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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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8052 Founded in 2018 | 8052 Zürich #1277
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| 7 Hills | Founded in 2021 8406 Winterthur #1655
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Absturzbrew | Founded in 2022 Dorfstrasse 25 | 8608 Bubikon #1764
| 5
| 15.6
| 5 homebrewers brewing on a 50 liters installation. Started a crowfunding to get bigger.
| Ahoi Hill | Founded in 2014 Libernstrasse 24 | 8112 Otelfingen #1016
| 350 hl 6
| 14.73
| "Brewer: Markus ""Kusi"" Friederich. | Ahoi Bier (Schlieren) merged with Old Hill (Dänikon) to become Ahoi Hill and moved to Otelfingen in 2022. Brewing on a 5 hl installation. Interesting styles and mostly good beers. My ratings here are only for the ones sold as ""Ahoi Hill""." Almaro | Founded in 2019 Chalbisauweg 11 | 8816 Hirzel #1356
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Markus Lenz. | Brewing on a 150 liters installation. am Königshof | Founded in 2017 Dorfstrasse 33 | 8427 Freienstein
#999
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| B1-infinity | Founded in 2020 Fellenbergstrasse 272 | 8047 Zürich #1470
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Bachtelstein KLG | Founded in 2022 Alte Tannerstrasse 20 | 8632 Tann #1715
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Giancarlo Domenico Russo.
| Backbar | Founded in 2022 8008 Zürich #1737
| N/A
| N/A
| A bakery?
| Barbarus Bäri-Bier | Founded in 2009 Alte Bettswilerstrasse 1 | 8344 Bäretswil
#336
| 75 hl N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Pascal Späni and Danny Bolt. | Brewing on a 6 hl installation. Could well be inactive. BB Brewers | Founded in 2021 Steinstrasse 11 | 8630 Rüti #1567
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Bearded Brew | Founded in 2018 8542 Wiesendangen #1144
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Benedix Klosterbräu | Founded in 2002 Stygstrasse 15 | 8462 Rheinau #146
| 20 hl 1
| 13.2
| Brewer: Dino Tellenbach. | Bierzunft Wehntal | Founded in 2011 Wehntalerstrasse 26 | 8165 Schöfflisdorf #409
| 40 hl 30
| 14.79
| "Brewers: Walter Bickel, Beat Gut, Erich Hartmann, Micha Plüss, Erich Meierhofer."
| "Bitterspiel Stäfa, Hopium fürs Volk" | Founded in 2016 Ebnetstrasse 26a | 8712 Stäfä #901
| 1
| 9.6
| Brewer: Alexander Kellner.
| Brasserie Keller | Founded in 2018 Motorenstrasse 100 | 8620 Wetzikon #1213
| 150 hl N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Peach Keller. | Brewing on a 120 liters installation. Brauerei Oerlikon | Founded in 2015 Schärenmoosstrasse 105 | 8050 Zürich #746
| 240 hl 15
| 14.16
| Brewer: Nicolas Zimmermann and Matthias Seger. | A plc with 450 shareholders. Brauerei Opfikon | Founded in 2016 8152 Opfikon
#876
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Brauerei Philipps | Founded in 2023 8712 Stäfä #1786
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Brauerei Uster (Braukultur) | Founded in 2012 Brauereistrasse 16 | 8610 Uster #462
| 5’000 hl 9
| 11.6
| "Brewer:Pascal Grob. | Founded 2008 and started as a client brewer. Their beers (Goldküstenbräu and Oberländerbräu) were contract brewed at Aare-Bier until April 2012. Their own brewery opened then in Uster, built in the area of the former Brauerei Uster (1858-1979). Brewed Seebueb beer under contract from May 2016 to mid-2018. Offers 10 core beers marketed mainly in 2 different brands: Usterbräu and Züri. Almost exclusively german styles in a modest diversity. Has 5 employees." Braugenossenschaft Gsöff | Founded in 2024 Weststrasse 166 | 8003 Zürich #1839
| 150 hl 4
| 14.5
| Brewer: Livio Vasella. | A collective of 40 people. Brewing on a 5 hl installation. Brauhaus Uto | Founded in 2016 Kellerweg 3 | 8055 Zürich
#822
| N/A
| N/A
| A homebrewery brewing on a 50 liters installation.
| Brauhelden Rickenbach | Founded in 2022 im Felix 17 | 8545 Rickenbach Sulz #1733
| N/A
| N/A
| A brewers club.
