Wieden Braeu ★ 4.2

Salm Braeu ★ 4.2

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

1516 Brewing Company ★ 4.3

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

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.

Siebenstern Braeu ★ 4.1

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.

Beaver Brewing Company ★ 4.3

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

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.