| Hannover Pub Guide |
| Bars - Brewpubs - Beer gardens |
| Introduction | |
| Hannover, capital of the German state Niedersachsen, is
a bustling town with around half a million inhabitants. This is a short
guide to beer pubs in centre of the city. Despite the city's size it has only two brewpubs, one of which is siuated well outside the centre. There are two more substantial breweries: Gilde (now owned by Inbev) and Herrenhausen (independent). |
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| Hannover
Beer Hannover was renowned throughout northern Germany for its own beer style, Broyhan. It was invented by Cord Broyhan in 1526. In style, it was a top-fermented pale wheat beer, something similar ro Leipziger Gose or Berliner Weisse. Like most of the north German styles it was destroyed by a combination of the Reinheitsgebot and the introduction of lager. Gilde still brew a beer called Broyhan, though it is just another pale lager. One local beer which does still survive is Lüttje Lage. A dark, top-fermented beer it's a sort of Schankbier Alt. It's usually drunk simultaneously with Korn, both glasses being held in the same hand. I imagine it takes a little practice to perform this feat without soaking your shirt. Examples are brewed by Gilde, Herrenhäuser and Schaumburger. The legendary Mumme is still produced, but is now an alcohol-free malt drink that is mixed with other beers. One brewery, the appropriately-named Braunschweiger Mumme, still makes it. |
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Pub Listings
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| Broyhan-Haus | |
| Kramerstr. 24, 30159 Hannover - Altstadt. Tel: 0511 / 32 39 19 Fax: 0511 / 210 80 82 Email: info@broyhanhaus.de http://www.broyhanhaus.de |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 11:00 - 01:00 Fri - Sat: 11:00 - 02:00 Sun: 11:00 - 01:00 |
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| Number of draught beers: 4 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 3 | |
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| Food: Meals 15-20 euros, snacks 4-8 euros, beer 3.20 euros for 0.4l | |
| A half-timbered pub with several rooms in the old town of
Hannover. Just a pity they don't actually sell Broyhan. |
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| Paulaner am Thielenplatz | |
| Prinzenstraße 1, 30159 Hannover. Tel: (0511) 3681285 Fax (0511) 327101 Email: contact@paulaner-am-thielenplatz.de http://www.paulaner-am-thielenplatz.de/ |
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| Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 - | |
| Number of draught beers: 5 | |
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| A typical paulaner tied house - lots of pine, rusticy stuff
and murals of happy Bavarian peasants. Long pine tables, panelled walls,
beamed ceiling. Close to the railway station. |
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| Brauhaus Ernst August | |
| Schmiedestraße 13, 30159 Hannover. Tel. 0511 - 365 950 Fax 0511 - 325 741 Email: info@brauhaus.net http://www.brauhaus.net/ |
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| Number of draught beers: 1 | |
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| Food: Snacks, meals. Beer 3.10 euro for 0.4 l | |
| A brewpub with, seemingly, a single product (a pils). Looks like it's a bit of a yuppy hangout. |
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| Restaurant Bavarium | |
| Windmühlenstrasse 3, 30159 Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 323600 Fax: 0511 - 328752 Email: info@bavarium.de http://www.bavarium.de/ |
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| Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 - 24:00 | |
| Number of draught beers: 4 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 1 | |
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| Food: Meals 7-15, snacks 3-7 euros. Beer 3.20 euros for 0.5l | |
| Another rustic Bavarian pub, this time with Löwenbräu
beers. Has the usual panelled walls, long pine tables, etc. There's also
a beer garden (with a marquee in the Winter). Close to Opernplatz. |
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| Kuriosum | |
| Schneiderberg 14, 30167 Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 701 896 Fax: Email: http://www.kuriosum.com |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Thur 17:00 - 02:00, Fri - Sun 17:00 - 02:00 |
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| Number of draught beers: 4 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 19 | |
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| Food: Snacks €3-5, meals €4-5. Beer €2.30-2.90 for 0.4l. | |
| Irish pub in the north of the city. The bottled list includes
Andechs Doppelbock, Erdinger Pikantus, Paulaner Roggenbier and Czech Budweiser.
Herrenhäuser is
Hannover's independent brewery. |
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| Rating: | Public transport: Tram 6 or 11 to Strangriede or Kopernikusstraße, tram 4 or 5 to Schneiderberg/Wilhelm-Busch-Museum, bus 121 or 136 to Strangried |
| Die Ständige Vertretung | |
| Friedrichswall 10, Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 213 86 90 http://www.staev.com/framesethannover.html |
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| Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 - | |
| Number of draught beers: 1 | |
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| An imitation of a Rhineland brauhaus in a vile modern glass
pile of shit. Inside it has the pine furniture you would expect and an ornately
carved bar. Oh, by Rhineland they mean Köln rather than Düsseldorf
so it's Kölsch that they serve. A Gaffel tied house. Has a sister pub in Hamburg. |
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| Uni Biergarten | |
| Königsworther Platz, 30167 Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 169 8191 Fax: 0511 - 131 6986 Email: HKP.Hannover@t-online.de http://unibiergarten.de |
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| Opening hours: April to October Mon - Sun 11:00 - | |
| Number of draught beers: 3 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 6 | |
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| Food: Snacks, meals. Beer €3 for 0.5l. | |
| A large beer garden next to the university. |
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| Vater und Sohn | |
| Warmbüchenstraße 30, 30159 Hannover Tel.: 0511 - 321276 http://www.firsttarget.de/kunden/vaterundsohn/index.htm |
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| Opening hours: Mon- Fri. 16:00 - 01:00 Sat, Sun and publc holidays: closed |
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| Number of draught beers: 4 | |
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| A fairly small old-fashioned pub with panelled walls. Specialises
in potato dishes. |
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| Rating: | Public transport: Bus121 to Lavesstraße |
| Restaurant Kartoffelhaus | |
| Oskar-Winter-Straße 8, 30161 Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 660 297 Fax: 0511 - 262 7062 Email: http://www.kartoffelhaus-hannover.de |
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| Opening hours: Tue - Sat 12:00 - 15:00 and
18:00 - 23:00, Sunday and public holidays 12:00 - 22:00, Monday closed. |
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| Number of draught beers: 3 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 7 | |
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| Food: Snacks €3-8, meals €8-19. Beer €3.50 for 0.5l. | |
| Potato-themed restaurant in a rustic style. | |
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| Ramberg-Eck | |
| Seumestr. 5, 30161 Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 388 2760 Fax: Email: http://www.ramberg-eck.de |
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| Opening hours: Sun - Thur 10:00-00:00, Fri - Sat 10:00-02:00 |
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| Number of draught beers: 3 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 6 | |
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| Food: Snacks, meals. Beer €2.10-2.40 for 0.4l. | |
| Unassuming corner pub North of Hannover Hauptbahnhof. | |
| Rating: | Public transport: U-Bahn Sedanstrasse. |
| Cheers | |
| Asternstr. 2, 30167 Hannover. Tel: 0511 - 13461 Fax: 0511 - 700 0094 Email: http://www.cheers-hannover.de |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:00 - 01:00, Sat - Sun 10:30 - 01:00 |
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| Number of draught beers: 4 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 8 | |
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| Food: Snacks €3-8, meals €6-8. Beer €2.85-3.10 for 0.4l. | |
| Modernish pub restaurant North of the city centre. | |
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