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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.
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5 vor 12i Founded in 2018 | Obergass 16 8733 Eschenbach #1283
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewing on a 100 liters installation.
| BCB Bleisch Craft Beer | Founded in 2015 Moosstrasse 52 | 9014 St.Gallen #709
| 1
| 15.6
| Brewer: Marco Bleisch. | Brewing on a 3 hl installation. Biär Berneck | Founded in 2021 Rüdenstrasse 7 | 9442 Berneck #1664
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewers: Björn Lutze and Melanie Brunner Lutze. | Brewing on a 50 liters installation. Bier Factory | Founded in 2000 Eichwiesstrasse 6 | 8645 Rapperswil #114
| 1000 hl 64
| 14.68
| "Brewer: Gabriel Hill. | Initiated by Stephen Hart in 2000, this brewery is one of the early pioneers of craft beers in Switzerland. Changed its name from Rappi Bier Factory to Bier Factory Rapperswil in 2013 and dropped some years later the town denomination. Moved to a new place in February 2014 and has a taproom (opened each Thursday) since 2019. Offers about 6 core beers in mostly Anglo-American styles + some one-shots brewed on a 10 hl installation. Quality and diversity: go for it!" Brandbräu | Founded in 2020 9463 Oberriet #1456
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Brauclub Altstätten | Founded in 1999 Eichbergerstrasse 99 | 9452 Hinterforst #103
| N/A
| N/A
| A brewer club producing on a 50 liters installation. Closed shortly between 2022 and 2023.
| Brauerei Thurnheer | Founded in 2022 Heiggenstrasse 17 | 8873 Amden #1727
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewing on a 50 liters installation.
| Braurich | Founded in 2021 Neulandenstrasse 16 | 9500 Wil #1663
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Reini Aurich.
| Brauzeugen | Founded in 2019 Neuhüslipark 8 | 8645 Jona #1337
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Brown Beer | Founded in 2019 Tünelenweg 21a | 8880 Walenstadt #1339
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewers: Andreas Hug and Rainer Braun. | Brüsis-Bräu | Founded in 2018 8881 Tscherlach #1173
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| BrüW | Founded in 2016 Torstrasse 25 | 9000 St. Gallen #866
| 2
| 13.2
| Brewer: Ole Lind. | Beer bar producing also its own beer on a 150 liters installation. Distelbräu | Founded in 2017 9470 Buchs #1065
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Druid Brewing | Founded in 2017 Haggenstrasse 45 | 9014 St. Gallen #1051
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Fabio Curatolo. | Brewing on a 3 hl installation. Eberle | Founded in 2019 Haggenstrasse 45 | 9014 St. Gallen #1425
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Patrick Eberle. | Originally located in Gossau and now apparently brewing on the same place as Druid Brewing. Eburon | Founded in 2019 Langgasse 50 | 9008 St. Gallen
#1334
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Marc Panis. | Brewing beers in Belgian styles. Probably inactive now. Engineers of Beer (VSHSR) | Founded in 2015 Oberseestrasse 10 | 8640 Rapperswil #718
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| FAAN | Founded in 2020 9248 Bichwil #1511
| N/A
| N/A
| Inactive or highly discrete homebrewery.
| Fidibus.beer | Founded in 2019 Sennhüttenstrasse 21 | 8716 Schmerikon #1390
| 30 hl 1
| 12
| Brewer: Peter Cartwright.
| Floowiiler | Founded in 2016 9230 Flawil #834
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| FoxBrew | Founded in 2021 Gasterweg 1 | 8730 Uznach
#1682
| 5
| 14.88
| Brewer: Romano Müller. | Brews 5 core beers in mostly Anglo-American styles. Pretty high quality. GHB - Gürtler Herrmann Brewery | Founded in 2021 9000 St. Gallen #1592
| 4
| 14.2
| -
| Heerbrugger Bier | Founded in 2013 9435 Heerbrugg #517
| 5
| 11.28
| Brewer: Silvio Carnier. | German-style beers going from decent to infected. Needs some tuning. Hochkant Brau-Werk | Founded in 2019 Blumenaustrasse 8 | 9500 Will #1416
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Michael Schönenberger. | Brewing on a 140 liters installation. Kursi Bräu | Founded in 2015 9403 Goldach #796
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Meibär | Founded in 2016 Haldenstrasse 6 | 8887 Mels #934
| 2
| 13
| -
| Mielebräu | Founded in 2021 9613 Mühlrüti #1650
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Nidibräu | Founded in 2022 9242 Oberuzwil #1739
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Peak River | Founded in 2021 Wangserstrasse 18 | 8887 Mels #1625
| 2
| 13.8
| Brewing on a 2 hl installation.
