Culinary tours: sip by sip through the Tyrolean beer range
In terms of beer consumption, Austria is in third place worldwide. Only the Germans and the Czechs “Czech” more beer per capita. And there are also some delicious types of beer in Tyrol, some of which have only been brewed for a few months and others for hundreds of years. The Culinary Craft Tours in Innsbruck provide deep insights.
INNSBRUCK. Today (5 August) is International Beer Day. The “cultural asset” beer is also consumed in large quantities in Innsbruck and only a few are really aware of what they are consuming. die Culinary craft tours give deep insights into Innsbruck and Tyrolean beer history and offer the opportunity to (re)discover Innsbruck in a unique way. On the approximately three-hour tour with Victoria Strallhofer, you will learn, for example, what influence top-fermenting and bottom-fermenting yeast have on the taste of beer. “The lager beers in particular, which also include Pils, Märzen and Zwickl, are brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast. You can recognize them by the fact that they tend to be lighter, lighter and more tangy. There’s a great English word, their ‘drinkability’ is high , the Tyrolean would say that it’s ‘palatable'”, laughs Strallhofer during her remarks in the Krahvogel, the first stop of the tour, which, in addition to the Starkenberger home beer, is served with a pine syrup (Editor’s recommendation) is tasted. This is produced in Hall in Tirol thanks to a cooperation with the Karwendel National Park. Actually, mountain pines are protected, as you drive on the tour, and a single person is only allowed to take three cones with them.
Not just liquid food
Solid food is also available at the various stations, such as at the first stop with spinach dumplings, so that you don’t “keep on your heels” during the various alcoholic tastings. In the BierWelt Tirol, also known to many as the Beer Shop, there is an insight into the Zillertaler, more precisely into the Tux beer history, which with the Tux1280, contrary to what the name might suggest, is still relatively young. The district of Lanersbach, where the beer is brewed, was first mentioned in 1280 and is also located at 1,280 meters above sea level, but the beer is brewed by two Englishmen who emigrated to the Zillertal and have been brewing different ales since 2016. The differently colored labels are a little reminiscent of the markings on ski slopes, although the “black” Mountain Porter tasted on the tour that day actually runs “heavily”. As Strallhofer explains, it’s a beer “that goes really well with salty chocolate.”
Once across the valley
At the latest with a visit to the market bar, where you can taste not only the classic Zillertal shandy but also a pine Nako juice, you have drunk your way through Innsbruck’s Inn Valley. The tour, which leads to further, constantly changing stops, and which one ends in a good mood, but not “in a storm”. Can be booked individually or in groups. Tour guide Strallhofer can also imagine offering beer tours for singles in the fall. The Culinary Craft Tour should not be characterized by a lack of men, as is the case at some speed dating events.
You can find more information about the Culinary Craft Tours and how to register at: https://culinarycrafttours.com/
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