Solothurn
[Breweries (40)] [Brewpubs (1)] [Beer makers without breweries (3)] [Closed Breweries (50)]

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reviewed by yours truly: 61.0% (25)

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 (40)

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...
4655 Brewing Company

Founded in 2015

Neumattweg 5
4655 Stüsslingen

#790

list of beers

3 14.67

Brewer: Oliver Martini.
A brewer club.

Got 2 good beers @Wortspiele #4. Waiting for more before making my opinion.
47 Grad Nord

Founded in 2017

Oltnerstrasse 4
4652 Winznau



Link down; brewery closed?

#1066

75 hl

list of beers

16 12.9

Brewers: Sabine Eleganti and Linda Winz.
Took over the local of the former Guldibräu brewery. The bar is opened on Wednesday and Friday evening. Brews 4 core beers and some seasonals on a 170 liters installation.
Closed since the end of 2023.
Bäramsle-Bier

Founded in 2017

Horlangenstrasse 133
4247 Grindel

#1059

19 hl

list of beers

1 16.4 Brewers: Jan Elsässer and Jakob Stammler.
Formerly located in Basel.
Beast Bier

Founded in 2020


4563 Gerlafingen

 
#1512

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Bierbrauclub Chlepfimoos

Founded in 1998

Moosweg 2
4556 Aeschi

#138

list of beers

N/A N/A A brewer club. Brewers: Reto Stauffer, Daniel Luterbacher
Could be inactive.
Brauwerkstatt Papieri

Founded in 2022

Fabrikstrasse 17
4562 Biberist

#1744

20 hl

list of beers

8 13.9

Brewing on a 180 liter installation.
Brauwerkstatt Vélo

Founded in 2019


4232 Fehren

 
#1374

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Brummbacher

Founded in 2012

Poststrasse 10
4557 Horriwil

#481

10 hl

list of beers

6 11.87

Brewer: Martin Guldimann.
Brewing on a 580 liters installation.
Average german-style beers.
Brunobier

Founded in 2016

Allmendstrasse 13
4514 Lommiswil

#892

70 hl

list of beers

19 13.75

Brewer: Bruno Nyffeler.
Brews 3 core beers and some seasonals/specials.
Chastelbach-Bier

Founded in 2006

Haupstrasse 130
4204 Himmelried

#220

120 hl

list of beers

7 12.4

Brewer: Michel Müller.
Founded by Gilbert Oberson, then owned by Urs Meier until 2023.
Chäuerhaus 417

Founded in 2018

Rüttenenstrasse 13
5014 Gretzenbach

 
#1137

N/A N/A Brewer: Andreas Schwizgebel.
Apparently a homebrewery with few or even no activity.
Drei Tannen

Founded in 2014

Unterführungsstrasse 20
4600 Olten

#551

280 hl

list of beers

14 12.66

Brewers: Johann Gass and Luc Capus.
Available at the bar Galicia (the brewery is one floor below). Brews 3 core beers and 6 seasonals/specials. Producing probably more than the 280 hl they made in 2016.
Granicum

Founded in 2005

Solothurnstrasse 10
2540 Grenchen

#189

350 hl

list of beers

6 11.93

Brewer: Roger Lötscher
Founded by the late Toni Lötscher. Brews 3 core beers. The brewery should have close in April 2023, yet the decision has been postponed and alternative like finding money to get bigger, are actually under review.
Classical beers of decent qualities.

This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
GreenhornS Brew

Founded in 2019

Wahlenstrasse 240
4247 Grindel

#1432

list of beers

N/A N/A A homebrewery.
Hasenbräu

Founded in 2018

Rötiquai
4500 Solothurn

#1220

list of beers

6 15.47

A private club which does not sell its beers. Brewing on a 120 liters installation.
Herrenberg Bräu

Founded in 2009

Dorfplatz 17
4412 Nuglar

#332

45 hl

list of beers

13 13.14

Brewer: Armin Winkler.
An association with 120 members brewing on a 150 liters installation.
Hof-Braui

Founded in 2009

Eichenstrasse 1
4573 Lohn-Ammannsegg

#528

6 hl

list of beers

6 11.13

Brewer: Michael Hafner and Martin Fürst.
Producing on a 100 liters installation.
Fair enough to give it a try but don't except too much.
Hofstatt Bräu

Founded in 2022

Hofstattweg 1
4524 Günsberg

#1760

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewing on a 100 liters installation.
HübeliBier

