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reviewed by yours truly: 58.7% (71)

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 !}

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Breweries (118)

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...
À Tue-Tête! Founded in 2017	chemin de la Biole 10 1860 Aigle 079 235 56 49	#1046 200 hl list of beers	27	16.09	Brewer: Julien Bretheau. A sour beer specialist and a very good one! Julien is a talented blender and my top Swiss brewery since 2021. Is exporting about one third of its production (France and Belgium).
A&F Kaess Founded in 2018	Chemin de Praz 21 1424 Champagne 024 436 16 48	#1161 list of beers	4	13.7	Brewers: François-Jean and Anne Kaess. Formerly named Brasserie de Champagne. Started from the beginning with a professional installation, yet does not seem to produce a lot for now. Not much adherence to defined beer styles. Has a good potential.
Abbaye de St-Maurice Founded in 2019	route de l'Aumônerie 3 1880 Bex 024 486 04 02	#1343 list of beers	6	14	Brewer: Benjamin Levaux. Started in September 2019 with a capacity of about 2000 hl, this brewery relies on a clever marketing, claiming to produce the only abbey beers in the country and using 700 years old yeast found on a parchment. Yet the production plant is not located in the Abbey but at some kilometers from there in Bex. Offers beers of decent quality in belgian styles.
AnBrew Founded in 2016	1867 Ollon	#910 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Apparently inactive
Atlas Craft Beer Founded in 2015	avenue de Morges 44 1004 Lausanne	#762 list of beers	8	14.15	Brewer: Nicolas Dell'Aglio. Uneven quality but it looks like this brewery can do great things. Closed shortly during about 2 months in 2018.
BadFish Brewery Founded in 2016	rue Saint-Prothais 13 1162 St-Prex	#915 list of beers	28	14.21	"Brewers: Cédric Kind and Grégoire Bovy. Brewed temporary at la Nébuleuse (2018). Offers 4 core beers and some seasonal (named ""small batch""). Above average beers. Clearly worth a try. "
BBC - Brother Beer Company Founded in 2018	Rue de la Fontaine 12 1860 Aigle	#1273	N/A	N/A	Probably inactive.
Bière de Fred Founded in 2021	1035 Bournens	#1638	N/A	N/A	-
Bières artisanales du Batteur Founded in 2018	Champ-Colomb 4 1024 Ecublens 021 635 71 56	#1131 list of beers	7	13.66	Brewer: Stéphane Fontaine. Offers a good variety of very decent qualities (except a very dubious Scottish Export)
Birrificio Due Fusti Founded in 2017	Chemin de l’Islettaz 1305 Penthalaz	#985 list of beers	13	13.97	Brewer: Mattia Manzocchi. Offers 5 core beers of anglo-american styles. Brews on a 5 hl installation. Light above average qualities.
BlackDot Brewery Founded in 2018	chemin du Cloître de là 22 1860 Aigle 078 734 16 81	#1133 70 hl list of beers	3	14.93	"Brewer: David Image. Started in 2015 under the name ""Hughes, Image, Simpson Brew Partners"" (registry number 778). Three partners, 2 native from New Zealand and one from Great-Britain. Switched pretty fast to the production of ciders (not sure if they brew beers nowadays). Also developping and selling their brewing systems."
Bois Rouge Founded in 2016	rue du Village 12 1436 Chamblon	#830 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Yoann Guiducci. Brews on a 2.5 hl installation. Two of their beers are brewed at the B2F brewery.
Boxer Founded in 1960	Avenue des Sports 11 1401 Yverdon-les-Bains 024 425 53 53	#24 60'000 hl list of beers	12	9.73	"Brewer: Andreas Menze. Founded in 1960 this brewery got its name and logo from the first manager's dog, Aramis. Boxer was taken over in 1982 by the french brewery ""les Enfants de Gayant"", then in 1994 by the group Sharma of Bombay and further in 1997 by Löwengarten and some private investors. The brewery moved from Romanel/Lausanne to Yverdon in March 2012 and increased its production of 35% in 4 years. It has been finally taken over by Doppelleu to build Doppelleu-Boxer in June 2017 (effective from January 2018). The projected production increase is to reach 75'000 hl until 2021 (they were at 19'000 in 2005 and probably around 60'000 in 2019). A very realistic goal after the potentiel vacuity created by the closure of Cardinal in Fribourg as well as a higher distribution in the german-speaking part of the country since the last taken-over. Boxer has about 40 employees. The range of their beers has been fully rebranded since they belong to Doppelleu. Nevertheless, don't except to find craft beer styles here but instead some uninspired, below average and boring lagers."
Brass-Art Founded in 2014	route du Levant 33b 1404 Cuarny	#605 6 hl	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Jérôme Tock and Jérôme Aellen. Probably inactive.
Brasse-Mortier Founded in 2007	Place du Bourg 9 1323 Romainmôtier 079 124 54 80	#226 120 hl list of beers	9	13.33	Originally called l'Enclave and located in Prévondavaux until 2013. Organized as a cooperative since 2018. Brews 6 core beers in mostly english styles.
Brasserie Artisanale 1350 Founded in 2019	rue Centrale 12 1350 Orbe	#1378 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