| Qusi's Bierbraui | Founded in 2017 Auwies 8 | 9242 Oberuzwil #1045
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Markus Frischknecht.
| Rock Story Brew | Founded in 2015 Augustinergasse 26 | 9000 St. Gallen #706
| 24 hl N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Kevin Staffa. | A tiny brewery in a bar. Brewing on a 50 liters installation. Saint City Brewing Company | Founded in 2020 Zürcherstrasse 162 | 9000 St. Gallen #1528
| 4
| 13.8
| -
| Sankt Josef | Founded in 2021 St. Josefstrasse 8e | 8730 Uznach #1595
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Peter Bosshard.
| Sarganserbräu | Founded in 2018 Städtchenstrasse 89 | 7320 Sargans
#1149
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Schlosserbräu | Founded in 2018 9444 Diepoldsau #1155
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Schlucki | Founded in 2015 Sonnenhalde 5 | 8716 Schmerikon #725
| 20 hl 2
| 13.8
| Brewer: Rolf Schmucki. | Brewing on a 2 hl installation. Schnuzz | Founded in 2019 Neue Jonastr. 85 | 8640 Rapperswil #1333
| 30 hl 2
| 12.6
| Brewer: Andreas Wettler.
| Schützengarten | Founded in 1779 St. Jakobsstrasse 37 | 9004 St. Gallen #33
| 161’800 hl 37
| 11.68
| "Brewer: Johannes Schmalzl. | It was 1779 as Johann Ulrich Tobler acquired the real estate of a shooting club in St. Gallen - thus the name and logo - and started the Schützengarten brewery with his brother. The brewery - whose structures are still nowadays on the same place as when it was founded - owes its actual size to Arnold Billwiller who succeeded to increase its production from 7'200 hl to 100'000 hl at the end of the 19th century. Schützengarten which is surrounded on one side by 2 multinational companies - Heineken and Carlsberg - and on the other side by numerous and more flexible microbreweries, has succeeded until now to remain stable, partially thanks to the acquisition of the brewery Löwengarten in 2006. But the brightness (or not) of its future will depend of its capacity to innovate which looks indeed not bad at all (Gallus beer launched in 2012, IPA and Swiss Stout in 2016 as well as the take-over of Birrificio Ticinese and the opening of the brewpub Brauwerk 1779 in 2018). Schützengarten is the oldest Swiss brewery still in activity since the closure of Schloss Reichenbach in Zollikofen in 1971. This record is a bit disputed as the discovery of old documents proving the existence of brewing activities in Appenzell as soon as 1778 may change things. But a link between those activities and the brewery Locher still has to be proven. Has about 220 employees and a 300 hl main installation. You can expect here almost only bottom-fermented german-style beers, some of them like Landbier or Klosterbräu slightly above average and others being IMHO poor and boring. But don't miss their entrance in the world of craft beer with Gallus, IPA and Swiss Stout" Seegal-Bräu | Founded in 2011 Hauptstrasse 33 | 9477 Trübbach #417
| 7 hl 2
| 7.2
| Brewer: Hansueli Senn and Hans Eggenberger. | Caution … Sennbräu | Founded in 2013 Röllweg 5 | 9470 Buchs #496
| 21
| 13.62
| "Brewer: Reto Senn, Ulrich Senn and Roger Senn. | Brewing on a 2 hl installation. Good (and getting always better) beers of (mainly) german styles. Go for it !" This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Seven Spills | Founded in 2019 9012 St. Gallen #1336
| N/A
| N/A
| Looks pretty inactive.
