Brasserie Cantillon ★ 4.9
Brasserie Cantillon is a brewery at Rue Gheude 56 in Anderlecht.
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Hill Farmstead Brewery ★ 4.9
Shaun Hill founded the brewery in 2010 on family land in Greensboro Bend; the seventh-generation Hill descendant on a Northeast Kingdom plot held since 1788.
TipDownload directions ahead; service is patchy past Hardwick. Retail allocations rotate.
Range Brewing ★ 4.8
Range Brewing is a small-batch Brisbane brewery releasing new beers each week; its Newstead taproom pours 16 rotating taps from Wednesday to Sunday.
Young Henrys ★ 4.8
Young Henrys is an independent brewery and distillery at 76 Wilford Street in Newtown, making beers and spirits since 2012, with its flagship Newtowner.
Drinkdrink ★ 4.8
Drinkdrink is a brewery at Rue Paepsem 123, founded in 2018 by three childhood friends in Brussels to brew 100% organic beers to enjoy after a bike ride.
TipStart with the Bicyclette Pale Ale, the first beer the friends launched, or try the alcohol-free Trottinette.
Brasserie CoHop ★ 4.8
Brasserie CoHop is the first cooperative of micro-breweries in Brussels, sharing a brewery, brewpub and sandwich shop at the Arsenal site in Etterbeek.
TipDrink one of the 24 beers on tap in the taproom and eat from its South American kitchen.
Brasserie ILLEGAAL ★ 4.8
Brasserie Illegaal is a brewery at Rue Bollinckx 300 in Forest that brews accessible, local, quality craft beers and delivers them in Brussels by bike or van.
TipOrder for free delivery by bike or van in Brussels within 5 working days; the brewery also rents out a tap.
De Hopduvel Beer Shop ★ 4.8
De Hopduvel has been one of Belgium's premier specialist beer shops since 1892. The Dok Noord location stocks more than 900 Belgian beers: obscure lambics.
TipOpen Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-18:00; ask the staff to pack a mixed half-dozen for the evening.
Kamenitza Microbrewery ★ 4.8
Kamenitza Microbrewery occupies part of the original 1881 brewery on Kamenitza Hill. Visitor centre, beer restaurant and small-batch craft beer.
Dieu du Ciel ★ 4.8
Dieu du Ciel is Montreal's best-loved brewpub, a cramped Laurier corner where flagship beers like Peche Mortel stout were first poured to a devoted crowd.
TipIt is small and gets packed; go early evening and start with the Peche Mortel imperial stout.
Faculty Brewing Co. ★ 4.8
Faculty Brewing Co. is an open-source, green-practice driven, friendly and inclusive craft brewery at 1830 Ontario Street, with indoor and patio space.
TipThe site takes bookings and reservations, and the whole indoor or patio space can be booked out for a private event.
Shanghai Brewery ★ 4.8
Shanghai Brewery is a craft brewery at 20 Donghu Road in Shanghai with an extensive food menu and beers brewed with only the best imported ingredients.
TipPromotions include Weekend Brunch, Daily Happy Hour, Tuesday BOGO Burgers and Wednesday Pub Quiz Nights.
SalamaNation ★ 4.8
SalamaNation is Salama Brewing's central Helsinki bar in Kamppi, pouring 20 taps with the brewery's hop-forward IPAs and mixed-fermentation beers alongside.
TipTwenty taps split between Salama's own beers and rotating guests, with cans, bottles.
Les Cuves de Fauve ★ 4.8
Les Cuves de Fauve is a brewpub at 64 Rue de Charonne: restaurant, craft beer bar and microbrewery with 16 beers on tap, drawn straight from the tanks.
TipNew beers are promised every month, and kegs from other breweries are brought in alongside Fauve's own.
O'Neil ★ 4.8
O'Neil, at 20 Rue des Canettes, opened in 1991 as the first microbrewery in Paris and serves its own beers, from blonde to brown, brewed on site.
TipWorkshops led by the house hops expert, Alexandre, run as a friendly, educational morning.
KIEZ Biergarten Montmartre ★ 4.8
KIEZ Biergarten Montmartre is a German beer garden at the foot of Montmartre, hidden from the street at the back of its brasserie, with around 20 beers.
TipCome as a group for the generous boards of German specialities: Wursts, Käse or Veggie.
BRLO Brwhouse ★ 4.8
BRLO Brwhouse sits in 38 upcycled shipping containers in the Park am Gleisdreieck, brewing a full range of craft lagers, IPAs and seasonal sours.