Brasserie Artisanale de Giez (b.a.g.) Founded in 2015	chemin des Bruannes 14 1429 Giez	#729 list of beers	16	12.63	Brewer: Benjamin Strahm. Brews 8 core beers and 3 seasonals on a 10 hl installation. The quality goes from light above average beers to - from time to time - quite dubiouss.
Brasserie Artisanale de Mies Founded in 2016	rue du Village 3 1295 Mies 079 390 24 47	#803 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Cédric Bernard.
Brasserie BMR Founded in 2020	1279 Chavannes-de-Bogis	#1525	N/A	N/A	-
Brasserie de la Côte Founded in 1999	Rue de l'Eglise 10 1115 Vullierens 079 608 09 03	#113 370 hl list of beers	20	12.5	Brewer: Patrick Doria Moved from Eysins to Vullierens in 2007 and went professional. Offers 7 core beers and one seasonal. Creativity with few style adherence.
Brasserie de la Goille Founded in 2016	route de la Goille 5 1082 Corcelles-le-Jorat 076 459 91 63	#817 48 hl list of beers	1	13.2	Brewers: Jean Chenevard and David Haffter. Probably inactive.
Brasserie de la Pêcherie Founded in 2018	1845 Noville	#1189 list of beers	8	10	No homepage, no festivals and an incomprehensible presence in the stock from Amstein. Offers uncontrolled beers of bad homebrew level.
Brasserie de la Violette Founded in 2017	Violette 6 1018 Lausanne 079 418 43 10	#1027 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Offers 4 core beers + 1 different beer every month. Lot of creativity.
Brasserie de l'Annwn Founded in 2014	rte de la Sarraz 5 1317 Orny 079 661 26 29	#617 52 hl list of beers	8	13.3	Brewer: Julien Hugo. To be pronounced [ÔNE]. Offers 6 core beers and one seasonal. OK beers in quite undefined styles.
Brasserie de Malley Founded in 2021	1009 Pully	#1599	N/A	N/A	-
Brasserie des 3 Toyets Founded in 2018	1004 Lausanne	#1138	N/A	N/A	Produces 4 core beers. Probably inactive.
Brasserie des 4 Vents Founded in 2018	chemin de Montmelet 4 1415 Démoret	#1127 list of beers	6	14.4	-
Brasserie des Alpes Founded in 2017	Avenue des Alpes 20 1006 Lausanne 076 336 12 19	#1041 list of beers	6	12.67	Brewing apparently only SMASH beers. I'm still waiting to be really convinced.
Brasserie des Bains Founded in 2015	avenue des Bains 12 1400 Yverdon	#675 15 hl list of beers	3	14	Brewers: Loann Gaillard and Marc Hebeisen. Brews 1 core beer and 4 seasonal. Clearly worth a try.
Brasserie des Cailloux Founded in 2012	route d'Oron 16 1068 Les Monts-de-Pully 076 390 94 11	#471 12 hl list of beers	7	10.63	Brewer: Yves Steinmann. A modest microbrewery offering beers having all annoying characteristics of brown/candy sugars. There is a long way to go… Formerly known as Brasserie du Trio.
Brasserie des Condémines Founded in 2011	en Condémines 6 1315 La Sarraz 078 619 63 61	#413 150 hl list of beers	14	11.74	Brewer: Merlin Chabloz. Recent improvements, I will try to taste their beers again.
Brasserie des Diablerets Founded in 2016	chemin du Plan 33 1865 Les Diablerets 078 675 95 01	#870 60 hl list of beers	5	14.72	Brewer: Renaud Richardet.
Brasserie des Mines Founded in 2014	rue de Vuarrengel 10 1418 Vuarrens 078 623 91 54	#577 80 hl list of beers	8	13.7	Brewers: Nicolas Prot, Yves Bornick and Thierry Bornick. Originally called Vuarrens. Offers 4 core beers and some seasonal. Decent quality and diversity.
Brasserie des Pèdzes Founded in 2016	Grand'Rue 82 1373 Chavornay	#900 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Apparently no more activity since 2018.
Brasserie des Vagabonds Founded in 2019	rue Louis Favez 13A 1854 Leysin	#1409 list of beers	1	15.6	"Brewers: Jackson Bigler, Joey Burns, Elliott Hébert. Produces (for the moment?) only one beer; a good one."
Brasserie d'Oleyres Founded in 2016	rue du Quart 3 1580 Oleyres 026 535 92 82	#873 120 hl list of beers	2	9.2	Brewer: Nick Bratsikas. Had 2 beers showing sanitation problems (DMS/uncontrolled sourness).
Brasserie d'Ouchy Founded in 2016	rue du Lac 11 1007 Lausanne	#952 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewing only one-shot - organic - beers.
Brasserie du Bordu Founded in 2017	1296 Coppet	#971	N/A	N/A	Brewing on 50 liters installations. Probably inactive.
Brasserie du Closy Founded in 2016	1509 Vucherens	#959	N/A	N/A	Extremely tiny or inactive.
Brasserie du Grenier Founded in 2017	1867 Panex	#1055 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Probably inactive.
Brasserie du Jorat Founded in 2003	Ussières 1088 Ropraz 079 764 88 77	#251 1000 hl list of beers	13	13.2	Brewer: Bruno Dias and Lucille Meyer. Originally called Clos des Pommiers (1082 Corcelles-le-Jorat) and started by Raoul Gendroz. Moved to Vuillens in 2006 and then to Ropraz in 2020. Brews subtle and mostly pleasant beers, worth a try even if clearly more boldness would be welcome. Member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2020.
Brasserie du Noirmont Founded in 2018	Chemin des Landes 225 1265 La Cure 076 427 31 48	#1242 list of beers	N/A	N/A	"Formerly ""Brasserie des Landes""." This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
Brasserie du Nord Founded in 2017	1326 Juriens	#989 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Adrien Charotton. Brewing on 5 hl installation and offers 4 core beers and 2 seasonals.
