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reviewed by yours truly: 35.5% (11)
Thank you for letting me know about any corrections or missing informations! (bov (at) bov.ch)
Graubünden |
[back to the main page] reviewed by yours truly: 35.5% (11) Thank you for letting me know about any corrections or missing informations! (bov (at) bov.ch) |
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| 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... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpe Pian Doss Founded in 2018 | 6562 Soazza #1186
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N/A
| N/A
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| Alpenbrauerei GIRUN | Founded in 2017 Somvi 51 | 7559 Tschlin 
#1003
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N/A
| N/A
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|  This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.Arosabräu |  Founded in 2015 Poststrasse 519 | 7050 Arosa
#680
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1
| 10
| Initially called Bergbräu Arosa.
| Bannwald |  Founded in 2016 Unterdorfstrasse 21 | 7206 Igis
#887
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1
| 13.2
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| Bier Manufaktur Maienfeld |  Founded in 2011 Bahnhofstrasse 6 | 7304 Maienfeld
#422
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10 hl 5
| 13.92
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This nanobrewery brewed above average beers. Closed in 2014 after the sudden death of the owner, Andreas Walliser … but reloaded in Autumn 2015. | Brewer: Yves Walliser. Biera Engiadinaisa |  Founded in 2005 via Dal Dazi 233 | 7560 Martina
#206
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700 hl 8
| 11.95
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Brewer: Adrian Müller | Located at 1530 meters above sea level and lost somewhere on the east end of the country, this brewery is facing financial problems recurrently. The distribution is assured by Heineken and the production stagnates since a long time below 1'000 hl. Offers some decent german-style beers and other less good stuff. Brewer: Andreas Merk. BierVision Monstein |  Founded in 2001 Hauptstrasse 36 | 7278 Davos Monstein
#131
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1'700 hl 5
| 9.44
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Last beerstop before heaven is a slogan which even attracted THE Beer Hunter Michael Jackson (http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-001665.html). This brewery - founded in June 2001 - was at that time the highest in Europe (it is btw not even the highest in Switzerland nowadays) at 1,627 metres and located in a former alpine dairy. | The Biervision Monstein is a stock corporation having more than 1'000 share holder from around the world. Despite having some marketing arguments, reduced costs thanks to a distribution (and probably bottling) deal with Heineken, this brewery still struggles to have some success and is facing financial troubles recurrently.The production which was once of 2'500 hl (mainly thanks to a nationwide distribution of 2 of its beers in more than 300 Coop supermarkets) dropped at 1'700. This brewery has 4 employees and makes as much as 15% of its total revenue with guided brewery tours. The beers are unstylish and unexciting. Brewer: Basti Degen. Birreria Pacific |  Founded in 2012 via da Mez 26 | 7742 Poschiavo
#456
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16
| 14.48
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Brewer: Ulrich Schläpfer. | Stong quality offered by this brewer. Don't hesitate to try if you can find the beers. Black Peak |  Founded in 2018 Promenade 100 | 7270 Davos Platz
#1195
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N/A
| N/A
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| Brau-Art dals Bofs | Founded in 2017 7512 Champfer #1105
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N/A
| N/A
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| Davoser Craft Beer |  Founded in 2018 Bolgenstrasse 1 | 7270 Davos Platz
#1179
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N/A
| N/A
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| Engadiner Bier |  Founded in 2011 Cuntschett 5 | 7504 Pontresina
#394
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750 hl 7
| 14.4
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Brewer: Hannes Gutschmidt and Daniel Käslin. | Interesting and well-achieved beers . Clearly worth a try. This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.Eschi-Bräu |  Founded in 2011 Arälia 444 | 7214 Grüsch
#444
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15 hl N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Hans-Christian Röthlisberger. | Called now Prättigauer-Bräu ?!? Gallo di Rancina | Founded in 2019 7492 Alvaneu Dorf #1312
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N/A
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| Heineken Switzerland (Calanda) |  Founded in 1984 Kasernenstrasse 36 | 7007 Chur
#26
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494'000 hl 34
| 9.09
