Berlin Beers & Battlefields Tour: War History and German Beer

Walk Through Berlin’s War-Torn Past

Stand at the site of Hitler’s Bunker
Touch the battle scars on the Reichstag
Trace the path of Soviet troops through the Moltke Bridge
Hear the story of the infamous breakout from the Führerbunker at Weidenammer Brücke

Raise a glass

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Beer Tastings at three Berlin pubs and taverns—right by the very places where history unfolded: where resistance fighters and soldiers would have stood, and battles would have taken place.

What Makes This Tour Different

Award-Winning Storytellers: Our guides like Cairan and Paul are traveler favorites—praised for making complex history “come alive.” A Tour That Engages Every Sense: See the ruins. Hear the stories. Taste the past. Small Groups, Big Conversations

A deep dive into the Battle of Berlin.

• How was the stage set, what was the disposition of the available forces?
• An overview of the aerial war over Berlin, with specific regard too RAF Bomber Command.
• How did the Soviets prepare their assault on the center of Berlin?
• What were the Western Allies doing during this time?
• What was Berlin like in those final two weeks before the city surrendered?
• Following in the footsteps of Zhukov’s 3rd Ukrainian Shock Army as they crossed the Moltke Bridge and assaulted the Reichstag building in a protracted days long battle, a battle which at least marked the symbolic end to WW2.
• Weidenammer Brücke, scene of the infamous “break-out” from the Fuhrer bunker. Who was present, and what became of the escapees?

Pubs, German beer, and brewing over the ages in Berlin

• Berliner Weisse: The City’s Original Sour
• 19th Century Beer Boom: The Rise of the Biergarten
• WWII & East Berlin: Brewing Behind the Wall
• Berlin’s Beer Purity Laws