Brasserie du Singe Founded in 2015	chemin de la Sauge 25 1030 Bussigny 079 916 55 66	#771 12 hl list of beers	2	10.8	Brewer: Benjamin Capone.
Brasserie du Temps Founded in 2014	route d'Estavayer le Lac 26 1538 Treytorrens 079 451 31 10	#616 50 hl list of beers	27	14.62	Brewers: Anne-Christine Gugler and Julien Barrière. Convincing beers which I do recommend. Offers 5 core beers , 3 seasonals and some one-shot in mostly belgian styles.
Brasserie du Temps Founded in 2016	rue du Simplon 10 1094 Paudex	#861	N/A	N/A	Looks fully inactive.
Broyarde Founded in 2007	Place de la Concorde 21 1530 Payerne 079 538 90 01	#272 250 hl list of beers	18	11.76	Brewer: Jean-Pierre Oulevey. Offers a bit more than 10 core and seasonal beers. Uneven qualities and unstylish beers.
Cap'taine Mousse Founded in 2015	route de Champ-Colin 2c 1260 Nyon 022 343 88 88	#787 list of beers	11	14.4	Brewers: Manu and Jérôme Bachelard. Brewing on a 35 hl installation and offering 5 core beers as well as an always changing one-shot (Fantaisie). Good and constant quality. Worth a try.
Cathélaz Founded in 2010	Boulevard d'Yvorne 11 1853 Yvorne 076 463 05 64	#362 12 hl list of beers	31	13.54	Brewer: Alain Cathélaz. Offers lot of different and interesting beers. The master of spiced beers !
Club de Voile de Villars-Burquin Founded in 2015	chemin de l'Eglise 3 1423 Villars-Burquin 079 703 04 75	#752 2 hl	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Philippe Graber. A quite inactive homebrewer.
Concorde Founded in 2014	route de la Torche 2 1337 Vallorbe 078 823 14 95	#642 300 hl list of beers	10	12	Brewer: Adrien Marin and Michela Potenza. Offers 6 core beers and 2 seasonals. All organic. Average beers. To below. In search of consistency. Brews O'Bled and Brasse-Mortier under contract.
CôteWest Brewing Founded in 2015	1007 Lausanne 076 412 68 67	#657 100 hl list of beers	31	15.15	Brewer: Keith Ziemba. Caution: good craft brewer ahead ! Mainly brewing as gypsy by White Frontier or Brasserie du Temps . Formerly named Brewhouse Lac Léman.
Couvaloup Founded in 2015	rue d'En Haut 15 1143 Apples 079 555 82 45	#749 200 hl list of beers	5	11.84	Brewer: Alexander Rockinger. Initiated by Yves and Sylviane Müller. Brews on a 4 hl installation and offers 7 core beers and some seasonals. And: no, I'm not a big fan.
Dive Bär Founded in 2016	rue de la Combe 1 1196 Gland 079 822 33 29	#815 list of beers	8	14.45	Brewer: Jonathon Klassen and David Shotlander. Offers about 10 core and seasonal good quality beers in Belgian and Anglo-American styles. Looking for investors to get professionnal and open a taproom. If this fails, they may well be stopping everything.
Docteur Gab's Founded in 2001	Route de la ZI du Verney 1 1070 Puidoux 021 781 30 90	#153 11'000 hl list of beers	34	13.88	Founded by 3 teenagers in 2001 - Gabriel Hasler, David Paraskevopoulos and Reto Engler - the former and tiny Brasserie Artisanale du Dérochet has grown big. The three mates soon adopted the name of their first beer - Docteur Gab's - as their brewery's name and moved first to Epalinges (2004), then to Savigny (2012) and finally to Puidoux (2018). Professionnal since 2009, their constant yet slow growth has been drastically boosted by the apparition of the very ambitious la Nébuleuse in Renens (2014): 5'000 hl in 2016, 7'500 in 2017, 11'000 in 2018, 16'000 in 2020 and 20'000 in 2021). The plant in Puidoux has a capacity of 30'000 hl. Offers 6 core beers and about 10 yearly specialties mainly in belgian- and english-styles. The brewery has about 40 employees. Member of the Swiss breweries association since April 2020.
Dogzilla Founded in 2020	rue de la Tour 9 1004 Lausanne	#1468 list of beers	6	14	Brewers: Achille Othenin-Girard, Samy Zaouidi and Thomas Dequesne. Sharing the brewing installations with Lance-Pierre. Brews 4 core beers and some one-shots in anglo-american styles. Sometimes outside styles and sometimes pretty mineral, but basically ok.
Don Nino Founded in 2017	Chemin du Cotter 24 1433 Suchy 078 687 39 46	#1068 list of beers	4	15	Brews on a 5 hl installation. Offers 5 to 6 core beers. Accurate and elegant beers.
Drunk Cat Founded in 2021	chemin de Rente 14 1030 Bussigny	# list of beers	4	9	Metallic and/or infected. Way to go…
DrunkBeard Founded in 2019	chemin du Chêne 4 1054 Morrens	#1352 list of beers	14	13.34	Brews a bit more than 10 core and seasonal beers in anglo-american styles. Mostly of average qualities. They will have to get ridd off some occasional and annoying faults (like diacetyl, sulphur) to reach another level.
Dystopian Brewing Founded in 2018	Route de la Longeraie 101 1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne 078 626 49 68	#1145 list of beers	30	14.49	Brewer: Oliver Rosset. Brews 2 core beers and several specials yearly. Mostly (I)PA and Imperial Stouts of US inspiration. Good beers!
Echec & Malt Founded in 2015	Clos Novy 3 1084 Carrouge 078 783 83 82	#681 24 hl list of beers	43	14.07	Brewer: Rabei Allouch and Gregory Messerli. Offers 12 yearly seasonals as well as some one-shots. Creativity and quality are present: go for it ! Called now Baz'Art?!?
Eigenbräu Alpine Brewery Founded in 2015	1867 Ollon	#667	N/A	N/A	Closed shortly after ist opening … and reopened in 2017. Probably inactive.
