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Best breweries in Sweden

We track 553 breweries in Sweden. 6 rate Great. Elmeleven in Arlöv leads the list at 4.39 (Great).

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

    Elmeleven

    Arlöv, Skåne län, Sweden

    Elmeleven produce's high quality beer and is ranked #7 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Living Machines", which is a Smoothie / Pastry and "Alien by Choice", which is a Smoothie / Pastry. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and Others.

    Rating
    4.39Great
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  2. 2

    Nerdbrewing

    Hjärup, Skåne län, Sweden

    Nerdbrewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #3 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Indexoutofbounds Oak Aged Imperial Vanilla Stout", which is a Russian Imperial Stout and "Extends Oak Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout - Carrot Cake Ed.", which is an Imperial Oatmeal Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Strong Ales.

    Rating
    4.36Great
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  3. 3

    Apex Brewing Company

    Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden

    Apex Brewing Company produce's high quality beer and is ranked #4 in Sweden. They are most well known for "NE Mosaic & Simcoe IPA", which is a New England IPA and "Asmodeus DIPA", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    4.24Great
    Popularity
    Very widely rated
  4. 4

    Frosty Beard Brewery

    Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

    Frosty Beard Brewery produce's high quality beer and is ranked #2 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Not Old Not Dusty", which is an Imperial IPA and "Nelson Is A Friend of Mine", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    4.21Great
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Smedsbo Slott

    By Kyrkby, Dalarnas län, Sweden

    Smedsbo Slott produce's high quality beer and is ranked #10 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Salzstout 2023", which is an Imperial Stout and "Vox Angelicus", which is a Winter Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Belgian Ales.

    Rating
    4.16Great
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  6. 6

    Omnipollo

    Sundbyberg, Stockholms län, Sweden

    Omnipollo is a brewery founded by brewer Henok Fentie and artist Karl Grandin in 2010 with a shared vision of changing the perception of beer — forever. We brew a plethora of styles to explore what beer has and can become. As a joint and equal partnership between a brewer and a graphic artist our creative process has come to resemble the work shop of other pop cultural expressions such as music.

    Rating
    4.16Great
    Popularity
    One of the most-rated breweries anywhere
  7. 7

    Stigbergets Bryggeri

    Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Stigbergets Bryggeri produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #19 in Sweden. They are most well known for "West Coast IPA", which is a New England IPA and "Amazing Haze", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.88Fine
    Popularity
    Extremely widely rated
  8. 8

    O/O Brewing

    Hisings Backa, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    We are a small independent brewery. We started off as home-brewers and have grown to own and operate our own brewery in Gothenburg, Sweden. Our ambition is to make a wide variety of beers with high drinkability, everything from Pilsners to IPA’s to Porters. We are specialising in beers we love, striving to make uncomplicated beers with attention to detail and style. We hope that you will enjoy our beers and help us grow. Olof & Olle

    Rating
    3.88Fine
    Popularity
    Very widely rated
  9. 9

    Stigbergets Bryggeri

    Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Stigbergets Bryggeri produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #19 in Sweden. They are most well known for "West Coast IPA", which is a New England IPA and "Amazing Haze", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.88Fine
    Popularity
    Extremely widely rated
  10. 10

    Ölofsson Brewing

    Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

    Ölofsson Brewing produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #20 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Haze Juice", which is an American IPA and "Wallonian Farmjuice", which is a Saison. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Brown Ales.

    Rating
    3.88Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  11. 11

    Jämmerdalen

    Karlsborgsverken, Norrbottens län, Sweden

    Jämmerdalen produce's good quality beer and is ranked #18 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Father of Serpents", which is a Sour and "Bækhest", which is a Sour. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and Saisons.

    Rating
    3.87Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  12. 12

    Klinte Bryggeri

    Klintehamn, Gotlands län, Sweden

    Är du intresserad av öl skicka en bokningsförfrågan till [email protected] Vi har öppet cirka en gång i veckan. Bra bussförbindelser med linje 10 från Visby t&r. Välkomna!

