Welcome to my Switzerland Beer Guide! You can click on the country map to browse the canton of your choice or choose one of the links below. All the breweries listed here (except 4) are registered at the Swiss Federal Customs Administration. My list of the breweries in activity is a bit shorter than their because some closed ones have not been officially removed. For each brewery, I try to put together the most possible informations and, if available, you'll find links to the brewery's homepage and to Google maps as well. And of course, if I've been lucky enough to put my hands on their beers, you'll find also a short review. Don't forget that this will be by definition subjective, so don't shout at me if your opinion diverges. If you are a swiss brewer and would like me to review your beers, then feel free to contact me ((bov (at) bov.ch): I'm always interested!
If you came here directly, be sure to take also a look to my main beer page where you'll find reviews of more than 6'000 beers from 148 countries with among them the 1'100+ swiss beers I've had until now.
And thank you for letting me know about any corrections or missing informations! (bov (at) bov.ch).


[complete guide]: as it says, all the breweries (active and closed) and even more in one click.
[beer festivals & events]: take a close look at the events of the swiss beer scene.
[closed breweries]: the 700+ dead ones; for sentimental guys like me absolutely essential.
[links]: associations, blogs and so on; the major ones are listed here.
[industrial statistics]: some numbers regarding the swiss beer market.
[historique]: some prose about the history of beer in Switzerland. Beware! It is in french...
[my ranking list of the swiss breweries]: my totally subjective but in spite of it (or because of it) beloved best of list.
[new swiss breweries of the year]: here are the yearly newcomers (from my point of view) since 1998.
[my top swiss beers by style]: shows the top 10 beers by style; however not always up-to-date (April 2009)
[Google Map of Swiss breweries (german speaking part)]: courtesy of Leszek.
[Google Map of Swiss breweries (french speaking part)]: courtesy of Leszek

Switzerland VD FR NE BE VS TI GE JU SO UR GR SZ ZG SG AR ZH TG AG BS BL LU SH AR+AI GL OW NW FL

  • July 2010: Freihof (SG), Illauer Brauer (ZH).

  • June 2010: Bier Art, Faex and Lupuvis (BE), Hopfehüsli Bräu (ZH).

  • May 2010: Dorfgassbier, 2010 Arlibrau (BL), Weed Beer (VD), G+G, Storm&Anchor (ZH). Closed: Bahnhofbraui (BE).

  • April 2010: Kurvenbier (AG), Luusbueb, zur Grünen Amsel (BS) les Divins Brasseurs de Sion (VS), Beizbrauerei Marchle (ZH). New beershops: Erzbierschof (BE), Gourmiland (LU). Closed: Rüüs Bier (AG), Mobile Hausbrauerei Flückiger (SO).

  • March 2010: Prinzenbräu (FL), Bertbier, Pilatusbräu (LU), Loiwi Bräu (OW), Hof-Braui (SO), San Peder (TI)

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Beer Festivals & Events