| Braukellerei Hug | Founded in 2021 Schwarzbachstrasse 10 | 8713 Uerikon #1678
| 7
| 14.69
| Brewer: Lorenz Hug. | Brewing on a 50 liters installation. Braumanufaktur Schlachthuus | Founded in 2015 Zürcherstrasse 33 | 8426 Lufingen #691
| 250 hl 20
| 14.18
| "Brewer: Yves Haussener. | Brewing on a 10 hl installation, this brewery is a one-man show. Offers 8 core beers and some seasonals Good and quite subtle beers." Brauonkel | Founded in 2019 8910 Affoltern am Albis #1405
| 5
| 15.92
| Brewer: Grego Völkening. | Brewing on a 25 liters installation. Brauriif | Founded in 2023 Zimikerweg 20 | 8604 Volketswil #1817
| 22 hl 3
| 12.93
| Three friends brewing on a 50 liters installation.
| Braustelle e.G. | Founded in 2012 Neugasse 14 | 8005 Zürich #489
| N/A
| N/A
| Closed between 2014 and 2018. Does not look very active…
| Braustetter Craft | Founded in 2022 Am Kurzweg 12 | 8354 Hofstetten #1687
| N/A
| N/A
| A club of 7 people. Brewing on a 2 hl installation.
| Brausyndikat | Founded in 2016 Grünaustrasse 21 | 8953 Dietikon #809
| 800 hl 28
| 13.76
| Brewers: Stephan Györi and Marc Lendemann. | Brews 4 core beers and some seasonals and one-shots on a 5 hl installation. Mostly in Anglo-American styles. Has a taproom with 9 taps. Brauverein Giesserei | Founded in 2016 8404 Winterthur #846
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Brauverein Pfäffikon | Founded in 2004 Hörnlistrasse 76 (GerAtrium) | 8330 Pfäffikon #243
| 30 hl 1
| 6.8
| Brewer: Hans Gübeli. | A club brewing on a 250 liters installation. This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Brauwerk | Founded in 2010 In der Längelen 3 | 8165 Oberweningen
#402
| 100 hl 9
| 13.47
| Brewer: Stefan Kägi . | Brewing on a 150 liters installation. Very good beers yet the last 2 (Rossa and Sorpresa) are clearly below their 3 other sisters. A brewery which is worth a try in any case. Brauwerkstatt 14 | Founded in 2020 Im Langen 14 | 8416 Flaach #1441
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Roland Koch. | Brewing only with ingredients of Swiss origin. Brewdaz | Founded in 2018 Hardplatz 17 | 8004 Zürich #1247
| 2
| 12.8
| Brewer: Julian Aebersold. | An association of 7 people brewing on a 500 liters installation. Brüll! Bier | Founded in 2009 Lindauerstrasse 21 | 8317 Tagelswangen #355
| 300 hl 10
| 14.24
| Brewer: Andreas Brüllmann. | Brewing on a 5 hl installation. Budken | Founded in 2013 Obstgartenstrasse 6 | 8472 Seuzach #476
| 1
| 8
| "The homepage looks like a macro brewery, the quality like a bad homebrewer and a former reference to the Reinheitsgebot… Probably making more money with Guarana and Mate drinks than with beers."
| This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Büele Bräu | Founded in 2017 Büelenstrasse 9 | 8820 Wädenswil #1060
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably a homebrewery.
| Butzlibier | Founded in 2017 8352 Elsau #992
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| CCLXXI | Founded in 2016 Rychenbergstrasse 271 | 8404 Winterthur #897
| 1
| 15.6
| Brewers: Simone Gisler and Stefan Erb. | Hugely creative homebrewers. Chasperlibräu | Founded in 2014 8049 Zürich #564
| 10 hl N/A
| N/A
| Homebrewers. Shortly closed (2018/2019). Probably even inactive nowadays.