FMR Brewing & Co Founded in 2015	rue du Port 5 1180 Rolle 079 608 01 49	#713 150 hl list of beers	14	14.26	Brewer: Stefano De Vecchi. Offers about 9 core beers and some seasonals. Good variety. Above average quality beers. Don't hesitate to give them a try.
Four Elements Beer Founded in 2017	Chemin du Dézaley 1070 Puidoux 079 763 26 29	#966 list of beers	1	13.2	-
Fresh Beer Club Founded in 2016	chemin du Levant 8 1023 Crissier 078 633 34 68	#813 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Edward Russel. Probably inactive.
Galio Founded in 2019	chemin de la Biole 10 1860 Aigle	#1307 30 hl list of beers	N/A	N/A	Originally located at Corsier-sur-Vevey. Moved to Aigle in 2018 (same location as À Tue-Tête). Brews 6 core beers and some one-shots.
Gaspard & Malthazar Founded in 2021	1022 Chavannes-près-Renens	#1639	N/A	N/A	-
GBDV SNC Founded in 2021	1025 St-Sulpice	#1606	N/A	N/A	-
Gimlé Founded in 2014	ruelle du Carroz 5 1822 Chernex 079 639 13 58	#583 200 hl list of beers	4	12.6	Brewers: Stéphane Quinquard and Tomas Martin. Brews about 6 core beers. The ones I had were a bit disappointing.
Gonzo Founded in 2020	1126 Vaux-sur-Morges	#1444 list of beers	8	12.45	Brewer Adrien Mérigot. Brews since 2018, registered in January 2020. Strong creativity without style adherence. Offers good witbiers. The others I had were pretty chaotics and did not work for me.
G's Brasserie Founded in 2019	Clos Novy 3 1048 Carrouge 079 832 73 00	#1348 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Gregory Messerli.
Haut-Lac Founded in 2016	Avenue Reller 6 1800 Vevey	#857 260 hl list of beers	5	8.8	Brewer: Romain Rouchouse, Gabriel Goumaz & Grégoire Bolay. Produces 5 core beers in belgian and anglo-american styles. What I had in 2016 was pretty bad. Feel free to check if they improved since then (what I will do as soon as possible).
Henry Guillaume Founded in 2015	chemin des Epinettes 1 1007 Lausanne 077 921 27 69	#686	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Henry Guillaume. Probably inactive.
IGOR Founded in 2020	1068 Les Monts de Pully	#1458	N/A	N/A	-
Impulsion Founded in 2017	rue Centrale 12 1350 Orbe Link down; brewery closed?	#961 list of beers	2	11.8	Probably inactive since 2018.
Knut's Brasserie Founded in 2020	1045 Ogens	#1535 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
la Baveuse Founded in 2015	route du Jorat 86 1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne 079 790 44 81	#759 15 hl list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewers: Alain Guex and Stephan Mivelaz. Could be inactive.
la Challensoise Founded in 2016	chemin de l'Usine 16 1040 Echallens 079 335 68 05	#894 400 hl list of beers	8	13.95	Brewer: Daniel Muralti. Produces 6 core beers in Ango-american and belgian styles + some one-shots. Worth a try.
la Creminoise Founded in 2020	Chemin des Ecoliers 4 1526 Cremin 021 906 88 27	#1508 list of beers	4	10.6	Offers 4 core beers (brewed by the brewer of la Base). Unfortunately showing notes of DMS.
la Diablesse Founded in 2016	chemin de la Corbaz 4 1865 Les Diablerets 079 756 62 85	#855 12 hl list of beers	5	9.76	Brewers: Claire Pichard and Sara Morerod. Weird spicy and fruited beer to try at your own risks.
la Fée Maltée Founded in 2017	chemin de la Clopette 33 1040 Echallens	#1090 130 hl list of beers	7	15.26	Brewers: Patrick Schuler. Brews 6 core beers in belgian- and anglo-american styles. Clean, accurate and good beers.
la Fraternelle Founded in 2019	1800 Vevey	#1311	N/A	N/A	-
La Mine Founded in 2017	route des Mines de Sel 5 1880 Bex 076 822 28 74	#1110 200 hl list of beers	5	13.92	Brewers: Eric Nussbaum and David Genillard Produces beers in German and Angol-American styles. Looks for investors to grow (goal: 1000 to 2500 hl yearly)
la Mousse de Grange-Verney Founded in 2019	Grange-Verney 2 1510 Moudon	#1366	N/A	N/A	-
la Nébuleuse Founded in 2014	chemin du Closel 5 1020 Renens 079 427 27 45	#579 4000 hl list of beers	62	14.26	Brewer: Kouros Ghavami and Sebastian Bayer. Founded 2014 in Villars-Ste-Croix by Arthur Viaud, Kouros Ghavami and Jeremy Pernet, the brewery started a very fast growth and soon relocated to Renens. The output of 840 hl in 2014 climbed to 3000 in 2015 and is reaching nowadays about 4000 hl. The brewery has 20 employees and offers 8 core beers + a dozen of one shot brews. You can expect a solid quality and a great diversity.
la Pérégrine Founded in 2019	route de Crochy 20 1024 Ecublens	#1361 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewers: Olivier Darbellay and Julien Leuenberger.
la Petite Pinte Founded in 2019	1264 St-Cergue	#1422	N/A	N/A	-
La Renarde Founded in 2017	1844 Villeneuve	#1104 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
La Vie est Bellege Founded in 2020	rue des Pécheurs 11 1545 Chevroux	#1442 list of beers	3	14.4	Brewer: Eric Bauwens. Produces pretty nice belgian-style beers.
Lance-Pierre Founded in 2014	rue de la Tour 9 1004 Lausanne 079 940 16 48	#645 100 hl list of beers	21	13.94	Brewer: Maxime Descloux and Simon Good. Originally located in Prilly, moved to Lausanne in 2016. Ok beers in anglo-american style. Worth a try.
