Valais

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reviewed by yours truly: 61.7% (37)

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 (56)

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...
4545bier

Founded in 2021

Dorfstrasse 236
3928 Randa


078 788 28 81

#1676

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Frederic Imboden.
4V

Founded in 2016

route du Canal 31
1907 Saxon


079 952 22 20

#923

list of beers

1 12.8 Four friends brewing on a 50 liters installation.
7Peaks

Founded in 2014

route de Bas-Vièze 83
1875 Morgins


078 797 18 75

#623

1500 hl

list of beers

35 14.3

Brewer: Robby Collins.
Has 6 employees and produces 7 core beers and 4 seasonals on a 15 hl installation. Has a taproom since 2018.
Member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2022.
Clearly worth a try.
Aabusitz

Founded in 2023


3904 Naters


079 440 37 '87

#1791

N/A N/A Brewer: Christoph Jossen.
Brewing on a 30 liters installation.
Aletsch Bier

Founded in 2020

Furkastrasse 33
3984 Fiesch


027 971 15 06

#1488

list of beers

1 14.8 Brewer: Fabien Albrecht.
Alpine Brewing Company

Founded in 2022

Morystrasse 10
3970 Salgesch


078 752 06 22

#1696

list of beers

N/A N/A """World's first online brewery""… Looks like a client brewer despite its registration but I do not have more information."
Amicale des Brasseurs de Vollèges

Founded in 2010

chemin de la Laiterie
1941 Vollèges


#407

75 hl

list of beers

8 11.4

A brewer club.
I have sampled a very interesting Dunkelweizen but unfortunately other pretty dubious beers too. Be careful.
Aroda

Founded in 2016

le Borgeaud 35
1921 Martigny-Croix


079 502 31 46

#831

25 hl

list of beers

3 11.73

Brewers: Alain Bovey, Roger Duay and David Chervaz.
Bartis

Founded in 2011

Chemin des iles 1
1907 Saxon


078 647 46 46

#435

200 hl

list of beers

21 13.64


Formerly located in Conthey and initiated by Thierry Krautli. Growing and could potentially quadruple its production.
Had a taproom in Sion between 2019 and 2023.

This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
Berghaus Chäserstatt

Founded in 2015

Berghotel Chäserstatt
3995 Ernen


#775

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewing in a hotel-restaurant located at an altitude of 1777 meters. Produces 3 german-style beers.
Brasserie de Saï

Founded in 2023

Rte de Chevalley 88
1911 Ovronnaz

 
#1785

N/A N/A -
Brasserie des Druides

Founded in 2022


1965 Savièse

 
#1693

N/A N/A -
Brasserie des Grands Barbus

Founded in 2020

route de la Borette 14
1890 St-Maurice


#1501

list of beers

N/A N/A Looks pretty inactive.
Brasserie des Reines

Founded in 2020

Ecoparc de Daval C 13
3960 Sierre



Link down; brewery closed?


077 269 39 60

#1555

list of beers

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Braumanufaktur Taferna

Founded in 2023

Saltinapromenade 1
3900 Brig

 
#1827

N/A N/A Brewer: Thomas Walter.
Briger Bierbrauerei

Founded in 2021

Furkastrasse 7
3904 Naters


027 510 88 88

#1605

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Christian Frank Imhof.
Started in 2017 as a client brewer (produced in Germany). Brewing themselves since 2021.
This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
Bürchner Bier

Founded in 2006

Zehnhäuserngasse 9
3935 Bürchen


078 778 24 19

#229

list of beers

1 12.4 Brewers: Thomas Lehner and Peter Rohde.
I have sampled just one well-made though terribly unexciting beer.
Celsius (Brasserie Artisanale d'Ayent)

Founded in 2008

Rue de l'Eglise 2
1966 Ayent


079 455 90 87

#302

90 hl

list of beers

8 9.9

Brewers: Joël Azoo, Alexandre Andrey.
It's getting slooooowly better .. so I'll have to retry their beers.
Cinq 4000

Founded in 2013

route des Peupliers 5
3960 Niouc


079 561 22 19

#508

100 hl

list of beers

141 15.04

"Brewer: Julien Brändli.
Brews interesting styles and very good beers. Don't look any further for the most creative brewery in the country. It's here.
Formerly named ""5 Quatre Mille"" and located in Zinal, then in Chalais."
Domaines Rouvinez

