Known as “farmer’s style” sausage, brats are filled with ground pork and veal seasoned with nutmeg, coriander, or caraway seeds. Often flavored with or cooked in beer, they’re a natural brew partner.

Full of rich, meaty, carbohydrate-dense dishes like bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes), bratwurst (sausage), roulade (thinly rolled meat), and schnitzel (cutlet), German cuisine is some of the best ...