    Rating
    3.85Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  13. 13

    Duckpond Brewing

    Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

    Duckpond Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #5 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Darkwing", which is a Fruited Sour and "Cherry Bubble Gum", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.84Fine
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  14. 14

    Potum Brewery

    Kolmården, Östergötlands län, Sweden

    Potum Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #21 in Sweden. They are most well known for "California Love", which is an American IPA and "Intergalactic", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.83Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  15. 15

    Mariatorgets Mikrobryggeri

    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

    Mariatorgets Mikrobryggeri produce's world class beer and is ranked #1 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Coupage", which is a Bière de Coupage and "Mariatorgets Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.82Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  16. 16

    Närke Kulturbryggeri

    Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden

    Öl är Konst! – Beer is Art! – Since 2003! Närke Kulturbryggeri är ett litet bryggeri beläget i Grenadjärstaden i Örebro. Bryggeriet startade i mars 2003 och sedan 2004 brygger vi flera olika sorters smakrika öl, allt från ljus lager till ale och svart stout och porter. Närke Kulturbryggeri ägs och drivs av ölentusiaster. Vi vill sprida kunskap om öl och bidra till ett bredare och mer varierat ölutbud. På så vis hoppas vi kunna motverka likriktningen av ölutbudet och därmed också bidra till en förändrad syn på ölkultur.

    Rating
    3.81Fine
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  17. 17

    AKiA

    Kungsbacka, Hallands län, Sweden

    akia the brewery, our thoughts and short history akia brewing philosophy is to brew beer that we want to drink ourselves. one great and fantastic thing about brew beers is that there are so many elements in the knowledge about the making of beer! so you can always learn more, you can never say that you know everything about the brewing process. different varieties of hops, yeast and malts. new and different methods and brewing techniques. We always want to improve and getting better in what we do. akia is an independently owned and operated craft brewery located in Kungsbacka south of Gothenburg, Sweden. Established 2015 We are proud of what we do, and we never want to sacrifice quality and taste for the costs of a batch of beer. We love travel an meet new friends and breweries. we think all kind of collaboration is fun and educational. Cheers!

    Rating
    3.79Fine
    Popularity
    Well rated
  18. 18

    Ten Hands Brewing

    Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

    Ten Hands Brewing produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #24 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Seaweed", which is a New England IPA and "Violetta", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    3.79Fine
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  19. 19

    Winterland Brewery

    Luleå, Norrbotten County, Sweden

    Winterland Brewery produce's high quality beer and is ranked #8 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Snowstorm", which is an Imperial New England IPA and "I Burn Cold", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    3.78Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  20. 20

    Kapusta Brewing

    Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

    Kapusta Brewing is still unproven but has a lot of potential and is ranked #37 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Gimp Stout", which is an Imperial Stout and "Bake-off Sour Wheat", which is a Traditional Gose. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Saisons.

    Rating
    3.77Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  21. 21

    Giant Brothers Brewing Co.

    Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

    GIANT BROTHERS BREWING CO. - founded by the brothers Simon & Andreas Leman. "We want to brew beer with attitude. Something a bit over the edge and slightly different from the "usual beer". We want it to be remembered. Not always just for being a great tasting beer but also because it was a great idea and for trying!" GET IN TOUCH WITH US: Email: [email protected] Make sure to follow us on Instagram & Facebook!

    Rating
    3.77Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  22. 22

    Brewski

    Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden

    Brewski produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #24 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Pango IPA", which is a Fruited IPA and "Mangofeber", which is an Imperial IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    3.76Fine
    Popularity
    Extremely widely rated
  23. 23

    Friends Company

    Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden

    Don't miss out! Follow us on instagram and Facebook to know the new stuff before The rest does! IG: @friendscompanybrewing FB: HTTP://www.facebook.com/friendscompanybrewing

    Rating
    3.75Fine
    Popularity
    Well rated
  24. 24

    Bröd & Malt

    Tollered, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    BRÖD & MALT är ett bryggeri och bageri som har den goda smaken att dela med sig av varandras råvaror. Vi använder överblivet bröd från bageriet när vi brygger vårt öl. Och malt som blir över från bryggningen när vi bakar bröd. En cirkulär tanke som höjer smakerna.

