Andechs (Monastery brewery) ★ 4.7
Andechs Monastery, on the Holy Hill above Lake Ammersee, has brewed Andechser beers for 500+ years; the Bräustüberl beer hall pours Doppelbock with Schweinshaxe and pretzels.
More food day trips in Munich
Tegernsee (Lake town, Bavarian Alps) ★ 4.5
Lake Tegernsee, an hour south of Munich, is officially designated a Genussort (place of culinary enjoyment); 200+ restaurants between the lake's two shores, Tegernseer Brauhaus the anchor.
Freising (Weihenstephan brewery) ★ 4.5
Freising, half an hour north of Munich, is home to Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, the world's oldest continuously operating brewery (since 1040); the Bräustüberl pours straight from the source.
Salzburg (Austria) ★ 4.6
Salzburg, 1.5 hours by train from Munich, has its own Old Town and the Augustiner Bräustübl Mülln, a 17th-century monastery beer hall that still pours Augustiner; the Salzburger Nockerl dessert is the city's signature plate.