Whether you’re a dedicated beer connoisseur or simply bored of the usual selection of Pilseners and wheat beers on offer at most Berlin bars and Kneipen, Protokoll Berlin, a craft beer bar in Friedrichshain’s Boxhagener Kiez, is the perfect place to broaden your beer horizons. Protokoll has an impressive 24 taps (handmade in Moscow with […]
Vagabund Brauerei – Brewery and Taproom in Berlin Wedding
On a quiet residential street in Wedding, in the small but perfectly formed taproom of Vagabund Brauerei, three Americans sell the beer they brew right there on the premises, to Berlin’s craft beer drinkers. When it opened in July 2013, Vagabund Brauerei was Germany’s first crowdfunded brewery. Disappointed by the lack of variety in the […]
Muted Horn – Craft Beer Replaces Aircraft on the Airport Street
You would be forgiven for walking past Muted Horn without giving it a second glance – except for the pink neon sign over the door, there is little indication of the craft beer idyll hidden behind an unassuming brick and glass facade next to a Penny supermarket. Jenia Semenova and Corbin Crnkovic brought their enthusiasm […]
Biererei Store – Craft Beer Bottle Shop and Aladdin’s Cave
Short but sweet – CRAFT BEER – the neon sign in the arched window of the bottle shop on Kreuzberg’s Oranienstraße is a beacon to the beer lovers of Berlin and draws thirsty customers into Biererei Store. It was during an internship in Brussels, that owner Cihan Caglar, a Political Sciences graduate, first realised that […]
Berlin Beer Week 2018 Official Beer Announced
With now just a little over 3 weeks until the start of Berlin Beer Week 2018, the organisers yesterday announced this year’s official beer on Facebook. First held in 2015, Berlin Beer Week is “a multi-day celebration of craft beer culture and community, with daily events happening at numerous locations throughout the city.” The 2018 […]
Fuerst Wiacek – Gypsy brewers on the hunt for a home base
It looks like self-proclaimed gypsy brewers Fuerst Wiacek (a partnership between Georg Fuerst and Lukasz Wiacek – see what they did there!) are looking for a more permanent base in Berlin. They posted an appeal on Facebook and Instagram on Sunday for leads on an 800m2 production space. This is exciting news for New England IPA […]
Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar Has a Canning Plan
Yet again demonstrating his determination to bring the best and freshest beer to Berlin, owner Cihan Caglar will unveil his new Crowler – a machine for sealing cans filled with the foamy goodness of draught beer – on Friday at Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar. Craft beer fans in Berlin will be familiar with growlers, […]
BRLO x Zagovor Brewery Collaboration Brew for Berlin Beer Week
BRLO posted a teaser on their Facebook page this week for a new beer brewed in collaboration with Zagovor Brewery that is due for release during Berlin Beer Week 2018. The post from BRLO gives a few hints about what to expect: When we invited our friends from Zagovor Brewery to our BRWFEST, it made […]
FREE BEER – BrewDog is about to give away 100,000 bottles of beer in Germany
I’m a big fan of beer and of all the beers on offer free beer is my favourite beer. Imagine my excitement when I heard that the Scottish craft beer brewer, BrewDog, is giving away 100,000 bottles of their flagship beer, Punk IPA. James Watt and Martin Dickie founded BrewDog in Fraserburgh, Scotland in 2007. […]
Stone Brewing Berlin – A Craft Beer Colossus
Stone Brewing Berlin, the US craft brewer’s first European outpost, is a brewery, restaurant and beer garden on the site of the former Mariendorf gasworks. The red brick colossus of the 3,200 square metre main hall of Stone Brewing Berlin is home to the brewery, main bar, restaurant, merchandise shop and library bar. The brewery […]