February 24, 2010
A nice place near the Essen-Borbeck train station. I went here under the impression that it was a brewpub. Turns out I was wrong. Well, sort of. Most of the beers they serve here (I believe) are older recipes that were once brewed by the Stern brewery, but after Stern went under, the Stauder brewery was contracted to continue brewing some of the Stern brews. Some of these beers are locally distributed (Borbecker Helles), but others such as the seasonals are as far as I know only available here. So there were 4 or 5 Borbecker beers, plus some Schneider on tap. A big restaurant, inside the old brewery. Was packed on Saturday night. Had several different rooms, some dedicated to drinking, others with more of a restaurant feel, and a private party lounge as well. I believe there is a beer garden in the summer. The brews were good and fresh. I didn’t try the food, but it looked good. Overall this was definitely a worthwhile stop.