💰 €4–€7 per beer
📍 Boxhagener Str. 110, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
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Verdict: The single most-recommended craft beer bar on every Berlin Reddit thread. Period.
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🍺 What to order: Protokoll Taproom, a taproom located at Boxhagener Str. 110, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain), offers beers priced between €4 and €7 and is known for its constantly rotating selection of 20+ themed taps featuring exotic imports alongside German craft. If you can’t decide, try a tasting flight, or ask the bartender for recommendations.
Opening hours
Mon5 PM–12 AM
Tue5 PM–12 AM
Wed5 PM–12 AM
Thu5 PM–12 AM
Fri5 PM–2 AM
Sat4 PM–2 AM
Sun4 PM–12 AM
💡 Insider tip: They host popup food events — check their Facebook for schedules. No food menu otherwise, but you can bring food in from nearby restaurants.
“Protokoll Bar and Muted Horn”— r/CraftBeer · 2025
“Protokoll in Friedrichshain has a really good selection of Ale's and some really funky stuff too (and all from tap).”— r/berlin · 2022
💰 €4–€7 per beer
📍 Flughafenstraße 49, 12053 Berlin (Neukölln)
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Verdict: The highest-rated craft beer bar in Berlin (4.8★). Run by Canadians who genuinely know their hops.
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🍺 What to order: Muted Horn, a craft beer bar located at Flughafenstraße 49, 12053 Berlin (Neukölln), serves beers in the €4–€7 range and specializes in hazy and sour beers, boasting 15+ taps and a massive fridge stocked with cans and bottles. The staff will happily let you try before you buy.
Opening hours
Mon5 PM–12 AM
Tue5 PM–12 AM
Wed5 PM–1 AM
Thu5 PM–1 AM
Fri5 PM–2:30 AM
Sat3 PM–2:30 AM
Sun3 PM–2:30 AM
💡 Insider tip: They have an online webshop for delivery/pickup. Arrive early on weekends for outdoor seating in the small beer garden.
“Muted Horn in Neukölln, 15 ish taps and always lots of hazy and sour beers. Plus a huge fridge of cans and bottles. The bar staff are knowledgeable and friendly too.”— r/berlin · 2022
“Muted horn! So amazing! Bartenders are super nice and chill.”— r/CraftBeer · 2025
💰 €5–€8 per beer
📍 Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
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Verdict: Berlin's biggest and most visible craft brewery. The gateway drug for anyone new to German craft beer.
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🍺 What to order: BRLO Brwhouse, a brewery and restaurant at Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin (Kreuzberg), offers beers for €5–€8 and is known for its solid core range of Pale Ale, Porter, and Berliner Weisse, alongside seasonal brews and their own cider. A full restaurant menu is also available.
Opening hours
MonClosed
Tue5 PM–12 AM
Wed5 PM–12 AM
Thu5 PM–12 AM
Fri5 PM–12 AM
Sat12 PM–12 AM
Sun12–10 PM
💡 Insider tip: Sits at the edge of Gleisdreieck Park in repurposed shipping containers. BRLO bottles available in most Berlin supermarkets and Spätis.
“brlo is Berlin based craft beer but somewhat good available in supermarkets also”— r/beer · 2025
“I usually go to either BRLO brewery or Bräugier”— r/berlin · 2022
💰 €4–€6 per beer
📍 Oudenarder Str. 16-20, 13347 Berlin (Wedding)
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Verdict: The OG of Berlin craft beer. Founded by Americans, Vagabund was at the forefront of the city's craft beer movement.
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🍺 What to order: Vagabund Brauerei, a microbrewery located at Oudenarder Str. 16-20, 13347 Berlin (Wedding), offers beers priced between €4 and €6 and features four revolving house-brewed taps plus guest ales, all small-batch and brewed on-site. Be sure to try the seasonal specials.
Opening hours
MonClosed
Tue4 PM–12 AM
Wed4 PM–12 AM
Thu4 PM–12 AM
Fri4 PM–12 AM
Sat2 PM–12 AM
Sun2 PM–12 AM
💡 Insider tip: Far from the tourist trail in Wedding, near one of Europe's most respected brewing schools. Bottled beer available in Spätis.