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"Nowadays Heineken Switzerland is the second biggest actor with about 15% of the market (~700'000 hectoliters - the real numbers are undisclosed) and 450 employees. They own two production plants, one in Chur and one in Luzern. Here we will talk about the one in Chur. | It all started back in 1780 when brewer Rageth Mathis opened the brewery of the same name in Chur. It is only much later - 1971 - than the name was changed to Calanda. One year after its creation in 1984, Heineken Switzerland bought 10% of Calanda stocks. In 1991 the breweries Haldengut (Winterthur, 1843) and Calanda merged together and it is only 2 years later than Heineken took control of the majority of the stocks to eventually become the only owner in 1999. After the acquisition of new brewing installations in 2002 (allowing in particular high density brewing) the plant in Winterthur was closed and only very few of the Haldengut brands survived and are still produced nowadays in Chur. Heineken is owner of the brand ""Ittinger Klosterbräu"", a beer developped in 1982 by Martin Wartmann and first brewed at Actienbrauerei Frauenfeld. In 1996 Heineken first steps in and the beer production was moved to Haldengut. Later in 2004 Martin Wartmann decided to let its baby live its life and sold all the rights to the green giant. Using the beloved concept of abbey beers this beer is brewed partially using hops harvested near a former Carthusian monastery in Canton Thurgau (Kartause Ittingen). And no matter if it was dissolved more than 150 years ago: the marketing still talks about the only Abbey beer from Switzerland ... And it has some undisputed success with about 20'000 hectoliters yearly. Besides brewing the brands Calanda, Halden Gut and Tell, all the Heineken destined for the Swiss market are produced in Chur. The company also markets foreign brands like Desperados, Tiger, Murphy, Erdinger, Moretti, Foster's, Newcastle Brown Ale, Clausthaler, VB and Sol. It is worth mentioning that the effort to introduce the brand Amstel across the whole country encountered a terrible flop and had to be stopped in 2008. Facing an impressive growth of beer imports and an equally impressive increase of the number of microbreweries in Switzerland, Heineken is losing each year some market shares. This leaves the company with a big beautiful plant producing probably not more than at 50% of its capacity (it can bottle 36'000 cans, 80'000 bottles and 480 kegs per hour). Which will probably induce a further consolidation and a possible middle-term shutdown of their second plant (Eichhof, Luzern). Their beers are deeply uninspired and uninteresting. Brewer: Markus Scharlemann." Hofbrauerei Wiesen | Founded in 2017 7494 Wiesen
#1044
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N/A
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| Brewer: Andi Nebel. | Ilanzer Bier |  Founded in 2015 Glennerstrasse 8 | 7130 Ilanz
#756
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3
| 13.6
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Correct but not more.
| JJ's Sayser Bier | Founded in 2015 7202 Says
#685
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N/A
| N/A
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| Marmot Cervisiam |  Founded in 2017 Caspärsch 1 | 7307 Jenins
#1102
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N/A
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| PD Beer |  Founded in 2017 via Doga 29 | 6541 Santa Maria
#969
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N/A
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| Rappenstein |  Founded in 2019 7204 Untervaz #1335
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N/A
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| Ravenhead Brewery |  Founded in 2018 Via dalla Resga 14 | 7403 Rhäzüns
#1288
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N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Sam Murdoch.
| Riedi Gervosaria | Founded in 2018 7137 Flond #1183
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N/A
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| Rolpibrau |  Founded in 2007 7404 Feldis/Veulden
#279
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100 hl 4
| 8.3
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Brewer: Roland Holderegger. | Poor beers and full of flaws. This brewery has a long way to go. Closed in 2011 before started again in 2016. Originally located in Tumegl. Schesaplanahütte | Founded in 2018 Schesaplanahütte | 7212 Seewis Dorf
#1212
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N/A
| N/A
| Seems to be the highest brewery in the country (1912 m)
| Schnauser Bier | Founded in 2019 7130 Schnaus #1313
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N/A
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| Stadtbier Chur |  Founded in 2010 Felsenaustrasse 23b | 7000 Chur
#364
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8
| 14
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Brewer: Sacha Schibli. | Produces in Chur since June 2012 (was formerly contract brewed by Aare-Bier). Good quality beers which are clearly worth a try. Strela Bräu Davos |  Founded in 2016 Schatzalpstrasse 3 | 7271 Davos Platz
#812
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N/A
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| Brewer: Christian Flury. | Sufers | Founded in 2017 Poststrasse 19 | 7434 Sufers #1085
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N/A
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| Zfüfi |  Founded in 2018 Flüelapassstrasse 5 | 7260 Davos Dorf
#1252
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N/A
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| Name | Address | Registry-# Size/Production | # of beers tasted | Rating avg appreciation | Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion... |
Safienbrauerei Rössli Founded in 2018 | Hauptstrasse 7104 Versam
#1264
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N/A
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| Name | Address | Registry-# Size | # of beers tasted | Rating avg appreciation | Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion... | ||||||||||||||||||
Arosa Edel Founded in 2011 | 7050 Arosa
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1
| 12.8
| Client brewer. The beer - a correct lager - is brewed by Surselva
| This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.Benediktinerkloster Disentis |  Founded in 2014 via Claustra 1 | 7180 Disentis
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2
| 10.8
| Client brewer: the beers are brewed by Surselva.
