Vienna microbreweries
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The Viennese microbrewery
(German
: Wiener Brauhaus, Wiener Kleinbrauerei) is a typical institution of Vienna
. These microbreweries serve their own beer
to the public. They also serve food, in many cases traditional Austrian dishes. In many cases the actual brew equipment is in the center of the place and the tables for the customers are located around the equipment. Some microbreweries open in the late morning and offer both lunch and dinner, others open in the late afternoon.
Microbrewery
A microbrewery or craft brewer is a brewery which produces a limited amount of beer, and is associated by consumers with innovation and uniqueness....
(German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Wiener Brauhaus, Wiener Kleinbrauerei) is a typical institution of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. These microbreweries serve their own beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
to the public. They also serve food, in many cases traditional Austrian dishes. In many cases the actual brew equipment is in the center of the place and the tables for the customers are located around the equipment. Some microbreweries open in the late morning and offer both lunch and dinner, others open in the late afternoon.
Well-known Viennese microbreweries
The order is by district.- 1516, 1. district, Schwarzenbergstraße 2; Opening times: Mon–Thu 10:00–14:00, Fri 10:00–3:00, Sat 11:00–3:00, Sun 11:00–2:00; this is an American-style brew pub with music from Rolling Stones to Michael Jackson and American food like baby ribs and burritos.
- Schwarzenberg Stadtbrauerei, 1. district, Schellinggasse 14; Opening times: Mon-Thu 10:00-24:00, Fri 10:00-03:00, Sat 17:00-03:00, Sun closed, Holiday 17:00-24:00.
- Salm Bräu, 3. district, Rennweg 8; Opening times: Mon-Sun 11:00-24:00; winner of several international prizes, also brew a beer liquor
- Wieden Bräu, 4. district, Waaggasse 5; Opening times: Mon-Sun 11:30-24:00; besides 4 home made beers they serve specialty beers such as whiskey beer. Occasionally they organize beer seminars.
- Hopfenschampus, 4. district, Rechte Wienzeile 25-27 (in NaschmarktNaschmarktThe Naschmarkt is Vienna's most popular market. Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River it is about 1,5 kilometers long.The Naschmarkt has existed since the 16th century when mainly milk bottles were sold...
), Hopfenschampus is a new creation made from beer and wine, it is bottled like a champagne. The name derives from "hopfen" meaning hopsHopsHops are the female flower clusters , of a hop species, Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine...
and "champus" meaning champagne. - Perchten Bräu, 5. district, Schönbrunner Straße 98; Opening times: Mon-Fri 11:00-24:00, Sat-Sun closed.
- Bauern Bräu, 6. district, Gumpendorfer Str. 134-136 (Arik BrauerArik BrauerArik Brauer is an Austrian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, poet, dancer, singer and stage designer. He resides in Vienna and Ein Hod, Israel. Brauer is a co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, together with Ernst Fuchs, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Hutter and Anton Lehmden.Erich...
Haus, near Raimundtheater); Opening times: Mon-Sun 16:00-2:00; they do not brew their beer in the restaurant but in their associated microbrewery in Styria. They won several prizes at the 2009 Austrian beer competition. - Sieben Stern Bräu, 7. district, Siebensterngasse 19; Opening times: Mon-Sun 11:00-24:00; they serve hemp, smoked and spicy chili beer amongst others
- Plutzerbräu, 7. district, Schrankgasse 2 / Ecke Stiftgasse; Opening times: Sun-Thu 16:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-1:00, in spring and summer starting March opening time at 10:00. They serve their own dark, light and mixed beer as well as a specialty brew such as Irish stout. The bar plays music and has TV sets.
- The Highlander, 9. district, Sobieskiplatz 4; Opening times: Sun-Thu 16:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-1:00.
- Stiegl Ambulanz, 9. district, Im alten AKH (UNI-Campus, Hof 1), Alserstraße 4, Access through Spittalgasse 2; this is a small brewery owned by one of the largest Austrian breweries; Opening times: Mon-Sat 11:00-24:00, Sun 11:00-21:00.
- Medl Bräu, 14. district, Linzer Strasse 275; Opening times: Mon-Sat 16:00-24:00, Sun closed. The serve 5 home-brewed beers: Maerzen, Blond, Dark, Mixed (Half blond, half dark), and in season a BockBockBock is a strong lager of German origin. Several substyles exist, including maibock or helles bock, a paler, more hopped version generally made for consumption at spring festivals; doppelbock, a stronger and maltier version; and eisbock, a much stronger version made by partially freezing the beer...
. - Schwarzer Rabe, 16. district, Ottakringerstraße 180
- Fischer Bräu, 19. district, Billrothstrasse 17
- Grinzinger Bräu, 19. district, Cobenzlgasse 3, Himmelstrasse 4
- Eipeltauerbier, 19. district, Heiligenstädterlände 11
- Brigitta Bräu, 20. district, Dresdnerstr. 38-44 (Ecke Stromstr.), they serve smoked and hemp beer amongst others
- Kadlez, 21. district, Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße 9