This place is the Wurst! Actually, it's hard to find something other than it's name that isn't just Uber-Awesome!
Wurst is on it's second iteration, after only a few short years in business, it was completely flooded out in June 2013's epic disaster. It was the Wurst for this business (sorry for the pun)!
These guys have reopened, cleaner and better than ever! I think they might have even lowered their prices! This restaurant is the closest to a true Bavarian Bierhaus to any I have seen in Canada thus far. It's set up 'family-style' with long bench laden tables that seat somewhere between 14-50, depending on how busy the night gets any how close you want to get to your neighbour.
Weekends here are what legends are made of: German Oompa bands, 2 litre Beer boots and 1litre steins that sure make an epic CLANK when you smash two together and yell PROST!
The menu is typically German, taking influences from all across the German regions, even offering a sausage platter that I believe is from 3 different cultural districts! The food is great and they never skimp out on the multiple mustards and the huge portions of sauerkraut with the sausage plates!
If you went here before the floods, go back! This places needs a really big year and any local support it can handle! A unique bar like this needs to stay in Calgary for the long run, so everyone go in once and buy a stein of your favourite German Bier!
Oh, and if you are truly hardcore, you can rent a locker where you can store your cheesy (but yes, cool) beer stein that the servers will fill upon your request! Just a word to the wise on this one guys... Every female I have visited this pub with definitely stay away from gents that have their own mug. It's a major fail-factor for meeting girls!