Salzburg has a long brewing tradition and it's a great destination to consider if you are into visiting breweries and beer halls. Having spent a couple of hours at Stiegl Brauwelt, we moved on to the Augustiner Brewery which is on the same side of town but much nearer the centre. As the name suggests this brewery was set up by monks in the first half of the seventeenth century. Today the Augustiner Brewery is a large commercial concern and the beer is made in a modern purpose built brewery situated beside the abbey but the techniques are still largely traditional and the enterprise is described as a 'craft brewery'. You can buy the beer in shops and in ...  Read the complete review