European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany the the old City in Kornach is a combination of half timbered buildings cobbled streets and an ancient Fountain above. Kornach with its River old houses and Castle on the Hill is one of the prettiest towns on the Road left. Neptune below stands guard at the Entrance to the Wass Schloss in Litwitz a Short Detour off the Road. Continued from Page 7 i reached out and tapped the nightstand just to ensure that my hearing had not vanished. The next morning i drove a circular route above the Castle and the City. From the Road Are some wonderful views of Burg Lauenstein standing Sentinel in the Lush Green Forest. ". Down the Road in ludwigs Stadt Friendly people at the brewery where Jahns Beer is made gave me a personal tour during off tour hours. Master Brewer Erwin Ultsch apologized for not speaking English just before i apologized for not speaking much German. With that understood he showed off the nearly 600 year old brewery where 110,000 liners of Beer is produced each week by the 67 employees. He explained the brewing process which i guess is like that of any Beer. In the Beer cellar beneath the brewery s restaurant a group of German teen agers completed a tour with soda or Beer and Wurst compliments of the brewery. One american reporter joined them. Kornach May be the prettiest town on the Road referred to in the German brochures As the by  the old town is on the Hill just outside the Gates of Rosenberg Castle. Here is a tourist office with information mostly in German. Ein problem she said. Mein problem i said. The Castle is a monster with Walls 45-feet thick. The old town is a Lovely area of half timbered buildings and tight narrow Corners. The final Stop on the North to South journey of the Beer and castles Road is Klumbach which is sometimes called the City of Beer. The five breweries Here produce 9,000 pints of Beer annually for every Man woman and child in town. Twenty five percent of the residents Here make their living from the production of Beer. A woman at the tourist Bureau called Klumbach a City of  it is she explained the first City on the main River Home of the largest tin figure collection in the world about 300,000 miniatures located in the Plass Enburg Castle and producer of the world s strongest Beer. The Beer is dip Helbock Kun Laminator 28, with an alcohol Content of More than 11 percent. Another special local brew is Eis Bock which is Frozen As part of the processing to make it stronger. The Beer and castles Road has its frustrations namely the traffic and the Lack of English language. The first problem you can do nothing about. The second one is under your control of course. But this is a slice of Germany Worth seeing off the beaten track and full of surprises. Ast facts the tourist information office in Kornach can be reached by calling 09261 -97236. The Klumbach tourist information office Telephone number is 09221-802216. In Weimar the number is 03643-762342. The hotel in Lauenstein Castle can be reached by calling 09263-256. Hotel Liszt in Weimar is 03643 61911. Ron Jensen 8 stripes Magazine August 12, 1993