It’s all about beer & travel!

Every great journey deserves a good beer! So welcome to „The Central European“, your guide to creative breweries and hidden travel destinations in the heart of Europe!

I like to travel, especially within Europe. But I am interested in small places rather than in the big mainstream sights. And I love a good pint of beer, preferably brewed in a small microbrewery – pretty much the thing nowadays called „Craft Beer“.

Therefore, this website combines my interests. At „The Central European“ I want to introduce small breweries and unknown travel destinations to everyone looking for more than tripadvisors offer.

Have a look at this map to see my personal advices for places to visit, breweries to go to and great beers to enjoy! Because there is more to Europe than meets the eye!

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Breweries you should not miss

There is always time for a fine drink! And, well, I am an great fan of small breweries, decent bars and all other places, that are slightly off the road, but offer marvelous quality! And my heart is bound to the vast variety of Craft Beer. So, here it is, my list of some wonderful breweries all over Europe!

Recent posts

My recent discoveries of brilliant beer places are right over here:

If you enjoy the charme of Austro-German Brauhaus-culture, the Sarajevska Pivara is a must-see. Covered in dark wood all over, Read more
The beautiful town of Novi Sad in northern Serbia is certainly worth going, not only as it is European Capital Read more
If you love the wild east, Lviv in Ukraine will surprise you - and so certainly will the local brewery Read more

The complete list

Please follow this link to see the complete list, sorted by country: Places to drink

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Hidden places you must see

There is more to Europe than matches the eye! And the most interesting spots are not in every travel guide, but those slightly off the road. Such hidden places you will find right here!

Recent posts

My latest spottings of those special must-see locations are right here:

Looking for your next summer holiday and you are love with France? Then the Cote d'Opale and especially the small Read more
Dinant in the valley of the Maas in Belgium is home to the beers of Leffe. Though the brand has Read more
If you are interested in history, do not miss to visit the city district of Karosta, the military harbour of Read more

The complete list

Please follow this link to see the complete list, sorted by country: Places to see!

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About

Hi, I am Holger, the guy behind the bar in the picture above.

Born in a village close to Osnabrück in North-Western Germany, I spent a well-sheltered childhood, not thinking about beer and travel yet. Later I moved to Bonn, studied History and German, spent a year abroad in the UK at Oxford University. Inevitable, I was introduced to a most traditional pub-life and found my love for decent ales. Then, having completed my studies, I was offered a job in Riga, Lativa, and my love of Middle-Eastern Europe was born.

Combining both, my desire for a good pint and my joy to travel this wonderful continent, the idea of this website emerged.

Therefore „The Central European“ will bring you to my favourite breweries and beer-bars. But than again I want to show you some special moments of my journies through Europe.

However, this is not my first weblog. I already run two other website, the local bar-guide welovepubs.de and the travel advisor stadtwuchs.de – both in German, feel free to have a look!

Yours, Holger

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Contact

This is a non commercial website operated by:

Holger Böckmann (operator)

PO-Box (Postfach) 30 16 01, 53196 Bonn, Germany

mail (at) welovepubs (dot) de

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