Brauerei Paeffgen ★ 4.8
Brauerei Paeffgen on Friesenstrasse in Cologne is the last independent house brewery in the city, founded by Hermann Päffgen in 1883; still hand-brewing.
Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei ★ 4.8
Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei on Hammerbrookstrasse in Hamburg has brewed American-style IPAs, saisons and seasonals since 2013, with a small taproom.
TipClosed Mon to Thu; the taproom takes walk-ins. Beer to-go in cans and bottles.
Augustiner-Bräu München ★ 4.8
Augustiner-Bräu München on Landsberger Strasse, founded 1328 as a monastery brewery, is Munich's oldest house; the Edelstoff Helles is what every locals.
Young Master Brewery ★ 4.8
Young Master Brewery has brewed in Wong Chuk Hang since August 2016, on a 40HL brewhouse with barrel ageing, a sour beer program and a foeder.
TipCrowlers are freshly filled and sealed, so drink one as soon as possible, and within 7 days of delivery at the latest.
Unity Bar & Brewery ★ 4.8
Unity Bar & Brewery at Király u. 101 is a craft brewery and restaurant in Budapest's VII district, serving locally made craft beers and tasty food.
TipIt opens at 16:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, closing at 22:00 from Tuesday to Thursday and at 23:00 on Friday and Saturday.
Parabolic Lázárus Brewery ★ 4.8
Parabolic Lazarus Brewpub at Lázár u. 4 is a friendly underground brewpub that makes every beer on tap itself, from classic IPAs to stouts that won awards.
TipThe styles change, so look for something new such as a Nordic Saison or a sweet, fruity Pastry Sour.
Horizont Brewing ★ 4.8
Horizont Brewing at Maglódi út 47 calls itself one of Hungary's highest-rated craft breweries and took the Grand Champion prize in Dublin in 2017.
TipIts online shop delivers free over 25.000 Ft, and the site also lists a Taproom page.
Independence Brewing Company Versova ★ 4.8
Independence Brewing Co in Versova runs a brewpub with American-craft ales, lagers and seasonal IPAs. The kitchen leans pizzas. Editor's TableJourney pick.
OrderA pint of the house pale ale and the chicken tikka pizza.
TipFriday night quiz from 20:30; book a booth for groups. Cash and card both accepted.
Whiplash Beer ★ 4.8
Whiplash Beer in Ballyfermot Dublin 10, the craft label by Alex Lawes brewing hazy IPA and a clean lager, the city's most ubiquitous craft draft.
TipFind Whiplash at P. Mac's, Underdog and Fidelity on Queen Street. The Body Riddle IPA is the year-round flagship.
Archea Brewery ★ 4.8
Archea Brewery at Via dei Serragli 44r is a craft beer place in Florence; its taps favor Italian and Tuscan breweries and its cellar holds about 100 labels.
OrderDraught beer tapped into a fresh can to take with you.
TipDraught beer can be tapped into a fresh can and sealed with their canning machine, to carry away.
Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa ★ 4.8
Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa opened in 2001 in Trastevere and calls itself the pioneer pub of the Italian craft beer scene, with 16 beers on tap.
TipRemember there are no reservations here, so just turn up; the pub is open every day from 11am to 2am.
Birrificio Torino ★ 4.8
Birrificio Torino opened the city's first brewpub in 2001 inside an old candy factory near Piazza Castello. Mauro Mascarello and Claudia Fertino brew on site.
Birrificio Mastro Matto ★ 4.8
Birrificio Mastro Matto at Via Silvestrini, 18 has brewed in Verona since 2013 and runs a tap room and beer garden serving its beers on draught.
TipThe tap room and company shop are open Monday to Thursday 17:30 to 22:30 and Friday and Saturday 17:30 to midnight, with a menu kept to local produce.
Fukuoka Craft Brewing ★ 4.8
Fukuoka Craft Brewing's taproom opened March 2024 in the Daitos Annex next to Hakata Station. Hakata Lager and a Session IPA from the Okagaki brewery.
TipStanding-bar format. Taps rotate weekly; pizza and snacks available.
Funs Brewing Beerhouse Osaka ★ 4.8
A Kitahorie beerhouse from the funs brewing label, pouring 10 rotating taps plus around 10 cans and bottles, built around pairings with Japanese food.
Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri ★ 4.8
Schouskjelleren in the vaulted brick cellar of the original Schous brewery on Trondheimsveien is Oslo's second-oldest microbrewery, with a massive open.