Founded in 2019

Hübeli 14
3253 Schnottwil

#1357

list of beers

3 13.07

Brewers: Mischa Fuchs.
Producing on a 750 liters installation. Brews 3 core beers in German styles.
Keller Biere

Founded in 2019

Derendingenstrasse 8b
4543 Deitingen

#1345

list of beers

4 12.7

Claudia and Daniel Keller.
Brewing 4 core beers on a 250 liters installation.
Kurven-Bräu

Founded in 2008


2545 Selzach

 
#293

list of beers

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Mein Teil

Founded in 2011


4558 Hersiwil

#432

20 hl

list of beers

11 13.85

Brewer: Marc Studer.
Good quality beers, clearly worth a try. Formerly located in 3065 Bolligen (BE).
Actually inactive.
No So Eis

Founded in 2006

Rehhubelstrasse 3
4532 Feldbrunnen

 
#247

N/A N/A Brewer: Kurt Hess.
Formerly named Hess. A club which is not selling its beers.
Probably inactive..
Oberdörfer Chäuerbräu

Founded in 2012

Fallernweg 1
4515 Oberdorf

#475

60 hl

list of beers

8 12.85

Brewer: Mario Roos.
Brewing on a 240 liters installation. Offers 7 core beers and 2 seasonals in German and English-styles.
Average beers, the Pfäffer being really interesting.
Paetilius (Reinhard)

Founded in 2006

Solothurnstrasse 6
2544 Bettlach

 
#241

1 hl

N/A N/A Brewer: Peter Reinhard.
A small homebrewer brewing about 100 liters yearly. Could be inactive nowadays.
Räben Craft Beer

Founded in 2021


4112 Bättwil

 
#1652

N/A N/A A tiny homebrewery which may even be inactive.
Ried

Founded in 2014


2544 Bettlach

 
#582

list of beers

N/A N/A A tiny homebrewery which may even be inactive.
Rosegghof

Founded in 2019

Weissensteinstrasse 76
4500 Solothurn

#1398

N/A N/A Looks like a homebrewery in a farm.
Schmidlin's Biermanufaktur

Founded in 2020


4616 Kappel



Link down; brewery closed?

#1466

list of beers

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Schöpfli Bräu

Founded in 2019

Steinackerweg 18
4564 Obergerlafingen

#1433

list of beers

4 11.1

Formerly located in Wiedlisbach (BE). Brewing on a 3 hl installation.
Schwarzbuebe Bier

Founded in 2008

Bifangstrasse 1
4412 Nuglar

#298

80 hl

list of beers

17 13.51

"Brewer: Martin Klotz.
The brewery is in the restaurant ""Alte Brennerei"", opened from Wednesday to Saturday. Brewing 4 core beers and some specials on a 9 hl and a 1 hl installations.
Good and interesting beers. Clearly worth a try."
Sgier-Bier

Founded in 2023

Baslerstrasse 211
4632 Trimbach

#1782

8 12.1

Brewer Arno Sgier.
A (high-end) restaurant brewing its own beers on a 60 liters installation.
Shows some potential with unfortunately occasional issues (DMS, over-carbonation).
Step 5

Founded in 2021

Käsereistrasse 17
4565 Recherswil

#1651

list of beers

4 15

Brewer: Jan Ormel.
Brewing on a 100 liters installation.
the Lucky Goose Project

Founded in 2021


4600 Olten

#1635

list of beers

1 11.6 Brewer: Johann Gass.
Tucho Brew

Founded in 2016

Lerchenweg 8
4500 Solothurn

#811

list of beers

21 14.72

Brewer: Philipp Jaeggi and Reto Blaser.
Lot of creativity and a good quality.
Brews since 2024 on the installation of vision.beer.
VEBO Genusswerkstatt

Founded in 2022

Staadackerstrasse 15
4702 Oensingen

#1749

list of beers

N/A N/A -
vision.beer

Founded in 2021

Fabrickstrasse 3
4562 Biberist

#1581

list of beers

4 12.5

Formerly named choepfli.beer and located in Günsberg. Brewing on a 140 liters installation.
Voxx

Founded in 2023


4542 Luterbach

 
#1792

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Wannebachbräu

Founded in 2022


4588 Brittern

 
#1694

N/A N/A A tiny homebrewery which may even be inactive.
Wasserämter

Founded in 2010

Emmenhofstrasse 4
4552 Derendingen

#396

40 hl

list of beers

7 13.6

Brewer: Andi Müller and Toni Schürch.
Brews 5 core beers mostly in german styles as well as some specials on a 150 liters installation
Good beers from this tiny brewery.
Will close in April 2025.

