Quick answer
Berlin's craft beer scene offers a wide range of options, with prices ranging from €3 to €8 per beer, and our top recommendation is Protokoll Taproom for its constantly rotating selection of exotic imports and German craft beers. This unfiltered guide, editor-curated and Berliners' opinions, highlights the best taprooms, brewpubs, and bottle shops the city has to offer.
- Best overall
- Protokoll Taproom
- Top pick
- Protokoll Taproom
Top verdicts
- Protokoll Taproom: The single most-recommended craft beer bar on every Berlin Reddit thread.
- Muted Horn: The highest-rated craft beer bar in Berlin (4.8★).
- BRLO Brwhouse: Berlin's biggest and most visible craft brewery.
Berlin's craft beer scene exists in fascinating tension: a city where a €0.80 Späti beer is a cultural institution trying to also be a world-class craft beer destination. The Reinheitsgebot purity law (dating to 1516) and a deep lager-and-pilsner culture mean craft beer is still niche — but the bars that exist are genuinely excellent.
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1. Protokoll Taproom
All 12 spots at a glance
| # | Name | Style | Price | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protokoll Taproom | Taproom | €4–€7 per beer | Boxhagener Str. 110, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain) |
| 2 | Muted Horn | Craft Beer Bar | €4–€7 per beer | Flughafenstraße 49, 12053 Berlin (Neukölln) |
| 3 | BRLO Brwhouse | Brewery & Restaurant | €5–€8 per beer | Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin (Kreuzberg) |
| 4 | Vagabund Brauerei | Microbrewery | €4–€6 per beer | Oudenarder Str. 16-20, 13347 Berlin (Wedding) |
| 5 | Hopfenreich | Taproom | €4–€7 per beer | Sorauer Str. 31, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg) |
| 6 | Hops & Barley | Brewpub | €3.50–€5.50 per beer | Wühlischstraße 22/23, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain) |
| 7 | Straßenbräu | Brewery & Taproom | €4–€7 per beer | Neue Bahnhofstraße 30, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain) |
| 8 | Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar | Bar & Bottle Shop | €4–€8 per beer | Oranienstraße 185, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg) |
| 9 | Brauhaus Lemke | Brewpub & Restaurant | €4–€6 per beer | S-Bahnbogen 143, Dircksenstraße, 10178 Berlin (Mitte) |
| 10 | Heidenpeters | Microbrewery | €4–€6 per beer | Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg) |
| 11 | Eschenbräu | Microbrewery | €3–€5 per beer | Triftstraße 67, 13353 Berlin (Wedding) |
| 12 | BKK Bier Kombinat Kreuzberg | Craft Beer Bar | €3.50–€6 per beer | Manteuffelstraße 53, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg) |
1Protokoll Taproom
Taproom
Verdict: The single most-recommended craft beer bar on every Berlin Reddit thread.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Taproom in Boxhagener Str. 110, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
- Strengths
- Known for Taproom · Boxhagener Str. 110, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
- Price / value
- €4–€7 per beer
- Why it made the list
- The single most-recommended craft beer bar on every Berlin Reddit thread. Period.
- What to order
- Protokoll Taproom is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“Protokoll Bar and Muted Horn”
— Editor's note
“Protokoll in Friedrichshain has a really good selection of Ale's and some really funky stuff too (and all from tap).”
— Editor's note
2Muted Horn
Craft Beer Bar
Verdict: The highest-rated craft beer bar in Berlin (4.8★).
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Craft Beer Bar in Flughafenstraße 49, 12053 Berlin (Neukölln)
- Strengths
- Known for Craft Beer Bar · Flughafenstraße 49, 12053 Berlin (Neukölln)
- Price / value
- €4–€7 per beer
- Why it made the list
- The highest-rated craft beer bar in Berlin (4.8★). Run by Canadians who genuinely know their hops.
- What to order
- Muted Horn is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
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“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.”
— Editor's note
“Muted horn! So amazing! Bartenders are super nice and chill.”