Brovarnia ★ 4.8
Brovarnia, at ul. Szafarnia 9 in Gdańsk, is the city's oldest operating brewery and brews to an original 16th-century recipe using four natural ingredients.
TipWeekend reservations at the restaurant are by phone only, and the beer is brewed from water, hops, malt and yeast.
Piwnica Rajców ★ 4.8
Piwnica Rajców is a restaurant in the cellars of Artus Court at Długi Targ 44 in Gdańsk that brews its own craft beer, in tanks holding up to 34,000 litres.
TipAsk for the Festbier in a litre mug, as the brewery recommends; it has 5.5% alcohol.
Weźże Krafta ★ 4.8
Weźże Krafta in Kraków's Kazimierz pours 25 Polish craft taps and 200+ bottles. Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza alongside; in the Tytano old tobacco factory.
TipThe Polish-sour shelf is the room's special; outdoor seating in the Tytano courtyard runs in summer.
Garage Beer Co ★ 4.8
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.
TipOpen daily. The Cherry Pop sour and the Soup IPA are the in-house pours; the food menu runs from 12:00.
Cervecería Santa Ana ★ 4.8
Cervecería Santa Ana opened on 14 March 1985 on Plaza de Santa Ana, and says it pours the best-drawn beer in the central area of Madrid, with good service.
TipCome for tapas, a beer with a pincho, or simply to enjoy Plaza de Santa Ana with friends.
Oh Mandril ★ 4.8
Oh Mandril at Calle del General Álvarez de Castro, 21 is a beer bar in Chamberí for imported and craft beers, with a wide range of tapas and raciones.
TipThe large terrace is heated all year, even in winter, and the lower floor has tables to sit and celebrate events.
Cervecería Baden Baden ★ 4.8
Cervecería Baden Baden at C. Germán Pérez Carrasco, 51 is a craft beer bar and gourmet burger place open since 1985, with authentic Bavarian food.
TipPair a craft beer from the selection with the Bavarian food or a gourmet burger.
Cervezas Rio Azul ★ 4.8
Cervezas Río Azul is a brewery at Calle Lana 6 in Seville's Poligono Hytasa, where Eloy del Río has been brewer since 2015, with urban art inside.
TipSign up for the next tasting and guided visit; the terrace and indoor space for 100 people can also be used for events.
Stigbergets Bryggeri ★ 4.8
Stigbergets is Gothenburg's most export-acclaimed craft brewery, known internationally for West Coast IPA and an innovative seasonal program.
The Populist ★ 4.8
The Populist inside the historic Bomonti Beer Factory, a Bomontiada brewpub pouring Torch Brewery's 12-tap rotation including a Turkish wheat with anise.
Pilot Beer ★ 4.8
Pilot Beer brews craft beer at 4b Stewartfield in Leith, Edinburgh, founded by Matt Johnson and Patrick Jones, who first brewed in Matt's garage.
TipIn 2014 Pilot was the first brewery in Scotland to stop using isinglass finings, and its base malt is exclusively grown in Scotland.
The Kernel Brewery ★ 4.8
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.
TipSaturday market hours only (09:00-14:00). The bottle shop runs at the arch alongside Mons cheese and Maltby Street market.
Cloudwater Brew Co ★ 4.8
Manchester's modern brewing flagship since 2015, on the Piccadilly Trading Estate. Unit 9 taproom: 20 keg lines, walk-in cold store, weekend tours.
La Cumbre Brewing ★ 4.8
La Cumbre Brewing has made beer in Albuquerque since 2010; its taproom at 3313 Girard Blvd NE opens at 12:00 daily and pours its Elevated IPA.
Burial Beer Co ★ 4.8
Burial Beer's original South Slope brewery at 40 Collier Ave was born in 2013 in a renovated transmission shop, with two bars and a full kitchen menu.
TipNew releases come weekly on draft and to-go, and orders can be placed online for pickup at the South Slope Bottle Shop.
Aeronaut Brewing Company ★ 4.8
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.
TipSaturday food market 12:00-17:00 has 12 vendors; pair with the day's Aeronaut taproom pour. The barrel-aged saison is the under-ordered beer.
The Alchemist Brewery and Visitor's Center ★ 4.8
John and Jen Kimmich founded The Alchemist in 2003; the Heady Topper IPA from this Stowe brewery (35 miles from Burlington) sparked the entire haze-IPA.
TipSame-day Heady-Topper four-packs sell out by midday on weekends; arrive at open.
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