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.
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 (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)

Please note that you will find here not only breweries which are now closed but also homebreweries which may still be active but are no more officialy registered at the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security.

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.