l'Atelier Founded in 2017	Z.I. la Plaine 1er Bloc 1302 Vufflens-la-Ville 079 911 42 16	#1054 list of beers	14	13.17	Brewer: Didier Anthamatten. Offers 5 core beers and 3-4 seasonals. Got better after some chaotic start. Worth a try.
le Coin du Bar Founded in 2017	rue de France 3 1450 Sainte-Croix 079 573 34 95	#1007	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Jean-Claude Theintz. Could be inactive.
le Moulin Founded in 2015	Moulin Bornu 2 1318 Pompaples 021 558 84 75	#786 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Soem friends apparently brewing almost only for themselves.
les Amis de la Bière à l'Ancienne Founded in 2003	chemin du Verger 4 1053 Bretigny-sur-Morrens 078 826 03 16	#169 15 hl	2	13.2	"Brewer Michel Bänninger. : club ""les Amis de la Bière à l'Ancienne"" Owned by a beerclub (15 members). The beers are sold on tap at the bar beside the brewery. Homebrewers can also rent the equipment for brewing on premise. Opened thursday to saturday from 18:00. Status uncertain as I heard that the beers were still brewed but not commercialized anymore since 2005. Formerly at route de Moures 10 in 1080 les Cullayes."
Les Combières Founded in 2015	rue du Lac 3 1342 L'Abbaye 021 841 21 90	#700 20 hl list of beers	5	13.2	"Brewer: Mathieu Reymond. Their beers are mainly sold at their restaurant, some 100 meters from the brewery. The faulty ""Grande à Meylan"" is ruining a light above average rating. In any cases worth to go there if only for the beautiful Lac de Joux."
Les Fleurs du Malt Founded in 2011	rue des Deux-Marchés 11 1005 Lausanne 079 590 07 86	#415 120 hl list of beers	23	13.44	Brewer: Philippe Badan. Interesting styles and decent qualities. Formerly named Brasserie du Maupas.
Les Gobelins Founded in 2016	En Tombaz 1 1410 Thierrens 079 101 44 83	#816 200 hl list of beers	6	13.87	Brewers: David Joye, Boris and Marc. Started in Villarimboud (FR) in 2012, registered officially in 2016 and moved to Thierrens in 2018. Offers 4 core beers and 1 or 2 seasonals. Shows a positive evolution and worth a try.
l'Improbable Founded in 2015	Chemin des Serres 14 1434 Ependes 079 961 93 33	#659 list of beers	18	12.67	Brewers: Noé de Preux and Ken Katanishi. Formerly sharing a local with Lance-Pierre and DogZilla in Lausanne. Brewing on a 3 hl installation. Shows promising improvements since their beginning.
Lynx Movement Founded in 2015	route de l'Aumônerie 3 1880 Bex 077 407 12 37	#732 list of beers	5	11.92	Brewers: Arnaud Lugon and Quentin Coudray. Founded in Martigny, located in Bex since 2018 (sharing equipment with the Brasserie de Saint-Maurice) Beers of uneven qualities.
Magic Hop Founded in 2019	chemin de la Brume 2 1110 Morges	#1301 list of beers	4	13.8	Brewer: Matteo Stifanelli, Gilles Racine and Tanguy Berguerand. Formerly located in Lausanne. Brewing currently at Due Fusti.
Marco's Garage Brewery Founded in 2016	Grand-Rue 29 1034 Boussens 078 714 94 14	#835 10 hl list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Marco Baraldini.
Massy Founded in 2019	1860 Aigle	#1401	N/A	N/A	-
MBA (Microbrasserie d'Aigle) Founded in 2021	1860 Aigle	#1570	N/A	N/A	-
Mc Boar Founded in 2020	Z.I. Champs Cheval 2 1530 Payerne 077 511 97 82	#1495 list of beers	4	11.9	Brewer: Luc Corminboeuf. Diversity but I'm not convinced by the quality for now.
Mountain View Founded in 2016	chemin de Bellevue 3 1423 Villars-Burquin 079 460 17 56	#916 68 hl list of beers	4	12.5	Brewers: John and Francine McLeod.
Nickel Founded in 2019	1271 Givrins	#1400	N/A	N/A	-
Optimiste Founded in 2019	Chemin du Sel 1261 Longirod 079 901 65 45	#1338 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewers: Delphine and Pablo. A farm brewing organic beers.
R. Kahn Founded in 2014	rue de la Rive 66 1260 Nyon	#574 list of beers	1	11.6	Brewers: Mark and David Weaver. This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
Septentrion Founded in 2019	rue du Mont-d'Or 3 1343 les Charbonnières	#1434 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Denis Ernst. Formerly located in le Séchey.
Sirius Beer Founded in 2019	1462 Yvonand	#1294 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
Soif de Voyage Founded in 2017	chemin des Chamblandes 3 1009 Pully	#1064 list of beers	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Robert Greensmith.
Sunset Founded in 2015	route de Sottex 5 1822 Chernex 079 363 89 18	#774 15 hl	N/A	N/A	Brewers: Damien Dufaux and Guillaume Genoud. Currently inactive (February 2020) for an indeterminate duration.
the Drunk Cat Founded in 2021	1030 Bussigny	#1645	N/A	N/A	-
Tilleul Founded in 2016	Grand'Rue 18 1148 Moiry	#867 list of beers	2	9.8	A good pale ale and an ugly Weizen. Waiting to try more.
Trébel Founded in 2018	1270 Trélex	#1140 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
Triumvirat Founded in 2018	route de la Plaine 1580 Avenches 079 774 75 18	#1241 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
Volottaz Founded in 2018	route des Montagnes 32 1261 le Vaud	#1190 list of beers	N/A	N/A	-
Wild Goats Founded in 2018	Chemin de la Tour Carrée 1 1854 Leysin	#1159 list of beers	2	14.4	Brewer: Nicolas and Gabriel Hourcade. Firstly named MBL (Microbrasserie Leysin).

