German-Breweries.com

7th July 2008

BAYERN

After an absence of 43 years, Friday should see brewing return to the village of Hausen (10km north-east of Schweinfurt). Ulrich Martin's eponymous brewery and tap will be run along more traditional lines than most new starters, and are located in adjacent buildings that once housed the former Brauerei Ernst Gehling. (MB)

4th July 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Another manufacturer of brewery equipment has started brewing themselves. Brauakademie Kretschmer in Echterdingen (close to Stuttgart Airport) started Filderbräu in January. Five beers are produced and sold from the brewery shop on Saturday mornings. (FS)

BAYERN

Fred Waltmann reports on his website that Lindwurmbräu in Heideck has resumed brewing, seven years after it had stopped. This was confirmed by the lady I spoke to on the phone. Despite the labels on the website stating the three beers are brewed elsewhere, house production appears to have started again in March.

Jürgen Müller has opened a microbrewery in Igelsdorf, near Rednitzhembach. Brauerei Hembach currently offers a Kellerbier and Goldweisse. No pubs stock the beers as far as I know, but they are available direct from the brewery between 16.00-20.00 Tuesday to Saturday. (GW)

John Stant reports that Museumsbrauerei Steer in Mühldorf is indeed up and running. Nine outlets are currently supplied with Steerweisse.

THÜRINGEN

Due to have opened later this year, plans for the Bürgerliches Brauhaus in Nordhausen have received a major set-back and it will now be at least 2010 before it opens. It will not now be on the former Roland site. In the meantime, the beers continue to be produced by Landsberger (MB)

21st June 2008

BAYERN

A pilot brewery has been set-up by Markus Lohner, owner of Braukon, one of Germany's newer brewery equipment manufacturers. Camba Bavaria is located on Braukon's site in Truchtlaching, just north of the Chiemsee. Just how widely-available the beers will be remains to be seen, but  there is a brewery festival next weekend. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Strong local rumour has it that Klute's in Poppenbeck no longer brew. The owner denies this is the case but the equipment apparently looks somewhat dormant. Any further information would be, as usual, welcome. (Simon Brazel)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Trinkhorn, the planned brewpub in Rommersheim (near Wörrstadt) will be at Kegelbahnstraße 3. It will share the brewer from Alzeyer Volker-Bräu, which has itself recently submitted a planning application to convert an old supermarket into a brewpub. (RD)

16th June 2008

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Hausbrauerei Tauffenbach in Bochum has closed. The pub will reopen soon under the ownership of Hofbräu (München), but is not expected to continue brewing. (GH)

13th June 2008

BAYERN

According to a message posted on Franconiabeerguide.com, a small brewery has been installed at the new Friedel's Keller on the Kreuzberg, between Hallerndorf, Schaid and Stiebarlimbach (GoYellow won't allow me to pinpoint the location - zoom in on the map and you'll soon find it). I spoke to someone at the Keller and they confirmed this is the case. Frank Blum reports all beers sold at the Keller are apparently brewed there - Friedels brewery in Schnaid now brews just for the pub there and bottles for the take-home market.

Brauerei Dantscher in Teugn stopped brewing last year. Beers are now brewed by Spital in Regensburg (GH)

NIEDERSACHSEN

Plans are at an advanced stage for Brauhaus Goslar to move to a new brewpub at Marktkirchhof 2. The beers are currently brewed at the old Brauhaus Zum Löwen in Braunschweig. (DC)

The two beers from Brauerei Junge in Goslar (JuBi Hell & Dunkel) can be found at the Worthmühle on Worthstraße. (DC)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

There are plans for a brewpub called Trinkhorn in Rommersheim. No details, as yet. (RD)

THÜRINGEN

The Eisenacher brewery no longer produces its own beers - what remains is brewed by parent company Braugold in Erfurt. (Ingvar)

2nd June 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Oasen-Bräu in Graben-Neudorf closed last year. It may reopen if a new tenant can be found. (MB)

NIEDERSACHEN

Good news from Fallersleben. The Altes Brauhaus zu Fallersleben reopened last week, ten months after the catastrophic fire which destroyed everything but the walls. Would it be in bad taste to suggest they brew a Rauchbier? (MB)

31st May 2008

THÜRINGEN

Haus zur Pfauen in Erfurt closed late last year.

The Hennebergisches Museum in Kloster Veßra opened in 1981. Eight years ago brewing resumed using the old communal brew house from Wolfmannshausen. Around 10hl of beer is produced each March - the rest of the year it's brewed by Schloßbrauerei Schwarzbach.

30th May 2008

BAYERN

Brauerei Maisel in Bamberg started insolvency proceedings on 8th May. Brewing continues, and there are apparently several prospective investors. (MB/PK)

BRANDENBURG

The brewpub planned for Senftenberg will be called Lido Senftenberg and is expected to open this August. (AD)

HESSEN

Brauerei Helbig in Weilburg have confirmed that brewing has ceased, and all beer is now brewed in Lauterbach.

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Alte Bürgerstube in Heisterbacherrott closed late last year. (JN)

Plans for the Aktienbrauerei in Hürth appear to have been abandoned. (RD)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Brewing has been suspended at Brauhaus in Grünstadt but should resume in October. Beer currently comes from Hagenbräu in Worms (RD)

29th May 2008

BAYERN

The suspicions I had about Bürgerbräu in Bayreuth (as mentioned in the Guide) have proved to be founded. All Bürgerbräu and Schinner beers are apparently now brewed by Kaiser in Neuhaus (Pegnitz). (GH)

BRANDENBURG

According to the Kaspar Schulz website, a brewery is planned in Senftenberg. I don't have any other details.

HESSEN

Brewing has apparently ceased at Brauerei Helbig in Weilburg, although production of the beers continues in Lauterbach. The situation may be temporary, although evidence would suggest not. Any further information would be welcome. (Jan Meutstege)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Also mentioned on the Kaspar Schulz site is a future brewery in Witten. As ever, further information would be welcome. (AD)

11th May 2008

THÜRINGEN

Jürgen Riesling, owner of the Lobensteiner Destillerie & Edelobstbrennerei in Bad Lobenstein, is about to branch out into brewing. Lemnitzbräu beers should be available from September. (AD)

9th May 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

This month should see the first brew at the new Schloßbrauerei microbrewery in Aulendorf. Housed in a former butchers, beer should be available direct from the brewery at weekends. It will be bottled by Adlerbrauerei in Dellmensingen. (AD)

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

The brewpub at Ferienhotel Reschke in Waren (Müritz) opened last month, as planned.

