The Best Breweries in Germany

Breweries with guided tours

Privat-Brauerei Strate in Detmold runs a guided tour that mixes brewing history with beer samples at several stops, and a meal follows. Störtebeker Braumanufaktur in Stralsund offers a tour through the brewhouse, bottling and warehouse before a tasting, and the guide is Sven. Brauhaus Faust in Miltenberg, a family-run brewery, offers tours, a brewing course and a rooftop view, with tastings in the vaulted cellar. Hausbrauerei Altstadthof in Nuremberg's Old Town includes a guided tour of the rock cellars.

Brewpubs and taprooms

Sudden Death Brewing in Lübeck is a craft brewpub in a former shipyard hall, where the beer is brewed in view of guests and pizza comes from the oven. Kössel-Bräu in Speiden, near Pfronten and Füssen, is a rustic brewery pub where diners can see the brewing kettles from the room. Vogel Hausbräu in Ettlingen is a family-run brewery tavern with a beer hall and beer garden. Feierling in central Freiburg im Breisgau has a taproom, upstairs seating and a beer garden shaded by chestnut trees.