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List created and maintained by Traugott Koch. Last updated: 2008-04-25 This list will be further updated.

Larger local breweries


  • Berliner Kindl
  • Buergerbraeu
  • Schultheiss

Microbreweries, brewpubs and pubs, by district



District Mitte

(top)

Microbrews

Lemke

  • Dircksenstr., S-Bahnbogen 143
  • suburban train Hackescher Markt; Underground suburban train Alexanderplatz;
  • Notes: Lemke Original, Pils, Hefeweizen; seasonal. Food incl. sausages;
  • Open: 12-

Marcus-Braeu

  • Muenzstr. 1-3
  • Underground suburban train Alexanderplatz
  • Notes: tiny microbrew; Marcus-Braeu Pils, Preussen Dunkel; seasonal. Food
  • Open: 11/16-03

Brauhaus Mitte

  • Karl-Liebknecht Str. 13, Berlin Carre
  • Underground suburban train Alexanderplatz
  • Notes: Brauhaus Pils, Dunkel, Hefeweizen Hell; seasonal; bavarian food. Owned by Lemke
  • Open: 11-24

Georgbraeu

  • Spreeufer 4, Nicolaiviertel
  • Underground suburban train Alexanderplatz 0,7 km
  • Notes: Georg Pils Hell, Pils Dunkel; food
  • Open: 12-

Other restaurants and bars with a decent beer offer

Berliner Republik

  • Schiffbauerdamm 8
  • Underground suburban train Friedrichstr.
  • Notes: Bierboerse (Brokers Beer Exchange); about 15 different German Pils
  • Open: -04

Staendige Vertretung

  • Schiffbauerdamm 8
  • Underground suburban train Friedrichstr.
  • Notes: Gaffel Koelsch, Weihenstephan, Koestrtizer. Food: Rheinisch. Named after the steady representation of the Federal Republic in the GDR
  • Open: 10-01

Aufsturz

  • Oranienburger Str. 67
  • suburban train Oranienburger Str.; Underground Oranienburger Tor
  • Notes: 100 beers in bottles only, incl. belgian; 40 whiskys, food -24, live musik
  • Open: 12-02

Schwarzwaldstuben

  • Tucholskystr. 48
  • suburban train Oranienburger Str.
  • Notes: Rothaus Tannenzaepfle and Pils; food
  • Open: 9-24

Tucholsky

  • Torstrasse 189
  • suburban train Oranienburger Str.; Underground Oranienburger Tor
  • Notes: Beer garden; food
  • Open: 12-

Sophieneck

  • Gr. Hamburgerstr. 37
  • suburban train Hackescher Markt; suburban train Oranienburger Str.
  • Notes: Murphys, Stoertebecker Schwarzbier, Sion Koelsch; food
  • Open: 12-02

Weihenstephan (brewpub)

  • Am Hackeschen Markt
  • suburban train Hackescher Markt
  • Notes: Food

Zum Nussbaum

  • Am Nussbaum 3/Propststrasse 2
  • Nicolaiviertel
  • Underground suburban train Alexanderplatz; M4, 5, 6 Spandauer Str./Marienkirche
  • Notes: Maerkischer Landmann; reconstructed historic pub; Food -22.30
  • Open: 12-02

Zur letzten Instanz

  • Waisenstr. 14-16
  • Underground Klosterstr.; Underground suburban train Alexanderplatz
  • Notes: Berlins oldest pub 1621. Maerkischer Landmann, Rotkehlchen, Schultheiss, Berlin food.
  • Open: 12-01 Mon-Sat

Gaffel Haus (brewpub)

  • Taubenstrasse 26
  • Underground Hausvogteiplatz
  • Notes: Gaffel Koelsch
  • Open:

Loewenbraeu (brewpub)

  • Leipziger Str. 65
  • Underground Hausvogteiplatz; Underground Stadtmitte
  • Notes: Food
  • Open:

District Tiergarten

(top)

Brewbaker (microbrew)

  • S-Bahn-Bogen 415, Flensburger Str.
  • suburban train Bellevue
  • Notes: Brewbaker/Bellevue Pils, Weizen, two seasonal beers. Andechs Dunkel. Weihenstephan; gourmet food
  • Open: 14/16-23