Brewpubs (3)

Name	Address	Registry-# Size/Production	# of beers tasted	Rating avg appreciation	Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Château Founded in 1997	Place du Tunnel 1 1005 Lausanne 021 312 60 11	#78 800 hl list of beers	13	11.88	Brewer: Vivien Raynaud. The second brewpub on this part of the country (after les Brasseurs Genève). Has during very long time offered beer styles in supposed english inspiration and with a denomination by colour which was a typical disease imported from France. The Brasserie du Château was until recently an historical snapshot of something typical in the era 1997-2007. Their offering is nowadays different (Gose, Session IPA, Sour DDH, ...) so you may want to check if the quality changed also. Introduced cans in 2019.
les Brasseurs Lausanne Founded in 2000	rue Centrale 4 1003 Lausanne 021 351 14 24	#117 1'400 hl list of beers	4	10.4	Brewer: Ivar Imobergsteg. Weak and disappointing for a brewpub. The same brewpub can be found in Genève since 1997, Nyon (2001, Neuchâtel (2008) and Sion (2015).
les Brasseurs Nyon Founded in 2001	rue de la Gare 18 1260 Nyon 022 362 40 50	#130 500 hl list of beers	1	7.6	Brewer: Maxime Mathieu and Etienne Perrolaz. The same brewpub can be found in Lausanne (2000), Genève (1997), Neuchâtel (2008) and Sion (2015). So don't have illusions about the quality here too.