NIEDERSACHSEN

Altstadtbrauhaus Marienbräu in Jever closed for the second time late last year. (Thomas Appel)

As previously suspected, Brauerei Feyen beers (Mittegroßefehn) are actually brewed by Rolinck. (TA)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Despite having been told by someone in Das Brauhaus, Düren, that they were brewing, it now appears they do not. The beers come from Hausbrauerei Schillerbad in Lüdenscheid. (AD / RD / Friedhelm Karos)

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

First mooted several years ago, construction work should begin on Jens Stacklies brewpub project in Pinneberg this September. The brew kettles will be made of glass. (MB)

4th May 2008

BAYERN

Brauerei Scherdel in Hof, part of the Brau Holding International group, has bought the nearby Falter brewery. Closure is expected within the next couple of months. (TH)

2nd May 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Brauerei Glockenbrunnen opened in Berwangen yesterday, as planned. Vollbier and Pils are the regular beers.

NIEDERSACHSEN

Ratskeller Stade also opened yesterday. The three regular 'Gertruden Bräu' beers are Hell, Rot and Dunkel.

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Three years after it closed, Brauhaus Dinkel-Lager in Gronau re-opened last October. Pils and Weizen are the two regular beers. (AD)

28th April 2008

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

I've an opening and a closure to report today. First-up, some good news from Düren, where the first brewery in the town for 70 years opened last year. Das Brauhaus offers house-brewed Hell, Dunkel and Weizen. (RD)

Now for the bad. After a few whispers it may no longer brew, I've finally had it confirmed that all beer at the Borbecker Dampfbier-Brauerei in Essen comes from the nearby Stauder. (MB)

24th April 2008

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

I've finally got round to contacting Dok Willi's in Wermelskirchen and can confirm they're now open, with Dok's Helles and Dok's Dunkles the regular beers. Seasonals are expected to feature in the future.

23rd April 2008

BAYERN

The Tucher brewery in Nürnberg has closed, although it's not clear when this happened. All signs are still up, but the buildings have been abandoned. I presume all Tucher beers are now brewed at the sister site in Fürth, although given the number of breweries owned by Oetker, that may not be the case. (SP)

19th April 2008

BAYERN

The future of Hausbrauer Dietz in Bruckberg is in considerable doubt following the tragic suicide of owner and brewer Helmut Dietz a month ago, a few days before his fiftieth birthday. He'd been suffering from depression after sustaining a serious head injury at the brewery. (JN)

NIEDERSACHSEN

Lars Seyfrid tells me the owner of the Selsinger Hof hotel & restaurant in Selsingen hopes to start brewing next month, so expect to see the first beers available in mid-summer.

18th April 2008

HESSEN

I have to admit to falling for a wind-up last week. The reported brewery at Kloster Frauenberg in Fulda was no more than elaborate April fool's joke by the local paper. How I laughed. (Felix Stier)

NIEDERSACHSEN

Brauerei Feyen in Mittegroßefehn may not actually brew. Last year Felix was told beer came from Rolinck.

11th April 2008

BERLIN

Duncan Crabtree has been in touch to report on the hours and beers at Hops & Barley. It first opened on 2nd February and is open 17.00-02.00 daily. Fridrichshainer Pilsner (5.0%) and Friedrichshainer Dunkel (5.5%) are the current beers, with a (red!) wheat beer (5.5%) expected from May. The house cider is also 5.5%.

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The village of Kofferen, west of Linnich, now has a brewery. McMüller's Irish-American Pub is part of a farm complex that also includes a small hotel and riding school. Brewing may have started as long ago as 1998, although I believe it's likely to be a more recent feature. Blond and Dunkel are the regular beers, with a wheat beer in summer, and at least one other seasonal. (AD)

SACHSEN

The first beer from Hausbrauerei Laubegast in Dresden went on sale at the brewery tap on Monday.

7th April 2008

BAYERN

Anyone interested in acquiring a fully functional wheat beer brewery with tap should take a look here. Weißbierbrauerei Bauer in Triftern is up for sale, but will apparently remain open until a buyer is found. (MB)

BERLIN

A brewpub has opened in the suburb of Friedrichshain. Philipp Brokamp has set-up Hausbrauerei Hops & Barley in a former butchers shop. As well as hell and dunkel beers, he also makes his own cider. (AD)

HESSEN

The first of two new brewpubs in Fulda is Hohmanns Brauhaus am Lotterberg, sister of the city-centre Hohmanns Brauhaus. This new place is in woods  to the north of the city, close to the A7. Although I have my doubts, they claim the beers are brewed here. (AD)

20th March 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Brauhaus Sacher in Leonberg moved from the former location on Hertichstraße in December. The new site is a considerable improvement if you're arriving by train - it's at Bahnhofstraße 82,  in the old goods shed next to the railway station.

12th March 2008

THÜRINGEN

More about Hausbrauerei Schmiedeknecht in Herschdorf (see yesterdays news). The original incarnation was nationalised in 1967 and brewed until 1980. It's been revived by the grandson of the former owner who's based in Bamberg. An unfiltered, unpasteurised Pils is the sole beer. (PK)

11th March 2008

BAYERN

There may be a second brewery in Mühldorf. Museumsbrauerei Steer seems to be at Auf der Wies 7, close to the Unertl tap, but I can find no further information. I'd like to hear from anyone who knows more. (AD)

Waldzell, a village 7km south-east of Lohr, now has a microbrewery. Hausbrauerei Höpfl produces beers under the 'Zaller' name, including the 12.5% Donnerbock. (AD)

NIEDERSACHSEN

There's a new brewery on the Friesian island of Langeoog. Horst Schmidt's Inselbrauerei is in the Strandhotel Achert Diek. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The Rabencafé in Kallenhardt, a few kilometres east of Warstein, now brews its own dark beer. Raben-Bräu is the third brewery to open in the area in recent years, joining Altenrüthener Hausbrauerei and Suttroper Brauhof. (AD)

THÜRINGEN

There seems to have been a revival of the former Brauerei Schmiedeknecht in Herschdorf, which stopped brewing in 1967, before closing completely in 1986. Unfortunately, further information is hard to come by - if you know anything, please contact me. (AD)

6th March 2008

THÜRINGEN

Hessberger Brauerei (a.k.a. Tannenbräu) closed without warming last Friday. Price demands from the largest customer, Edeka, have been cited as one of the reasons for the sudden decision. (PK)

3rd March 2008

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

What I believe to be the third glass brewing kettle in the country has been installed at Ferienhotel Reschke in Waren (Müritz). It should open at 11.00 on 20th April with a Brauhausfest. (MB)

21st February 2008

NIEDERSACHSEN

May should see the opening of a brewpub in Stade's Ratskeller. Bernhard and Hartmut Schlüter are investing 450,000 Euros in the project. (MB)

20th February 2008

NIEDERSACHSEN

Brauhaus zu Steinfeld opened on Saturday.

19th February 2008

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Brauhaus Im Dom opened in Neuss last Friday. Dom's Alt and Neusser Dom Gold will be joined by a wheat beer in the spring.