Founded in 2016

rue du Levant 99
1920 Martigny


#925

300 hl

list of beers

1 16 "Also called ""the Alps"". Brewing their beer in collaboration with the Belgian of Brasserie {C} on the installations of WhiteFrontier."
Early

Founded in 2015

route du Pradubuis 29
1965 Savièse

 
#710

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Gassen Bier

Founded in 2019

Treichgässi 2
3952 Susten


079 941 91 43

#1370

list of beers

1 15.6 Brewer: Stefan Rothenbühler.
Glaciara

Founded in 2022


3984 Fiesch


#1759

list of beers

1 14 -
Goijer Bier

Founded in 2022

Biela 2
3911 Ried-Brig

 
#1701

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Heglwiis

Founded in 2021

Äbnetschbiel 2
3926 Embd


079 790 78 14

#1660

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Heidnischbier

Founded in 2016

Rundeyaweg 3
3942 Raron


079 828 66 20

#872

list of beers

3 14.53

Brewers: David Zurbriggen.
Brews on a 5 hl installation. Produces 4 core beers.
Hoppy People

Founded in 2016

route des Sablons 11
3960 Sierre


#841

2'000 hl

list of beers

55 16.01

Brewer: Olivier Brighenti, Thiago Gross and David Bonjour.
Brewing on a 20 hl installation. Offers a core range of 5 hop-forward beers (Pale Ale and various IPA) and a Belgian Strong Ale. One-offs are also produced every few weeks/months.
Beautiful hoppy beers and even better Imperial Stouts. Don't miss this brewery!
Ironic's Craft Beer

Founded in 2019

rue du Bourg au Favre 10
1870 Monthey


#1397

list of beers

6 9.07

Uncontrolled and flawed beers (acetaldehyde and mostly over-carbonated).
Probably inactive.
la Grenade

Founded in 2016

Plan Baar 82
1996 Baar Nendaz


079 327 65 04

#829

list of beers

3 8.4

Brewer: Xavier Fontannaz.
la Lionne

Founded in 2019

rue du Simplon 86
1920 Martigny


079 840 16 63

#1305

20 hl

list of beers

1 14.4 Produces 5 core beers and some seasonals.
la Mule

Founded in 2013

route des Moulins 4
1914 Isérables



Link down; brewery closed?


#515

list of beers

3 11.87

Brewer: Adrien and Manuel Monnet.
I got 3 beers of totally different qualities, so it's hard to take position for now.
La Music'Ale

Founded in 2020

route des Doudes 10
3960 Niouc


#1457

100 hl

list of beers

5 12.88

Brewer: Yann Salamin.
Produces 3 core beers and 3 seasonals.
Started a crowdfunding in August 2023 to get bigger an move to Vissoie.
le Traquenard

Founded in 2018

route des Carolins 22
1950 Sion


079 207 04 65

#1168

800 hl

list of beers

32 15.04

Brewer: Domenico Cavallaro and Dimitri Schaller.
Produces about 10 core beers and many seasonals/one-shots. Lot of diversity and a nice quality. This brewery reached another level after its initial year.
Les Amis

Founded in 2021

Obere Dorfstrasse 15
3906 Saas-Fee


027 530 50 15

#1681

N/A N/A An hotel with its own brewery.
L'Ormousse

Founded in 2020

Route de la Rasse 7
1902 Evionnaz


079 723 21 89

#1695

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewers: Eric and Gilbert Jacquemoud.
MA bière à voir

Founded in 2021


1907 Saxon


#1661

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Malternative

Founded in 2017

rue du Levant 167
1920 Martigny


#1081

list of beers

7 11.2

Brews certified organic beers and produces crackers with their draff.
Styleless and pretty uncontrolled beers.
Maltis Bracitorium

Founded in 2021


1974 Arbaz


079 276 62 54

#1632

N/A N/A Brewer: Bertrand Mathys.
Montheysanne

Founded in 2013

avenue de France 25
1870 Monthey



Link down; brewery closed?