— Editor's note
3BRLO Brwhouse
Brewery & Restaurant
Verdict: Berlin's biggest and most visible craft brewery.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Brewery & Restaurant in Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Strengths
- Known for Brewery & Restaurant · Schöneberger Str. 16, 10963 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Price / value
- €5–€8 per beer
- Why it made the list
- Berlin's biggest and most visible craft brewery. The gateway drug for anyone new to German craft beer.
- What to order
- BRLO Brwhouse is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“brlo is Berlin based craft beer but somewhat good available in supermarkets also”
— Editor's note
“I usually go to either BRLO brewery or Bräugier”
— Editor's note
4Vagabund Brauerei
Microbrewery
Verdict: The OG of Berlin craft beer.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Microbrewery in Oudenarder Str. 16-20, 13347 Berlin (Wedding)
- Strengths
- Known for Microbrewery · Oudenarder Str. 16-20, 13347 Berlin (Wedding)
- Price / value
- €4–€6 per beer
- Why it made the list
- The OG of Berlin craft beer. Founded by Americans, Vagabund was at the forefront of the city's craft beer movement.
- What to order
- Vagabund Brauerei is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“Vagabund is my favorite. They have two locations in Wedding and you can find their bottled beer in different Spätis around the city.”
— Editor's note
5Hopfenreich
Taproom
Verdict: Berlin's first dedicated craft beer bar — 15 thoughtfully curated taps and the largest draught selection in the city when it opened.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Taproom in Sorauer Str. 31, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Strengths
- Known for Taproom · Sorauer Str. 31, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Price / value
- €4–€7 per beer
- Why it made the list
- Berlin's first dedicated craft beer bar — 15 thoughtfully curated taps and the largest draught selection in the city when it opened.
- What to order
- Hopfenreich is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“Hopfenreich, good selection on tap and you're spoilt for choice for kebab options in every direction!”
— Editor's note
6Hops & Barley
Brewpub
Verdict: A proper neighborhood brewpub that brews on-site.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Brewpub in Wühlischstraße 22/23, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
- Strengths
- Known for Brewpub · Wühlischstraße 22/23, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
- Price / value
- €3.50–€5.50 per beer
- Why it made the list
- A proper neighborhood brewpub that brews on-site. Unpretentious, affordable, and consistently excellent.
- What to order
- Hops & Barley is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“Straßenbräu, Hops & Barley, and Berliner Berg Brauerei were all great when I last visited.”
— Editor's note
7Straßenbräu
Brewery & Taproom
Verdict: One of Berlin's most accessible craft breweries — right by Ostkreuz with 12 rotating taps of house-brewed beers.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Brewery & Taproom in Neue Bahnhofstraße 30, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
- Strengths
- Known for Brewery & Taproom · Neue Bahnhofstraße 30, 10245 Berlin (Friedrichshain)
- Price / value
- €4–€7 per beer
- Why it made the list
- One of Berlin's most accessible craft breweries — right by Ostkreuz with 12 rotating taps of house-brewed beers.
- What to order
- Straßenbräu is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“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
8Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar
Bar & Bottle Shop
Verdict: Part bar, part Späti for beer geeks.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Bar & Bottle Shop in Oranienstraße 185, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Strengths
- Known for Bar & Bottle Shop · Oranienstraße 185, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Price / value
- €4–€8 per beer
- Why it made the list
- Part bar, part Späti for beer geeks. An insane selection on tap AND an even more insane fridge — global craft beer paradise.
- What to order
- Biererei Bar & Vintage Cellar is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“Was in the Biererei a month ago. Can recommend. A lot on tap and an insane amount in the fridge.”
— Editor's note
“Biererei is the top shelf for me”
— Editor's note
9Brauhaus Lemke
Brewpub & Restaurant
Verdict: The most tourist-accessible craft brewery — under the S-Bahn arches at Hackescher Markt with proper German food.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Brewpub & Restaurant in S-Bahnbogen 143, Dircksenstraße, 10178 Berlin (Mitte)
- Strengths
- Known for Brewpub & Restaurant · S-Bahnbogen 143, Dircksenstraße, 10178 Berlin (Mitte)
- Price / value
- €4–€6 per beer
- Why it made the list
- The most tourist-accessible craft brewery — under the S-Bahn arches at Hackescher Markt with proper German food.
