September 4, 2009
The garden seems too big for its needs, but I have a feeling they get the occasional tour bus. The food at the cafe was barely passable cafeteria/Syscoesque fare. The service at the cafe was a bit too slick, if you know what I mean. However, the brewer in the museum was genuinely friendly. They have what they claim to be the world’s only glass brewing kettle--which is a delight to see when they are brewing. We were lucky, they were brewing and by the time we walked through the museum the wort was being transferred to the fermentation vessel. Although lonely when we were there it was nice walking around the museum without any crowds. The museum is large and brand new, and absolutely the best brewery museum I have ever been to. What I appreciated most about the museum was the care taken to discuss brewing from a cross-cultural perspective. Also, beer and brewing are discussed within a broader cultural context, which I also appreciate. For example, there were exhibits on bakery and metzgerei which shows how central beer and brewing has been to German history and culture. The carved stammtisch table on display is beaituful. There were excellent exhibits on ancient brewing traditions, several of which detailed Egypt but also showed African sorghum beer brewing and the South American beer fermented by saliva. Excellent displays and exhibits, an extensive collection.

July 1, 2007
The old Moncshof Brewery houses the Bavarian Brauerei Museum (In 1998 Moncshof was sent to be made cross-twon at the EKU brewery). Complete with a bier garten and bier stube, the musum is full of histoirc memorabilia as well as a decent little gift shop. Tours of the musuem run 4.5 euros. The best component of the BBM is the 8hl all glass brewhouse..Both mash tun and brewkettle are built with all glass sides allowing you to witness the processes going on (they typically brew 3 days a week so call ahead if you want to see this process first hand). Fermentation takes place in a glass topped room which also allows you to view the open fermentors below. The bier garten has a view of the beautiful Schloss Plassberg on the hill overlooking town. The museum have plans to add sections for the baking, metzgerei (butcher) and distilling trades. A complete package that would be.