50 best craft breweries worth the trip across every TableJourney city. Editor-ranked. the craft breweries with destination taprooms.
Augustiner-Bräu München ★ 4.8 · Munich
westend · Landsberger Strasse 31-35, 80339 München
Augustiner-Bräu München on Landsberger Strasse, founded 1328 as a monastery brewery, is Munich's oldest house; the Edelstoff Helles is what every locals drinks first.
Monkish Brewing ★ 4.8 · Los Angeles
20311 S Western Ave, Torrance, CA 90501
Monkish Brewing in Torrance, Los Angeles County brews some of the most-sought-after hazy IPAs in California. Bottle releases sell out in minutes online.
Mikkeller Baghaven ★ 4.7 · Copenhagen
Refshalevej 169B, 1432 København K
Mikkeller Baghaven on Refshalevej in Refshaleøen is the Mikkeller wild and barrel-aged outpost, set in a former shipyard building next door to Reffen.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Bike out from Christianshavn or grab the 992 bus from Refshalevej.
The Kernel Brewery ★ 4.7 · London
borough-bermondsey · Arch 7 Dockley Road, London SE16 3SF
Evin O'Riordain's railway-arch brewery in Bermondsey London, founded 2009, the city's most-influential modern craft brewery, runs a Saturday-only retail and tasting arch.
Tip: Saturday market hours only (09:00-14:00). The bottle shop runs at the arch alongside Mons cheese and Maltby Street market.
Jester King Brewery ★ 4.7 · Austin
13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX 78736
Jester King Brewery in Austin is the Hill Country farmhouse brewery on 165 acres of Fitzhugh Road land, a world-renowned maker of wild ales, sours and barrel-aged farmhouse beers.
Tip: The brewery is a 25-minute drive from downtown; bring a designated driver, the visit is half-day with the pizza kitchen.
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project ★ 4.7 · Denver
3350 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver is Chad Yakobson's RiNo wild-ale brewery, a Brettanomyces specialist and a national craft benchmark.
Cerebral Brewing ★ 4.7 · Denver
1477 Monroe St, Denver, CO 80206
Cerebral Brewing in Denver is the City Park neighborhood brewery on Monroe Street, a 2015 hazy-IPA specialist with rotating barrel-aged stouts and a tight taproom.
Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales ★ 4.7 · Denver
1290 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210
Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales in Denver is the South Broadway lambic-style coolship brewery, a national specialist in barrel-aged spontaneous ales.
BRUS (Tapperiet BRUS) ★ 4.6 · Copenhagen
Guldbergsgade 29 F, 2200 København N
BRUS on Guldbergsgade in Nørrebro is the 750-square-metre To Øl brewpub inside a former metal factory, with 30 taps brewed on site and a smash-burger and bao kitchen.
Tip: Walk-ins for the taproom; book ahead for the brewery tour. Summer patio is the play.
Paulaner Brauerei ★ 4.6 · Munich
au-giesing · Hochstrasse 75, 81541 München
Paulaner has brewed in Munich's Au since 1634, originally as a Neudeck Monastery brewery; Salvator Doppelbock is the strong-beer hall classic, dating to a 1774 recipe.
Birrificio Lambrate ★ 4.6 · Milan
isola · Via Adelchi 5, 20131 Milano
Birrificio Lambrate on Via Adelchi pioneered Milan's craft-beer scene when it opened in 1996. The taproom pours Domm, Ghisa and Sant Ambroeus directly from the tank
Brouwerij 't IJ ★ 4.6 · Amsterdam
Funenkade 7, 1018 AL Amsterdam
Brouwerij 't IJ has brewed Amsterdam beer in the old bathhouse next to the De Gooyer windmill since 1985, the taproom serving its pilsner, IPA and Zatte to the terrace.
Garage Beer Co ★ 4.6 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer del Consell de Cent 261, 08011 Barcelona
Garage Beer Co in Barcelona's Eixample is the city's reference craft taproom: 18 taps of in-house and guest beers, a NEIPA-led house style with bar snacks all day.
Tip: Open daily. The Cherry Pop sour and the Soup IPA are the in-house pours; the food menu runs from 12:00.
Pilot Beer ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh
leith · 5 Bonnington Industrial Estate, Tennant Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 5EJ
Pilot Beer brewery on Tennant Street in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2013 by Matt Johnson and Patrick Jones, an industrial-estate craft brewery known for fruited.
