What you need to know before heading to a proper German pub night | Germany In A Nutshell

When people get together for an evening out in Germany, they often do it in a 'Kneipe' - a pub. What's typical about German pubs and what sets them apart from bars? Is there a legal closing time? We sent our reporter Hannah Hummel on a pub crawl.

#pub #bar #beer

00:00 A Night in a German Pub
00:17 What is a Kneipe? – The 101
01:30 German Words You Need to Know When You're Going Out
01:57 Inside Stories: Berlin pub Destille
03:17 A Very Brief History of Pubs in Germany
04:02 Deep Dive: Historian explains German Pub Culture

Special thanks to
KINK Bar, Berlin
Uwe Drees, Co-owner of Destille
Dr. Hanno Hochmuth, Historian at Leibniz-Zentrum, Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam (ZZF)
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CREDITS
Report: Hannah Hummel, Shaheen Welling
Camera: Neven Hillebrands
Edit: Neven Hillebrands
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[Stanley-pxbt]

I barely escaped Germany with my liver intact. What a great country!

[hnmyzeu]

I have been watching Euromaxx for 20+ years, Thank you Meggin Leigh for many years of wonderful presentations. I got to say new hostess Hannah Hummel is lively, delightful & wonderful addition to this very engaging TV program. Hats off to you, Euromaxx

[andreasmetzger]

Stammkneipe isn't just your local pub, it's the pub you always (or most of the time) go to

[timsummers]

Hannah Hummel is such a cutie and always in high spirits. I really like her work and the reporting is always better with her.

[Isoruku]

You forgot one very important rule for visiting Cologne pubs. If you are finished drinking, put your coaster on your glas. Otherwise the beer won't stop coming.

[robo]

Greetings from Belgium and let's have a beer at the local pub 🍻

[jdmagicmusic]

in Hamburg, where i live, people can smoke in pubs and bars as long as there is no food served; i found it the same when i visited Stuttgart as well

[thestonegateroadrunner]

In Berlin there is no curfew, in most other federal states pubs close at 1:00 am and longer opening hours require an exception to be applied for.
It is true that you can independently order a beer or a wine from the age of 16 on.
However, if the parents are present and agree, there is no lower age limit.

[MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

Awesome job Hannah. I love to visit Germany and I visit often. Thanks for sharing the history:).

[marna_li]

We don't have a pub culture in Sweden - there are few local pubs. Some say that going out to hang out and drink is not in our DNA... but I think it is a result of restrictive drinking policies in the past killing this culture. Now alcohol is expensive due to hight taxes. You might just buy at the state monopoly retailer chain and bring home to drink instead. Or go to Germany to buy loads of cheaper beer, spirits, and wine to drink at home 🙂

[M.F.-lqjb]

Sure there is kneipensterben, but not that much in cities. There was a Kneipe in every small village 40 years ago. The guy has to go outside Berlin.

[SophiaKaiser]

Fantastische Nachtbar, die ich genossen habe

[Liggie]

If I had a pile of money to invest in something fun, opening a German-style pub in my area (Seattle/Puget Sound) would be near the top of the list. We have lots of British and Irish pubs, but very few German pubs. That's a niche waiting to be tapped.

[AlBfR]

You can get into a bar at 16 but you only can stay until midnight except for when your parents are with you.

[tallmale]

Beers are very local in Berlin, we brought my father back to Berlin for a visit (We had been stationed there with the British Army during the era of "Die Mauer" when we we told him that we would be staying in Mitte, he said "But they have Berliner Kindle there and I don't like that! I prefer Schulthaus!"

[hawkinsn]

"what's it like in your country ? " well, in my country the Pub (Public House) is part of the social fabric and traditional culture. I refer to England the cradle of Pub culture worldwide.

[rodjones]

Several mistakes here - most importantly, it is not neccessary, or even normal to tip 5 or 10% in a Kneipe (as opposed to a fancy cocktail bar). Most people simply round up, so if the bill is 15.60 they pay 16.00. Saying "Gut so" when you hand over the cash is like saying "Keep the change".

[Hansaman]

Things have changed since I lived in Germany in the 1980s. There was no expectation of tipping, although I tipped, and smoking in kneipen or bars or gasthausen was rampant.

[ImCerealSuperDuperCereal]

In America bar food is excellent. Best bars in America are the sport and college bars. You can order cheese burgers, pizza, chicken wings, BBQ, submarine sandwiches (subs), seafood, ice cream with brownies, cheesecake, etc and have like 20-30 different versions of each.
Bars are kind of like restaurants here in the states.

[devdroid]

The British pub has a distinctive look (made to look inviting a home, with wood panel, wallpaper and fabrics). It there a traditional decor for this type of Berlin Stammkneipe?