# Lay-over in Munich **URL:** \ **Category:** Beer Travel\ **Created:** [November 17, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392 "2009-11-17T22:56:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaiser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/kaiser/32/7315_2.png) [@kaiser](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/kaiser)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/1 "2009-11-17T22:56:07Z")
I just spent the last week in Germany visiting my Parents. On the way to Germany I scheduled a 12hr lay-over in Munich. I learned that a long lay-over can be a great way to add yet another destination to a trip w/o much added cost when I had a forced lay-over in Amsterdam a few years back: It started out with landing in Munich on time (9 AM) and not having to  wait at the boarder control. Then I headed to Munich center to have a  Weissbier breakfast with white sausages at the Weisse Brauhaus. This  was a suggestion from folks at [hobbybrauer.de](http://hobbybrauer.de). And I was glad that I  followed it. Weisses Brauhaus is the official Brauhaus for Schneider Weisse. I  started out with a pair of white sausages, a glass of Schneider Weisse  and some Brez’n. If you don’t know white sausage, they are a Bavarian  specialty, boiled and eaten with sweet mustard. You don’t want to know  what is in them. Even I don’t want to know. As I’m ready to leave I  had to have a look at the menu. There I found Hopfenweisse, a 8.6 %  Weizendoppelbock with an aroma of lemons. And yes, it was an American  IPA done as a German Wheat. And I thought all German brewers are  traditionalists. The beer didn’t have the assertive bitterness of an  actual AIPA or the clove and fruit notes of a Weissbier. But it had  the full favor and aroma of American hops balanced buy lots of alcohol  and some sweetness. I learned later that this was the result of a collaboration between Schneider and the Brooklyn Brewery. So I decided to stay and have another pair of Weisswurst and Brez’n.  Those two beers set the mood of the day. Next was finding an open wi-fi network. Apparently Germans don’t like  to leave their networks open (they are sold as password potected networks by default). And the only place I could find was the  Apple Store. At least I found something. Now I had a few hours to kill before the Paulaner Brewery tour. I  decided to kill them at the Deutsches Museum (German Museum). This is  a museum dedicated to technology. Unfortunately they don’t have a section about brewing technology. Then the Paulaner Tour. There were also 3 Americans for which I ended  up playing translator and tour guide. I did this tour before, so I knew what to say. Later at the tasting, the beer was delicious and surprisingly close  to my own attempts at the respective styles. The only problem was that  the tour guide, a retired Paulaner brewer, was not able to eat with us  and I wasn’t able to chat him up about brewing. Then back back to the airport to catch my flight to Leipzig.  Given that my body was still at Boston time, I wasn’t tired anymore  at that time Kai ---
**Author:** ![theprofessor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/theprofessor/32/11214_2.png) [@theprofessor](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/theprofessor)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/2 "2009-11-18T02:55:50Z")
Great report, Kai… I’m so jealous! Enjoy the rest of your trip! ;D ---
**Author:** ![kaiser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/kaiser/32/7315_2.png) [@kaiser](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/kaiser)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/3 "2009-11-18T03:30:09Z")
Thanks, but I’m already back. 🙂 Kai ---
**Author:** ![slimsparty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/slimsparty/32/1892_2.png) [@slimsparty](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/slimsparty)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/4 "2009-11-18T14:23:33Z")
That isn’t a layover, that is a dream! ---
**Author:** ![a10t2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/a10t2/32/6257_2.png) [@a10t2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/a10t2)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/5 "2009-11-25T15:21:01Z")
That Deutsches Museum is AWESOME. I was only in Munich for two days and it rained pretty much nonstop, so I had to find a lot of things to do inside.  :-\ ---
**Author:** ![kaiser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/kaiser/32/7315_2.png) [@kaiser](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/kaiser)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/6 "2009-11-25T15:39:41Z")
> [@a10t2](#): > > That Deutsches Museum is AWESOME. I was only in Munich for two days and it rained pretty much nonstop, so I had to find a lot of things to do inside.  :-\ It would have been more awsome if they had a brewing exhibit. After all its in Munich. But at least I know much more about oil exploration and mining now 😉 Kai ---
**Author:** ![ndcube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/ndcube/32/3423_2.png) [@ndcube](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/ndcube)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/7 "2009-12-01T19:27:49Z")
Just read this.  Sounds like you had a pretty good time.  I’m jealous as well. Did you schedule that leg seperately or did you find a flight that just happened to have the long layover? ---
**Author:** ![kaiser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/kaiser/32/7315_2.png) [@kaiser](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/kaiser)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/8 "2009-12-01T19:45:14Z")
> [@ndcube](#): > > Did you schedule that leg seperately or did you find a flight that just happened to have the long layover? I created the long lay-over by selecting a connecting flight that left 12hrs after the flight to Munich landed there. Kai ---
**Author:** ![thirsty\_monk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/thirsty_monk/32/8400_2.png) [@thirsty\_monk](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/thirsty_monk)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/9 "2009-12-03T23:48:34Z")
You had to be one tyred puppy when you arrived on your destination. That 7 hours time diffrence what always kills me. ---
**Author:** ![kaiser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/kaiser/32/7315_2.png) [@kaiser](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/kaiser)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/10 "2009-12-04T01:53:26Z")
> [@thirsty\_monk](#): > > You had to be one tyred puppy when you arrived on your destination. > That 7 hours time diffrence what always kills me. it wasn’t so bad when I arrived but around 2-3pm local time I was getting really tired. I had to push on and that forced my sleeping into the right schedule. Kai ---
**Author:** ![ndcube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/ndcube/32/3423_2.png) [@ndcube](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/ndcube)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/11 "2009-12-04T13:55:25Z")
> [@kaiser](#): > > > [@thirsty\_monk](#): > > > > You had to be one tyred puppy when you arrived on your destination. > > That 7 hours time diffrence what always kills me. > > it wasn’t so bad when I arrived but around 2-3pm local time I was getting really tired. I had to push on and that forced my sleeping into the right schedule. > > Kai That’s what I’ve done when traveling to the UK.  Taking that nap is suicide for the rest of the week. ---
**Author:** ![jbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c89c15/32.png) [@jbar](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/jbar)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/12 "2010-01-07T23:52:05Z")
Kai: Are your parents from Leipzig? I studied abroad at the university last summer and it was the best 3 weeks of my life. I loved the city of Leipzig ---
**Author:** ![beertracker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/beertracker/32/662_2.png) [@beertracker](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/beertracker)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/lay-over-in-munich/392/13 "2010-01-08T20:06:32Z")
Great report! I love me some Schneider Hopfenweisse. The Weisses Brauhaus will be a definite stop next time I find myself in Munich.  😉