    Rating
    3.75Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  25. 25

    FERMENTERARNA

    Strömstad, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

    Craft brewery run by the couple Anna and Niclas. Brewing mostly fruited sours and hazy IPA. Brewery was born in Strömstad but is from August 2021 located in Gothenburg.

    Rating
    3.74Fine
    Popularity
    Very widely rated
  26. 26

    Subbe Bryggeri

    Varberg, Hallands län, Sweden

    Subbe Bryggeri is a small brewery located outside the city Varberg on the west coast of Sweden. Started by a former chef Martin and his lovely girlfriend Titti in 2018. After 20 years in the restaurant industry Martin felt like he should do something else with his Life. Homebrewing had been a hobby for a couple of years and he went on to studying brewing technology. After 1,5 years he graduated and the rest is history. The brewery is located on Johnssons gård on the countryside outside the city of Varberg. At Johnssons gård ,witch use to be a farm, you can enjoy all of our beers at the Restaurant Spiseriet, a modern Nordic kitchen restaurant with great staff and fantastic food. The farm also house a pottery, a flower shop, a bakery, a gym and an art gallery. Visit us at https://www.johnssonsgard.se/

    Rating
    3.73Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  27. 27

    Wild & Sour Brewing Co

    Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

    Wild & Sour Brewing Co produce's high quality beer and is ranked #14 in Sweden. They are most well known for "It's Golden 2020", which is a Sour and "Bière De Coupage - Riesling", which is a Bière de Coupage. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and Saisons.

    Rating
    3.72Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  28. 28

    Krypta Brewing

    Nässjö, Jönköpings län, Sweden

    Krypta Brewing produce's good quality beer and is ranked #36 in Sweden. They are most well known for "The Face of all your Beers", which is a New England IPA and "Rage of the Raspberries", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    3.71Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  29. 29

    Crooked Moon

    Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden

    Crooked Moon Brewing produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #44 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Dysphoria", which is a New England IPA and "MOON", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.71Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  30. 30

    Dugges Bryggeri

    Landvetter, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Dugges Bryggeri produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #29 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Tropic Thunder", which is a Fruited Sour and "Mango Mango Mango", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.70Fine
    Popularity
    Extremely widely rated
  31. 31

    Vigrum Bryggeri

    Lidköping, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Vigrum Bryggeri produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #31 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Vigrum Mosaik IPA", which is an American IPA and "Single Nelson", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Brown Ales.

    Rating
    3.70Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  32. 32

    Sahtipaja

    Sätila, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Sahtipaja produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #39 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Rött Men Inte Sött", which is a Fruited Sour and "Ich Bin Ein Berliner Passionista", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and Meads.

    Rating
    3.70Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  33. 33

    Northern Light Brewery

    Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden

    Northern Light Brewery produce's good quality beer and is ranked #34 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Singularity", which is a Russian Imperial Stout and "Heavenly Hopped", which is an English IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.68Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  34. 34

    Burned Viking Brewery

    Mönsterås, Kalmar län, Sweden

    Formerly known as Mikrobryggeriet Viking. Now brewing as Burned Viking Brewery. Since 2025 Mikrobryggeriet Viking and Burned Foot Brewery merged together as one. We are located in Mönsterås, along the East coast of Sweden. We are brewing beers that we like ourselves and hope others do too!

    Rating
    3.64Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  35. 35

    Nook Bryggeri

    Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

    Rating
    3.63Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  36. 36

    Savantgard

    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

    Savantgard produce's high quality beer and is ranked #12 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Elof", which is an Oyster Stout and "Evy 120219", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.61Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  37. 37

    Norse Nomad Craft Works

    Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden

    Norse Nomad Craft Works produce's high quality beer and is ranked #13 in Sweden. They are most well known for "DDH DIPA", which is an Imperial New England IPA and "The Crow of Peking", which is an Imperial Stout. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.55Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  38. 38

    Danko Beer

    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

    Danko Beer produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #19 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Paragon", which is an Imperial Stout and "Paragon Special Reserva", which is an Imperial Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Belgian Ales.