024 471 64 71

#531

12 hl

list of beers

5 14.16

Brewers: Pierre Kurmann and Jacky Tornay.
Well-made and interesting beers.Started with a new installation in November 2016 and should raise their production.
Mont-Noble

Founded in 2016

le Largey 2
1973 Nax


079 528 85 32

#850

300 hl

list of beers

8 11.55

Brewers: Jozef Vano and Benjamin Lodomez.
Their beers clearly failed to convince me so far.
Mugga's Mountain

Founded in 2020

route de Bonnefille
1966 Anzère

 
079 782 04 10
#1529

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Murith

Founded in 2018


1937 Orsières

 
#1199

list of beers

4 11

Very modest beers in undefined more or less belgian styles.
Old Tribe

Founded in 2021

Rte du Mont Noble 12
1967 Bramois


079 288 63 42

#1673

58 hl

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Nicolas Mariéthoz.
Brewing on a 140 liters installation.
PitSel

Founded in 2023

rue le Praz 6
1903 Collonges


079 936 36 00

#1804

N/A N/A Brewer: Bruno Selvaggio.
Brewing on a 100 liters installation.
Sierrvoise

Founded in 1997

Ile Falcon
3960 Sierre


027 456 59 08

#81

700 hl

list of beers

6 13.07

"Brewer: Eiko Sterner and Marco Zufferey
A pioneer of the new beer era in Switzerland (founded 1997).
Where some see a sustainable success, I for myself wonder about a depressive immobility. Produces nowadays between 600 and 800 hl (light sinking). A hugely discrete brewery which uses very few marketing and never participates to beer festivals. Brews probably one of the most static range of products with 5 core beers + one for Christmas; and the same ones since about 20 years. Beer styles is an unknown concept to them and their beers - pretty decent by the way - are defined by their colors."
Sonnenberge/Sunnubärger

Founded in 2018

Brunnenstrasse 13
3956 Guttet-Feschel


079 253 83 34

#1154

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewers: Susanne und Guido Köppel.
Stahlgasse

Founded in 2014


3904 Naters


#570

N/A N/A Looks pretty inactive.
Suonen-Bräu

Founded in 2003

Raaftstrasse
3938 Ausserberg


079 408 19 68

#133

80 hl

list of beers

3 12.53

Brewer: Michael Bersier.
Gentle but interesting beers showing herbal and hoppy notes.
Twenty Six

Founded in 2020

route du Triboulet 10
1870 Monthey


024 471 00 40

#1649

list of beers

7 13.77

This brewery offers light above average beers in a decent diversity of styles. Brewing on a 30 hl installation. Their quite massive overcapacity allow them to rent their installation (for example Baz'Art) or to help other breweries during renovations (for ex. Virage in 2023).
Tzaly

Founded in 2018

Route du Tombec 45
3966 Réchy


079 576 13 92

#1270

list of beers

3 12.8

Brewer: Olivier Bonvin.
Valaisanne

Founded in 1865

Route de Rawyl 30
1950 Sion 4


058 123 18 82

#

hl

list of beers

14 11.59 "Brewer: Michael Ruppert.
It was 1865 when the Dutch pharmacist Maurice de Quay started to brew beers. The name he gave to the brewery was then St. Georges, a name kept until 1926. At that time the Valaisanne was producing 13'000 hectoliters per year. After a modernization of its equipments in 1951, the brewery started an expansion. It was 1972 when Feldschlösschen took over the Valaisanne which had then an ouput of 70'000 hl. Since reaching a top of 90'000 hectoliters in 1993, the brewery has been constantly losing market shares (60'000 in 2005 and probably less nowadays though no official numbers are disclosed).
Luckily for Feldschlösschen, they forgot to close the Valaisanne after the take-over which allows them to produce ""small"" batches and to practice some very nice examples of craft-washing. Offers mainly modest lagers but, to be honest, the Zwickel, the Ämrich Weizen and the Pale Ale are pretty decent. Check also their newest creations.