“Vagabund is my favorite. They have two locations in Wedding and you can find their bottled beer in different Spätis around the city.”— r/berlin · 2022
💰 €4–€7 per beer
📍 Sorauer Str. 31, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
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Verdict: Berlin's first dedicated craft beer bar — 15 thoughtfully curated taps and the largest draught selection in the city when it opened.
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🍺 What to order: Hopfenreich, a taproom located at Sorauer Str. 31, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg), serves beers in the €4–€7 range and is known for its IPAs, porters, and saisons, as well as stocking indie-brewed traditional styles. Ask the knowledgeable bartenders for recommendations.
Opening hours
Mon5–11 PM
Tue5–11 PM
Wed5–11 PM
Thu5–11 PM
Fri5 PM–1 AM
Sat5 PM–1 AM
Sun5–10 PM
💡 Insider tip: Located in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez — surrounded by excellent döner kebab shops. Perfect beer-and-kebab pairing territory.
“Hopfenreich, good selection on tap and you're spoilt for choice for kebab options in every direction!”— r/CraftBeer · 2025
💰 €3.50–€5.50 per beer
📍 Wühlischstraße 22/23, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
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Verdict: A proper neighborhood brewpub that brews on-site. Unpretentious, affordable, and consistently excellent.
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🍺 What to order: Hops & Barley, a brewpub located at Wühlischstraße 22/23, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain), offers beers for €3.50–€5.50 and is known for its house-brewed pilsner, dunkel, and wheat beer, plus rotating seasonals. The beer is unfiltered and only traveled meters to your glass.
Opening hours
Mon5 PM–12 AM
Tue5 PM–12 AM
Wed5 PM–1 AM
Thu5 PM–1 AM
Fri4 PM–2 AM
Sat2 PM–2 AM
Sun2 PM–12 AM
💡 Insider tip: Watch the brewing happen behind the bar while drinking. More neighborhood local than hipster beer bar.
“Straßenbräu, Hops & Barley, and Berliner Berg Brauerei were all great when I last visited.”— r/CraftBeer · 2025
💰 €4–€7 per beer
📍 Neue Bahnhofstraße 30, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
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Verdict: One of Berlin's most accessible craft breweries — right by Ostkreuz with 12 rotating taps of house-brewed beers.
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🍺 What to order: Straßenbräu, a brewery and taproom located at Neue Bahnhofstraße 30, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain), offers beers in the €4–€7 range and offers a tasting flight (4 small beers) to sample their range of Berlin-tinged beer names. They also serve wine, cider, and cocktails, and since there's no food available, BYO.
Opening hours
Mon4 PM–12 AM
Tue4 PM–12 AM
Wed4 PM–12 AM
Thu4 PM–1 AM
Fri4 PM–2 AM
Sat12 PM–2 AM
Sun12 PM–12 AM
💡 Insider tip: Tree-lined street with outdoor tables — a stone's throw from Ostkreuz S-Bahn. Easy first or last stop on a beer crawl.
“Straßenbräu is one of the most accessible, on the edge of Friedrichshain and a stone's throw from Ostkreuz. The beer is top notch.”— Beer in the City · 2023
💰 €4–€8 per beer
📍 Oranienstraße 185, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
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Verdict: Part bar, part Späti for beer geeks. An insane selection on tap AND an even more insane fridge — global craft beer paradise.
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🍺 What to order: Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar, a bar and bottle shop located at Oranienstraße 185, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg), offers beers priced between €4 and €8 and features rotating taps plus a fridge with hundreds of global bottles, including Belgian, American, and Scandinavian selections. The vintage cellar downstairs has rare aged bottles.
Opening hours
Mon4 PM–1 AM
Tue4 PM–1 AM
Wed4 PM–1 AM
Thu4 PM–1 AM
Fri4 PM–2 AM
Sat2 PM–2 AM
Sun4 PM–1 AM
💡 Insider tip: The Berlin-style döner at Nefis around the corner is the perfect post-beer food, per multiple Redditors.
