{"id":122198,"date":"2017-03-09T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salzburgerland.com\/en\/?p=122198"},"modified":"2017-03-29T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T14:51:19","slug":"the-moor-treasures-from-anthering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salzburgerland.com\/en\/the-moor-treasures-from-anthering\/","title":{"rendered":"The moor treasures from Anthering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Certainly there is truly much to see in Salzburg. And what can one experience more beautiful than simply to drift through the alleys, repeatedly discover new things and to plunge deep into the hustle and bustle of the city of Mozart. But the villages in the immediate vicinity of the city have at least just as much to offer. Easy to reach and in the midst of nature, they provide a wonderful alternative programme and also play their part so that any visit here becomes a unique and unforgettable break from everyday life. Such is the case with attractive Anthering, which is only 7 kilometres away from the city centre. Regardless of whether you spend your holiday in one of the hotels or guesthouses, arrival by the local railway or leap onto a bike like me and follow the Salzach River a stretch northwards: you\u2019ll be surprised at everything to be discovered here. There is a \u201cswing trail\u201d for the whole family that is studded with exciting \u201cstations for swinging\u201d, the pristine and protected floodplain meadow in Anthering, which features wild boars, a quiet and cosy open-air swimming pool, and an herb garden with over 350 signposted medicinal herbs as well as restaurants, which all leave hardly anything to be desired. Yet what I find particularly exciting are the moor treasures from Anthering. They feature innovate moor products of the very highest quality, which are produced from the high-quality curative mud that is dug by hand from the Salzburg-Leopoldskron peat bog, and whose suitability for use in balneotherapy is undisputed. You can even eat or drink some of these treasures. And I would like to savour precisely these treasures today.<\/p>\n

Moor beer from Raggei-Br\u00e4u<\/h1>\n

My first stop leads me to a small private brewery \u2013 the Raggei-Br\u00e4u \u2013 where beer is brewed from moor water. There, so I hope, I will also satisfy my already burgeoning hunger. After I leave the centre of Anthering behind me and arrive in Acharting, I also already see the signs which guide me to the brewery and adjacent farmstead. It lies there picturesquely in the middle of large fields and on the slope of a small hill. Here, one instantly feels at ease. Not the slightest doubt remains when entering the premises: everything here involves high-quality, locally brewed beer. The menu and list of beverages also contribute their part so that I sit at a cosy table full of anticipation and first of all take in the colourful activities here in the restaurant. Locals as well as guests relish the wonderful dishes to their heart\u2019s content, test their way through the many different types of beer and seem to be involved in animated discussions. My choice falls on a really excellent Viennese schnitzel and a \u201cVollmond Moorbier\u201d<\/em> (\u201cFull Moon Moor Beer\u201d) from the brewer\u2019s own production. And it tastes delicious. Fortunately, the drink is brought to me personally by brewer Johann Stadler, who then also immediately begins to talk.<\/p>\n

It all began here at the farm in 1999. The first brewery, whose beer proved to be very popular in the first year, emerged out of love for beer. \u201cYou really have to be a bit crazy to get something like this off the ground from scratch. Because here in the brewery building, there was a cheese dairy in former times, and then for many years there was nothing.\u201d He calls his realm a \u201cworld of beer diversity\u201d, and a glance at the extensive beer menu confirms this. \u201cThe types of beer made at \u2018Raggei-Br\u00e4u\u2019 are top-fermented, yeast-clouded wheat and spelt beers, bottom-fermented cellar beer, seasonal special beers, bock beers as well as innovative creative beers which are made according to a distinctive recipe by means of open fermentation method.\u201d Wow, someone knows what he is talking about here. One of these beers is precisely that moor beer that has peaked my particular interest. It is brewed from eight different malts, exclusively during a full moon. In combination with crystal-clear moor water, it results in a full-bodied beer with a pleasant note of hops and a slightly sweet taste. Delightful! \u201cIncidentally, schnapps is also distilled from the beer, over there in the distillery known as AD Edelbrennerei.\u201d Say again? You can make schnapps from beer? I must try that! Then Johann Stadler also takes me along on a short tour through his sanctum, the brewery itself, and after a brief phone call I set off again on the way back to Anthering. Because after all, schnapps that I would absolutely like to savour today is waiting for me there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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