Beer makers without breweries (2)

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Hordeum

Founded in 2017

route de Savigny 2
1091 Aran

1062

list of beers

10.95

Brewer: Romain Chollet.
Formerly registered, now a client brewer (produced at Diablerets) since 2019. Offers chaotic beers in mostly approximate belgian styles

la Cave de la Rose d'Or

Founded in 2019

Chemin de la Vyborne 1
1184 Luins

list of beers

N/A

Contract brewer. The Belgian-style beers was brewed by le Fou du Roi and now by Twenty Six.

Beer bars

Name	Address / Untappd venue	Homepage / Email	Rating	Comments
A la Bossette	Place du Nord 4 1007 Lausanne	021 320 15 85		8 taps (mainly from Switzerland) and about 40 bottles.
Cylure Binchroom	rue de la Tour 4 1004 Lausanne	-		20 taps and about 40 bottles.
le Lab du Dr. Gab's	rue du Bourg 39 1003 Lausanne	021 311 05 39		20 taps. About 15 beers from Dr. Gab's and 5 from other breweries.
Mise en Bière Bar	rue de la Tour 14 1004 Lausanne	021 311 39 12		32 taps. Opened next to the amazing beer shop. Nice selection with about one third from Switzerland (BFM, Trois Dames, la Nébuleuse).

