Where Rennes drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Rennes worth taking a tram to.
Skumenn brews Rennes' best-known craft beers and pours them in its Cesson-Sévigné brewpub, a glass wall away from the tanks, with a factory shop attached.
Tip: The brewpub looks straight onto the production tanks; Friday runs non-stop from lunch and the shop fills growlers.
Origines brews its own beer inside the old Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Rennes and serves committed bistro cooking beside the climbing hall, noon until midnight.
Tip: The only beer brewed inside central Rennes; the September beer-and-slam tastings sell out, book via the site.
Brasserie du Vieux Singe brews certified-organic pale ales and vanilla stout on the Rennes edge at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, a worker cooperative since 2022.
Tip: The brewery shop only opens Thursday and Friday afternoons; look for Sacré Boucan IPA around Rennes bars otherwise.
Brasserie de la Bizhhh has brewed in Le Rheu on the west edge of Rennes since 2017, organic-ingredient blondes and porters plus Timut and masala one-offs.
Tip: Rennes bars including Les 400 Coups and Fougue keep the Bizhhh on tap if the ride out to Le Rheu is too far.
Brasserie Sainte-Colombe has brewed south of Rennes since 1996 and now runs about twenty beers from Corps-Nuds, with Friday-afternoon direct sales.
Tip: Friday 14:00 to 20:30 is the only window to buy at the brewery; the Grand Cru and Triple are the cellar picks.