Fancy a pre-match pint? If you’re in Frankfurt for the footie, you’ll be on cider rather than beer

Tools of the German cider-drinking trade … a Gerippte with typical diamond-cut pattern, Bembel jug and Schoppedeckel lid. Photograph: Stuart Kenny

I am sitting in Atschel, a cosy, if crowded Apfelweinwirtschaft (apple wine tavern) in Sachsenhausen, south of the River Main from Frankfurt’s central Römerberg plaza. Germany’s financial capital is one of the host cities for Euro 2024, and such taverns, and their leafy gardens, will be heaving during the competition.

England play Denmark here on 20 June, while Germany face Switzerland three days later. This is a nation renowned for its beer quality, of course, but those visiting Frankfurt for the football will find that here, another drink rules: Apfelwein.