This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.

Brewpubs (1)

NameAddressRegistry-#
Size/Production 		# of beers
tasted 		Rating avg
appreciation		Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Öufi

Founded in 2000

Fabrikstrasse 4
4500 Solothurn

#119

4'000 hl

list of beers

54 13.36

Brewers: Thomas Füller, Moritz Künzle and Florian Künzle.
Started on 11.11.2000 by Alex Künzle, this brewery has enjoyed a constant and sound growth to reach about 5000 hectoliters nowadays. The beers were for some time bottled and partially brewed at Felsenau until 2015 and the building of a new 30 hl brewhouse including bottling. Öufi produces 5 core beers of german obedience and mainly displays its creativity and knowledge with additional 30+ yearly one-shots. Brews also the Amboss Weizen and some beers from Brau Rebel under contract. The brewpub is opened daily except on Sunday. Has 5 employees.
Member of the Swiss breweries association since May 2022.

Beer makers without breweries (3)

NameAddressRegistry-#
Size 		# of beers
tasted 		Rating avg
appreciation		Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Ackermann

Founded in -

Schlatthof 1
4628 Wolfwil

300 hl

list of beers

5 13.36

Client brewer. A family farm producing hops. The beers are brewed by Locher and Unser Bier with hops from Ackermann. Mostly solid and well-made yet not really exciting.
Buechibärgerbier

Founded in 2010

Margritliweg 52
4586 Kyburg-Buchegg

367

800 hl

list of beers

21 13.31

The brewpub closed in 2020 and the brewery switched to a client brewer status. The beers are produced by Felsenau.
Wyssestei Bier

Founded in 2014

Kreuzen 3
4522 Rüttenen

list of beers

1 14.4 Client brewer: the beer is brewed by Locher.

no beer shops reported

Closed Breweries (50)

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...
Actienbrauerei Solothurn
4500 Solothurn 		1876 - 1922

 N/A N/A N/A
Altreu
Laengmattweg 4
2545 Altreu/Selzach 		1999 - ?

 2 11.8 Brewer: Hugo Grogg
A small distillery which started to brew 2 beers back in 1999.
Aurum
Industriestrasse 2d
2545 Selzach 		2018 - 2025

1193

2 10 Brewing organic beers, this brewery shows ambitions right from the beginning. Strangely, they remain pretty hard to find.
Closed since August 2023, will remove as soon as it will be done by the Federal Customs.
Bargetzi
4532 St. Niklaus 		1809 - 1894

 N/A N/A First named Wirtz, then Pfluger.
Baris Kräuterwelt

3315 Bätterkinden 		2020 - 2022

1445

N/A N/A Brewer: Kevin Feuz.
Seems to brew very rarely.
Bellach
Kirchstrasse 23
4512 Bellach 		2015 - 2023

668

 N/A N/A Brewer: Adolf Stüdeli.
Homebrewery.

Production: 5 hl

Bitterli
4632 Trimbach 		1858 - 1892

 N/A N/A Successively called Belat-Hug, Schwarz and Manz.
Bitterli
4600 Olten 		1859 - 1875

 N/A N/A N/A
Böhiler Beer's
Neugasse 6
4552 Derendingen 		2017 - 2022

1033

3 13.87

-
Cardinal
4500 Solothurn 		1883 - 1908

 N/A N/A N/A
Centurio Bier
Römerweg 147
4574 Lüsslingen 		2018 - 2022

1228

N/A N/A Brewers: Raffael Schreiber and Joel Arn.
80 liters installation.
Chregu Bräu
4654 Lostorf 		2016 - 2025

891

 N/A N/A A homebrewer with apparently very few activity.
Dietler
4600 Olten 		1875 - 1880

 N/A N/A N/A
Dünnern
4600 Olten 		2016 - 2019

862

 3 9.47

Long way to go…
Fennek
4654 Lostorf 		2008 - 2011

312

 N/A N/A -
Giger
4600 Olten 		1885 - 1890

 N/A N/A N/A
Girard
2540 Grenchen 		1875 - 1880

 N/A N/A N/A
Guldentaler Bier
Steinackerweg 4
4717 Mümliswil 		2013 - 2022

1308

1 13.2 Started as client brewer under the name of Guldenbräu (brewed by Felsenau, a fact fiercely undisclosed). Registered since 2019.
Guldibräu

Oltnerstrasse 4
4652 Winznau 		2011 - 2017

454

3 12.93

Brewer: Andrea & Heinz Guldimann.
Offers slightly above average beers. Worth a try and a visit.

