Top Breweries in Austria

Hawidere ★ 4.5 · Vienna

rudolfsheim-fuenfhaus · Ullmannstrasse 31, 1150 Wien

Hawidere on Ullmannstrasse in the 15th district is Vienna's craft-beer tap house, 14 taps rotating Austrian small-batch alongside a built bottle fridge.

Brauwerk Wien ★ 4.4 · Vienna

ottakring · Ottakringer Strasse 95, 1160 Wien

Brauwerk in the Ottakringer brewery's Ottakring complex has run as the group's experimental craft arm since 2014, cycling new Vienna Lagers and IPAs.

1516 Brewing Company ★ 4.3 · Vienna

innere-stadt · Schwarzenbergstrasse 2, 1010 Wien

1516 Brewing on Schwarzenbergstrasse in Vienna is the city's longest-running craft brewpub, the in-house Victory Hop Devil IPA and the house lager.

Tip: Open daily 11:00-02:00; the burger kitchen runs until midnight, the back tap room takes the after-work crowd.

Brew Age Achtundzwanzig ★ 4.3 · Vienna

josefstadt · Schloesselgasse 28, 1080 Wien

Brew Age's Achtundzwanzig taproom on Schloesselgasse in Josefstadt pours six rotating beers from the brewery's wider portfolio, the city's flagship Brew Age.

Tip: The six rotating taps cover the brewery's range; the bottled list adds another 40 beers for take-home.

Beaver Brewing Company ★ 4.3 · Vienna

alsergrund · Liechtensteinstrasse 69, 1090 Wien

Beaver Brewing on Liechtensteinstrasse in Vienna's Alsergrund is a tiny brewpub run by an American-Czech brewer, with sixteen rotating taps.

Tip: Cash and card; the kitchen runs Czech-American crossover plates, the buffalo wings come with house hot sauce.

Fischerbraeu ★ 4.2 · Vienna

doebling · Billrothstrasse 17, 1190 Wien

Fischerbraeu on Billrothstrasse in Vienna's Doebling is a long-running brewpub with a large summer garden, the in-house helles and Maerzen the standards.

Tip: The chestnut-shaded summer garden is the room's main capacity from April to September; book ahead on warm Friday and Saturday evenings.

Wieden Braeu ★ 4.2 · Vienna

wieden · Waaggasse 5, 1040 Wien

Wieden Braeu on Waaggasse in Wieden has brewed in-house since 1991, the vaulted cellar pouring unfiltered Helles and Maerzen alongside a beer-hall menu.

Salm Braeu ★ 4.2 · Vienna

landstrasse · Rennweg 8, 1030 Wien

Salm Braeu's Rennweg brewpub sits in the Salesianer monastery's vaulted cellars, the in-house pales and seasonal IPA poured with schnitzel plates.

Siebenstern Braeu ★ 4.1 · Vienna

neubau · Siebensterngasse 19, 1070 Wien

Siebenstern Braeu on Siebensterngasse in Vienna's Neubau brews on-site since the 1990s, the brewpub running its own helles, Maerzen. At Siebensterngasse 19.

Tip: The Maerzen is the house workhorse; the Hanfbier (hemp beer) is the city's most-noticed novelty pour.

Ottakringer Braumanufaktur ★ 4.0 · Vienna

ottakring · Ottakringer Platz 1, 1160 Wien

Ottakringer Braumanufaktur in Vienna's 16th district is the historic Ottakringer brewery's visitor and tasting house, the on-site museum and shop the 16th.

Tip: The brewery tours run Saturday afternoons; book at least a week ahead through the website.