Zum Uerige

Visited here May 24th 2022. It was a nice day as I recall, we'd just been around the market and then got here and plonked ourselves right at the front and people watched. It was a warm'ish' day, btw I really don't know why I didn't review this at the time, I suspect it was because we were en route or returning from the UK and I was just too busy. I went inside and watched them pouring the beers. It's a great place, plenty of history and easy to find.

It’s hard to rate brewpubs that have one beer. Classic brewpub with a single beer on tap, maybe sometimes two? Seemingly grumpy but astute service. I wasn’t greeted when I walked in and was ignored until I asked for a beer: €2.85 for a 0.25L glass here. I mean, you gotta visit when in Dusseldorf but it’s hard to rave about it.

Visited on Friday evening and it was obviously totally packed. They have a massive terrace but another one across the street with an outside bar. Managed to find a place outside, shame that I didn't manage to get inside because the interior looked absolutely gorgeous. Tried latter but no luck either. More than a few people claimed that they have the best Alt but must have been an off day, De Konninck like with metallic note and bitter leaves. Good still for sure but expected a bit better. Shame that I didn't get to fully experience the interior.

Old bar in the Aldstadt. Plenty of indoor seating in a variety of different smaller rooms. We sat in a room with a large ceiling with sort of a skylight. They only serve the alt bier on draft of course. They seem to have some bottles available. Nice place for a beer.

Another nice typical altbier beer garden in the center. House beer on tap, in good condition. Service was ok considering the house was reasonably full. Another must visit if you're interested in traditional düsseldorf beer culture.

Huge place near the river. On a warm, summer night people were spilling out into the street, but places were still to be found inside near a window, among one of the warren of little rooms. Similar atmosphere to the other Altbier breweries we tried, perhaps a little more eclectic and less classical. One beer on the tap, their classic Alt. Would love to see this expanded, perhaps by keeping the seasonals on tap on a regular basis, but it is what it is, a Düsseldorf institution and not to be missed, although I preferred the beer at Schumacher and the food at Zum Schlüssel.

Fantastic experience to see how traditional cask beer is served here in Germany. Good speed, but staff was bit rude. Beer was good.

Big, crowded, small corners, large halls, fantastic atmosphere. Old folks, youngsters, locals, tourists, everybody has a good time here. A must see when you are in Düsseldorf. (12-2017).

Classic old school Düsseldorf pub, rabbit warren on the inside with lots of nooks and crannies. Convivial atmosphere for drinking (we were there on a night Fortuna were at home) and brisk service. Beer selection of course limited, and didn’t eat.