Vieux Chemin

Founded in 2011

route du Bouillet 18
1965 Savièse


079 426 32 68

#401

list of beers

11 12.33

Brewers: Patrick Duc and Frédéric Claivaz.
Brews on a 6 hl installation.
Beers of uneven quality. Still got some work to do yet seems to be on the right way recently, so try them!
Walliser Bergbrauerei

Founded in 2021

Dorfstrasse 20
3996 Binn


#1610

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewers: Elena and Franz Macherhammer.
Brewing on a 35 liters installation.
Weinwelt Schweiz (Alpine Peak)

Founded in 2018

route du Levant 99
1920 Martigny


027 721 02 74

#1254

list of beers

2 14 A wine handler registered to brew beers. Yet their 2 beers are for now produced by WhiteFrontier.
WhiteFrontier

Founded in 2016

route du Levant 99
1920 Martigny


079 939 11 73

#875

12'500 hl

list of beers

136 15.19

"Brewer: Tomasso Stettler.
Started 2014 by Nicolas Roberti as a client brewer in Verbier (brewed by Brasserie des Géants, Belgium). The own and ambitious brewery opened in 2016 and is surely the most ""crafty"" brewery in the country. The capacity is increasing very fast, going from 6'000 hl to 12'500 hl (mid-2018). It has about 16 employees and offers a huge diversity and a great quality: 5 core beers, many one-shots and many collabs. Hosting CôteWest Brewing and l'Échappée as gypsy brewers. Exports to France, Denmark and Italy (about 40% of the production). Member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2018.
Etienne Marais replaced Chris Treanor as head brewer in May 2021."
Zermatt Matterhorn

Founded in 2015

Spissstrasse 11
3920 Zermatt


027 967 78 78

#684

1'000 hl

list of beers

1 6 Brewer: David Maier und Antonia Näf.
Brewing 4 core beers in german styles on a 10 hl installation. Has 3 employees.
. For now, I had just one awful macro-brewed like beer. Hope they are able to present something else.

Brewpubs (4)

NameAddressRegistry-#
Size/Production
# of beers
tasted
Rating avg
appreciation
Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
3330 Alt.

Founded in 2015

Route des Ecluses 28
1997 Haute-Nendaz


027 288 18 66

#776

list of beers

3 9.47

"Registered as ""Esprit Montagne"". A small brewpub in a burger restaurant. Beware: butyric acid ahead!"
Bière de Verbier

Founded in 2017

rue de Médran 15
1936 Verbier


027 565 91 60

#1082

list of beers

6 14.33

Formerly named V Bier (Vie Montagne).
Offers pretty nice beers in cans (or on tap at the restaurant). Diversity and quality.
La:Marmotte

Founded in 2008

Lac Grenon
3963 Crans-Montana


027 481 34 14

#308

600 hl

list of beers

15 11.71

Brewer: Jörg Fischer and Johan Gass.
Opened a second brewery in Kirchgässli 8 2502 Biel in 2017 with the former equipment from Crans-Montana (http://brasserie-la-marmotte-bienne.ch). Brewed for a while only small batches at the Biel location which does not refrain them to fully play on the drink local syndrom. Opened a bigger plant in Biel (Seevorstadt 79) in September 2019 and a smaller one in Juli 2023 in Wangen an der Aare (Brauerei BÜR).
Except the nice IPA, all their beers are at best of average quality or below. And brews quite outside styles definitions. Produces 9 core beers and some seasonals.
les Brasseurs Sion

Founded in 2015

rue de Lausanne 27
1950 Sion


#808

750 hl

list of beers

1 11.2 Brewer: Benjamin Levaux.
5th location of this dubious brewpub.

Beer makers without breweries (3)

NameAddressRegistry-#
Size
# of beers
tasted
Rating avg
appreciation
Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
1936

Founded in 2008

Chemin des Luis 20
1936 Verbier


N/A N/A Client brewer. The beer is brewed by Locher.
Abbaye de St-Maurice

Founded in 2019

avenue d'Agaune 11
1890 St-Maurice


024 486 04 02

1343

2000 hl

list of beers

6 14


Started in September 2019 and brewed on the same installation as Lynx Movement until 2022. Switch then to a client brewer status (contract brewed at la Nébuleuse). Facing solid problems since the end of 2023 as importants distributors stepped out in reaction to the disclosure of sexual abuses in the abbey. They lost also a projected contract with WhiteFrontier, where their beers should have been brewed after leaving la Nébuleuse. Facing also a very dark future...
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.
Offers beers of decent quality in belgian styles.
SUD51

Founded in 2016

Goppenstrasse 27
3954 Leukerbad


list of beers

1 7.2 Client brewer. Real producer is undisclosed.

