Switzerland Beer Guide

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 !}

Breweries (49)

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...

Angler Bräu

Founded in 2000

Zollweidenstr. 15
4142 Muenchenstein

061 411 10 64

#110

50 hl

N/A

Brewer: Joerg Knecht and Giannetto Sommer.

Arlibrau

Founded in 2010

Haupstrasse 15
4144 Arlesheim

061 703 91 51

#378

100 hl

list of beers

11.26

Brewer: Fredy Schärmeli and Lesley Wachter.
After an interesting beginning, the quality is going in the wrong direction.

Bärenbräu

Founded in 2018

4153 Reinach

#1160

N/A

Biene Bräu

Founded in 2018

4104 Oberwil

#1208

N/A

Bierrugeliverein

Founded in 2018

4462 Rickenbach

#1245

N/A

Birsfelder Hafenbräu

Founded in 2019

4127 Birsfelden

#1326

N/A

Blaue Ente

Founded in 2017

Holderstüdeliweg 25b
4132 Muttenz

#1121

list of beers

11.6

Bock uf Bier

Founded in 2017

Therwilerstrasse 69
4103 Bottmingen

061 401 39 65

#1012

N/A

BruTam-Bräu

Founded in 2018

4242 Laufen

#1246

N/A

Buusner Bräu

Founded in 2014

Lehmattweg 8
4463 Buus

061 841 01 24

#608

list of beers

N/A

Brewer: Olivier Grossenbacher.

Cenci's Brauhuus

Founded in 2017

4153 Reinach

#1113

N/A

Chaschtele Bier

Founded in 2020

4424 Arboldswil

#1549

N/A

Chlusbachbräu

Founded in 2018

4147 Aesch

#1269

N/A

deer beer

Founded in 2019

4462 Rickenbach

#1429

N/A

Dining Room Brew

Founded in 2020

4106 Therwil

#1465

N/A

Eibachbraui

Founded in 2020

Rössligasse 17
4460 Gelterkinden

#1492

list of beers

N/A

Fermento

Founded in 2020

Rohrhagstrasse 2
4104 Oberwil

#1478

list of beers

15.2

Their beers are brewed (partially or totally) by Chen van Loon.

Föifliberbier

Founded in 2018

4417 Ziefen

#1207

N/A

Geissheiri Bräu

Founded in 2017

4494 Oltingen

#1011

N/A

GibbonBräu

Founded in 2017

Hauptstrasse 33
4492 Tecknau

078 825 02 62

#996

list of beers

15.2

Gruebe Bräu

Founded in 2017

Duggingerstrasse 20
4153 Reinach

#984

list of beers

N/A

Hahnenbräu

Founded in 2018

Gartenstrasse 34
4133 Pratteln

#1267

list of beers

N/A

Hard Labor Brew

Founded in 2019

Vogelsangweg 6
4410 Liestal

076 711 23 25

#1384

list of beers

N/A

heitereBRÄU

Founded in 2016

Huebacherweg 15
4460 Gelterkinden

#819

list of beers

14.96

Brewer: Martin Dröser.
Quality and originality from this tiny brewery led by a top Swiss beer sommelier.

Hofbrauerei-Springer

Founded in 2018

4402 Frenkendorf

#1229

list of beers

N/A

Jurli Bier

Founded in 2018

Baumgartenweg 2
4127 Birsfelden

#1280

N/A

Kitchen Brew

Founded in 2013

Binningerstrasse 101
4123 Allschwil

#954

2000 hl

list of beers

14.36

Brewer: Tobias Hoffmann.
Former client brewer. The (very good) beers were brewed at Brasserie Saint Louis (France) and Rogg (Germany). Started its own brewery in November 2016 in Allschwil.

Kraftstoff

Founded in 2018

Hauptstrasse 29
4450 Sissach

079 132 25 96

#1282

list of beers

8.32

Mammutbier

Founded in 2016

4107 Ettingen

#926

N/A

Quai Richelieu

Founded in 2015

4153 Reinach

#662

N/A

Raffaele De Nicola

Founded in 2017

4104 Oberwil

#994

N/A

Rauchloch

Founded in 2020

4445 Häfelfingen

#1544

N/A

Recher's Braustube

Founded in 2013

Hauptstrasse 89
4415 Lausen

061 921 01 11

#506

30 hl

list of beers

N/A

Brewer: René Heinze.
Probably the oldest brewer in the country (80 !)

