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Birgit & Bier – Beer Garden with a Twist

The merry-go-round at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden BerlinOn hot and sticky Berlin summer days and nights I have three top tips for cooling down – eat ice cream, jump in a lake or head to a beer garden – and if you go for option three, I recommend Birgit & Bier.

If someone says Biergarten to you, I’m guessing you conjure up an image that looks a lot like PraterGarten, a traditional German beer garden with row after row of trestle tables under shady chestnut trees.  Birgit & Bier though, has done things a little bit differently.

Dodgems at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin Covered Seating Area at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin Wooden Seating at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin Photoautomat at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin

There are a few trestle tables but there are far more mis-matched armchairs and sofas.  There’s also a merry-go-round, dodgems, a table tennis table and a Photoautomat (an old-school black and white photo booth).

When the sun goes down, rows of multi-coloured bulbs strung from the buildings and trees cast faces in greens, blues and reds.

The atmosphere is buzzy but at the same time very laid back.

Pilsner Urquell Tank Beer at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin Pilsner Urquell Sign at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin

You can’t have a beer garden without beer and Birgit & Bier serves a lovely drop – Pilsner Urquell tank beer, delivered direct from Plzen, unpasteurised and unfiltered, which means a fuller flavour and deeper taste.  This is the original Pilsner and the recipe hasn’t changed since the first beer was brewed in 1842.  A helpful sign even tells you how many days since the barrel was tapped so you know just how fresh it is.

That’s not all, there’s also a selection of bottled craft beers, wine and spirits.  And if the booze gives you the munchies they serve the holy triumvirate of Bratwurst, burgers and pizza.

There’s more to Birgit & Bier than sitting in the beer garden drinking and eating.  There are regular events, including club nights, film screenings and markets.  They even put on a Christmas Market last year, though again it was far from traditional.  Keep up to date with what’s coming up on the Events section of their Facebook page.

After Dark at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin Drinkers at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin Night Time Drinkers at Birgit & Bier Beer Garden Berlin

Birgit & Bier is down by the canal on the border of Kreuzberg and Treptow at Schleusenufer 3 and is open from 14:00 daily – take note: on the weekend it’s over 21s only and entry costs 5€ after 22:00 and 10€ after 23:00.

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