The second part of the tour was to do some serious drinking in and around Bamberg. The day before had been a sensational tour of several breweries in rural Franconia with Jrat, Louise and Andreas. This had culminated with a nightcap in Catwheezles, where a soft-tip dart machine was spotted. After a recovery dip in the river Regnitz and a more relaxed day of drinking Jrat and I reappeared in Catwheezles, I think the darts machine had been on both our minds. We were only going to stay for a pint or two (of delicious Urtyp Hell from Brauerei zur Sonne) and a few darts, just enough to get a feel for the oche for the review. The pub’s website confirms the name comes from the eponymous TV show about a wizard transported forward in time. It’s just a shame their board runs on electrickery.
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