“Was in the Biererei a month ago. Can recommend. A lot on tap and an insane amount in the fridge.”— r/CraftBeer · 2025
“Biererei is the top shelf for me”— r/Untappd · 2026
💰 €4–€6 per beer
📍 S-Bahnbogen 143, Dircksenstraße, 10178 Berlin (Mitte)
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Verdict: The most tourist-accessible craft brewery — under the S-Bahn arches at Hackescher Markt with proper German food.
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🍺 What to order: Brauhaus Lemke, a brewpub and restaurant located at S-Bahnbogen 143, Dircksenstraße, 10178 Berlin (Mitte), offers beers for €4–€6 and encourages you to try the tasting flight of 6 × 0.1L beers across pilsner, dunkel, hefeweizen, and seasonals. Classic German dishes like Schnitzel and pork knuckle pair perfectly.
Opening hours
Mon12–11:30 PM
Tue12–11:30 PM
Wed12–11:30 PM
Thu12–11:30 PM
Fri12–11:30 PM
Sat12–11:30 PM
Sun1–10 PM
💡 Insider tip: Three Berlin locations — Hackescher Markt (most atmospheric), Alexanderplatz, and Charlottenburg. Opens at noon — good for day drinking.
“Lemke on Dircksenstraße or next to Schloss Charlottenburg.”— r/berlin · 2022
💰 €4–€6 per beer
📍 Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
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Verdict: A Kreuzberg institution inside Markthalle Neun. The original hipster brewery that kicked off Berlin's craft beer wave.
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🍺 What to order: Heidenpeters, a microbrewery located at Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg), offers beers for €4–€6 and is known for its house-brewed beers fresh from the market hall. Pair your beer with incredible food from the stalls at Markthalle Neun, and try whatever’s seasonal.
Opening hours
Mon12–8 PM
Tue12–8 PM
Wed12–8 PM
Thu12–10 PM
Fri12–8 PM
Sat12–8 PM
SunClosed
💡 Insider tip: Go Thursday evening for Street Food Thursday — Heidenpeters + global street food = perfect Berlin evening. Closes early (8 PM most days)!
“Heidenpeters, Biererei or Hopfenreich in Kreuzberg”— r/berlinsocialclub · 2026
Verdict: A hidden gem in Wedding — no-frills, unpretentious, and serving some of the cheapest quality craft beer in Berlin.
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🍺 What to order: Eschenbräu, a microbrewery located at Triftstraße 67, 13353 Berlin (Wedding), offers beers for €3–€5 and is known for its reliably excellent house-brewed pilsner and dunkel, as well as rotating seasonal beers. At this price point, it's Berlin's most affordable craft beer.
Opening hours
Mon5–11 PM
Tue5 PM–12 AM
Wed5 PM–12 AM
Thu5 PM–12 AM
Fri5 PM–1 AM
Sat5 PM–1 AM
Sun5–11 PM
💡 Insider tip: Same street as Hopfen und Malz beer shop. Pair both for a Wedding beer afternoon. Courtyard beer garden is a summer oasis.
“There's a store with a friendly, oldish owner in Triftstraße called Hopfen und Malz with great variety and low prices.”— r/berlin · 2022
💰 €3.50–€6 per beer
📍 Manteuffelstraße 53, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
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Verdict: The locals' local — a neighborhood bar with some of the best locally brewed ales in Berlin via Schoppe Bräu.
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🍺 What to order: BKK Bier Kombinat Kreuzberg, a craft beer bar located at Manteuffelstraße 53, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg), offers beers for €3.50–€6 and features traditional beers alongside IPAs and seasonal brews from Kreuzberg's own Schoppe Bräu. The vibe is more Bundesliga than hipster.
Opening hours
Mon6–10 PM
Tue6–11 PM
Wed6–11 PM
Thu6–11 PM
Fri6 PM–2 AM
Sat7 PM–2 AM
SunClosed
💡 Insider tip: Hidden on a residential Kreuzberg street — feels like a real neighborhood spot. That's the charm.
“BKK is the kind of neighborhood bar where you might go to watch the Bundesliga on a Sunday afternoon. The fact that it also has some of the best locally brewed ales in Berlin seems almost an afterthought.”— Punch Drink · 2023