Tiergartenquelle (microbrew)

  • S-Bahn-Bogen 482, Bachstr. 6
  • suburban train Tiergarten
  • Notes: Lemke Original, Pils, Hefeweizen, seasonal; food
  • Open: 17-/12-

Lindenbraeu im Sony-Center (microbrew)

  • Bellevuestr. 3-5
  • Underground suburban train Potsdamer Platz
  • Notes: Naturtruebe Hofbraeu Weisse. Hofbraeuhaus Traunstein: Fuersten Pils, Altbairisch Dunkel. Food.
  • Open: -01/02

Mommsen Eck, Haus der 100 Biere

  • Alte Potsdamer Str. 1
  • Underground suburban train Potsdamer Platz
  • Notes: 100 beers, 15 draft beers. Food. Related to Mommsen Eck, District Charlottenburg
  • Open: -01, Fri/Sat -03

Hopfingerbraeu im Hauptbahnhof (microbrew)

  • suburban train Hauptbahnhof
  • Notes: Naturtruebe Hofbraeu Weisse. Hofbraeuhaus Traunstein: Fuersten Pils, Altbairisch Dunkel. Seasonal. Food. Same owner as Lindenbraeu

Cafe am Neuen See

  • Lichtensteinallee 2
  • Underground suburban train Zoologischer Garten
  • Notes: Weissbier; Paulaner Hefe; Hacker Pschorr Helles. Beer garden
  • Open: 10-

Paulaner im Spreebogen (brewpub)

  • Alt Moabit 98, in der Alten Meierei
  • Underground Turmstr.; suburban train Bellevue
  • Notes: 4 diff. Paulaner beers; Beer garden. food -23. Related to Brauhaus Rixdorf
  • Open: 11-24

District Charlottenburg

(top)

Brauhaus Lemke (microbrew)

  • Luisenplatz 1, close to the castle
  • Underground Richard Wagner Platz
  • Notes: Lemke Original, Pils, Hefeweizen, seasonal; food. Owned by Lemke, District Mitte
  • Open: 11-

Kastanie

  • Schlosstr. 22
  • Underground Sophie-Charlotte Platz
  • Notes: Koenig Ludwig Dunkel, Frueh Koelsch, Schneider Weisse, Weihenstephan Weizen, Erdinger. Beer garden; food
  • Open: -02

Schwarzer Abt (brewpub)

  • Seelingstr. 36
  • Underground Sophie-Charlotte Platz
  • Notes: Neuzeller Kloster-Braeu: many diff. beers; food
  • Open:

Mommsen Eck

  • Mommsenstr. 45, corner Wilmersdorfer Str.
  • suburban train Charlottenburg
  • Notes: 100 beers, 15 draft beers. Beer garden. Food
  • Open: 8-24, Fri/Sat 8-01

Haus der 100 Biere, Mommsen Eck

  • Kurfuerstendamm 100
  • suburban train Halensee
  • Notes: 100 beers, 15 draft beers. Food
  • Open: 8-24, Fri/Sat 8-01

District Schoeneberg

(top)

Felsenkeller (Moeve)

  • Akazienstr. 2, near Hauptstr.
  • Underground Eisenacher Str.
  • Notes: Rothaus; Fuerstenberg; Jever; Budvar. 1920's style room
  • Open: 16/18-02

District Prenzlauer Berg

(top)

Prater (microbrew)

  • Kastanienallee 7-9
  • Underground Eberswalder Str.
  • Notes: Praterbier: Pilz, Schwarz; Beer garden; food
  • Open: 18-24, Sun 12-

Alois S.

