Metro area
Within 16 miles of Bremen we track 12 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Bremer Braustolz in Bremen leads the list at 3.05 (Poor).
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.
Bremen, Germany
Bremer Braustolz produce's unproven beer and is ranked #2 in Bremen. They are most well known for "White Oak", which is an American Pale Ale and "Wit-IPA", which is a White / Wheat IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.
Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Lower Saxony, Germany
Osterholzer Hausbrauerei produce's unproven beer and is ranked #38 in Lower Saxony. They are most well known for "23er Pils", which is a German Pilsner and "West Coast India Pale Ale", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.
Bremen, Germany
Bremer Braumanufaktur produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #3 in Bremen. They are most well known for "Hopfenfänger India Pale Ale", which is an American IPA and "Hopfenfänger Kräusen", which is a Kellerbier / Zwickelbier. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.
Bremen, Germany
Freie Brau Union Bremen produce's characterless beer and is ranked #4 in Bremen. They are most well known for "Bremer Keller Pils", which is a German Pilsner and "Bremer Hanseat 2.0", which is a Märzen. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Amber Lagers.
Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hollenbeck Getränkegroßhandel GmbH produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Moorbier", which is a Dark Lager and "Hülseberger Dorfbier", which is an Altbier. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Lagers.
Bremen, Germany
Schüttinger Gasthausbrauerei produce's unproven beer and is ranked #5 in Bremen. They are most well known for "Blonde", which is a Helles Lager and "Red", which is a Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Amber Lagers.
Tarmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany
Hofbrauerei Tarmstedt produce's unproven beer and is ranked #27 in Lower Saxony. They are most well known for "Burzel Bräu Original", which is a Lager and "Burzel Bräu Helles", which is a Dortmunder / Export Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Lagers and Pale Lagers.
Stuhr, Niedersachsen, Germany
Braugut Stuhr produce's unproven beer and is ranked #32 in Lower Saxony. They are most well known for "Kellerbier", which is a Kellerbier / Zwickelbier and "Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Pale Ales.
Bremen, Germany
Brauzimmer produce's unproven beer and is ranked #1 in Bremen. They are most well known for "Whity Wit", which is a Wheat Beer and "Lucky Ed", which is an Irish Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Amber Ales.
Bremen, Germany
Ahoi 69 / Achterdieker Bierverlach produce's unproven beer and is ranked #6 in Bremen. They are most well known for "Ahoi 69 Einfach Pils", which is a German Pilsner and "Ahoi 69 Nordic Lager", which is an India Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and IPAs.
Bremen, Germany
Brauerei Beck produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #8 in Bremen. They are most well known for "Beck's", which is a German Pilsner and "Beck's Gold", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Shandy / Radlers.
