# Best breweries in Germany

> The best breweries in Germany, ranked by the beer they brew. 1,986 breweries, 71 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/> · data updated 2026-09-06*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → Germany

We track 1,986 breweries in Germany. 2 rate Exceptional and 69 rate Great. Brauerei Zehendner in Burgebrach leads the list at 4.41 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Brauerei Zehendner](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-zehendner-7483.md) — 4.41, Exceptional — Burgebrach, Bayern
2. [Simian Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/simian-ales-17459.md) — 4.33, Exceptional — Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein
3. [Brauerei Stallbauer](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-stallbauer-26096.md) — 4.48, Great — Engelsberg, Bayern
4. [Brauerei Zum Goldenen Adler](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-zum-goldenen-adler-9387.md) — 4.48, Great — Rattelsdorf, Bayern
5. [Seinsheimer Kellerbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/seinsheimer-kellerbrau-36272.md) — 4.46, Great — Seinsheim, Bayern
6. [Brauerei Heckel](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-heckel-20429.md) — 4.41, Great — Waischenfeld, Bayern
7. [Brauerei Witzgall](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-witzgall-9420.md) — 4.37, Great — Hallerndorf, Bayern
8. [Brauerei Hartleb](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-hartleb-8390.md) — 4.34, Great — Maroldsweisach, Bayern
9. [Kubi's Point](https://finding.beer/brewery/kubis-point-31118.md) — 4.34, Great — Berlin
10. [Cerevisium](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerevisium-12293.md) — 4.32, Great — Freising, Bayern
11. [Hausbrauerei Katzerer](https://finding.beer/brewery/hausbrauerei-katzerer-26325.md) — 4.30, Great — Freystadt, Bayern
12. [Ammergauer Maxbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/ammergauer-maxbrau-34443.md) — 4.27, Great — Oberammergau, Bayern
13. [Ammergauer Maxbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/ammergauer-maxbrau-10010.md) — 4.27, Great — Oberammergau, Bayern
14. [Landgasthof Rittmayer Willersdorf](https://finding.beer/brewery/landgasthof-rittmayer-willersdorf-29739.md) — 4.26, Great — Hallerndorf, Bayern
15. [Sudden Death Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/sudden-death-brewing-co-17727.md) — 4.24, Great — Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein
16. [Brauerei und Gasthaus Rittmayer Aisch](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-und-gasthaus-rittmayer-aisch-17493.md) — 4.24, Great — Adelsdorf, Bayern
17. [Museumsbrauerei Steer](https://finding.beer/brewery/museumsbrauerei-steer-26172.md) — 4.24, Great — Mühldorf am Inn, Bayern
18. [Kaltentaler Brauhaus](https://finding.beer/brewery/kaltentaler-brauhaus-6677.md) — 4.23, Great — Kaltental, Bayern
19. [KOMM.1059 Kommunbrauerei Burgkunstadt](https://finding.beer/brewery/komm-1059-kommunbrauerei-burgkunstadt-27457.md) — 4.22, Great — Burgkunstadt, Bayern
20. [Lonesome Oak Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lonesome-oak-brewing-20983.md) — 4.22, Great — Braunschweig, Niedersachsen
21. [Blech.Brut](https://finding.beer/brewery/blech-brut-13183.md) — 4.22, Great — Bamberg, Bayern
22. [Lahma Bräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/lahma-brau-14011.md) — 4.21, Great — Langenzenn, Bayern
23. [Wolframstub'n](https://finding.beer/brewery/wolframstubn-9961.md) — 4.20, Great — Windischeschenbach, Bayern
24. [Hausbrauerei Mönchwasen](https://finding.beer/brewery/hausbrauerei-monchwasen-7214.md) — 4.20, Great — Simmozheim, Baden-Württemberg
25. [FUERST WIACEK Berlin](https://finding.beer/brewery/fuerst-wiacek-berlin-5757.md) — 4.20, Great — Berlin
26. [Keilhauer](https://finding.beer/brewery/keilhauer-31321.md) — 4.19, Great — Ibbenbüren, Nordrhein-Westfalen
27. [Brauerei Von Berg](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-von-berg-26080.md) — 4.18, Great — Kürnbach, Baden-Württemberg
28. [Brauerei Lieberth](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-lieberth-8388.md) — 4.18, Great — Hallerndorf, Bayern
29. [Brauerei Drei Linden](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-drei-linden-19555.md) — 4.18, Great — Kalchreuth, Bayern
30. [Chiemseebräu Grabenstätt](https://finding.beer/brewery/chiemseebrau-grabenstatt-17546.md) — 4.17, Great — Grabenstätt, Bayern
31. [Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan](https://finding.beer/brewery/bayerische-staatsbrauerei-weihenstephan-7912.md) — 4.17, Great — Freising, Bayern
32. [Hochstädter Landbier](https://finding.beer/brewery/hochstadter-landbier-11316.md) — 4.17, Great — Maintal, Hessen
33. [Isartaler Bahnhofsbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/isartaler-bahnhofsbrau-17569.md) — 4.17, Great — Pullach im Isartal, Bayern
34. [Ayinger Privatbrauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/ayinger-privatbrauerei-17773.md) — 4.16, Great — Aying, Bayern
35. [Kulmbacher Kommunbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/kulmbacher-kommunbrau-7404.md) — 4.16, Great — Kulmbach, Bayern
36. [Heintz Artisanal Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/heintz-artisanal-ales-28291.md) — 4.16, Great — Heide, Schleswig-Holstein
37. [Hausbrauerei Feierling](https://finding.beer/brewery/hausbrauerei-feierling-6814.md) — 4.15, Great — Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg
38. [Ban Bräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/ban-brau-35408.md) — 4.15, Great — Bad Staffelstein, Bayern
39. [pibe's Brauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/pibes-brauerei-13334.md) — 4.15, Great — Reinstorf, Niedersachsen
40. [Schwetzinger Brauhaus zum Ritter](https://finding.beer/brewery/schwetzinger-brauhaus-zum-ritter-7360.md) — 4.14, Great — Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg
41. [Schmölzer Dorfbrauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/schmolzer-dorfbrauerei-31708.md) — 4.14, Great — Küps, Bayern
42. [Breitenweger Hofbrauerei Am Kaiserstuhl](https://finding.beer/brewery/breitenweger-hofbrauerei-am-kaiserstuhl-34005.md) — 4.14, Great — Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg
43. [Stamer-Bräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/stamer-brau-27384.md) — 4.13, Great — Burgbernheim, Bayern
44. [Entla's Keller](https://finding.beer/brewery/entlas-keller-30762.md) — 4.13, Great — Erlangen, Bayern
45. [Brauerei Berger](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-berger-9509.md) — 4.13, Great — Reischach, Bayern
46. [Brauerei Michael Plank](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-michael-plank-17490.md) — 4.13, Great — Laaber, Bayern
47. [Barmer Brauerei und Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH](https://finding.beer/brewery/barmer-brauerei-und-ingenieurgesellschaft-mbh-23392.md) — 4.13, Great — Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen
48. [Lindenbräu Waldbronn](https://finding.beer/brewery/lindenbrau-waldbronn-9799.md) — 4.13, Great — Waldbronn, Baden-Württemberg
49. [Brauschmiede Mainbernheim](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauschmiede-mainbernheim-30720.md) — 4.13, Great — Mainbernheim, Bayern
50. [Sonnen-Bräu Mürsbach](https://finding.beer/brewery/sonnen-brau-mursbach-20422.md) — 4.13, Great — Rattelsdorf, Bayern