Closed Breweries (63)

Name	Address	founded-closed	Contact	# of beers tasted	Rating	Comments Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Aigle	1860 Aigle	1860 - 1926		N/A	N/A	Originally called Pichard & Cie, then brasserie d'Aigle and finally Fertig Frères. Taken over by Brasserie d'Orbe.
Auberge du Brasseur	1260 Nyon	? - ? 99		N/A	N/A	-
Bavaroise	1400 Yverdon	1877 - 1895		N/A	N/A	Successively named Grande Brasserie Bavaroise, Zedler and Soleure.
Bel et Tavel	1530 Payerne	1832 - ?		N/A	N/A	N/A
Berger	1800 Vevey	1831 - 1895		N/A	N/A	Called originally Traffeiet.
Bière Buse	Croix-du-Péage 1 1029 Villars-Ste-Croix	2010 - 2015 363		4	12.6	Brewer: Alexandre Paquier. Pretty nice beers (well, except the Frivole…) from this microbrewery. Keep an eye on it !
Bière du Foudre	rue du Simplon 10 1094 Paudex	2000 - 2014 101		5	12.4	Brewer: Xavier Noverraz. The brewery in Lutry was destroyed by fire in september 2005 but has been reinstalled in Paudex. Really not bad though their beers could afford a little bit more character (please consider I haven't tasted their beers since quite a long time). Check especially the St Nicholas. Production: 250 hl
Brasserie Anonyme	1270 Trélex	2015 - 2016 727		N/A	N/A	-
Brasserie de l'Air	1142 Pampigny	2017 - 2018 1014		N/A	N/A	-
Brasserie de l'Ours	Grand Rue 65 1660 Château d'Oex	2005 - 2020 233	026 924 28 28	3	7.33	Brewer: Richard Gétaz. Hummm… I don't want to be harsh but I would say that the brewer has probably not finished his training yet … Another brewpub from this part of the country that needs to be forgotten. Production: 210 hl
Brasserie de Nyon	1260 Nyon	? - 1831		N/A	N/A	N/A
Brasserie des Abbesses	chemin des Abbesses 9 1027 Lonay	2017 - 2020 1036	078 604 84 50	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Françoise Hausammann.
Brasserie de Tivoli	1000 Lausanne	1875 - 1895		N/A	N/A	N/A
Brasserie du Moulin	1562 Corcelles-près-Payerne	2015 - 2018 789		N/A	N/A	Previously located in Köniz (or erroneously registered)
Brasserie du Vallon	1000 Lausanne	1875 - 1932		N/A	N/A	N/A
Brasserie du 38	1006 Lausanne	2018 - 2020 1170		N/A	N/A	-
Brucke	chemin des Ecoliers 2 1163 Etoy	2015 - 2016 731		5	15.04	Brewer: Brian Lavio. Subtle and well-crafted.
Brun	1800 Vevey	1832 - ?		N/A	N/A	N/A
Brunner & Piguet	1347 Le Solliat	1875 - 1892		N/A	N/A	Originally called Reymond.
Cayon's	chemin des Artisans 11 1860 Aigle	2016 - 2020 840	078 960 80 64	36	15.34	Brewer: Luc Delacoste. Offers very good beers with strong character. Don't miss this brewery! Anounced the end of the brewery in June 2020, yet may probably rebound as a client brewer. Stay tuned! Production: 36 hl
Deux Casseroles	1400 Yverdon	2014 - 2019 586		3	14.27	Brewer: Mark Borden. Brewing at Brasserie du Temps for the moment. Interesting and pretty good.
Duvoisin & Co	route d'Eclepens 13 1306 Daillens	2016 - 2016 879		N/A	N/A	Brewer: Adrien Duvoisin.
Egger	1800 Vevey	1886 - 1895		N/A	N/A	N/A
Espérance	1510 Moudon	1858 - 1909		N/A	N/A	N/A
Faiseurs de Bière	rue de la Forge 13 1376 Goumoens-la-Ville	2000 - 2014 124		23	14.02	Brewer: Christophe Pradervand & Sidonie Bündgen They suffered sometimes from lack of stability in their products but are able to reach high levels. Diversity and creativity are the characteristics. Go for it! Unfortunately closed since May 2014. Production: 80 hl
Friedrich	1800 Vevey	1880 - 1893		N/A	N/A	N/A
Gentlemen Brewers	chemin de Geffry 7 1073 Savigny	2018 - 2021 1223		8	13.85	Brewers: Camille Royer and Xavier Meyer. Brews 6 core beers and a monthly one-shot on a 3 hl installation. Worth a try.
Gilliéron	1800 Vevey	1801 - ?		N/A	N/A	N/A
Gremay Frères	1000 Lausanne	1815 - 1836		N/A	N/A	N/A
Hosch Frères	1351 Chamblon	1880 - 1900		N/A	N/A	Originally called van Gunten
Hughes, Image, Simpson Brew Partners	chemin du Cloître de là 22 1860 Aigle	2015 - 2017 778		2	14.8	"Brewer: David Image. Aka ""Hughes, Image, Simpson Brew Partners"". Three partners, 2 native from New Zealand and one from Great-Britain.The starting entity of BlackDot." Production: 70 hl
Kupfer	1530 Payerne	1875 - 1892		N/A	N/A	N/A
la Chambre d'Amis - CHAMDAM	route de Chevilly 3B 1148 Moiry	2015 - 2020 674	077 452 43 53	N/A	N/A	Brewer: Ludovic Isoz. Moved from Ferreyres to Moiry in January 2016. CLOSED since 2019. Production: 25 hl
la Drêche	chemin des Airelles 1 1020 Renens	2015 - 2020 651	079 875 70 15	11	13.24	Brewer: Nils Meier. Offers an amazing IPA and others which are between ok and a bit less ok … Needs some constancy. Production: 96 hl
la Ferme d'Ostende	route d'Ostende 3 1545 Chevroux	2017 - 2020 1067	078 209 87 31	3	10.27	-
La Gerboise	1018 Lausanne	2014 - 2016 627		3	12.93	Brewer: Emilia Garcia. Fair enough to give it a try. Production: 6 hl
la Gouille	1291 Commugny	2016 - 2019 955		N/A	N/A	-
La Laiterie	rte des Moures 10 1080 Les Cullayes	2002 - 2011 219		2	13.2	"Brewer: club ""les Amis de la Bière à l'Ancienne"" Owned by a beerclub (15 members). The beers are sold on tap at the bar beside the brewery. Homebrewers can also rent the equipment for brewing on premise. Opened thursday to saturday from 18:00. The beers are still brewed but not commercialized anymore since 2005." Production: 15 hl
La Nomade	Moulin de l'Oie 1 1279 Bogis-Bossey	2012 - 2016 459		N/A	N/A	Brewer: Fabien Rutschmann. Production: 7 hl
Lausannoise	1000 Lausanne	2011 - 2014		1	14.4	Client brewer. The beer is brewed by Bière Buse.
la Vadge	1007 Lausanne	2016 - 2018 859		5	14.88	Very original and very good beers of mostly low alcohol. Go for it!
la Versée	le Versé 3 1357 Lignerolle	2018 - 2021 1182		2	12.2	Brewer: Timothée Besson, Gaddiel Schweizer and Maxime Favre. Production: 70 hl
l'Éphémère	1096 Cully	2013 - 2014 524		4	12	A bit chaotic but not without interest.
Lion de Beau-Séjour	1260 Nyon	1875 - 1918		N/A	N/A	N/A
LSD	route de Vasselin 22 1880 Bex	2017 - 2020 1075		N/A	N/A	Brewer: Stéphane Chevalier.
Miéville	1400 Yverdon	? - 1805		N/A	N/A	N/A
Obermeyer	1820 Montreux	1885 - 1892		N/A	N/A	N/A
O'Bled	route d'Orny 17 1372 Bavois	2016 - 2020 908	078 822 44 29	5	13.36	Closed in September 2020.
Orbe, Fertig Frères SA	1350 Orbe	1848 - 1970 50		N/A	N/A	N/A
Pascal's Homebrew	1008 Prilly	2017 - 2020 1013		N/A	N/A	-
Perrin	1530 Payerne	1875 - 1890		N/A	N/A	N/A
Petit Bac	1009 Pully	2020 - 2020 1471		N/A	N/A	-
Preum's	1814 la Tour de Peilz	2015 - 2016 763		2	10.6	N/A
Rauschen	1110 Morges	1832 - 1880		N/A	N/A	N/A
Reniker	1009 Pully	1800 - 1901		N/A	N/A	N/A
Rosiaz	1009 Pully	? - 1910		N/A	N/A	Absorbed by Beauregard in 1901.
Speed Club (Fun Planet)	Zone industrielle 1844 Villeneuve	2000 - 2005 164		3	12.93	A brewpub located in the middle of a game center. The quality is not regular but if you are lucky, the wheat beer is very interesting.
Stiffel	1510 Moudon	1814 - 1845		N/A	N/A	N/A
The Old Outhouse	1410 Denezy	2019 - 2019 1355		N/A	N/A	-
Tollinger	1800 Vevey	1886 - 1892		N/A	N/A	N/A
Trois Dames	rue de France 1 1450 Sainte Croix	2003 - 2020 170	024 454 43 75	114	14.5	Brewer: Luigi Mondia, Raphaël Mettler and Mike Vermeulen. Creative and deeply interesting microbrewery. Raphael quickly improved his products after spending 1 year in Vancouver in 2004. He built a new plant (June 2008) and gone professional. Once one of the best and most creative brewery in Switzerland, Trois Dames is struggling since some years to keep this state in my mind. And I do worry too about the fact this brewery fails to increase and even to keep their production stable. Is exporting 20% of its production. Production: 2'200 hl
Van Gurten	1400 Yverdon	1875 - 1885		N/A	N/A	N/A
Weed Beer	chemin de l'Etraz 14 bis 1350 Orbe			3	13.07	Offering a pretty nice hemp witbier plus some special releases brewed under contract by Trois Dames. Production: 50 hl