| This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Chesselbräu | Founded in 2016 Rebenweg 19 | 8332 Russikon
#948
| 5 hl N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Francesco Galetti. | Brewing on a 50 liters installation. Chopfab Boxer | Founded in 2013 Industriestrasse 40 | 8404 Winterthur #493
| 80’000 hl 56
| 13.93
| "Brewer: Patrick Thomi. | Founded in 2012 by Jörg Schönberg and Philip Bucher (as Doppelleu Brauwerkstatt), this ambitious brewery started its production in February 2013 with an initial capacity of 5'000 hl/year. Already one year later, it has been increased to 15'000 hl, then (2015) to 35'000 hl and finally to 100'000 hl since the end of 2016. The current production output should be somewhere close to 60'000 hl. Acquired the brewery Boxer (Yverdon) in June 2017 and expanded as a countrywide player in less than 5 years. Became the 17th member of the Schweizer Brauerei-Verband in May 2015. Offers exclusively top fermented beers in 2 different product lines: Chopfab (with 9 beers) and the more ""crafty"" Doppelleu with 5 beers in its core range and the serially numbered Brewmaster Editions. Brewed on a 80 hl + a 20 hl installation. Fills and distributes the beers from Bieraria Tschlin since 2020. Good and interesting. And my top contender for the next buy-out by a worldwide player." Dr. Brauwolf | Founded in 2017 Räffelstrasse 26 | 8045 Zürich #1074
| 500 hl 37
| 13.87
| Brewer: Stefan Wolf. | Brewing 5 core beers and many one-shots on a 10 hl installation. Has a taproom. Drachenbräu (See-Brauerei) | Founded in 2006 Allenwinden 12 | 8926 Kappel am Albis #237
| 30 hl 6
| 13.47
| Brewer: Christof Eichenberger. | Formerly called See-Brauerei (Chalet-Bräu) and located in Oberrieden. Dreirad | Founded in 2018 8057 Zürich #1281
| N/A
| N/A
| A homebrewery. Probably inactive.
| ECM Bräu | Founded in 2005 Flühgasse 8 | 8008 Zürich #201
| 250 hl 2
| 13.6
| Brewer: Beat Spälti. | Bottled by Stadtguet. This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Edelstahlbräu | Founded in 2019 8608 Bubikon #1329
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive or very confidential homebrewery.
| Eiger-Bräu | Founded in 2017 8106 Adlikon #964
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| einheitsbier.ch | Founded in 2018 8404 Winterthur #1234
| 1
| 13.6
| -
| Elgger Nachbar Bräu | Founded in 2015 Vordergasse 19 | 8353 Elgg #758
| 6 hl 1
| 13.6
| Brewers: Bruno Hediger and Tobias Berger. | Brewing on a 100 liters installation. Engelgasse (Sagibräu) | Founded in 2019 Engelgasse 15 | 8911 Rifferswil #1363
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Nina and David Kehrli. | Brewing 2 core beers and some seasonals. Euelbräu | Founded in 2007 In der Euelwies 7a | 8408 Winterthur #228
| 1’800 hl 9
| 9.96
| Brewer: Jürg Weibel and Daniel Reichlin. | I have by far not been convinced by the beers I have tried. Fahrtwind | Founded in 2002 Oberdorfstrasse 45 | 8408 Winterthur #159
| 450 hl 16
| 9.35
| "Brewer: Thomas Schmid | Originally called Mobile-Brauerei and changed its name to Fahrtwind in 2010. Brewing on a 10 hl mobile installation, which moved indeed from event to event. For me one the greatest mystery of the Swiss beer scene: how can a brewery survive while brewing since years so bad quality beers?" Fläsche | Founded in 2012 Rudishaldenstrasse 4 | 8800 Thalwil #470
| 50 hl 1
| 12
| "Brewers: Fabian Blaesi, Roman Haag and Pietro Freihofer. | A club brewing on a 4 hl installation." This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot. Forchbier | Founded in 2020 Bundtstrasse 18 | 8127 Forch #1670
| 3
| 13.73
| Brewing on fire with a 50 liters brewhouse installed in a towed vehicle. Looks really pretty cool!
| Fränkischer Eidgenoss | Founded in 2023 8636 Wald #1774
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Full House Brewery | Founded in 2017 Hardhofstrasse 15 | 8424 Embrach #978
| 3
| 12.67
| "Brewer: Cla Bührer. | Brewing on a 5 hl installation, Moved from Winterberg to Embrach. The design and beer names are better than the beers. There is room for improvements." G+G (710bier) | Founded in 2010 Büel | 8498 Gibswil #379
| 15 hl N/A
| N/A
| Brewers: Thomas Grob. | Gerhard Löwl | Founded in 2021 8002 Zürich #1624
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Greenhouse Brewery | Founded in 2017 Birmendorferstrasse 142 | 8902 Urdorf #1017
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewers: Roland and Martin Hofmann.
| Grimbart's Brauwerkstatt | Founded in 2019 Weinbergstrasse 6 | 8447 Dachsen #1412
| 8
| 13.25
| Brewer: Francis Rubli.
| Gsellig Bräu | Founded in 2021 Dorfstrasse 105 | 8192 Glattfelden #1636
| 1
| 13.2
| Started in Würenlos with a 240 liters installation. The beers were bottled at Drüüklang brewery. | Took over the Glattfelder brewery (existing since 2013) in 2023. Guldibucker | Founded in 2024 Guldibuckstrasse 7 | 8307 Effretikon #1855
| N/A
| N/A
| Brewer: Arie Bruinink.