| Sohnemann | Founded in 2016 Buomberg | 8376 Fischingen #929
| 1
| 14.4
| Formerly named Bründel Bräu and located in Weinfelden.
| Sonnenbräu | Founded in 1891 Alte Landstrasse 36 | 9445 Rebstein #41
| 29’000 hl 22
| 10.07
| "Brewer: Steffen Pawlak. | This family-owned brewery is led nowadays by Claudia Graf (5th generation) and employs 40 persons. Everything started back in 1891 when Eduard Graf - known for his slogan ""the freshest beer is always the best"" - began to brew in the tavern ""zur Sonne"" in Rebstein. The very promising start was shocked by World War I and by the death of the founder in 1918. The efforts of his two sons were then slowed down by the economic crisis and World War II thus it was only later during the sixties that the brewery was finally able to grow, surpassing the 20'000 hl. In 1978 Sonnenbräu launched the first light beer of Switzerland. While a lot of breweries are hiding with a certain shame the fact they are using corn, others like Sonnenbräu use this as a marketing argument. Despite its size - which gives it some flexibility - and despite not beeing religiously bound to the Reinheitsgebot, this brewery does not show much pep for innovation (and please don't tell me beers like Craft1 or Maisbier are innovations ...).Expect almost only german-style beers, some of them good (like Annett's Büezer) and some of them pretty bad (like the Doppel-Bock). Brews Züri-Hell and Illauer Punt under contract. However it seems like the former is since recently produced by Braukultur (Usterbräu). The production is about 32'000 hl (last source: 2017). Brewing installation of 94 hl." South Shore Morales Brewing Company -SSMBC- | Founded in 2020 9404 Rorschacherberg #1522
| 4
| 11.7
| Could be decent if the carbonation was controlled.
| Speer-Braui | Founded in 2021 Dorfstrasse 11 | 8722 Kaltbrunn #1600
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewers: Urs Steiner and Patrick Rüeeg. | An association specialized in Whisky- and Rhum-production. Brewing beers for their own association. Stadtbühl | Founded in 1858 Herisauer Strasse 16 | 9200 Gossau #36
| 6’000 hl 17
| 10.19
| "Brewer: Christian Krucker. | Started in 1858 by Joseph Alois Krucker, Stadtbühler has remained a family brewery until nowadays and it looks like nothing can disturb its tranquility and independence. Its production output has been very constant during the last years. The brewery has actually 14 employees. See also www.stadtbuehler.ch. Brewing on a 75 hl installation built in 1933. While some of their products - like the Dunkel or the Fürstenbräu - can be really nice, others may be boring at best or even dubious. You can expect almost only german-style beers here (yes, we are very close to Germany) yet a Smoked beer, another dry-hopped and a last one with millet (the Hirsegold (http://www.hirsegold.ch) brewed under contract) are giving some hope ... Brews also Nubiabrew, Hum and some Napf under contract." This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Tegerscher Bräu | Founded in 2018 Taastrasse 11 | 9113 Degersheim #1135
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Alex Koster. | Brewing on a 100 liter installation. Thaler Bier | Founded in 2010 Tobelmülistrasse 4 | 9425 Thal
#388
| 5
| 13.04
| Brewers: Andrea Tarnutzer and Fritz Eugster. | Formerly named Rietgassbräu. Probably inactive. Tiergartenbier | Founded in 2021 8889 Plons #1675
| N/A
| N/A
| Looks pretty inactive.
| Ufmüpfig | Founded in 2017 8640 Rapperswil #1028
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Unterbad | Founded in 2016 Burgstrasse 3 | 9200 Gossau
#947
| 3
| 11.73
| Probably inactive.
| Valeis | Founded in 2003 Parkstrasse 6 | 7324 Vilters #165
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Sascha Guntli. | Brewing on a 50 liters installation. Village Hill | Founded in 2021 Buebeseggstrasse 19 | 9650 Nesslau #1576
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Vollmoosbräu | Founded in 2023 9030 Abtwil #1790
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| VONI | Founded in 2021 Neue Jonastrasse 40 | 8640 Rapperswil #1596
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Vonwyl | Founded in 2014 9000 St. Gallen #575
| N/A
| N/A
| Located previously in Winterthur. Probably inactive.
