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Best breweries in Leipzig, Germany

Within 16 miles of Leipzig we track 16 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Cliff's Brauwerk in Leipzig leads the list at 3.88 (Fine).

The scale

  • 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.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Cliff's Brauwerk

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Cliff's Brauwerk produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #2 in Saxony. They are most well known for "India Pale Ale", which is an Other IPA and "Red Ale", which is an Other Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.88Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  2. 3

    Kasten Brauerei

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Kasten Brauerei produce's good quality beer and is ranked #4 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Kasten Gold", which is a German Pilsner and "Kasten Spezial", which is an Other Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.81Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  3. 4

    Synde Bräu

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Synde Bräu produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #8 in Saxony. They are most well known for "IPA", which is an American IPA and "Pils", which is a German Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.79Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  4. 5

    Gosenschenke "Ohne Bedenken"

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Gosenschenke "Ohne Bedenken" produce's unproven beer and is ranked #11 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Edelgose", which is a Traditional Gose and "Kellergold", which is a Kellerbier / Zwickelbier. Their primary focus is brewing Wild Ales and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.73Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 6

    Bayerischer Bahnhof Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Bayerischer Bahnhof Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #7 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Original Leipziger Gose", which is a Traditional Gose and "Berliner Style Weisse", which is a Berliner Weisse. Their primary focus is brewing Wild Ales and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.73Fine
    Popularity
    Well rated
  6. 7

    Plagwitzer Brauerei

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Plagwitzer Brauerei produce's unproven beer and is ranked #13 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Rotbier", which is an Other Red Ale and "Ale", which is an Other Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    3.49Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 8

    Brauhaus Napoleon

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Brauhaus Napoleon produce's unproven beer and is ranked #31 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Kaiser Napoleon Hell", which is a Helles Lager and "Kaiser Napoleon Dunkel", which is a Munich Dunkel Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.

    Rating
    2.96Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  8. 9

    Brauhaus an der Thomaskirche

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Brauhaus an der Thomaskirche produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #30 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Pils", which is a German Pilsner and "Schwarzbier", which is a Schwarzbier. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.

    Rating
    2.91Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 10

    Ratskeller Braumanufaktur Leipzig

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Ratskeller Braumanufaktur Leipzig produce's unproven beer and is ranked #38 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Helles Kellerbier", which is a Kellerbier / Zwickelbier and "Lotteraner Leipziger Gose", which is a Traditional Gose. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Wild Ales.

    Rating
    2.87Limited
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  10. 11

    Egenberger Lebensmittel

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Egenberger Lebensmittel produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Zider", which is a Cider and "Osanna Glockenbier", which is a Märzen. Their primary focus is brewing Ciders and Amber Lagers.

    Rating
    2.73Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  11. 12

    Weisse Elster

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Rating
    2.67Limited
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  12. 13

    Brauer & Co Leipzig

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Brauer & Co Leipzig produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Funky Forelle", which is a German Pilsner and "Pretty Pottwal", which is a Shandy / Radler. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Shandy / Radlers.

    Rating
    2.63Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  13. 14

    Krostitzer Brauerei

    Krostitz, Saxony, Germany

    Krostitzer Brauerei produce's characterless beer and is ranked #49 in Saxony. They are most well known for "Ur-Krostitzer Feinherbes Pilsner", which is a German Pilsner and "Ur-Krostitzer Schwarzes", which is a Schwarzbier. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.

    Rating
    2.59Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  14. 15

    Indiebrew

    Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

    Rating
    2.45Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  15. 16

    Sternburg Brauerei GmbH

    Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

    Die namensgebende Brauerei wurde 1822 gegründet, als der Leipziger Kaufmann Maximillian Speck das Rittergut Lützschena samt gutsherrlichem Brauhaus erwarb. Nachdem der mittlerweile geadelte Speck von Sternburg 1829 bei der Rückkehr von einer Reise nach Bayern den Braumeister aus dem zuvor gepachteten Kloster Sankt Veit nach Lützschena mitgebrachte hatte, wurde begonnen, dort Bier unter der Marke Sternburg zu brauen und zu vertreiben. Nach der Schließung des Lützschenaer Brauhauses führt seit 1992 die Reudnitzer Brauerei die Marke Sternburg weiter. Seit dem 1. Januar 2006 ist die Marke Teil der Radeberger Gruppe KG.

    Rating
    2.41Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated