I'll be booking a flight soon for the middle of next month and am looking at layover options. While I do love my single malts, this time, I'll make my layover decision based on the beer. I've been through FRA a number of times and very much enjoy the German beer I find there. I like it enough to actually go for a longer layover by a couple of hours. However, I've so far never managed to pass through LHR. Is there beer in the airport good enough to forsake Frankfurt?

What say you?

I'd say it depends on your preference of English style ales or stouts versus the German pilsners/weizen/bock styles. Let your taste buds be your compass.

dont know for today but i already used LHR,LGW and FRA travelling with firearms and last time in 2006 with BA and LHR and it wasnt that bad ...

now living in Whitehorse if i can ill choose FRA anytime and not only for the beer ...

No firearms involved this time and I have some flexibility. That's why I'm using a self imposed criteria of great importance for my stop.

As a U.S. microbrew fan, I do love an IPA. This will require some deliberation!

If you've never been that way and can, why not? I'd do the different route!

Robert, very valid and point taken. Any experience with pints in that 'port? How is the selection on tap? And which establishment is best there? I also hear that Heathrow has a stellar selection of single malts in the duty free. But, I am trying to keep this about the beer.

MIke, never been there.
I'll ask around though.

And the winner is: Neither.


The Munich airport has a brewery on site (Airbrau). I've given myself a 3-hour layover to sample the wares.