Naturbier: German beer brewery in Madrid

This joint operates as a bar, serving its own product.

I’m not a beer drinker by nature and I, without having to think about it, sipped down two beers here.
I had an amber and a ruby ale. They were both much better than I think beer is generally, much less cloying on the tongue, perhaps even “fresh.” The ruby was especially good and the most beautiful colour.

Two friends who were there with me were also not big beer fans, and they, too, enjoyed the beer here just fine.
The German friend who showed us this place, Felix, was very pleased with it over all, and I’m sure a wee slice of home was as comforting to him as the Mexican food places were to the other Texan and I.

We sat it what I’ll describe as the basement (we had to go down stairs, it fits). We were out in a little room off to one side, and that night we were alone, even though upstairs it was wild packed. It was unusual to be alone in a room anywhere, so the group of international study abroad students reveled in it.

My amigos Alex and Marc ordered German appetizers, so really just one huge piece of sausage that was so odd to get served on a plate by itself that I don’t even remember what else it was we got. I can’t even remember what it tasted like I was so taken aback by it as it was served!

They serve tapas here, but why would you come to a German beer bar to have Spanish food, when you could wander a little further up the street and get something from a place meant for Spanish food. Don’t be an idiot.
Or an annoying tourist, that’s worse.