# Brauerei Locher — Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden

> Brauerei Locher in Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland scores 2.85 out of 5 — Limited, #354 in Switzerland. 157 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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Brauerei Locher is a brewery in Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.85 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #354 in Switzerland. Of the 157 beers we track, 55% are Pale Lager and 16% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 2.85 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #354 in Switzerland · #23,696 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 157

## About

In the village of Appenzell, directly at the foot of the Alpstein, the family Locher brews a special beer. With fame and fortune, like all the others also. What everyone else but missing is the fresh water from the fabled Alpstein, directly from the source. This makes the Appenzeller beer so special. So unmistakable tasty and popular, that now already the fifth generation of the family brewery's creative beers.

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 55% of the beers we track
- Other — 16% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- IPA — 5% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 4% of the beers we track
- Non Alcoholic — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1 Brauereiplatz, Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 47.3309868, 9.4124588
- Website: https://www.appenzellerbier.ch/

## Same owner

- [Chopfab Boxer](https://finding.beer/brewery/chopfab-boxer-10504.md) — Winterthur, Switzerland

## Breweries nearby

- [Nubia Brew](https://finding.beer/brewery/nubia-brew-17840.md) — 2.63, Limited — Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden — 0 mi away
- [Alpstein Craft Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/alpstein-craft-beer-26478.md) — 2.92, Limited — Schlatt-Haslen, Appenzell Innerrhoden — 3.4 mi away
- [Druid Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/druid-brewing-26474.md) — 3.42, Poor — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 6.4 mi away
- [HERMANN Bier](https://finding.beer/brewery/hermann-bier-10661.md) — 3.46, Poor — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 6.6 mi away
- [BCB Bleisch Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bcb-bleisch-brewery-28579.md) — 3.44, Poor — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 6.7 mi away
- [GHB - Gürtler Herrmann Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ghb-gurtler-herrmann-brewery-31713.md) — 3.47, Poor — St. Gallen — 6.7 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 — 6.7 mi away
- [BrüW](https://finding.beer/brewery/bruw-14118.md) — 3.50, Poor — St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen — 6.9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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