Roscha-Bräu

Founded in 2007

Neufeldstrasse 12
4402 Frenkendorf

#225

list of beers

12.17

Brewer: Roland Schaub.
A brewery with some quality potential, yet moving actually in the wrong quality direction. Check especially the Schwarz Bier.

Rössli-Bier

Founded in 2006

Obere Hofackerstrasse 21
4414 Füllinsdorf

#261

40 hl

list of beers

10.72

Brewer: Martin Lehmann.
Really not terrible …

Sauhofbräu

Founded in 1997

Lützelstrasse 73
4242 Laufen

061 763 03 48

#70

list of beers

9.87

Brewer: Urs Goetschy
A club of more than 2000 members. Founded 1997, the brewing capacity is 16 hl. The beers are almost not available outside the brewery/club which is hosting business or private parties.

This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.

Schlugg

Founded in 2014

Fabrikstrasse 5
4415 Lausen

079 727 26 80

#566

15 hl

list of beers

N/A

Shrinkbrew Biermanufaktur

Founded in 2020

4133 Pratteln

#1451

list of beers

15.6

Siechenbräu

Founded in 2010

4142 Münchenstein

#366

list of beers

N/A

A brewer club.

Silent Hills

Founded in 2019

4147 Aesch

#1396

N/A

Stedtli Bier

Founded in 2018

Gerberstrasse 4
4410 Liestal

#1162

list of beers

14.4

Originally located at Tägerig (AG).

Sunnybräu

Founded in 2018

Baslerstrasse 15
4102 Binningen

#1251

list of beers

14.4

the Beer Guerrillas

Founded in 2017

4133 Pratteln

#1087

list of beers

14.44

Creative and good !

the Brewfactory

Founded in 2014

Haldenrainweg 3
4448 Läufelfingen

#565

N/A

Brewer: Jochen Mühlbauer.

Urban Brew House

Founded in 2017

Hinterkirchweg 72
4106 Therwil

079 505 79 11

#1024

N/A

Brewer: Richard Blackham.

Urknall

Founded in 2020

4410 Liestal

#1532

N/A

Varius

Founded in 2018

4410 Liestal

#1255

list of beers

9.4

Waldschlössli

Founded in 2017

4104 Oberwil

#1101

list of beers

N/A

Zipfelbier

Founded in 2010

Hardstrasse 40f
4132 Muttenz

061 467 91 99

#424

35 hl

list of beers

N/A

Brewer: Stefan Schröder, Stefan Meister, Markus Spänhauser and Roland Hofer.

Beer makers without breweries (1)

Name

Address

Registry-#
Size

# of beers
tasted

Rating avg
appreciation

Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...

Ruecherei

Founded in 2015

Hauptstrasse 106
4416 Bubendorf

079 202 77 13

list of beers

11.36

Client brewer. The beers were brewed by Steinegger. Location is unknown since the closure of Steinegger.
Nothing to write home about.

Closed Breweries (44)

Name

Address

founded-closed

Contact

# of beers
tasted

Rating

Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...

Allschwil Aktienbrauerei

4123 Allschwil

1862 - 1889

N/A

Originally called Gebr. Vogt.

Ankerbrauerei

4402 Frenkendorf

1875 - 1976

N/A

Originally called Actienbrauerei Basel and located in Basel. Changed location and name in 1964.

Arlesheim

4144 Arlesheim

1875 - 1895

N/A

Bader

4437 Waldenburg

1875 - 1890

N/A

Bärenbräu

4153 Reinach

1840 - 1912

N/A

Originally named Landerer.

Baselbieter Bier

Hauptstrasse 30
4417 Ziefen

2014 - 2018

585

10.93

Brewer: Alexander Stohler.
An ambitious brewery scheduled to start in 2014 with the goal to reach 2500 hl. Originally contract brewed at Lägere Bräu (with unfortunately no indications on the label … ). Not terrible beers.
Went bankrupt in 2018.

Production: 720 hl

Basiliske Bier

4104 Oberwil

2013 - 2018

536

14.6

Brewer: Tizian Würth and Sandro Waser.
Well-crafted and pleasant. Nice work.

Bayrisches Brauhaus

4456 Oberdorf

1881 - 1899

N/A

Bierwerkstatt

4142 Münchenstein

2011 - 2016

414

N/A

Brewers: Bénédict Bart, Christian Doppler and Cédric Moser.