| Churerbier |  Founded in 2010 Salvatorenstrasse 88 | 7000 Chur
443
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1'100 hl 3
| 11.2
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Started in 2010 and initiated by Patrick Arnet. Offered a very nice beer and reached a production of 1'100 hectoliters after 3 years. The production has been stopped in 2013 (apparently after financial troubles) and the initiator retired. The brewery is no more registered and the beers were then produced by Liechtensteiner Brauhaus. Introduced a new brand - Bündner Bier - in 2014. Or when locality gets loosely defined ... Yet ! Came back in the canton in 2017 as the beers are now brewed by tschlin.
| Ela Bier |  Founded in 2007 Veia Davos Tga Clo 4 | 7460 Savognin
259
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2
| 13.2
| Client brewer. | I have sampled a very nice unfiltered lager and hope to be able to taste some more of their beers soon. Contract brewed by Locher since 2011. Had formerly register number 259. |
| Name | Address / Untappd venue | Homepage / Email | Rating | Comments |
Tom's Beer Box | Untere Gasse 11 7000 Chur  
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| About 150 different beers from around the world. |
| Name | Address | founded-closed | Contact | # of beers tasted | Rating | Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion... |
| Aktienbrauerei Thusis | 7430 Thusis | 1861 - 1921
| | N/A | N/A | Originally called zum Rosenbühl. |
| Branger & Komminoth | 7503 Samedan | 1877 - 1888
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Crotto | 7742 Poschiavo | 1880 - 1890
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Davos | 7260 Davos | 1882 - 1922
| | N/A | N/A | Originally called zum Löwen. |
| Engadiner Aktienbrauerei | 7505 Celerina | 1892 - 1975 25 | | N/A | N/A | Originally called Campell & Bisaz |
| Gebr. Schumacher | 7649 Castasegna | ? - 1870
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gianotti | 7649 Castasegna | 1870 - 1919
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Giovanoli | 7649 Bondo | 1875 - 1880
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Giovanoli & Cadisch | 7649 Spino | 1861 - 1885
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Hopfenblume | 7412 Scharans | 2001 - 2011 129 | | N/A | N/A | - |
| Kunder | 7220 Schiers | 1865 - 1909
| | N/A | N/A | Originally called Thöni & Michel. |
| Löwenhof | 7000 Chur | 1875 - 1916
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oswald | 7130 Ilanz | 1841 - 1909
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Passet & Lutta | 7431 Andeer | 1841 - 1849
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Poschiavina | 7742 Poschiavo | 1850 - 1929
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rhätische Aktienbrauerei | 7000 Chur | 1780 - 1913
| | N/A | N/A | Originally called Alte Brauerei. |
| Rohrer | 7000 Chur | 1872 - 1920
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rohrer-Zuan | 7516 Maloja | 1885 - 1899
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Schwoogerbräu | 7018 Lenzerheide | 2009 - 2014 352 | | N/A | N/A | - |
| Steinadler-Bräu | Voa principala 38 7078 Lenzerheide | 2007 - 2011 284 | | 1 | 11.2 | Brewer: Reto Hafner. One modest german hefeweizen, hoping for more. |
Surselva Bräu | 7018 Flims-Waldhaus | 2005 - 2017 203 |
| 7 | 11.94
| Brewer: Jörg Kambach A brewpub offering also small bottled beers and enjoying an impressive success in its region. Honest beers, not more. Opened: Thursday-Sunday 11:00-23:00. Brews Arosa Edel and Kloster Disentis under contract. Closed in October 2017. Production: 1'500 hl |
tillien | 7304 Maienfeld | 2011 - 2016 453 |  | N/A | N/A | Brewers: Marco Illien and Till Linder. Inactive since February 2012The homepage is now down, so a definitive closure seems to be evident. |
| Unterengadiner Aktienbrauerei | 7549 Süss | 1848 - 1917
| | N/A | N/A | Successively called Planta and Campell. |
| Vassali | 7649 Vicosoprano | 1872 - 1910
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Vereinsbrauerei Pierfründa | 7000 Chur | 2016 - 2016 858 | | N/A | N/A | - |
| Vetsch | 7260 Davos | 1880 - 1905
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| zur Alten Brauerei | 7430 Thusis | 1841 - 1880
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| zur Krone | 7015 Tamins | 1879 - 1903
| | N/A | N/A | N/A |
<50 hl/yr: picobrewey (part-time or hobby)
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The nec plus ultra ! Don't miss those breweries.
Very good breweries !
Above average and satisfying.
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Average.
Not terrible.
This is getting pretty bad.
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Be cautious: you may REALLY not like it !