18th February 2008

BAYERN

Lothar Drachsel has drawn my attention to a brewpub planned for Bad Tölz, next to the former Grüner Brauerei. The 5hl plant is being supplied by BrauKon.

16th February 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Stephen Peck reports Adlerbrauerei Mögglingen beers are now brewed by Heubacher.

BAYERN

I'm finally able to report that Bürgerbräu Hof was bought by Scherdel. The brewery is now on the market and the sole remaining Bürgerbräu beer (Pilsener) is brewed at Scherdel's site across the city centre. (TH)

5th February 2008

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Brauerei Glockenbrunnen, which I'd previously listed as being planned for Kirchardt, will actually be in the nearby village of Berwangen. The first beer should be brewed in the next few weeks, with a spring opening forecast. (AD)

BAYERN

There's a new microbrewery on the north-eastern outskirts of Dinkelsbühl. I don't yet have details of any outlets for Stefansbräu (a.k.a. Dinkelbrauer). (AD)

HESSEN

Armin Latzko has been in touch to tell me his dark beer is now available at Eisgarten Amönau.

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Plans to revive the former Bergmann brewery in Dortmund are well advanced. The original closed in 1972. Three beers are already produced elsewhere under contract - Export, Spezial (both brewed by Vormann, Dahl) and Pils (brewed by Bosch, Bad Laasphe). Something a little more unusual is planned when they start brewing themselves. (MB/AD)

SACHSEN

Hausbrauerei Laubegast is currently under construction in the Dresden suburb of Laubegast, at Österreicher Straße 67. The tap will be the nearby Zum Gerücht pub . The first beer is expected to be brewed before the end of the month, so  should be available sometime in April. (AD)

28th January 2008

BAYERN

I was told a few months back that Stadtbrauerei Roth had been taken over by Hofmühl of Eichstatt, with all production moving to the latter. For some reason I'd forgotten about this until now, but have just checked with the brewery in Roth and had the news confirmed. If you still wish to visit Roth, Zum Zeppelin at Hilpoltsteiner Straße 41 is now the recommened place to try the beer. Thanks to whover gave me the news - sorry I can't remember who you are!

There's been a brewery in the Kreishamatstube museum in Stoffenried since 1991. Brewing only takes place in the colder months. I'm not yet sure if the beer is generally available to buy - if anyone can offer more information, please contact me. (MB)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Brauhaus im Dom, Neuss, will now open on 15th February, although house-brewed beer will not be available initially. (RD)

THÜRINGEN

The Erfurter Brauhaus appears to have closed. Both website and phone number no longer work, and the building itself appears to have been out of use for some time (AP).

Also in Erfurt, the Haus zu Pfauen restaurant is currently closed, although this appears to be a temporary measure. No word on the current status of the brewery, but as the beers were only sold at the restaurant, it would seem likely that this is also closed for the time being. (AP)

22nd January 2008

BRANDENBURG

The Höltzchen brewery in Cottbus closed early last year. However, all is not lost - it re-opened on 7th December as Radigk's Brauhaus, and is owned by the similarly named brewpub in Finsterwalde. (Uli Schmidt)

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

There are two brewery projects to report in the state, both of which are expected to open in October.

In Marlow, the Recknitztal Hotel should open in September, with the brewery 'Zur Alten Fassfabrik' following shortly after. (MB, TH, US)

The second brewery will be in a former children's holiday camp at Pruchten, though I don't yet have a name. (TH)

20th January 2008

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

20th February should see the opening of a brewpub in Wermelskirchen. Retired dental technician Hanswilli Soll will brew Dok's Hell (in the Kölsch style) and Dok's Dunkel (along the lines of an Alt), plus seasonals. Dok Willi's bar will occupy the site of his former laboratory.

18th January 2008

BAYERN

After much speculation, the owners of Ingobräu in Ingolstadt have finally confiremed the brewery ceased production in September. The last bottles were filled in December, so get in quick, if you want to try the beers. They plan to restart production on a smaller site, but are looking for their beers to be contract-brewed in the meantime. (MB, AD, Peter Kuppers)

8th January 2008

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

Schwerin should gain a third brewery soon in the shape of Privatbrauerei Seeterrasse. (AD)

NIEDERSACHSEN

The planned brewpub in Steinfeld (Oldenburg) should be open soon, if it isn't already. Brauhaus zu Steinfeld (a.k.a. Lüken Topp) was expecteded to open last month but I believe the start has been delayed. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The Paulshof brewery is Hohenlimburg (near Hagen) is apparently up-and-running once more under the ownership of nearby Iserlohner. I've not yet managed to contact them to confirm this. (AD)

SACHSEN

Leipzig's Bauer brewery hasn't actually brewed since August. Production was stopped by the local environmental health board - both soft drinks and beer have been produced by Hartmannsdorfer Brauhaus since then, although I'm not sure whether this includes Gose. They plan to resume brewing in Leipzig but it's unclear when this might be achieved. (MB)

THÜRINGEN

Neil Berry has contacted me to report Brauhaus König Sahl in Gotha has closed. Their website cites family and heath reasons as the cause.

The Göltzschtal brewery in Greiz (also known as Brauhaus bei der Göltzsch) apparently now has its beers brewed by Ahornberger. I've not been able to contact the brewery and would welcome confirmation. (AD)

14th December 2007

BAYERN

I strongly suspect Brauerei Starkmeth in Tegernbach no longer exists. The website has been offline for a good while, I can't get an answer on the phone, but most tellingly the owner, Nikolaus Starkmeth, has been brewer at the Golan Brewery in the Golan Heights since it opened a year ago. Any confirmation one way or the other would be welcome.

6th December 2007

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

May saw the opening of a new microbrewery in Riedelberg, a few hundred metres from the French Border. I don't yet have any details of potential outlets for Wentzler Bräu. (AD)

3rd December 2007

BAYERN

The former 'Zum Oldtimer' sports bar at Wippenhauser Straße 9 in Freising is now a brewpub called Schmankerlbräu. No further details at the moment, as the old phone number has been disconnected and I can't trace the new one. (AD)

The planned brewpub in Marktl, Brauhaus Benedikt, will no longer be built. (AD)

20th November 2007

BAYERN

Somewhere I'd listed at closed but had suspicions was brewing at a different site is the old Kommunbrauhaus in Neuhaus (Pegnitz). The original brew house closed in 1999 but the three remaining communal brewers now use the former Falkenloch brewery on the Marktplatz. Only one of the pubs is open at any time. (S.Bruns)

Mat Wilson visited Unterschleichach last week and found the tap of Löwenbräu Neeb closed, apparently due to a dispute between brewery and tenant. No word on when (or if) it's likely to reopen.