Tip: Taproom takes walk-ins Fri-Sat; the rest of the week is wholesale only. Try the Vienna Lager and the Mochaccino Stout.
Campervan Brewery ★ 4.6 · Edinburgh
leith · 61 Jane Street, Edinburgh EH6 5HG
Campervan Brewery on Jane Street in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2015 by Paul Gibson, a homebrew-turned-pro craft brewery with a taproom doubling as a bar.
Tip: Thursdays are pizza-and-pint nights with a fixed deal; the taproom takes walk-ins through to 22:00 most weekends.
Creature Comforts Brewing ★ 4.6 · Atlanta
athens · 271 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Creature Comforts Brewing in Athens, an hour east of Atlanta, opened 2014 and supplies the Atlanta market with Tropicalia IPA. The Athens taproom remains the only beer-only stop.
Tip: Distribution covers Atlanta well; the brewery is in Athens (a day-trip drive). Tropicalia IPA on draft is the canonical Atlanta-served pour.
Great Divide Brewing ★ 4.6 · Denver
2201 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80205
Great Divide Brewing in Denver is the Ballpark district pioneer since 1994, the brewery that put Yeti Imperial Stout on the national craft map.
TRVE Brewing Company ★ 4.6 · Denver
227 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
TRVE Brewing Company in Denver is the South Broadway dark-vibes brewery since 2012, a heavy-metal taproom with mixed-fermentation wild ales and house lagers.
Bierstadt Lagerhaus ★ 4.6 · Denver
2875 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205
Bierstadt Lagerhaus in Denver is the RiNo German-lager specialist in the Rackhouse, a decoction-mashed brewery with one of the country's best Slow Pour Pilsners.
Highland Park Brewery ★ 4.6 · Los Angeles
1220 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Bob Kunz's Highland Park Brewery in Chinatown, Los Angeles brews crushable lagers and west-coast IPAs from a 5,000 square-foot taproom and brewhouse.
Surly Brewing Company ★ 4.6 · Minneapolis
saint-paul · 520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Surly Brewing on Malcolm Avenue has run a destination brewery and beer hall in Minneapolis since 2014. The Furious IPA and Bender brown ale; cathedral-scale taproom.
Fremont Brewing ★ 4.6 · Seattle
1050 N 34th St, Seattle, WA 98103
Fremont Brewing in Seattle's Fremont is the 2009 craft brewery anchor: a beer garden under the Aurora Bridge, Interurban IPA on draft and the Dark Star stout in winter.
Cloudburst Brewing ★ 4.6 · Seattle
2116 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Cloudburst Brewing in Seattle's Belltown is the Western Ave taproom two blocks from Pike Place: a constantly rotating tap list, hazy IPAs and wild ales, no food but BYO welcome.
Holy Mountain Brewing ★ 4.6 · Seattle
1421 Elliott Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119
Holy Mountain Brewing in Seattle's Interbay is the 2014 Lenfesty and Murphy mixed-fermentation room: oak-influenced farmhouse ales, hop-forward IPAs, train-track industrial vibe.
Mikkeller Bar (Viktoriagade) ★ 4.5 · Copenhagen
Viktoriagade 8 B-C, 1655 København V
Mikkeller Bar on Viktoriagade in Vesterbro is the original 2010 Mikkeller bar, a semi-basement room with 20 taps from Mikkeller plus guest brewers from across the world.
Tip: Not a brewery on site; the brewing happens at Baghaven. Counter seats fill by 18:00 weekends.
Brasserie de la Plaine ★ 4.5 · Marseille
16 Rue Saint-Pierre, 13006 Marseille
Brasserie de la Plaine in Marseille's 6e brews since 2013 from a pharmacist and a sailor, living beers (unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle-conditioned) and an AOQ La Plaine label.
Tip: Shop open Wed-Sat afternoons; brewing courses (Work'Chope) by booking.
BRLO Brwhouse ★ 4.5 · Berlin
gleisdreieck · Schoneberger Strasse 16, 10963 Berlin
BRLO Brwhouse sits in 38 upcycled shipping containers in the Park am Gleisdreieck, brewing a full range of craft lagers, IPAs and seasonal sours. The beer garden looks onto the U-Bahn bridge.
Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München ★ 4.5 · Munich
Hofbräu-Brauerei, Hofbräuallee 1, 81829 München
Hofbräu München, Bavaria's state-owned brewery since 1589, brews Hofbräu Original Helles; the Brauerei sits on Hofbräuallee in Munich-Riem since 1988, the Hofbräuhaus tap on Platzl pours since the start.
Whiplash Beer ★ 4.5 · Dublin
docklands · Trim, Co Meath, Ireland
Whiplash Beer, the Dublin-based craft label by Alex Lawes brewing hazy IPA and a clean lager, the city's most ubiquitous craft draft across the south side.
Tip: Find Whiplash at P. Mac's, Underdog, Drink Store on Manor Street. The Body Riddle IPA is the year-round flagship.
OAK Napoli Wine and Craft Beer ★ 4.5 · Naples
centro-storico · Vico Quercia 10, 80134 Napoli
OAK in Naples' Centro Storico near Piazza del Gesu Nuovo is the city's best tap list for craft beer alongside a natural wine cellar, with a blackboard menu of dozens of rotating cans and bottles on a stylish Baroque street.
Tip: The weekend afternoon opening at 14:00 on Saturdays makes it the best pre-lunch beer stop in the Centro Storico.
Oedipus Brewing ★ 4.5 · Amsterdam
Gedempt Hamerkanaal 85, 1021 KP Amsterdam
Oedipus in Amsterdam-Noord runs an experimental brewery with a busy taproom, the four founders pushing Thai-inflected Mama, the polyamorie blend, seasonal sours.
Cuda na Kiju ★ 4.5 · Warsaw
ul. Nowy Swiat 6, 00-497 Warszawa
Cuda na Kiju on Nowy Swiat in Warsaw is the city's first multi-tap craft bar, inside the former communist party HQ. Fifteen rotating taps, three floors, the glass-walled main room and a courtyard terrace.
Browar Stu Mostów ★ 4.5 · Wrocław
ul. Jana Długosza 2, 51-162 Wrocław
Browar Stu Mostów (Hundred Bridges Brewery) is Wrocław's flagship craft brewer, just over the Warszawski Bridge in Karłowice. Their WRCLW and SALAMANDER cores run year-round.
Tip: Beer Geek Madness, the brewery's craft festival, runs every April at Czasoprzestrzeń.
Dois Corvos Cervejeira ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
marvila · Rua Capitao Leitao 94, 1950-052 Lisboa
Dois Corvos in Lisbon's Marvila: the city's first craft brewery, opened 2014, seventeen taps and a full kitchen on Rua Capitao Leitao.
Fabrica Musa ★ 4.5 · Lisbon
marvila · Rua do Acucar 83, 1950-009 Lisboa
Fabrica Musa in Lisbon's Marvila: a 2017 brewery and taproom on Rua do Acucar, taps with names like Red Zeppelin and Born in the IPA, live music nights.
BierCab ★ 4.5 · Barcelona
eixample · Carrer de Muntaner 55, 08011 Barcelona
BierCab in Barcelona's Eixample is the 31-tap multi-roaster craft beer bar with a rotating International selection, a 400-bottle bottle list and a kitchen serving until 23:30.
Tip: Open daily evenings; book a table for groups, the bar walks up. The tap-list rotates weekly.
Petritegi Sagardotegi ★ 4.5 · San Sebastián
Petritegi Bidea 8, 20115 Astigarraga (7km from San Sebastian)
Petritegi in Astigarraga, 7km from San Sebastian, has pressed Basque cider since 1526 across three dining rooms, with the canonical txotx menu of cod tortilla, txuleta and txahal-iztarra.
Tip: Txotx season is January to April; bottled service runs year-round. Book ahead through petritegi.com.
Mikkeller Bangkok ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
26 Soi Ekkamai 10, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110
Mikkeller Bangkok in Bangkok's Ekkamai 10 is the Danish gypsy brewery's Southeast Asian flagship, 30 rotating taps of Mikkeller and Asian craft brewers in a converted house.
Tip: The flight of four covers the range; Friday and Saturday nights are dense from 19:00. The taproom kitchen runs late-night burgers.
Newbarns Brewery ★ 4.5 · Edinburgh
leith · Unit 7, 25-30 Jane Street, Edinburgh EH6 5HG
Newbarns Brewery on Jane Street in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2020 by Chris Lewis and Emma Skoda, a saison and modern lager brewery known for Belgian-influenced.
Tip: The taproom is two doors down from Campervan; you can crawl between four breweries in 500 metres on Jane Street.