| Waldmeister | Founded in 2020 Sennhüttenstrasse 21 | 8716 Schmerikon #1455
| 1
| 14.8
| Brewer: Peter Rohner. | Brewing on the installations of Fidibus. Young Braun Brewery | Founded in 2020 Konstanzerstrasse 42 | 9500 Will #1490
| 5
| 13.84
| Brewer: Marco Angele.
| Ziz | Founded in 2020 Chriesilöserstrasse 23 | 7310 Bad Ragaz #1551
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Patrick Widrig. | Brewing on a 20 liters installation. Züblibräu | Founded in 2018 8730 Uznach #1156
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Richard Schwyter.
| zur Linde | Founded in 2021 Hauptstrasse 42 | 9436 Balgach #1627
| N/A
| N/A
| A pub/bar with a microbrewery.
| Zwingli-Spoiz | Founded in 2021 Zwinglistrasse 30 | 8645 Jona #1647
| N/A
| N/A
| An association.
| Zwuggel Bräu | Founded in 2019 8888 Heiligkreuz #1299
| N/A
| N/A
| Looks pretty inactive.
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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... | ||||||||||||||||||
Freihof Founded in 2010 | Flawilerstrasse 46 9201 Gossau #386
| 2’000 hl 16
| 12.95
| "Brewer: Andreas Friemer. | This brewery has 5 employees (+ about 10 for the restaurant). Offers a good Weizen, a good Lager Hell and a good fruit beer but others may be clearly offside." Hermann Bier | Founded in 2014 Lämmlisbrunnenstrasse 18 | 9000 St. Gallen #593
| 150 hl 17
| 13.98
| Brewer: Marco Hermann. | Moved from the Industriestrasse and built a brewpub by the end of 2020. Brewing on a 5 hl installation. Kornhausbräu | Founded in 2008 Industriestrasse 21 | 9400 Rorschach #294
| 1’300 hl 18
| 12.73
| "Brewer: Andreas Müller. | Founded in 2007 as a stock corporation (more than 400 share holders), this brewpub is opened every day (except on Sunday) from 16:30 to 00:30 and employs 3 people. The main initiator - brewmaster Andreas Müller - worked before at the breweries Gurten, Egger and Löwengarten. As the latter was closed in 2006 as a consequence of its taking over by Schützengarten, Andreas Müller decided to fulfill his dream by opening his own brewpub. After a first year at 750 hectoliters, the production is steadily growing. It reached 900 hl in 2013 and about 1'300 nowadays. After a deceptive start regarding quality, they made great improvements. Beside different german-style beers this brewery also offers a Porter, a honey beer and of course an IPA (a mandatory style since some years). Member of the Swiss Breweries Association since 2021." St. Johann | Founded in 2012 Toggenburgerstrasse 3 | 9652 Neu St. Johann #490
| 640 hl 11
| 12.44
| Brewer: Maximilian Lechner. | Originally scheduled to start in December 2011 but started effectively in November 2012. Has 4 full-time employees and about 1000 stakeholders.. Offers a very good Weizen but a Hell and a Dunkel which are below average. |
Name | Address | Registry-# Size | # of beers tasted | Rating avg appreciation | Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion... | ||||||||||||
biergarage.ch Founded in 2011 | Bachstrasse 10c 9008 St.Gallen 429
| 40 hl 8
| 13.5
| "Brewer: Adi Schmid. | Created in 2011 as a Gmbh (LLC) this very interesting nanobrewery (for me the best discovery at the Bierfest in Chur 2014) switched to a client brewery status, the beers being brewed at Stadtbier Chur since around 2020." HuM (hopfenundmalz) | Founded in 2011 Bahnhofstrasse 15 | 9200 Gossau 421
| 12
| 14.43
| Brewers: Andreas Tobler and Markus Rosenberger. | Offers solid and quality beers. The beers are brewed at Brauerei Stadtbühl. IdéeWil | Founded in 2004 9500 Will
| 400 hl 1
| 11.6
| A society which is promoting local products. The beer (Thurbobräu) is brewed by Sonnenbräu.
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