# BoFo-Bräu — Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden

> BoFo-Bräu in Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland scores 2.96 out of 5 — Poor, #199 in Switzerland. 2 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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BoFo-Bräu is a brewery in Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. We grade it Poor, with a score of 2.96 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #199 in Switzerland. Of the 2 beers we track, 85% are Pale Lager and 15% Dark Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 2.96 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #199 in Switzerland · #16,127 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 2

## About

BoFo-Bräu produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Bier Hell", which is a Pale Lager and "Dunkel", which is a Munich Dunkel Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 85% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 15% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 47.3857009, 9.2798472

## Breweries nearby

- [Stadtbühl](https://finding.beer/brewery/stadtbuhl-18675.md) — 2.68, Limited — Gossau, Sankt Gallen — 2.3 mi away
- [Unterbad Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/unterbad-brewery-20131.md) — 3.15, Poor — Gossau, St. Gallen — 2.5 mi away
- [Freihof](https://finding.beer/brewery/freihof-10018.md) — 2.77, Limited — Gossau, Sankt Gallen — 2.6 mi away
- [Druid Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/druid-brewing-26474.md) — 3.42, Poor — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 3 mi away
- [Saint City Brewing Company (SCBC)](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-city-brewing-company-scbc-26453.md) — 2.92, Limited — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 3.5 mi away
- [Alpstein Craft Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/alpstein-craft-beer-26478.md) — 2.92, Limited — Schlatt-Haslen, Appenzell Innerrhoden — 4.3 mi away
- [BCB Bleisch Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bcb-bleisch-brewery-28579.md) — 3.44, Poor — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 5.2 mi away
- [GHB - Gürtler Herrmann Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ghb-gurtler-herrmann-brewery-31713.md) — 3.47, Poor — St. Gallen — 5.3 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Switzerland](https://finding.beer/breweries/switzerland.md)

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