Metro area
Within 16 miles of Jena we track 7 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Ziegenhainer Hausbrauerei in Jena leads the list at 3.64 (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.
Jena, Thüringen, Germany
Die Ziegenhainer Hausbrauerei ist keine kommerzielle Großbrauerei, sondern das kleine Nebengewerbe eines Enthusiasten. Mit hohem handwerklichem Aufwand entstehen die Biere in sehr kleinen Sudgrößen vor allem aus Leidenschaft für das Brauen. Abhängig von der jeweiligen Nachfrage werden u.U. deshalb nicht immer alle Biere verfügabr sein.
Jena, Thuringia, Germany
Beuckmanns Bierschmiede produce's unproven beer and is ranked #13 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Polaris Pilsner Unfiltriert", which is a German Pilsner and "Winterbräu", which is a Winter Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.
Jena, Thüringen, Germany
Braugasthof Papiermühle produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #3 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Jenaer Burschenpils", which is a German Pilsner and "Jenaer Schellenbier", which is a Bock. Their primary focus is brewing Bocks and Pale Lagers.
Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Gasthausbrauerei Felsenkeller Weimar produce's unproven beer and is ranked #18 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Deinhardt-Bräu Pilsener", which is a German Pilsner and "Deinhardt-Bräu Schwarzbier", which is a Schwarzbier. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.
Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Brauhaus Weimar produce's unproven beer and is ranked #26 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Brown Ale", which is a Brown Ale - English and "Amber Ale", which is an Other Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Brown Ales and Amber Ales.
Apolda, Thüringen, Germany
Vereinsbrauerei Apolda produce's not great quality beer and is ranked #31 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Apoldaer Pils Spezial Domi", which is a German Pilsner and "Apoldaer Glocken-Hell", which is a Helles Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.
Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Ehringsdorfer Brauerei produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #38 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Ehringsdorfer Urbräu", which is a German Pilsner and "Ritterbräu", which is a Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Amber Lagers.
