Sandkerwa NA 2 draft lineup for Friday, August 29.

Sandkerwa NA 2, liquid ode to the beers of Bamberg and Franconia, returns on Friday, August 29.

During last year's first-ever Sandkerwa NA, I vowed to provide an even better selection of Franconian draft beers in 2008.

Well, things happen. In 2008, I believe we're lucky just to renew the concept. All year long I've been struggling to coordinate my needs with wholesaler timetables, and coordinate these tinetables with importer availability. It's been difficult to achieve results while juggling our new brewery project with the other hand and honoring various community commitments with leftover digits.

We'll still have a good core selection of Franconian beers from Bamberg and Kulmbach on hand this Friday, August 29.

Bamberg:
Aecht Schlenkerla Helles
Aecht Schlenkerla Marzen
Aecht Schlenkerla Weizen

Kulmbach:
Kulmbacher Eisbock
Kulmbacher EKU Pils
Kulmbacher Kapuziner Weisse
Kulmbacher Monchshof Kellerbier

Elsewhere in Bavaria:
Aventinus Weizen Doppelbock (Kelheim)
Schneider Weisse (Kelheim)
Spaten Oktoberfest (Munich)
Spaten Premium Lager (Munich)

And, of course, Pilsner Urquell (Plzen, Czech Republic)