Bolkerstraße
Lively old-town lane of Altbier breweries and pubs, beside a poet's birthplace.
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This guide to Bolkerstraße in Düsseldorf starts with a beer mat and a pencil, and the blue-shirted Köbes who keeps the Altbier coming down what locals call the longest bar in the world. It visits the Zum Schlüssel brewery and the medieval custom behind its name, then crosses the street to a small brewery taproom in nineteen thirteen and a brewer named Ferdinand Schumacher. Best heard at a table outside, with a glass already in front of you.
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