The Quest for the Holy Grain - Best Microbreweries
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Vagabund Brauerei Kesselhaus
Oudenarder Str. 16-20
13347 Berlin

 

Vagabund has been written up once before on this website as a microbrewery.  
Vagabund has since established a production brewery about a mile away.  This location also has a taproom.  
The new place isn't much bigger than the first, though it has a large patio.
Both locations serve the same beer.  

Opened in 2021, Vagabund Kesselhaus is a 1600-sqm craft beer behemoth... a brewhouse, bar, beer garden and event space in the heart of Wedding

Located in the former Bergmann Electricitäts-Werke, Germany's first light bulb factory, built at the turn of the twentieth century, the Kesselhaus is huge, imposing, and strikingly beautiful.

Now, equipped with towering stainless steel tanks capable of brewing 4,500 liters of Vagabund beer per batch, it is truely a production brewery.

Aside from your regular German styles, Vagabund Kesselhaus also offers an IPA, ESB, Barleywine, Belgian Tripel and a Quad.

Unfortunately, on the day that this Questor visited Vagabund Kesselhaus, there was a private event in progress. I got my beer and tried to pay for it. The barkeep knew something was up.
"This is a private event. You can have the beer but you have to leave."

Ach, du meine gute!
Das war aber Schade.
Na ya

 

 

 

Schalander Privatbrauerei
Revaler Str. 99/haus 9
10245 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 94512299

 

When first reviewed on this website, Schalander Brewery was in a quiet residential neighborhood.  
They have moved to a party district.

Once an abandoned industrial area, the place now has a climbing wall, a roller rink, and several night-clubby places.
Adding to the carnival atmosphere are food trucks and flea markets.

On this visit service was from a kiosk with lots of outdoor seating.
No access to the inside, but a peek through the window showed a big room with tables and chairs and a bar across the far wall.
The brewing operation is not evident. They serve only the 3 traditional German beers...Pils, Dunkel and Weizen.

 

 

 

Synde Brau
Hohe Str. 13
04107 Leipzig, Germany
+49 341 25355220

 

Synde Bräu is a microbrewery in a residential area a mile south of the tourist area in Leipzig

One enters thru a garage door.
Synde Bräu is similar to an American (or British) microbrewery in that everything is visible.

On the far right side is the brewing operation, with a stack of kegs as a room divider to the tasting room. This room has about 8 picnic tables.
Off to the left, by the entrance is a pile of beer for retail sale.

The small service bar was just to the right when one entered.  The seating outside consists of a few benches along the curb. 
Synde Bräu offers 4 beers on tap, but berhaps a dozen to go.  
Synde Brau was a busy place during my visit, and worth the effort to get there. 

 

 

 

Cliff's Brauwerk
Leibnizstraße 17
04105 Leipzig, Germany
+49 341 97441002

 

Cliff's Brauwerk is a small microbrewery a few blocks from downtown Leipzig .  
It is located in the basement of an stately old apartment building.  
On the stairway as one enters, is a stack of bags of malt... this sets the tone.
Along the front wall is a bench which might seat 10. There are 3 wine barrel tables in the room, as well as 3 stools at the small bar.
There is also an alcove with 3 more tables and a small bench.
That's about it.
The entire premises might be 20' x 30'.  The brewing operation is in a room behind the barroom.
There are 9 beers on tap, some of which are also offered in bottles.
Cliff's offers various styles, including English and American beers.  
A steady stream of customers came in for bottled beer to go. 

 

 

 

 

Braugier Craftbier
Stubbenkammerstraße 6
10437 Berlin, Germany

Braügier is a new microbrewery in the yuppy Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood of Berlin, Germany.
The interior is not deep, but rather wide, with some tables scattered around.
The decor is modern with several windows.
There is also outside seating. Braugier has 10 of their own beers on tap with a good rotation - something different when a keg is done.
Some of the beers you may find on your visit would include Pacific Twist Pale Ale, Poor But Hoppy IPA, Pils, schwarzbier, and rauchweizen.
Braugier's brewers take particular pride in brewing authentic, modern versions of classic German beer styles.
At the same time, they also love brewing international styles to show that talented, open-minded German brewmasters can make world class beers of any style.
They also feature two guest taps.

 

 

 

 

Vagabund Brauerei
Antwerpener Str. 3, 13353 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 52667668

Vagabund Brauerei is a microbrewery in the Berlin suburb of Wedding.
When one enters the repurposed storefront from the not-so-busy side street, it still feels like a store.
To the right is the small bar where one can buy merchandise, draft beer, bottles, growlers, tee shirts, and other paraphernalia. All of that is located behind the counter.
The rest of the room has a few tables and chairs.
A door on the left was open to the rear where one could see the brewing equipment and the brewers brewing.
They brew in the evening as they have day jobs.
The offered beers included 2 of their own and several guest beers.
The bottle selection had several from the US.
As vagabund points out on their website:
Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to than more of the same. ” — Hugh Hood

 

 

Heidenpeters
Markthalle Neun
Eisenbahnstr. 42/43
10997 Berlin

Westerners in Berlin who are getting weary of Pils, Dunkels, and Hefeweizens, and are beginning to have withdrawal symptoms from lack of hops, may wish to seek out Heidenpeters.
Heidenpeters is a new micro- brewery in Berlin's Markthalle Neun.
Located in the Kreuzberg neighborhood, it is similar to an American microbrewery in that it is only open for limited hours...in this case Thursday evening, and Friday and Saturday afternoons. Heidenpeters brews American-style beers such as Pale Ale and Red Ale. Since they have no facilities, the Heidenpeters' patron must wander around the market whilst drinking their beer.
Thus they charge a deposit on the glass.
Early on a Thursday evening, they seemed to be doing a good business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"They who drink beer will think beer ." ....Washington Irving