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

There finally seems to be something happening with a brewery I first heard was planned several years ago. Shares in Hürther Aktienbrauerei have been issued since September, so it looks as though progress is finally being made. (RD)

15th November 2007

Two brewery taps to report on today.

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The Kaiser Braustüble in Geislingen closed around a year ago. (S.Brazel)

BAYERN

Engelkeller, the Memminger tap, will close on 6th March to make way for a new road. (S.Brazel)

14th November 2007

I've started adding map links to each brewery (and tap, where different). For more, see the 'All breweries' page.

13th November 2007

HESSEN

THe Kronberger Brauhaus closed on Saturday as their lease had expired. They hope to relocate but don't have a replacement site. (SS)

12th November 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Summer 2008 should see the opening of a brewpub in Kirchardt, between Sinsheim and Heilbronn. Glockenbrunnen will be located in a former warehouse. (MB)

9th November 2007

There's a new microbrewery to report in Hochstadt, 15km east of Frankfurt. I'm not entirely certain that Hochstädter Landbier is up and running yet as there's no phone number and they haven't responded to my e-mail, so I've listed iton the Future Breweries page until I have more info. (AD)

8th November 2007

BAYERN

The brewery planned for Waldgaststätte Schießhaus in Schweinfurt will no longer go ahead. (AD)

NIEDERSACHSEN

Yesterday saw the opening of HBX-Stadbrauerei am Aegi in Hannover. It's open daily 10.30-02.00 and produces three regular beers - Pils, Weizen & Dunkel.

2nd November 2007

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

Barther Küstenbier is now up and running. At present they only brew a Pils but Amber and Weizen should be added to the range in the next few months. The beers can be found at De Smuggler, an Irish bar to the north of the town centre. (TH)

1st November 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The planned microbrewery in Wittenweier opened the Saturday before last. Called Herr's Kleines Bierhaus, I don't yet have details of any outlets. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Sadly, there are four closures to report.

Schacht 4/8 in Duisburg no longer brews. Beers are supplied by Zeche Jacobi in Oberhausen.

Gaffel's second brewery at Köln-Porz stopped brewing in late 2006, although the site is still open for bottling, etc. All beers are now produced at the Altstadt site. (S. Brazel)

The Mülheimer Brauhaus now takes its beers from Brauhaus Hibernia in Gelsenkirchen. (MB)

Brewing ceased at Braumühle in Schmerlecke last year but they hope to brew again once problems with the equipment are resolved. In the meantime, beers are brewed to the old recipes by Hohenfelder in Langenberg.

22nd October 2007

BAYERN

Saturday swa the opening of a new microbrewery in the hamlet of Ried, a mile or so south of Markt Indersdorf. Tobiasbräu is located on the farm of Josef Deichl but owned and run by the Socher family. The first beer is a 5.5% unfiltered Märzen which should soon be available at a café on the farm, as well as in bottles to take away. (MB)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The former Graf Beust brewpub in Essen reopened at the end of September but doesn't currently brew. Beers are supplied by Zeche Jacobi in Oberhausen but it's hoped brewing will resume in around three years time. (JN)

13th October 2007

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Dieter Birk, owner of Alzeyer Volker Bräu, has provided me with full details of the brewery. At the moment, the beers (a 4.9% Pils and a seasonal Haferbier) are being brewed at Hagenbräu in Worms. The best place to drink them is at the 12 Apostel restaurant in Alzey.

11th October 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Summer 2008 should see the opening of a brewpub in Hirschlanden's old town hall. Hirschbräu will be smaller than most new starters, the brewery being situated in the old gaol in the cellar. The pub itself will seat around 30. (MB)

BAYERN

Sonnenbräu in Ebermannstadt has ceased brewing following the death of the owner, Joseph Herbst. (FB)

The Bauriedl tap in Eslarn is no longer open. (DC)

Uwe Müller, owner of Gasthaus Egertal in Kaiserhammer, has been brewing his own Zoigl for the past two years. The beer is only available at the pub, which is closed until 8th November. (S.Bruns)

Inken Wolter and Sascha Bruns have both been in touch to report Brauerei Seelmann in Zettmannsdorf reopened during August.

NIEDERSACHSEN

Hannover will again have two brewpubs by the end of the month. HBX-Stadbrauerei am Aegi will be on the southern edge of the city centre. (FB/AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

What I had previously listed as Bücker's Bierbrauerei in Haltern is actually trading under the name of Brauerei Gambinus - if you're in the area there's a brewery festival on Saturday (13th). (MB)

Peter Peltsarsky, owner of Brauerei Morsbachtal, has been in touch. I'd previously listed the brewery as being in Engelskotten, but this consists of just a few buildings and can't be found on many maps, so I've changed the location to Wuppertal-Cronenberg. The tap next door, Bärenkühle, now has its own bus stop (route 658).

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Roman Drüg reports brewing returned to Alzey last year in the form of Volker-Bräu. Pils and Weizen are the regular beers, and can be found in several local outlets.

SACHSEN-ANHALT

I've long had doubt's about the status of Brauhaus Burgmühle in Freyburg, but it apparently only closed this June. (FB)

28th September 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

October 20th should see the opening of a new microbrewery in Wittenweier (Ortenau), a village on the Rhein 5km west of Lahr. I don't yet have a name for Benjamin Herr's new venture but the first beer will be a Pils called 'Schwanauer Schnogestich'. (MB)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Guenter Weber, webmaster for Rheinhessen Bräu, has contacted me to report the brewery's two beers (hell & dunkel) are available at the Darmstädter Hof in Mainz-Ebersheim, as well as direct from the brewery.

26th September 2007

There are five new breweries to report today, taking the total number of commercial brewers in Germany to 1,304 (by my reckoning), the highest number for fifteen years.

BAYERN

Brewing has resumed in Coburg, albeit on a very small scale. Septuagenarian hobby brewer Edmund Sauerbrey occasionally sells his own beer at 'Ed's Braustüble', a beer garden he runs that formerly belonged to Brauerei Flinzberg (closed 1890). (AD)

12km north of Coburg, the village of Rottenbach has also seen a brewing revival. Closed in 1963, the Auerhahn brewery has been producing beer again since April at the pub of the same name. (AD)

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

Plans for a brewery at the newly opened Wasserschloß Mellenthin on the holiday island of Usedom are at an advanced stage. the

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

A microbrewery has opened in Ebersheim, a village south of Mainz that is now officially a district of the city. I don't yet know if Rheinhessen Bräu has any regular outlets. (AD)

SACHSEN-ANHALT

Having reopened the hotel and restaurant in May, brewing has now resumed at the Wasserburg in Gommern. Burgbräu resumed operations on 11th September with the original brewer. Light and dark beers are currently produced. (JN)

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

There's now a microbrewery at the Forellenhof farm shop in Mözen, near Bad Segeberg. Two beers are produced. (AD)

25th September 2007

BAYERN

One new brewery to report is near Aschau am Inn. Alois Höpfinger has set up Brauerei Scheuern, a small brewery and pub on a farm of the same name around a mile north of Aschau (double that by road). (AD)

Around 15km south of Aschau, Schnaitsee should be home to a brewpub by the end of the year. Baderbräu will be behind the Marktplatz. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The long-planned closure of Brinkhoff's brewery in Dortmund took place last summer. All beers are now produced by DAB. (MB)

24th September 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Brauhaus am Schlößle opened in Sulzbach an der Murr yesterday.