- What to order
- Brauhaus Lemke is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“Lemke on Dircksenstraße or next to Schloss Charlottenburg.”
— Editor's note
10Heidenpeters
Microbrewery
Verdict: A Kreuzberg institution inside Markthalle Neun.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Microbrewery in Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Strengths
- Known for Microbrewery · Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, 10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Price / value
- €4–€6 per beer
- Why it made the list
- A Kreuzberg institution inside Markthalle Neun. The original hipster brewery that kicked off Berlin's craft beer wave.
- What to order
- Heidenpeters is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 Opening hours
Mon12–8 PM
Tue12–8 PM
Wed12–8 PM
Thu12–10 PM
Fri12–8 PM
Sat12–8 PM
SunClosed
“Heidenpeters, Biererei or Hopfenreich in Kreuzberg”
— Editor's note
11Eschenbräu
Microbrewery
Verdict: A hidden gem in Wedding — no-frills, unpretentious, and serving some of the cheapest quality craft beer in Berlin.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Microbrewery in Triftstraße 67, 13353 Berlin (Wedding)
- Strengths
- Known for Microbrewery · Triftstraße 67, 13353 Berlin (Wedding)
- Price / value
- €3–€5 per beer
- Why it made the list
- A hidden gem in Wedding — no-frills, unpretentious, and serving some of the cheapest quality craft beer in Berlin.
- What to order
- Eschenbräu is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 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
“There's a store with a friendly, oldish owner in Triftstraße called Hopfen und Malz with great variety and low prices.”
— Editor's note
12BKK Bier Kombinat Kreuzberg
Craft Beer Bar
Verdict: The locals' local — a neighborhood bar with some of the best locally brewed ales in Berlin via Schoppe Bräu.
Quick comparison
- Best for
- Craft Beer Bar in Manteuffelstraße 53, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Strengths
- Known for Craft Beer Bar · Manteuffelstraße 53, 10999 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
- Price / value
- €3.50–€6 per beer
- Why it made the list
- The locals' local — a neighborhood bar with some of the best locally brewed ales in Berlin via Schoppe Bräu.
- What to order
- BKK Bier Kombinat Kreuzberg is a featured pick in this guide.
🕐 Opening hours
Mon6–10 PM
Tue6–11 PM
Wed6–11 PM
Thu6–11 PM
Fri6 PM–2 AM
Sat7 PM–2 AM
SunClosed
“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
Frequently asked questions
Is Berlin good for craft beer?
Berlin has a growing but niche craft beer scene. Germany's Reinheitsgebot means most bars serve pilsners, but Berlin leads the movement with 15+ taprooms. Venues like Protokoll, Muted Horn, and BRLO rival any city.
How much does craft beer cost in Berlin?
€4–€8 per pour at taprooms. Brewpubs like Hops & Barley charge €3–€5. Imports run €5–€8. Flights €8–€15. Cheaper than London or Scandinavian cities.
What neighborhoods for craft beer?
Friedrichshain (Protokoll, Hops & Barley, Straßenbräu), Kreuzberg (Hopfenreich, Heidenpeters, Biererei, BKK), Neukölln (Muted Horn), Wedding (Vagabund, Eschenbräu).
What is the Reinheitsgebot?
The 1516 German Beer Purity Law limits beer to water, barley, hops, yeast. Culturally powerful — craft brewers using fruits can't label as 'beer' but 'Malzgetränk'.
What local Berlin breweries to try?
Fuerst Wiacek (hazy IPAs), BRLO (largest), Vagabund (small-batch), Heidenpeters (Markthalle Neun), Straßenbräu (12 taps), Schneeeule (traditional Berliner Weisse).
Can I do a craft beer crawl?
Yes! Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg route: Heidenpeters → Hopfenreich → BKK → Hops & Barley → Protokoll. All within 20-min walk. Wedding: Eschenbräu + Vagabund, ~15 min apart.