Nidwalden
[Breweries (8)] [Closed Breweries (11)]

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reviewed by yours truly: 100.0% (8)

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.
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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 (8)

NameAddress&contactRegistry-#
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...
Äigèbraij

Founded in 2016

Dörfli 7
6386 Wolfenschiessen

#913

list of beers

6 11.67

Brewer: Thomas Jufer.
Brewing on a 250 liters installation.
Brisenbräu

Founded in 2013


6370 Stans

#554

list of beers

4 11.8

A club.
Bro's Bräu

Founded in 2016


6362 Stansstad

 
#919

list of beers

3 12.27

A tiny homebrewery.
der Eigenbräudler

Founded in 2019

Schmiedgasse 14
6370 Stans

#1388

list of beers

5 14.16

Brewer: Christian Niederberger.
A homebrewer producing on a 20 liters installation.
Genossenschaft Keimling

Founded in 2015

Wiesenbergstrasse 1
6383 Dallenwil

#670

list of beers

4 13.1

Offers a very good IPA and other beers deserving a try too. Sharing the production plant with Sutton (6 hl installation).
Getränke Lussi

Founded in 2017

Aawasserstrasse 6
6370 Oberdorf

#1071

list of beers

3 9.07

"Brewer: Philip Engerisser.
A beverage distributor producing its own spirits, must and beers.
Brews on a 20 hl installation."
Sutton

Founded in 2015

Wiesenbergstrasse 1
6383 Dallenwil

#765

list of beers

9 13.6

Brewer: Tim Sutton.
Sharing the production plant with Keimling. Brewing mostly English-style beers on a 6 hl installation.
Above average beers. Worth a try.
van Maisenberg

Founded in 2018

Ennetbürgenstrasse 12
6374 Buochs

#1237

list of beers

12 13.5

Brewer: Maze Blättler.

no brewpubs reported

no beer shops reported

Closed Breweries (11)

NameAddressfounded-closedContact # of beers
tasted 		Rating Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Adler
6052 Hergiswil 		1862 - 1904

 N/A N/A taken over by Luzerner Brauhaus.
Botzenhard & Edel
6362 Stansstad 		1868 - 1895

 N/A N/A N/A
Hasli
6052 Hergiswil 		1861 - 1893

 N/A N/A N/A
High5
Hof 1
6383 Dallenwil 		2015 - 2023

753

 6 12.33

Brewing on a 60 liters installation.
Krone
6374 Buochs 		1856 - 1916

 N/A N/A N/A
Lanzbier
Wächselacher 116
6370 Stans 		2008 - 2020

N/A N/A "Client brewer, the beers were brewed by Rosengarten."

Production: 500 hl

Melchior Fischer
6370 Oberdorf 		1807 - 1890

 N/A N/A N/A
Oudy brew
6374 Buochs 		2019 - 2022

1360

 N/A N/A Maybe inactive.
Rössli
6052 Hergiswil 		1862 -1904

 N/A N/A N/A
Schlüssel
6373 Ennetbürgen 		1863 - 1905

 N/A N/A N/A
Vollenweider
6052 Hergiswil 		1880 - 1895

 N/A N/A Originally named Kaiser.