There's also a new brewery to report in Weiler zum Stein, near Leutenbach (15km south-west of Sulzbach). Gasthof Lamm is the home of  'Leutenbacher Lammbräu'. (AD)

THÜRINGEN

Some news on brewery taps in the state:

The owner of Zur Goldenen Henne in Jüchsen has sold the old tap and opened a new one called 'Zur Henne', although I don't have an address. (S. Brazel)

In Kaltennordheim, the former tap 'Zur Brauerei' has apparently been demolished - Zum Hirsch at Wilhelm-Külz-Platz 4 is apparently now the best place to try Rhöner beers locally. (S. Brazel)

Those in search of Gessner beers in Sonneberg should try Gasthaus Stößel at Steinacher Straße 16. (S. Brazel)

12th September 2007

BAYERN

Ingobräu of Ingolstadt are now having their wheat beers brewed by Kuchlbauer of Abensberg, apparently due to bacterial contamination which has rendered their own production undrinkable. (MB)

4th September 2007

BAYERN

I'd seen a reference on Paul Gatzhammer's website that Brauerei Bucher in Gundelfingen closed sometime last year. After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the brewery over the past few weeks I'm now able to confirm they are still in business but now have their beers produced in Lauterbach.

HESSEN

Saturday will see the opening of yet another new microbrewery, this time in Hessen. Robert Heuschkel has installed a brewery in his garage in the village of Fellingshausen, 10km north-west of Giessen. Two beers are available - Biebertaler Landbier and Original Dünsberger Keltenbräu. (MB)

3rd September 2007

NIEDERSACHSEN

Plans for a brewpub in Steinfeld (Oldenburg) are at an advanced stage. Norbert Kuhlmann is already having two beers brewed by the Landhaus Brauerei in Lünne (also known as Privatbrauerei Bochert or Emsländer Brauhaus). (MB)

28th August 2007

HESSEN

Jeorg Nierbauer has contacted me to report that Kassel's Luther Brauhaus (formerly Zille Berliner Brauhaus) closed on 15th August. Luther beers are now brewed elsewhere and are available at Café im Turm.

21st August 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Brewing has started in the former Badischer Hof in Sulzfeld, now renamed Michaeli Bräu. The equipment was transferred from the former brewpub of that name in Bretten.

BAYERN

Sadly, I'm able to confirm that Brauerei Hellmuth in Burgkunstadt no longer brews. This follows the death of both the brewer and his father in the spring.

Oberammergau, famous for its Passion Play, has gained its first brewery since Brauerei Knauer closed in 1973. Ammergauer Maxbräu opened last Saturday in the salubrious surroundings of Hotel Maximilian - the first 5-star hotel in Germany to brew. (AD)

19th August 2007

BAYERN

I've just been told of a brewery that's escaped the attention of much of the world for the past 30 years. Brewing ceased at Brauerei Hösl in the vilage of Rothenstadt (near Weiden) in 1975 but, unbeknownst to most people, resumed a year or so later. One beer is produced - a golden Zwickel. (GH)

16th August 2007

HESSEN

Elisabeth Bräu opened its doors in Marburg yesterday. Hell and Dunkel are the first two beers to be offered. The pub consists of a bistro, which is open from 11.00, and a Braukeller which is only open in the evening. (AD/Werner Müller)

15th August 2007

NIEDERSACHSEN

As the Cuxhavener Brauhaus has now been closed for more than six months and there appears to be no sign of it reopening (the telephone is now disconnected), I've decided to consider it permanently closed. It was open for less than 10 months.

14th August 2007

BAYERN

There's now a second small brewery in Leipheim. The Heimat- und Bauernkriegsmuseum is open each weekend but brews only occasionally. Cider is also produced. (AD)

BRANDENBURG

The town of Rathenow, on the main railway line from Berlin to Hannover, has a brewery once more. There a two house-brewed beers available at the Märkische Bierstuben - a hell in the Pilsener style, and a dunkel. (AD)

HESSEN

The small country museum at Ransel, near Lorch, has a mobile brewery. I understand they only brew a few times a year. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

It's rumoured that Borbecker Dampfbier-Brauerei may no longer brew - any confirmation one way or the other would be most welcome. (MB/AD)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Haßloch, a large half-timbered village east of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, now has a brewpub. Prinz Ludwig offers a hell and a dunkel. (AD)

THÜRINGEN

There are rumours of a brewery in Buchfart, near Weimar, but no name or address had been forthcoming. (AD)

13th August 2007

BAYERN

The planned brewpub in Schweinfurt I mentioned a few days ago will actually be in the Waldgaststätte Schießhaus, in forest north of the city. It is thought brewing may start before the end of the year. (MB/AD)

HESSEN

The 1st of July saw a new Hausbrauerei open in Rotenburg an der Fulda. Ralf Kramer's small brewery is in his house and is capable of producing around 150hl per annum. (MD/AB)

The owner of the Bauernstube in Wölfersheim no longer brews himself. Beer now comes from Brauerei Sauer in Rossdorf (Bayern), although I'm not sure if this is brewed to a special recipe. (AD)

10th August 2007

BAYERN

The new brewpub in Sankt Afra won't be selling house-brewed beer until early September - beers are currently from Brauerei Kühbach. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

New Years Day 2008 is the planned opening day for the Dom brewpub in Neuss. No address as yet. (MB)

7th August 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Although a few months later than planned, Brauhaus am Schlößle in Sulzbach an der Murr should open on 23rd September.

BAYERN

König Ludwig have bought Holzkirchner Oberbräu from the receiver with the promise of saving all 40 jobs at the brewery. The name will be changed to 'König Ludwig Brauhaus Holzkirchen'. (MB)

Brauereigasthof St. Afra in Felde opens tomorrow. (AD)

W. Müller has drawn my attention to a very traditional-looking new brewpub that opened last month in Thuisbrunn, near Gräfenberg. Brauereigasthof Seitz is home to Thuisbrunner Elch-Bräu, as well as a small distillery.

