Šnekutis Beer Pub (Šv. Stepono) is a brewery in Naujamiestis, Vilnius.
The Šv. Stepono Šnekutis is the second-original of the chain, pouring 30-plus Lithuanian small-brewery taps including farmhouse and unfiltered styles.
Tip: A regional Lithuanian-beer flight is the way to use this pub. Cepelinai pair well with the unfiltered farmhouse.
Address: Šv. Stepono g. 8, 01013 Vilnius
Genys is one of Vilnius's main independent craft breweries, with a taproom on J. Basanavičiaus running rotating in-house pours from IPA to wild fermentation.
Tip: The garden taproom at Rūdninkų 14 is the summer option. Beer flight is the way to taste the range.
Kalnapilis has brewed in Panevėžys since 1902 and is the most ubiquitous Lithuanian pilsner across Vilnius bars, the dominant Lithuanian draught lineup.
Tip: No dedicated brewery tap in Vilnius; the Gedimino pub keeps the original Kalnapilis on draught.
The original Šnekutis on Šv. Mikalojaus showcases small Lithuanian breweries with 30-plus taps of filtered and unfiltered farmhouse ales for tasting.
Tip: Order a flight of four small pours to taste the range. Cepelinai are the bar-food match.
Nisha on L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus runs 22 rotating craft taps from Lithuanian and Baltic small breweries, with a flight format for tasting at a cosy Old Town.
Tip: The flight is the cheapest way to taste the small-brewery range. The bar list refreshes weekly.
Dundulis is a Lithuanian craft brewery with no Vilnius brewery proper; the most reliable Vilnius draught is at Bukowski in Užupis as the house pour.
Tip: Bukowski for the Dundulis draught. The brewery proper sits north of Vilnius in Aukštaitija.
Genys is one of Vilnius's main independent craft breweries, with a taproom on J. Basanavičiaus running rotating in-house pours from IPA to wild fermentation.
Tip: The garden taproom at Rūdninkų 14 is the summer option. Beer flight is the way to taste the range.
Sakiškių Alus runs from a restored 19th-century industrial building in Naujoji Vilnia, with a 24-tap mezzanine taproom overlooking the brewing floor.
Tip: Out of the centre. Take the bus or share a ride; the brewery tour adds context to the pour.
Kalnapilis has brewed in Panevėžys since 1902 and is the most ubiquitous Lithuanian pilsner across Vilnius bars, the dominant Lithuanian draught lineup.
Tip: No dedicated brewery tap in Vilnius; the Gedimino pub keeps the original Kalnapilis on draught.