| Hardwald | Founded in 2011 Zwirnereistrasse 22 | 8304 Wallisellen #440
| 1’000 hl 5
| 12.96
| Brewer: Cesare Schröter. | Initiated by Patric Eggler. Brewing on a 10 hl installation (belonging before to the now closed Surselva-Bräu) and having a maximal capacity of 3300 hl/year. Has 4 employees and produces 4 core beers and 2 seasonals. Härtibräu | Founded in 2016 8112 Otelfingen #885
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Hassbräu | Founded in 2018 8820 Wädenswil #1171
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Heinzenbräu | Founded in 2002 Rümikerstrasse 14 | 8352 Rümikon #141
| 35 hl N/A
| N/A
| A brewer club.
| HellsKitchen | Founded in 2018 Mühleweg 16 | 8156 Oberhasli #1236
| 2
| 15.4
| Brewers: Marcel Thurnheer and Adrian Probst. | Formerly located in Rümlang. Herzbräu | Founded in 1992 Dändlikon 3 | 8634 Hombrechtikon #89
| 30 hl 14
| 13.43
| "Brewer: Fritz Ledermann. | One of the very first microbrewery in Switzerland and started in 1992 bei Werner Ledermann (though it seems it has been officially registered only later in 1998). Since 2005 and after the death of the founder, it is now his son Fritz who is pursuing the adventure as a one-man show. Brewing almost only between September and April, Herzbräu remains a hobby brewery with a very tiny output of 30 hl yearly. Despite enjoying a big success and having had different loan offers, Fritz Ledermann has no interest to expand. Brewing exclusively (or almost ?) bottom fermented beers, this brewery like german-style beers without adherence to the Reinheitsgebot and is experimenting with different cereals. You can expect solid quality beers." HohinCo | Founded in 2019 8004 Zürich #1410
| N/A
| N/A
| A homebrewery.
| Höngger Sunne | Founded in 2019 Imbisbühlstrasse | 8049 Zürich #1302
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Hopfehüsli Bräu | Founded in 2010 Dachsenerstrasse 21 | 8248 Uhwiesen #387
| N/A
| N/A
| A homebrewery.
| Hopfenfisch | Founded in 2018 Karl-Bügler-Strasse 3 | 8413 Neftenbach #1272
| 750 hl 10
| 13.28
| Brewers: Pino Rubolino. | 1000th registered brewery in the country. Brews 6 core beers and about the same number of seasonals in mostly Anglo-American styles on a 10 hl installation. Hopfentropfen | Founded in 2002 Kollbrunn 422 | 8476 Unterstammheim #115
| 700 hl 3
| 13.73
| Brewer: Brigitte & Markus Reutimann | A family farm specialized in the culture of hops. The beers were brewed previously by Weinfelden and since 2007 by Locher. They are registered though. Hörnlibräu (Brauverein Fischenthal) | Founded in 2006 Bahnhofstrasse 5 | 8496 Steg im Tösstal #269
| 40 hl N/A
| N/A
| "Brewers: Manuel and Roman Spörri, Mario Schoch."
| im Berg | Founded in 2016 Dettenriederstrasse 42a | 8484 Weisslingen #851
| 350 hl 8
| 14.05
| Brewers: David and Samuel Denzler. | Brewing on a 5 hl installation. Producing mainly belgian-style beers. Jenoli Bräu | Founded in 2015 8424 Embrach #737
| N/A
| N/A
| A homebrewery brewing on a 50 liters installation.
| K-Mountain Brewery | Founded in 2022 8802 Kilchberg #1724
| N/A
| N/A
| -
| Kulturverein Zur Förderung und Pflege des Hefepilzes | Founded in 2017 Rychenbergstrasse 374 | 8404 Winterthur #1118
| N/A
| N/A
| A club.
| Kwär | Founded in 2018 8047 Zürich #1274
| 1
| 16.4
| Brewer: Tobias Löffel.
| Laubrau | Founded in 2016 8117 Fällanden #848
| N/A
| N/A
| Probably inactive.
| Leergut Winterthur | Founded in 2022 Metzgasse 11 | 8400 Winterthur #1753
| N/A
| N/A
| "First registered as ""Pizzeria Pulcinella"". A restaurant brewing its own beer. No detailled information for now."
| Leibachers vergorene Getränke (Gottfried Bier) | Founded in 2017 Berninaplatz 2 | 8037 Zürich |