    Rating
    3.52Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  39. 39

    Ekerö Brygghus

    Ekerö, Stockholms län, Sweden

    Rating
    3.51Poor
    Popularity
    Well rated
  40. 40

    Omma Bryggeri

    Borghamn, Östergötland County, Sweden

    Omma Bryggeri produce's unproven beer and is ranked #48 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Omma Bryggeri IPA", which is an American IPA and "Granskott", which is a Traditional Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    3.51Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  41. 41

    Vreta kloster bryggeri

    Ljungsbro, Östergötlands län, Sweden

    Vreta kloster brewery was created in the autumn of 2019. The brewery is located by the ruins of the oldest abbey in Sweden - Vreta kloster - which was active from 1101 until 1582. In the ruins, archeologists have found remains of the old brewery, where the nuns made beer for their own consumption. With a love for Belgian styled (abbey) beers, and with respect for the local history, the brewery only brew local versions of Belgian styled beers. We are the first Swedish brewery winning a medal in the Brussels Beer challenge - Our Nunnans Skördeöl won the Bronze medal in the category Double Saison in 2021 as well as in 2023, our Nun Gluten Blonde won gold in 2023 in the category gluten free beers and our Fader rödskäggs XLIV-IPA won the bronze medal in 2025 in the category Belgian IPA. Our quadruple Abbedissan 12 won the bronze medal in the European beer star in 2022 and our Saison Le Monde de La Biere the gold medal in 2023, silver medal in 2024 and gold in 2025.

    Rating
    3.50Poor
    Popularity
    Well rated
  42. 42

    Batch Brewing

    Stockholm County, Sweden

    Batch Brewing, formerly Barkarby Brewing, is a small cellar brewery in Järfälla, Sweden. Flavor and creativity trump volume. We mostly produce IPAs, pilsners, and saisons, and we love to experiment and develop new beers — one batch at a time.

    Rating
    3.49Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  43. 43

    Spike Brewery

    Gullbergsvass, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Spike Brewery produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Black Is Beautiful", which is a Black IPA and "Burger Beer", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.48Poor
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  44. 44

    SARO

    Särö, Halland County, Sweden

    Rating
    3.48Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  45. 45

    Proton Brewery

    Dalsjöfors, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Proton Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #39 in Sweden. They are most well known for "So It Goes", which is a Traditional Gose and "Stormy Weather", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Wild Ales.

    Rating
    3.47Poor
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  46. 46

    Ölkemi Bryggeri

    Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

    Rating
    3.47Poor
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  47. 47

    Beerbliotek

    Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    We are Beerbliotek, a Craft Brewery founded in Gothenburg (Sweden) by four friends from different parts of the world. Our brewing philosophy is simple… keep brewing new beers that we, ourselves, would want to drink. Our name is derived from the Latin word bibliothēca, meaning library, or a collection of books. A Beerbliotek, for us, would then mean a beer library, or a collection of beer. If you want to drink beer at our brewery, then come to our Tap Room, which is open every weekend.

    Rating
    3.46Poor
    Popularity
    Very widely rated
  48. 48

    Smakverkstan Bryggeri

    Bromma, Stockholms län, Sweden

    Smakverkstan Bryggeri is a small nano-brewery located in a suburb area in western Stockholm. it's run a the basement of a family building and focus on flavor of beer and food. The pub always have 6 beers on tap and can change quite often. As the premises are small, only 16 guests can be served each evening. A booking is required through the website.

    Rating
    3.46Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  49. 49

    Linnéstadens Bryggeri

    Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

    Linnéstadens Bryggeri produce's good quality beer and is ranked #28 in Sweden. They are most well known for "Kobolt", which is an American IPA and "Jasper", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.46Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  50. 50

    Bretty Fingers Wild & Farmhouse Ales

    Sweden

    Bretty Fingers Wild & Farmhouse Ales produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Tribe of Goat", which is a Saison and "The Colonel", which is a Bière de Garde. Their primary focus is brewing Saisons and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    3.45Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated

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