NIEDERSACHSEN

A fire destroyed the Altes Brauhaus in Fallersleben on 28th July. Although there are plans to rebuild it, it would appear from photographs that this classic modern brewpub is likely to be closed for many months, if not years. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The village of Büderich, on the opposite side of the Rhein from Wesel, now has a small and rather interesting-looking brewpub - the Braustube of Walter Bräu is basically the front room of the owners house. Four regular and four seasonal beers are produced. (AD/Bierfreund-1965)

26th July 2007

if you had any problems accessing some of the links on the All Breweries page yesterday, they should all now work properly.

BAYERN

Munich's newest brewery, Bavaria-Bräu, has had its name changed to Hacker-Pschorr Bräuhaus.

25th July 2007

I've added a new page to the site which I hope will be of use. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 'All Breweries' includes all 1,290 breweries I believe are brewing commercially in Germany today, together with links to 1,102 of them. As usual, please feel free to send me updates, etc.

12th July 2007

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

It will be a year or so before it opens but Minden should gain its first brewery in more than a quarter of a century sometime next year. I understand Krougels will be a brewpub rather than a micro. (MB)

9th July 2007

BAYERN

The Oberpfalz region has a new brewery - Jens Meinzer opened Hausbrauerei Katzerer in Sondersfeld (Freystadt) last November. The two beers (a Lager and Weizen) are available direct from the brewery They are also sold at the Hummel farm shop (Sondersfeld 22) and a restaurant near Regensburg (no details). (AD)

BERLIN

There are plans for a brewpub in what's left of the former Bötzow Brauerei, once Berlin's largest private brewery. Don't expect anything to materialise for a few years. (MB)

NIEDERSACHSEN

Another revival is Brauerei Feyen in Mittegroßefehn (Großefehn). The first incarnation brewed from 1713 until 1989 when the company concentrated on drinks distribution. Two beers are produced - Insider Premium Pils and Braunbier. (AD/MB)

25th June 2007

BAYERN

The atmospheric Herzog Ludwig brewpub in Friedberg has changed hands and no longer brews. The former owners have removed the tiny brewery and are in the process of installing it in their new venture in nearby Sankt Afra, which is expected to open in early August (see 19th June update). (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

It's rumoured Sudhaus Detmold may be brewing again, albeit on an occasional basis. Any confirmation welcome. (AD)

23rd June 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The tiny Singlebräu microbrewery in Müllheim has unfortunately closed due to supply problems. (S. Brazel)

21st June 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Two closures to report today, although one brewery will be relocated.

Michaeli Bräu is in the process of moving 15km north-east from Zum Hirsch in Bretten to the Badischer Hof in Sulzfeld. The latter, acquired by Michael Grimm last year, formerly housed Brauerei Hettmannsberger (which closed in 1904). The last brew in Bretten was done on 8th June - only 20 barrels of beer remained in the cellars last night. They hope to be brewing in Sulzfeld by 3rd July. (S. Brazel)

Bundschuh-Bräu in Untergrombach stopped brewing in 2004 after just ten months. The house beers are brewed specially for the pub by another local brewpub (name withheld for the time being). (S. Brazel)

19th June 2007

BAYERN

You couldn't make it up. The proposed sale of Bürgerbräu in Hof to nearby Scherdel is up in the air. It appears the owner of Bürgerbräu had already agreed to sell to Zeltbräu back in March - the latter actually possesses a signed contract. It's anyone's guess how this will end... (MB/PK)

A new brewpub is expected to open soon to the south-west of Augsburg. Brauereigasthof St. Afra im Felde will be in the village of Sankt Afra, officially part of Friedberg. (Frank Blum)

14th June 2007

BAYERN

Another day, another takeover. Not entirely unexpectedly, Bürgerbräu Hof has been bought by Brau Holding International (in the guise of local brewery Scherdel). Unfortunately, Bürgerbräu will close within the next four weeks - only Edel Pilsener will continue to be brewed by Scherdel. (AD, TH, Peter Kuppers)

Behnle Bräu in Zöschingen closed at the start of the month, although it is expected to reopen at another site locally . No timescale has been mooted. (AD)

13th June 2007

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Haus Cramer KG (owner of Warsteiner) have bought the Herforder brewery in Hiddenhausen, although the sale will not take effect until 1st July. The deal safeguards the brand name but I suspect the future of the brewery may not be as secure. (MB)

12th June 2007

NIEDERSACHSEN

Altstadtbrauhaus Marienbräu in Jever has reopened. it first brewed from 2003 until closure in 2005. (SS)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

Guldenbacher Brauhaus Nahetal in Windesheim has closed. Owner Michael Jovy has moved the brewery to Bells Restaurant in Ahrweiler, where he now brews 'Echt Ahrweiler Bier'. (AD)

SACHSEN

It's been confirmed that the Altstadtbrauhaus in Bautzen no longer brews. The pub is now called 'Bautzener Senfstuben'. (S. Bruns)

7th June 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The future of the tiny brewery at the Pietschenmuseum in Killer would appear to be in serious doubt following the death of the owner.

SAARLAND

I mentioned back in December that Sudhaus in Dudweiler may be brewing again. Happily, this is the case. Brewing resumed under new ownership around a year ago.

5th June 2007

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

The anticipated brewpub in Ingelheim has now opened, albeit with a different name to the one I was expecting. Brauhaus Goldener Engel is on the western edge of town, and is currently limited to a beer garden. Full opening is expected in July. (AD)

4th June 2007

BAYERN

Stephen Lock reports that Bals in Oberaudorf no longer has a tap. It's also worth noting that the Alpenrose brewery in the same village brews infrequently, and the beer is not always available.

Beer from Josef Wagner's brewery in Oberthürheim is now sold at the Kartäuser Klause in Erlingshofen, about 12km to the north. I understand the beer is actually brewed by the pub owner, so may be different from that sold at the brewery shop. (AD)

Maximiliansbräu, the only brewery in Traunstein without a tap, closed at the end of 2006. I strongly suspect the beers will continue to be brewed elsewhere. (S. Brazel)

BRANDENBURG

Burgbräuhaus in Belzig has started brewing but I don't think the tap is open yet. (AD)

A brewery has been installed in The Haus am See hotel and restaurant in Diensdorf, on the eastern shore of the Scharnmützelsee. (AD)

NIEDERSACHSEN

Goslar now has a local source for the town's contribution to the beer world. Brauerei Junge started last year and currently brews JuBi Gose and Senatorgose, although the latter is actually a dark wheat beer. The only known outlet apart from the brewery is MacDöner on Marktstraße, but it seems likely there are others. (SS)

SACHSEN-ANHALT

There's yet another new microbrewery to report, this time in the village of Wackersleben, between Halberstadt and Helmstedt. Ernst August Böhlke's small operation has no tap but the beer is sold in jugs or barrels. (SS)

17th May 2007

SACHSEN

In Vielau, a couple of kilometres south-east of Zwickau, the former village brewery (closed in 1969) was turned into a museum in 2003. Happily, it brews occasionally. Museumsbrauerei Vielau offers just one beer, Vielauer Dunkel. I understand it's only available from the museum which only opens occasionally. I don't have an address. (AD)

16th May 2007

HESSEN

As if to prove that lightning can indeed strike twice, Amönau, a small village near Wetter, now has two breweries. Armin Latzko, a former hobby brewer, has been in touch to say he now produces his beers commercially, albeit on a small scale. The beers are sold direct from the brewery and are also available at some local festivals through the year. Tomorrow, a second brewery will open a few doors away. Dorfbrauhaus is a brewpub, and will kick-off with a four-day 'Erstsudfest.'