That is the top 50 of 1,986. Complete list: [all 1,986 of them](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/all.md).

## Cities

- [Munich](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/munich.md) (Bavaria) — 65 breweries
- [Nurnberg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/nurnberg.md) (Bavaria) — 44 breweries
- [Berlin](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/berlin.md) (Berlin) — 83 breweries
- [Frankfurt](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/frankfurt.md) (Hesse) — 34 breweries
- [Hamburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/hamburg.md) (Hamburg) — 41 breweries
- [Potsdam](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/potsdam.md) (Brandenburg) — 30 breweries
- [Stuttgart](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/stuttgart.md) (Baden-Württemberg) — 31 breweries
- [Cologne](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/cologne.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 55 breweries
- [Karlsruhe](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/karlsruhe.md) (Baden-Württemberg) — 24 breweries
- [Mannheim](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/mannheim.md) (Baden-Württemberg) — 29 breweries
- [Leipzig](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/leipzig.md) (Saxony) — 16 breweries
- [Regensburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/regensburg.md) (Bavaria) — 26 breweries
- [Braunschweig](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/braunschweig.md) (Lower Saxony) — 15 breweries
- [Essen](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/essen.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 34 breweries
- [Wiesbaden](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/wiesbaden.md) (Hesse) — 20 breweries
- [Wuppertal](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/wuppertal.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 23 breweries
- [Bonn](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/bonn.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 39 breweries
- [Ulm](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/ulm.md) (Baden-Württemberg) — 21 breweries
- [Dusseldorf](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/dusseldorf.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 41 breweries
- [Dortmund](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/dortmund.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 36 breweries
- [Hannover](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/hannover.md) (Lower Saxony) — 20 breweries
- [Dresden](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/dresden.md) (Saxony) — 17 breweries
- [Wurzburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/wurzburg.md) (Bavaria) — 19 breweries
- [Saarbrucken](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/saarbrucken.md) (Saarland) — 17 breweries
- [Augsburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/augsburg.md) (Bavaria) — 19 breweries
- [Bielefeld](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/bielefeld.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 18 breweries
- [Freiburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/freiburg.md) (Baden-Württemberg) — 15 breweries
- [Ingolstadt](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/ingolstadt.md) (Bavaria) — 14 breweries
- [Bremen](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/bremen.md) (Bremen) — 12 breweries
- [Koblenz](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/koblenz.md) (Rhineland-Palatinate) — 11 breweries
- [Chemnitz](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/chemnitz.md) (Saxony) — 12 breweries
- [Kassel](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/kassel.md) (Hesse) — 9 breweries
- [Erfurt](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/erfurt.md) (Thuringia) — 11 breweries
- [Lubeck](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/lubeck.md) (Schleswig-Holstein) — 7 breweries
- [Osnabruck](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/osnabruck.md) (Lower Saxony) — 5 breweries
- [Munster](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/munster.md) (North Rhine-Westphalia) — 9 breweries
- [Magdeburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/magdeburg.md) (Saxony-Anhalt) — 7 breweries
- [Jena](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/jena.md) (Thuringia) — 7 breweries
- [Kiel](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/kiel.md) (Schleswig-Holstein) — 9 breweries
- [Rostock](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/rostock.md) (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) — 5 breweries
- [Bremerhaven](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/bremerhaven.md) (Bremen) — 3 breweries
- [Oldenburg](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/oldenburg.md) (Lower Saxony) — 4 breweries
- [Gottingen](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/gottingen.md) (Lower Saxony) — 4 breweries
- [Cottbus](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/cottbus.md) (Brandenburg) — 3 breweries

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