  • Senefelder Str. 18
  • suburban train Prenzlauer Allee; M2; M10
  • Notes: Rothaus Tannenzaepfle; Augustiner; Kuehlbauer Alte Liebe; ecological beer; beer of the week. Spanish food -24, Tapas, Sunday Brunch
  • Open: Summer 18-02, Winter 15-02/10-02

District Kreuzberg

(top)

Yorkschloesschen

  • Yorckstr. 15
  • Underground Mehringdamm
  • Notes: Hohenthanner Schlossbrauerei Pils, Dunkel, Hefeweisse; Neuzeller Klosterbraeu Dunkel; Meisel Kristall, Hefe Weizen; Veltins, Jever, Gaffel Koelsch. Beer garden; food; Jazz and Blues Wed, Fri, Sat 21-24, Su 14-18, booking necessary. 100 years old. Free WLAN
  • Open: Summer 10-, Winter 17-03

Weltrestaurant Markthalle

  • Puecklerstr. 34
  • Underground Goerlitzer Bahnhof; M29
  • Notes: Berliner Eschenbraeu, Altberliner Dunkel. Food -24 incl. Wiener Schnitzel

Brauhaus Suedstern (microbrew)

  • Hasenheide 69
  • Underground Suedstern, Bus M 41
  • Notes: Suedstern Hell, Dunkel, Weizen, seasonal
  • Open: -01

Max und Moritz

  • Oranienstrasse 162
  • Underground Kottbusser Tor; Underground Moritzplatz, Bus M29
  • Notes: Kulmbacher, Barre. Food
  • Open: 18-/Sun 12-

Zur kleinen Markthalle

  • Legiendamm 32
  • Underground Kottbusser Tor; Underground Moritzplatz, Bus M29
  • Notes: Kulmbacher Klosterschwarzbier; Schneider Dunkle Hefe, Weisse; Krombacher; Schultheiss. Beer garden. Food. Building 1888
  • Open: 18-

District Friedrichshain

(top)

Gasthausbrauerei Hops&Barley (microbrew)

  • Wuehlischstr. 22-23
  • suburban train Warschauer Strasse; suburban train Ostkreuz
  • Notes: Friedrichshainer Hell, Dunkel. Cider. Sausages
  • Open:

District Neukoelln

(top)

Brauhaus in Rixdorf (microbrew)

  • Glasower Str. 27
  • Underground suburban train Herrmannstrasse
  • Notes: Rixdorfer Hell, Dunkel; seasonal. Beer garden. Food: Bavarian/Austrian. Former iron foundry in art-nouveau owners house, 1885. Linked to Paulaner Tiergarten
  • Open: 12-01; closed Mon

District Spandau

(top)

Brauhaus Spandau (microbrew)

  • Neuendorfer Str. 1 An der Zitadelle
  • Underground Altstadt Spandau
  • Notes: Havelbraeu (hell), seasonal. Food.
  • Open: -24/-01

District Tegel

(top)

Alter Fritz (microbrew)

  • Karolinenstr. 12
  • Underground Alt Tegel 1,1 km + bus 124, 133, 222 to Heiligenseestr./Ruppiner Chaussee
  • Notes: Alter Fritz Kupfer, Messing, seasonal
  • Open: -01/-02

District Wedding

(top)

Eschenbraeu (microbrew)

  • Triftstr. 67
  • Underground Wedding; suburban train Wedding
  • Notes: Eschenbraeu Pils, Dunkles, Weizen; seasonal. No food
  • Open: from 17/19-

District Koepenick

(top)

Schlossplatzbrauerei Koepenick (microbrew)

  • Schlossplatz
  • suburban train Koepenick 1,5 km + tram
  • Notes: Smallest microbrewery; Hell, Kupfer; seasonal
  • Open: -23

Braeustuebel (brewpub)

  • Mueggelseedamm 164
  • suburban train Friedrichshagen 1,2 km + trams
  • Notes: Berliner Buergerbraeu Premium Pils, Bernauer Schwarzbier, Rotkehlchen, seasonal. Sun brunch 11-15
  • Open: 12-24; closed Mon

District Treptow

(top)

Zenner

  • Alt Treptow 14-17
  • suburban train Treptower Park
  • Notes: Old beer garden 1903, views, live jazz
  • Open: -02, Fri/Sat -04

Potsdam

(top)

Meiereibrauhaus (microbrew)

  • Im Neuen Garten 10. Jungfernsee. North of Caecilienhof
  • Potsdam
  • Open: Tue-Sun 10-