Production: 2 hl

Blauner Bräu

4223 Blauen

2015 - 2018

795

N/A

Brau Bandi

4106 Therwil

2017 - 2020

1032

079 261 13 90

9.8

Brewer: Marco Schmidli.

Büchel-Bier

4455 Zunzgen

2008 - 2011

315

14.8

Brewer: Markus Worzalla.
I have sampled for now a superb lager.

Production: 25 hl

Büchelin

4242 Laufen

1873 - 1905

N/A

Originally named Nickel.

Casino

4410 Liestal

1831 - ?

N/A

Diepfi

Hauptstrasse 1
4442 Diepflingen

2011 - 2018

450

N/A

Brewer: Thomas Schaffner.

Production: 100 hl

Dittinger Hausbier

Hollenweg 21
4243 Dittingen

2005 - 2016

207

N/A

Brewer: Marc Studach.

Dorfgassbier

Dorfgasse 19
4438 Langenbruck

2010 - 2013

381

N/A

Brewer: Daniel Meyer.

Excalibur

4419 Lupsingen

2008 - 2011

304

N/A

Farnsburg

4460 Gelterkinden

1877 - 1907

N/A

Farnsburg

Hauptstrasse 11
4450 Sissach

2016 - 2020

946

061 927 44 00

10.4

Originally scheduled to start in Spring 2014. An ambitious brewery which wants to reach 5'000 hl after 5 years.
Faced different troubles and had to postpone its start September 2016.
Offers mainstream-like beers and not in a good way. And is heavily indebted...

Production: 1'000 hl

Hausbrauerei Itingen

4403 Itingen

1895 - ?

N/A

Homburger Bräu

4442 Diepflingen

2016 - 2018

800

N/A

Jetzer

Starenstrasse 3
4142 Münchenstein

2011 - 2013

420

N/A

Brewer: Markus Jetzer.
Currently (Nov. 2013) inactive. May brew again in the future.

Johnlis

Schauenburgerstr. 35
4410 Liestal

2007 - 2014

277

N/A

Brewer: John Lopez.

Keller & Geissmar

4127 Birsfelden

1845 - 1896

N/A

Originally named Schneider'sche, then Bürklin-Franck.

Krone

4127 Birsfelden

1846 - 1857

N/A

Mönchlibräu

4142 Münchenstein

? - ?

109

N/A

Münchenstein

4142 Münchenstein

? - 1890

N/A

Oberdorf

4456 Oberdorf

1880 - 1889

N/A

Originally named Ellensohn.

Ormalingen

4466 Ormalingen

? - 1892

N/A

Riedtmann

4125 Riehen

1825 - 1832

N/A

Rüchibrunne-Bier

4426 Lauwil

2013 - 2014

545

N/A

Schnitzli

4425 Titterten

2010 - 2014

410

13.2

Sonne

4468 Kienberg

1877 - 1907

N/A

Stab

4410 Liestal

1855 - 1885

N/A

Stähli Bräu

4242 Laufen

2014 - 2016

589

N/A

Steinegger Bräu

Baselstrasse 67a
4203 Grellingen

2007 - 2018

266

Brewer: Thomas Steinegger.
Well-made and not without interest but absolutely not true to the styles and rather similar.

Production: 200 hl

Stöff

4223 Blauen

2011 - 2015

403

N/A

Waldschlössli

4104 Oberwil

1855 - 1915

N/A

Wetzel

Ziegelhüttenweg 137
4469 Anwil

2005 - 2010

209

13.6

Brewer: Reto Wetzel, Johannes Schaffner and Hanspeter Fischer.
Interesting beers.
Unable to face the demand, the brewery closed in October 2010 and a new project will be started.

Wirz

4450 Sissach

1853 - 1900

N/A

Ziegelhof

Gerberstrasse 4
4410 Liestal

1850 - 2006

10.44

The Rauracher Bräu Dunkel is a must try. But there is not much beside it. Owned by Eichhof since may 2006 and closed in october 2006.

Zöbi-Bier

Hauptstrasse 80
4422 Arisdorf

2010 - 2016

399

Brewer: Corinne and Hanspeter Zöbeli-Petitjean.
Slightly above average beers which are pretty hard to classify.

Production: 5 hl

zum Greifen

4125 Riehen

1841 - 1890

N/A

Basel-Landschaft

Breweries (49)

Brewpubs (1)

Beer makers without breweries (1)

no beer shops reported

Closed Breweries (44)