May 2, 2012
Many great beers here, but the place lacks both charm and ambiance. Almost empty at a saturday night is not a good sign. Overrated because of the good selection? Well worth a visit if you are nearby though.

April 1, 2012
Visited March 2012. Only managed to get here once in my two week Bamberg stay. It’s a bit out of the way if you’re staying in the old town. Characterful, multilevel pub. Good selection of beer including a small but well chosen selection of Belgian beer. I had the Monchsambacher Lager on draught and then three rauch beers including the excellent Weyermann Schlotfegerla, which was porter-like. jonas from Ratebeer saw me scribbling notes and introduced himself and we shared a Weyermanns Tripel which seemed to be infected and tasted of sour coconuts and milk. I had the small Schnitzel Weiner Art and it was good.

December 25, 2011
The first beer garten I visited on my beer trip to Bamberg. Knowledgeble personal when it comes to beer. Unfortunantly was the Weyerman beer I tried sour. They had a selection of beer from outside of Germany that is really unusuall. Food was OK and the beer meny was extensive.

December 21, 2011
It is a little expensive but very ambitious bar. Friendly service, very cosy.

December 8, 2011
fantastic franconia-focused beer bar on the east side of bamberg. multiple interesting taps, many from small producers. fresh bottles, wide selection, knowledgeable owner. best place to drink a wide variety of new beer while in bamberg.

December 6, 2011
Started as a students pub, nowadays it’s a local as well, and a venue for beer lovers worldwide. Food is not your traditional fare, nice place for something different. Great beer selection from Bamberg, Upper Franconia and Bavaria, both on tap and in the bottle. They even have some Belgian beers, plus beers from the Weyermann Test Brewery. A bit away from the city centre, but easily reached by bus.

November 17, 2011
Beer menu is extensive, diversified and contains a couple of rarities. Excellent choice of music, creative dishes. Nice place to linger for entire afternoon. To classify in the category of the non-traditionnal german pubs. A must go.

November 4, 2011
Not hard to reach, with a bus stop just around the corner going and one just along the street coming back. The availability of Weyermann beers is a huge plus and the rest of the German beers on the list is intelligently chosen. Fond as I am of the regional cuisine, it is good to take a break once in a while, and Abseits’ menu offers decently cooked food from other styles. An oasis of comfort and sanity when the better known spots in the city centre are packed to the gunwales. Despite the excellence of such places as Schenkerla, Mahr’s, Fassla et al, this is my favourite place to drink in Bamberg .

October 1, 2011
Very nice and cozy bar with a,great bottle selection of German classics and regional rarities. Zehendner and Beck Brau/Drei Kronen were on tap when I visited. Friendly service and fair prices.

August 9, 2011
A pub/cafe/ bar with the best beer selection in Bamberg. But the best in Germany or one of the best in the world? No! Their beer list is nothing to be impressed by in 2011. Some quite ordinary Belgian bottled beer but a good range from Germany, especially Franken. We came for the Weyermann beer but also found a rauchbier from Brauerei Fischer Greuth. A nice beer! (Visited June 29th 2011)