Beer bars

Name Address / Untappd venueHomepage / Email Rating Comments
le Central Pub
rue des Bourguignons 2
1870 Monthey


024 471 13 25

 A pub offering about 120 beers from all around the world.
Domino Bar

rue de la Dixence 24
1950 Sion


027 322 06 95

 

many international beers
Traquenard Taproom
Rue de la Drague 65
1950 Sion


027 565 21 40

 

14 taps and about 100 bottles.
WhiteFrontier TapRoom

rue du Levant 99
1920 Martigny


027 565 79 18

 

20 beers on tap (about 16 from WhiteFrontier).

Closed Breweries (27)

NameAddressfounded-closedContact # of beers
tasted
Rating Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
1815
3929 Täsch
2015 - 2018

698

 
N/A N/A -
Ademus
route de la Vallée 48
1937 Orsières
2015 - 2020

772


079 741 40 73

4 10.7

Brewers: Adrien Thétaz and Damien Richard.
One decent beer but the other 3 I had were dubious.

Production: 60 hl

Alexandrus
1963 Vétroz
2018 - 2020

1262

 
N/A N/A -
Andrist
1890 St. Maurice
1875 - 1880

 
N/A N/A N/A
Annivia
rue du Vieux-Village 37
3961 St-Luc
2015 - 2022

798


079 755 41 61

N/A N/A Brewer: Nicolas Wildbolz.

Production: 12 hl

Berlibus
route de Derborence 41
1976 Aven
2017 - 2021

1035


6 11.87

Brewer: Bertrand Papilloud.
Sweet and not really enthusiastic belgian-style beers.
Bierwerkstatt Turtmann
Birkenweg 6
3946 Turtmann
2016 - 2023

933


N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Bovo & Cie
1920 Martigny
1875 - 1880

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brasserie des Cerniersdes Cerniers 100
1871 Les Giettes
2018 - 2022

1258


N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Brasserie du Griffon
avenue de l'Industrie 47b
1870 Monthey
2013 - 2018


024 471 42 14

2 12.8 Client brewer: the beers are brewed at La:Marmotte.

Production: 100 hl

Brasserie F²
Nouvelle Avenue 26
1907 Saxon
2020 - 2022

1509


N/A N/A -
Café du Centre
Grand Rue
1874 Champéry
2000 - 2010

134


N/A N/A Unfortunately they had nothing available when I was there.
And I'm not sure at all that they are still brewing …
May 2009: definitely closed since at least 1 year.
Detorrenté & martin
1870 Monthey
1870 - 1892

 
N/A N/A Originally named Chappaz.
Gletscher-Bräu
Neben der Kirche
3906 Saas-Fee
2008 - 2016

320


N/A N/A Brewer: Lukas Imseng.
Guillot
1870 Monthey
1833 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
Guntern
3900 Brig
1870 - 1897

 
N/A N/A N/A
Koebel
1950 Sion
1865 - 1873

 
N/A N/A N/A
La Croix Blanche
1950 Sion
1844 - 1855

 
N/A N/A N/A
la Raspille
3970 Salgesch
2016 - 2020

890

 
N/A N/A -
les Divins Brasseurs

rue de Lausanne 27
1950 Sion
2010 - 2015

375


13 11.54

Brewer: Thomas Hub.
Offers very dangerous experiments which, somehow, manage to be drinkable. Apart of an horrible Weizen, I got some other beers which were pretty decent.
Since July 2nd 2011, this brewpub is also present in Brig (but the production is only made in Sion)

Production: 1'000 hl

Mengis
3930 Visp
1885 - 1910

 
N/A N/A N/A
Müller
3902 Glis-Brig
1880 - 1897

 
N/A N/A N/A
St Laurent
1967 Bramois
1868 - 1926

 
N/A N/A Originally named Felsenkeller.
Tardiv
route de Bonnefille 10
1972 Anzère
2010 - 2022

397


079 474 83 75

3 10

Brewers: Richard Rian and Frédéric Cotter.
Presents two deeply dubious beers and another which gives some hope.
Uhler
3958 St. Leonhard
1878 - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
Wagner
3900 Brig
1890 - 1930

 
N/A N/A N/A
Winslow Brew

rue du Levant 167
1920 Martigny
2016 - 2019

818


022 776 46 46

2 12.6 Brewer: Gareth Chandler.

Production: 300 hl