Beavertown Brewery Taproom ★ 4.5 · London
tottenham · Unit 17 Lockwood Industrial Park, London N17 9QP
Logan Plant's Beavertown Brewery taproom in Tottenham London, founded 2011, runs Gamma Ray and Neck Oil and an industrial-park brewery tap open Friday and Saturday only.
Tip: Closed Mon-Thu and Sundays. The new Powerhouse facility in Enfield opens 12:00 on Saturdays. Children welcome until 18:00.
Partizan Brewing Taproom ★ 4.5 · London
borough-bermondsey · Unit 8, Almond Road, London SE16 3LR
Andy Smith's Partizan Brewing on Almond Road in Bermondsey London, founded 2012 from The Kernel's old kit, runs a Saturday-only retail arch on the Bermondsey Beer Mile.
Tip: Open Saturday only as part of the Bermondsey Beer Mile crawl (Anspach + Hobday, Kernel, Spartan, Partizan and Brew By Numbers).
Scofflaw Brewing Co ★ 4.5 · Atlanta
west-midtown · 1738 MacArthur Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Scofflaw Brewing in West Midtown, Atlanta opened 2015 with a focus on hazy New England IPAs. Basement IPA became the cult Atlanta double IPA and put the brewery on the map.
Tip: Basement IPA is the canonical pour; rotating fruited sours run as second pours. Patio is dog-friendly.
Live Oak Brewing Company ★ 4.5 · Austin
1615 Crozier Ln, Del Valle, TX 78617
Live Oak Brewing in Del Valle is the Austin-area Czech-and-German lager brewery since 1997, relocated in 2015 to 20 acres near Bergstrom airport with a tap room and biergarten.
Tip: The Pilz is the Austin staple; the brewery is a 15-minute drive from downtown but has tap-only releases worth chasing.
Aeronaut Brewing Company ★ 4.5 · Boston
somerville · 14 Tyler St, Somerville, MA 02143
Aeronaut on Tyler Street in Union Square Somerville has run a science-themed craft brewery in Boston since 2014. Saturday Aeronaut food market runs in-house, plus a Wednesday trivia and live-music programme.
Tip: Saturday food market 12:00 to 17:00 has 12 vendors; pair with the day's Aeronaut taproom pour. The barrel-aged saison is the under-ordered beer.
Edmund's Oast Brewing Co ★ 4.5 · Charleston
north-charleston · 1505 King St Ste 115, North Charleston, SC 29405
Edmund's Oast Brewing Co in Charleston runs the city's flagship craft brewery and pizza taproom on King Street Extension since 2018. Mixed-fermentation, IPA and lager focus.
Tip: Hoppy Hour Mon-Fri 16:00-18:00 drops draughts to half-price. Kitchen runs pizza and snacks late.
Westbrook Brewing Co ★ 4.5 · Charleston
mount-pleasant · 510 Ridge Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Westbrook Brewing in Mount Pleasant has run sours, IPAs and the Mexican Cake imperial stout since 2010. South Carolina's most-distributed craft brewery, founded by Edward Westbrook.
Tip: Taproom open Wed-Sun. Mexican Cake imperial stout releases sell out fast; check the calendar.
Half Acre Beer Company ★ 4.5 · Chicago
2050 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Half Acre Beer Co. in Chicago is the Bowmanville brewery on Balmoral since the 2021 consolidation, with the Daisy Cutter pale ale at its core.
Tip: Daisy Cutter cans are everywhere, but at the taproom you can order it on cask, which is the way the brewers themselves drink it.
Spangalang Brewery ★ 4.5 · Denver
2736 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205
Spangalang Brewery in Denver is the Five Points jazz-quarter brewery on Welton Street since 2015, a Black-owned brewery with Belgian and English-style ales.
Saint Arnold Brewing Company ★ 4.5 · Houston
2000 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020
Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Houston is the Lyons Avenue brewery from Brock Wagner, since 1994 the oldest craft brewery in Texas, with a beer garden, hall and food menu.
Tip: Order the Art Car IPA on draft. The beer hall is family-friendly and has a kid menu; the beer garden has skyline views.
Smog City Brewing ★ 4.5 · Los Angeles
1901 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
Smog City Brewing in Torrance, Los Angeles County brews a wide stylistic range from sours to coffee porters, with a family-friendly taproom and food trucks weekly.