Sure, beer is everywhere in Germany--but who wants to go out and drink their fare share and then drive back to the hotel? Here are some tips for brewery hotels in Germany (all are in Bavaria at this point), most listed as Brauerei Gasthof (brewery guesthouse) or Brauerei Hotel.
Ok, you can't stay here (evidently the on site Gasthof is for conference participants) but what a place to drink beer--in a monastery in Andechs, Germany outside of Munich near the Ammersee. There is a restaurant on site as well. They are also reviving the traditions of traditional medicines and building a cultural center. It's really quite an undertaking.
Aying is on the S-Bahn link to Munich, and this highly rated central hotel brews
Ayinger beersKlosterbräu Hotel Irsee operates a monastery brewery with hotel and beer museum between Fussen and Munich. There are 53 rooms--you can choose between cosy and spacious.
The highly rated Brauerei-Gasthof Hotel Post is located in southern Germany alpine ski country. Besides beer brewed in the brewery, free wifi and a buffet breakfast await visitors.
The budget Brauerei-Gasthof Hartmann in Würgau, Germany just outside of Bamburg gets good reviews for its location. Here is the Beer Advocates rating for the
Brauerei Gasthof Hartmann's brews. You can even purchase Hartmann beer liquor chocolates here. Mmmm.
The web site above is in German only, but the
New York Times (parent of About.com) recommends this Bayreuth hotel as "an unpretentious, well-managed inn -- the town's best affordable choice."
