Hotel, Chemnitz

Day 5
Onto Thuringia and Erfurt

Heading further west we now enter Thuringia – the ‘Green Heart of Germany’, first stop today is the Buergerliches Brauhaus brewery in Saalfeld followed by a look around this quaint little Thuringian town.

We then visit the Fortress Burg Greifenstein with a beer in the pub ‘Burgschaenke’ (Greifenstein is one of the largest feudal fortresses in Germany, dated back to the 12th century).

Afterwards we visit the nearby brewery Brauerei Watzdorf.

We check-in at our hotel in Erfurt, Thuringia’s capital wher we stay for 2 nights.

Dinner & pub night at the Brewpub Zum Goldenen Schwan, Erfurt.

Overnight– Central Hotel, Erfurt

Day 6
Erfurt

Today is a free day for you to explore Erfurt on your own. The best way to explore the historic town is a to take off on foot and see the major sights of Merchant Bridge, Cathedral of St. Mary, St. Peter and Paul’s Church, Augustinian Monastery, Town Hall and much more.

We suggest you have lunch at the Haus zur Pfauen brewpub. Maybe later in the day you wish to visit Petersberg Citadel.

As usual, we meet up late in the evening for some local food washed down with a few beers!

Overnight– Central Hotel, Erfurt

Day 7
Go North!

Today we head north and into Saxony-Anhalt, our first stop at the Brewery museum Wippra, Harz (winner of the silver medal in the “Schwarzbier” category at the Beer World Cup 2002, Colorado) after which we visit the Colbitzer Heidebrauerei brewery.

We check-in at our hotel in the village Vielank close to the former border between East and West Germany after which we can have a look around the brewery Brauerei Vielank and distillery.

We can have some food and some beers in the brewery-pub! Cheers!

Overnight- Vielank Brauhaus Hotel, Vielank

Day 8
Baltic Sea Coast

Today we head further north and onto the Baltic Sea coast. First stop is a walkabout in the hanseatic town of Wismar (UNESCO world heritage site, European Route of Brick Stone Gothic).

Wismar has one of Europe’s best preserved historic town centres with a noticeable Swedish influence. Traveling along the Baltic Sea coast we will visit the popular and award winning brewery Stralsunder Brauerei.

After we check-in at our hotel we meet up late for some food. You should sleep well with after all the fresh sea air!

Overnight– Hotel, Stralsund

Day 9
Berlin and Brandenburg

Heading south we travel across the scenic landscape of the state of Brandenburg – the ‘Land of Lakes’. We have a walkabout in Rheinsberg (Rheinsberg castle set on a lake) followed by some lunch at the Brewery Zum Alten Brauhaus in Rheinsberg.

We then visit the Landbrauhof Horak brewery in Kremmen. Welcome back to Berlin!

Check-in at the hotel in Berlin.

This is our final night of the tour and we have a West Berlin Beer night-Brewbaker, Brauhaus Lemke am Schloss Charlottenburg, Luisenbraeu Charlottenburg, Thaddaeus Braeu Charlottenburg, Bier Kombinat Kreuzberg, and several other authentic Berlin beer pubs.

Overnight– Brewpub Hotel Brauhaus Spandau, Berlin

Day 10
End of Tour

Unfortunately all good things come to and end and we finish the tour at our hotel in Berlin or maybe you are staying in berlin a few more days.

Hope you had a fantastic time!

Cheers!

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