Metro area
Within 16 miles of Rennes we track 12 breweries. 1 rates Great. Brasserie Torr Penn in Ercé-près-Liffré leads the list at 4.14 (Great).
Exceptional
A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.
Great
Consistently produce world-class beer.
Fine
Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
Poor
Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
Limited
Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
Ercé-près-Liffré, Bretagne, France
Brasserie Torr Penn produce's high quality beer and is ranked #26 in France. They are most well known for "RYE NEIPA", which is a New England IPA and "American Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.
Rennes, Bretagne, France
Basée à Rennes, la Brasserie Smash a pour seuls objectifs la recherche de la qualité et de la créativité. Aux manettes, Antonin, un brasseur jeune, créatif et prolifique, ayant fait ses armes chez Gallia Paris puis Prizm Brewing Co. Des classiques intelligemment retravaillés aux bières éphémères ambitieuses, Smash explore et développe l'univers brassicole à sa manière ! Attention, impact imminent ! ☄️
Rennes, Bretagne, France
Dissimulée dans les murs historiques de l’Hôtel-Dieu, la microbrasserie Origines dévoile ses cuves derrière de grandes fenêtres ouvertes sur les coursives et les salles d'escalade de The Roof Rennes. Chaque année, près de 250 hectolitres y sont brassés. Tom, notre brasseur, y compose des recettes inspirées de la nouvelle scène craft française et des styles contemporains : pale ale, IPA, hazy IPA, NEIPA, sour, lager, hoppy wheat, saison, gose, session Explorateur de saveurs, il revisite sans cesse les styles et propose des bières houblonnées, acidulées, fruitées… Les brassins, produits en petits volumes et renouvelés très régulièrement, garantissent une fraîcheur optimale et une carte en perpétuel mouvement.
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Bretagne, France
Brasserie du Vieux Singe produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Souffle Tropical", which is a Wheat Beer and "Nouveau Monde", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Pale Ales.
Cesson-Sévigné, Bretagne, France
LA BONNE BIÈRE IL N'Y A QUE ÇA QUI COMPTE ! Aujourd'hui Skumenn a 9 ans et rayonne parmi les meilleures brasseries indépendantes de France. Concocter du bon, c'est une mission pour les 12 passionnés que nous sommes. Nos bières ont du sens et respectent nos convictions. L'orge bio est cultivée et maltée localement et nous choisissons les houblons les plus aromatiques. Chez Skumenn on maîtrise nos classiques sur le bout des doigts et nous sommes fiers de ça. Nous explorons aussi avec la même avidité des styles plus exubérants à travers nos éphémères : Sour, NEIPA, Imperial Stout...La création n'a pas de limites !
Melesse, Bretagne, France
Ferme-Brasserie Drao produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Blonde Boogie-Woogie", which is a Blonde Ale and "Ambrée Funky Groove", which is a Brown Ale - Belgian. Their primary focus is brewing Brown Ales and Pale Ales.
Corps-Nuds, Bretagne, France
Brasserie Sainte Colombe produce's generally unappealing beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Bière Ambrée", which is an American Red Ale and "Bière Blonde", which is a Belgian Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Amber Ales.
Le Rheu, Bretagne, France
Brasserie de la Bizhhh produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Blonde Spéciale", which is a Blonde Ale and "BZH Epiceart", which is an English Porter. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.
Le Rheu, Bretagne, France
Brasserie de la Bizhhh produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Blonde Spéciale", which is a Blonde Ale and "BZH Epiceart", which is an English Porter. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.
Chevaigné, Brittany, France
Micro-Brasserie La Gaëlle produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Ambrée", which is an Other Red Ale and "Cuvée Judicael", which is a Blonde Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Amber Ales.