15th May 2007

BAYERN

The first of three new breweries to report in Franconia is in the village of Hochholz, a few kilometres east of Solnhofen and just a few hundred metres inside Franconia. Detlef and Kerstin Pövlerein started the tiny Hochholzer Brauhaus in 2005. There's no tap, but the beers are available both bottled and draught, to take away. They offer brewing seminars around nine times a year. (AD)

The second is in Homburg am Main, just over the border from Baden-Württemberg, which until now had been known more for it's wine. I understand Homburger Bräuscheuere is a brewpub rather than a micro, but haven't yet been able to confirm this. (AD)

A third brewery should open in the autumn in Zimmern, a village just a few kilometres from Hochholz. Bernard Hecht's brewery will be called 'Hollersteiner Bräu.' (AD)

HESSEN

With the planning dispute evidently resolved, Hohmanns Brauhaus in Fulda opened last month. Rhönpils and Fuldaer Kellerbier (dunkel) are the regular beers, with at least three different seasonals planned. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Haltern now has a second brewery. Bücker's Bierbrauerei has been started by Peter Bücker, a local beer distributor. As yet, I've no info on any pubs that sell the beers. (AD)

13th May 2007

HESSEN

A new brewpub should be open in Marburg in late June. Elisabeth Bräu will be in a 400-year-old building, opposite the Elisabeth Kirche. It was formerly the MOX nightclub. (MB)

SACHSEN-ANHALT

Jagerhütte, the Magdeburg tap of Spezialitätenbrauerei Eckart (Lindhorst), has been damaged by a fire. It's not clear how extensive the damage is, but it's currently closed. (SS)

8th May 2007

BAYERN

There's an interesting-looking new brewery at the Bauernhof- und Wintersportsmuseum in Neuhaus, near Schliersee, which opened on May Day. This country museum features relocated and restored farm buildings, one of which houses a pub with a brand new wood-fired brew kettle. The whole enterprise is run by Markus Wasmaier, a World Cup winning skier. It's easily reached by train to Fischhausen-Neuhaus, which is only a few hundred metres away. (MB)

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

Thomas Horacek, a regular contributor to this website, has told me he's starting his own brewery in the seaside town of Barth. Housed in a former ice-cream factory, beers will be produced under the 'Barther Küstenbier' name, and are expected to include Hell, Pils, Amber and Weizen, plus seasonals. It's anticipated several local pubs will sell the beers, the first of which are expected to appear before the end of July. (TH)

NIEDERSACHSEN

A new brewery opened last weekend at Klindworths Gasthof in Sauensiek, around 12km south-west of Buxtehude. The two regular beers are Sauensieker Landbier (Hell) and Sauensieker Keiler (Dunkel). (MB)

7th May 2007

BRANDENBURG

Bad news from Neue Mühle (Königs Wusterhausen). Although the pub will reopen next week, the brewing equipment at Riedel's Landgasthof has been sold. I don't think they brewed beer there for more than a few months. (MB)

4th May 2007

NIEDERSACHSEN

The 'temporary' closure of the Cuxhavener Brauhaus is now in its fourth month, and looks increasingly likely to be permanent.

If you're planning on visiting the Paul-Linke-Treff in Hahnenklee, I suggest you leave it for a while. The owner is a glazier, and runs the brewery as a hobby. Due to the storms which damaged thousands of properties late last year, he's been unable to brew since Christmas due to the demand for his services, so it may be a few months yet before brewing resumes. (SS)

RHEINLAND-PFALZ

The previously mentioned Hochsimmer Bräu Ackermann in Ettringen (see 1st December update) does not brew. (SS)

2nd May 2007

BAYERN

There's no good news today. Jan-Erik Svensson reports that a family tragedy at Brauerei Hellmuth in Burgkunstadt seems likely to result in the end of brewing, although this is not confirmed. The tap, however, is still open. Also in Burgkunstadt, it appears Gick has definitely closed.

SACHSEN-ANHALT

Finally, some news concerning Brauhaus zum Reformator in Lutherstadt Eisleben. I was fairly certain it had closed, but although the pub has indeed shut, the brewery is still active and beer is still sold by prior arrangement. (SS)

30th April 2007

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

May 23rd should see the opening of the second brewery in Germany with glass brewing kettles. It has been installed in part of the former Augustin abbey at Dalheim, near Lichtenau, which will be home to the Westfälisches Museum für Klosterkultur. (MB)

26th April 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Ulrich Schmidt has contacted me to report that the future Brauhaus am Schlößle in Sulzbach an der Murr may not actually brew. Apparently, it's owned by Michael Kuhn of Michaeli Bräu in Bretten, and may be supplied from there.

BRANDENBURG

A visit to Burgbräuhaus Belzig last week showed there was still work to be done, and it seems likely opening may now be in June. (US)

SACHSEN-ANHALT

The microbrewery at Getränkemarkt Koth in Röglitz, is now open. The first two beers are Pils and Urquell, with a Weizen planned. (MB)

23rd April 2007

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The tap for Brauerei Morsbachtal opened on 14th April. Called 'Bärenkühle', it can be reached by bus 658 from Remscheid-Güldenwerth - get off at Morsbach-Schleife. They brew just the one beer, a Märzen. (PW)

20th April 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The world-famous resort of Baden-Baden now has a brewery. Citybräu Amadeus is in the centre of the spa town, which makes it around 5km from the station. The sole beer is a Pils. (AD)

BAYERN

A new brewpub opened in Arzbach, a village south of Bad Tölz, on 4th April. Brauhaus Isarwinkel has started with three beers - Hell, Pils and Weizen. (AD)

BRANDENBURG

Burgbräuhaus Belzig is expected to open any day now. (AD)

HESSEN

Andy Pratt discovered on a recent visit to Kassel that Braupfanne (the Martini brewery tap) has changed hands and is now an Italian restaurant. The no longer sell Martini beers...

NIEDERSACHSEN

Sebastian Sauer reports that the Gifhorner Brauhaus hasn't actually brewed since 2002, and the house beers actually come from Wittinger.