Production: 120 hl

Häberli
4600 Olten 		1865 - 1904

 N/A N/A N/A
Heidendubel
4500 Solothurn 		1876 - 1904

 N/A N/A Originally called Fröhlicher.
Heini-Bier
Sportstrasse 4
4628 Wolfwil 		2014 - 2023

602

 N/A N/A Brewer: Heini Ackermann.
A homebrewer with apparently a very confidential production.
Hohberg
4562 Biberist 		1850 - 1908

 N/A N/A N/A
Inseli
4710 Balsthal 		1828 - 1830

 N/A N/A N/A
Karbacher
Goesgerstrasse 36
5012 Schönenwerd 		1886 - 2009

32

11 10.9

Average lagers. And unfortunately only lagers … Stopped ist production in Juli 2009 after many months of financial troubles. Some of their brands are still produced by Locher.

Production: 5'500 hl

Kobel
2545 Haag-Selzach 		1853 - 1884

 N/A N/A Originally called Rudolf.
Luder-Burkhalter
4571 Buchegg 		1880 - 1885

 N/A N/A N/A
Meier
4600 Olten 		1875 - 1880

 N/A N/A N/A
Mobile Hausbrauerei FlückigerWaldeggstr. 36
2540 Grenchen 		2006 - 2009

255

 N/A N/A Brewer: Heinz Flückiger.
Oensingen
4702 Oensingen 		1875 - 1905

 N/A N/A N/A
Schloss Buchegg
4571 Buchegg 		1890 - 1910

 N/A N/A N/A
Schluepp
4500 Solothurn 		1888 - 1892

 N/A N/A N/A
Sieber
4600 Olten 		1875 - 1878

 N/A N/A N/A
Sieber
4500 Solothurn 		1875 - 1880

 N/A N/A N/A
Sm?re
4601 Olten 		2015 - 2016

768

 N/A N/A -
Steinenbach
4710 Balsthal 		1801 - 1900

 N/A N/A N/A
Steiner
4566 Kriegstetten 		1875 - 1880

 N/A N/A N/A
SternTHALer
Alte Landstrasse 112
4714 Aedermannsdorf 		2013 - 2020

539

1 14.8 Got only a pretty nice Kölsch for now. Let's see what's next.
Stocha Bräu
Biederthalstrasse 32
4118 Rodersdorf 		2013 - 2025

547

N/A N/A Brewer: Thomas Charvat.
Closed since 2021.

Production: 110 hl

TurmbräuMülimattstrasse 2
4566 Halten 		2010 - 2022

359

 N/A N/A Brewer: Claudius Lüthi.
A pretty inactive homebrewery.
vo Gränchä bi Gott

Allmendstrasse 41
2540 Grenchen 		2004 - 2022

183

 4 13.4

Brewer: Rolf Meier, Renato Baccala und René Berthoud.
Opened wednesday 17:00-19:00 and saturday 09:00-13:00. Very small and very interesting brewery.
Probably inactive now.

Production: 12 hl

von Roll
4500 Solothurn 		1845 - 1911

 N/A N/A N/A
Walker
4500 Solothurn 		1875 - 1892

 N/A N/A N/A
Wirz
4500 Solothurn 		1877 - 1907

 N/A N/A N/A
Wittich Weine und Biere
Ringstrasse 12
4600 Olten 		1998 - 2013

82

N/A N/A A beer import company which is also registered as beer producer.
zum Bad
4600 Olten 		1830 - 1897

 N/A N/A Originally called Trog.
zum Emmenthal
4600 Olten 		1895 - 1904

 N/A N/A N/A
zum Löwen
4600 Olten 		1859 - 1871

 N/A N/A N/A
zur Krone
4600 Olten 		? - 1900

 N/A N/A N/A
Zwergenbräu
Eichenweg 4
4571 Lüterkofen 		2010 - 2024

384

10 12.8

Brewers: Christian Bürgisser and Brigitte Aebi.
Brewing on 100 liters installation.
Offers some very good beers and some others which are not terrible. Good potential and worth a try anyway.
Temporary(?) inactive since 2020.

Production: 15 hl