Appenzell

[Breweries (7)] [Closed Breweries (15)]

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reviewed by yours truly: 14.3% (1)

Thank you for letting me know about any corrections or missing informations! (bov (at) bov.ch)

Size signification

<50 hl/yr: picobrewey (part-time or hobby)
<1'000 hl/yr: nanobrewery
<5'000 hl/yr: microbrewery
<50'000 hl/yr: regional brewery
>50'000 hl/yr: large brewery

Rating signification

^to The nec plus ultra ! Don't miss those breweries.
^{Very good breweries !}
^{Above average and satisfying.}
^to ^Average.
^{Not terrible.}
^{This is getting pretty bad.}
^to ^{Be cautious: you may REALLY not like it !}

Please note that the star ratings for the appreciation are based on the weighted average and not on the mean average like the rating. You can have a look to the ranking list to see the weighted averages and the way they are calculated as well.
Click here if you would like to see my ranking list for this canton.

The breweries displayed with a yellow background do not appear anymore on the list of the Federal Customs, yet seem to be still active. I will keep them for some time in the hope that they will regulate their situation.

Breweries (7)

Name	Address&contact	Registry-# Size/Production	# of beers tasted	Rating avg appreciation	Comments Please be aware that all ratings and comments reflect my opinion only ! So don't blame me if I dislike your favourite brewery. Fortunately we are free to like whatever we like...
Bier-Waisen Founded in 2023	9100 Herisau	#1793 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
BoFo Founded in 2003	Mühlebühl 7 9100 Herisau	#187 40 hl list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Marco Forrer and Jeremias Bolt.
DomschkeBräu Founded in 2023	9426 Lutzenberg	#1830	N/A	N/A	-
Mittelstrahl Braukollektiv Founded in 2023	Lochmühlestrasse 5 9056 Gais	#1783 list of beers	8	14.75	Brewer: Oliver Fries. Formerly located in Stein.
Remise Braui Founded in 2008	Buechschwendi 9038 Rehetobel Link down; brewery closed?	#317 20 hl	N/A	N/A	Brewers: Remo Krucker and Wali Wagner. Probably inactive. This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
Rohner Founded in 2019	9063 Stein	#1395	N/A	N/A	Confidential production or maybe inactive.
Tipsy Cat Founded in 2022	9042 Speicher	#1758	N/A	N/A	-

no brewpubs reported

no beer shops reported

Closed Breweries (15)

Name	Address	founded-closed	Contact	# of beers tasted	Rating	Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
26	9410 Heiden	2022 - 2023 1722		N/A	N/A	-
Brugger	9100 Herisau	1875 - 1892		N/A	N/A	Originally named Färber then Brunner.
Enz	9056 Gais	1847 - 1918		N/A	N/A	N/A
Eugster	9410 Heiden	2015 - 2024 690		N/A	N/A	-
Frötz	9056 Gais	2000 - 2011 128		N/A	N/A	Brewer: Lukas Oetiker Still registered in the directory of the taxables breweries but inactive since circa 2005.
Grubenmann	9063 Stein	1868 - 1915		N/A	N/A	N/A
Koller	9107 Urnäsch	1816 - 1826		N/A	N/A	Originally called Mettler.
Krone	9064 Hundwil	1885 - 1915		N/A	N/A	N/A
Kronenbrauerei	9100 Herisau	1875 - 1978 6		N/A	N/A	N/A
Meier-Holdberger	9063 Stein	1896 - 1905		N/A	N/A	N/A
Oertle	9053 Teufen	1872 - 1906		N/A	N/A	N/A
Schützengarten	9055 Bühler	1875 - 1892		N/A	N/A	N/A
Waldstatt	9104 Waldstatt	1840 - 1923		N/A	N/A	Originally named zum Säntisblick.
Wilhelm Fleck	9410 Heiden	1852 - 1932		N/A	N/A	N/A
zum Ochsen	9107 Urnäsch	1882 - 1905		N/A	N/A	N/A