Herr Mike in Deutschland

This weekend a few of us went to Titting - a small town nestled in the Bavarian countrydside between Erlangen and Munich. There were numerous reasons for the visit - the comical name of the place, the nice weather and a hotel which costs only €21 a night were among the motives for our little rode trip.

The key attraction in Titting, in fact the only attraction in Titting, is the famous Gutmann brewery. Gutmann (pronounced Goot-man) is a highly regarded wheat beer and this year marks the three hundred year anniversary of the day when Herr Gutmann first brewed his special golden beverage. This was a pilgrimage for my mate Norman who quaffs a very large amount of the stuff. The factory itself hardly looks like it churns out gallons of beer for commercial sale, but rather a quiet country retreat with well manicured gardens and fountains.


We stayed overnight in the hotel on Saturday, chilling out in the pool area during the day and visiting the Gutmann pub in the evening to sample some special variations of the Gutmann brew direct from the source. On the Sunday we had a look around the town and the surrounding countryside before driving back. All in all a very nice excursion.