Goslar Brauhaus beers are apparently still being brewed at the recently closed Brauhaus zum Löwen in Braunschweig. (SS)

Klüsker Waldbräu in Röcke stopped brewing in February. It's thought their beers may now be brewed by Röhrl in Straubing. (SS)

The Artland Brauerei in Suttrop will open next weekend. I don't yet have the name of a regular outlet. (MB/AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

An interesting-looking brewery should open next month in Schwalenberg. The Schwalenberg Brauzunft is a group of eleven locals who have set-up the brewery in a similar way to the communal breweries of Bayern. It's unclear at this stage just how widely available the beer will be. (AD)

In Schwelm, the Spanish restaurant La Bodega recently started brewing. It's in the centre of town, close to the Schwelmer brewery tap. (AD)

Cramer in Wallerstein no longer brew their own beer - this is now done by Sünner in Köln (SS)

16th April 2007

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

Jeorg Nierbauer has contacted me to report the Marler Brauhaus definitely doesn't brew.

Patrick Walters recently visited Brauhaus Mattlerhof in Röttgersbach (Duisburg), only to find no house-brewed beers available. Although the website still lists them, a phone call today confirmed they no longer brew.

SACHSEN-ANHALT

The new owners of the Wasserburg zu Gommern castle hope to reopen the former brewpub later this year. Burgbräu last brewed in 2003. The beer garden may open as soon as mid-May, but I don't yet have a date for the resumption of brewing, or a confirmed name for the brewery. (MB)

26th March 2007

BAYERN

The tap of Holzkirchner Oberbräu is currently closed. (MB)

SACHSEN-ANHALT

April should see the opening of a microbrewery at Getränkemarkt Koth, in the village of Röglitz, close to the Sachsen border, around 15km south-east of Halle. There are rumours that one of the beers will be a Gose... (MB)

21st March 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

The village of Hambrücken, to the north-east of Graben-Neudorf, gained it's first brewery late last year. Gasthaus zum Sternen at Hauptstraße 160 produces 'Sternenbräu' beers. (AD)

BAYERN

The small town of Altenstadt an der Waldnaab, a few miles north of Weiden, now has a small brewery. Michael and Veronika Eismann have started brewing in their cellar and currently supply the Rathausstuben, also known as 'Zoiglwirtshaus Zur Henner' (they sell Zoigl on the third weekend of the month). (AD)

Schanzenbräu finally opened their brewpub last week, although I don't yet have opening hours. The beers now seem to make regular appearances in several other bars in the city. (MW)

The small but very traditional Brauerei Behringer in Vohenstrauß has a new owner, Metrec GmbH of Schwarzenbach. This should resolve the uncertainty which has surrounded the brewery for the past few years. (MB/AD)

HESSEN

Dampfbierhaus Rössel Bräu, the smaller of Willingen's two brewpubs,  changed hands last month and is now known as 'Prinzipal Brauhaus'. Brewing continues (Thursday is brew day).

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

Beers from Eick Bräu in Groß Gievitz are apparently usually on sale at Zapfhahn in nearby Waren. (TH)

SACHSEN

I've been told the Alstadtbrauhaus in Bautzen closed in December, although I spoke to someone there in early February who said they still brewed. I tried calling again today but they're phone line is faulty. Any information confirming the situation is welcome. (AD)

5th March 2007

HESSEN

The former Brauerei Thome in Wolzhausen reopened last month under new ownership - it's now called Hinterländer Brauhaus. The first beer, a Pils, should be available from April. (MB/AD/TH)

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

Eick Bräu in Groß Gievitz is apparently open, although I can't establish whether there's a tap or not. (AD)

NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

There's one new brewery between to report. Brauerei Morsbachtal opened last year in the hamlet of Engelskotten, between Remscheid and Solingen. The tap should open in the next couple of months. Despite it's geographical location, Engelskotten is actually in the Wuppertal district of Cronenberg (by a few metres). (AD)

12th February 2007

NIEDERSACHSEN

Dave Jackson reports the Cuxhavener Brauhaus, which only opened last summer, is currently closed. Their website states this is a temporary measure, but the sign on the pub apparently says 'until further notice...'

It's thought Brauhaus Goslar beers may be brewed by Schadt's in Braunschweig. Following the closure of Zum Löwen, the latter's second brewpub in the city, it seems reasonable to speculate the brewing equipment may find its way to Goslar. Any further information is, as always, welcome. (MB)

8th February 2007

BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

A small brewery has been installed in a mountain cottage overlooking Baiersbronn, deep in the Black Forest. Glasmännlebräu is in the new Glasmännlehütte on the Stöckerkopf, south-west of the town. It's accessible only by foot or ski-lift (the 'Sesselbahn'). (AD)

More news on the planned brewery in Sulzbach. It will be called 'Brauhaus am Schlößle' (not 'Sulzbacher Brauhaus'), and will be housed in a former supermarket on Backnanger Straße. (AD)

One place that had slipped my mind until they replied to me today was Stiftungs-Bräu, a small brewery which is part of the Manfred Sauer Stiftung, a charitable foundation based on a small industrial estate on the western side of Waldwimmersbach (now officially part of Lobbach). The complex includes a hotel and restaurant. (AD)

BAYERN

Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht in Regensburg has changed hands. It's now called 'Regensburger Weizenbrauhaus' and brews four beers - Hell, Dunkel, Weizen Hell and Weizen Dunkel. The other five Joh. Albrechts around the country appear to be unaffected. (HS)

A second brewpub has opened south of Kaufbeuren. The Kirnachstuben in Ruderatshofen started brewing at around the same time as Landgasthof Hubertus in nearby Apfeltrang. (AD)

The Ettl brewery tap in Teisnach has reopened. Brauerei-Gasthof Ettl Bräu is at Deggendorfer Straße 1, but I don't yet have the opening hours. (HS)

BRANDENBURG

Belzig's planned new brewery, Burgbräuhaus, is expected to start brewing in the next couple of weeks. The tap will be at Bahnhofstraße 16, and it's hoped this will open in time to sell the first beer at Easter. (AD / MB)

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

There may be a brewery in the pipeline for the village of Groß Gievitz on the Torgelower See. It's not yet known if Eick Bräu will be a commercial venture or simply a hobby. (MB)

5th February 2007

BERLIN

One to be wary of is Hopfingerbräu at the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Several people have reported it as brewing, but in fact the coppers are fake. The wheat beer comes from nearby Lindenbräu; the others from Hofbräu Traunstein. (S. Brazel)

Following the takeover by Lemke, Luisen-Bräu has been renamed 'Lemkes Brauhaus am Schloß Charlottenburg'. Beer is still brewed on the premises. (S. Brazel / S. Bruns)

BRANDENBURG

One of the two brewpubs in Finsterwalde, Sieben Brunnen, stopped brewing a couple of years back following the death of the brewer. The pub and bowling alley remain open. (S. Brazel)

Brewing has been suspended