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reviewed by yours truly: 71.4% (75)

Thank you for letting me know about any corrections or missing informations! (bov (at) bov.ch)


Size signification
<50 hl/yr: picobrewey (part-time or hobby)
<1'000 hl/yr: nanobrewery
<5'000 hl/yr: microbrewery
<50'000 hl/yr: regional brewery
>50'000 hl/yr: large brewery

Rating signification
to The nec plus ultra ! Don't miss those breweries.
Very good breweries !
Above average and satisfying.
to Average.
 Not terrible.
 This is getting pretty bad.
to  Be cautious: you may REALLY not like it !

Please note that the star ratings for the appreciation are based on the weighted average and not on the mean average like the rating. You can have a look to the ranking list to see the weighted averages and the way they are calculated as well.
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The breweries displayed with a yellow background do not appear anymore on the list of the Federal Customs, yet seem to be still active. I will keep them for some time in the hope that they will regulate their situation.

Breweries (102)

NameAddress&contactRegistry-#
Size/Production
# of beers
tasted
Rating avg
appreciation
Comments
Please be aware that all ratings and comments reflect my opinion only ! So don't blame me if I dislike your favourite brewery. Fortunately we are free to like whatever we like...
3 Mousses

Founded in 2019

En Budron H7 Box 39
1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne


#1714

list of beers

9 11.33

Brewers: Christophe Gsponer and Jonathan Brocard.
Brewing 7 core beers in anglo-american styles. Mostly organic.
À Tue-Tête!

Founded in 2017

chemin de la Biole 10
1860 Aigle


079 235 56 49

#1046

200 hl

list of beers

43 16.2

Blender: Julien Bretheau.
A blendery (the base beers are brewed at WhiteFrontier), sour beer specialist and a very good one! Julien is a talented blender and my top Swiss brewery since 2021. Is exporting about one third of its production (France and Belgium).
A&F Kaess

Founded in 2018

Chemin de Praz 21
1424 Champagne


024 436 16 48

#1161

list of beers

4 13.7

Brewers: François-Jean and Anne Kaess.
Formerly named Brasserie de Champagne. Started from the beginning with a professional installation (10 hl), yet does not seem to produce a lot for now. A huge discretion...
Not much adherence to defined beer styles. Has a good potential.
AnBrew

Founded in 2016


1867 Ollon


#910

list of beers

N/A N/A Apparently inactive
BadFish Brewing

Founded in 2016

chemin des Assenges 6
1142 Pampigny


#915

list of beers

34 14.26

"Brewers: Cédric Kind and Grégoire Bovy.
Moved from St-Prex to Pampigny in 2023.
Offers 4 core beers and some seasonal (named ""small batch"") brewed on a 10 hl installation.
Above average beers. Clearly worth a try. "
BBC - Brother Beer Company

Founded in 2018

Rue de la Fontaine 12
1860 Aigle



Link down; brewery closed?


#1273

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Bière de Fred

Founded in 2021


1035 Bournens


079 947 64 06

#1638

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Fred Burdey.
Bières artisanales du Batteur

Founded in 2018

Champ-Colomb 4
1024 Ecublens


021 635 71 56

#1131

list of beers

7 13.66

Brewer: Stéphane Fontaine.
Offers a good variety of very decent qualities (except a very dubious Scottish Export)
Birrificio Due Fusti

Founded in 2017

Chemin de l’Islettaz
1305 Penthalaz


#985

list of beers

13 13.97

Brewer: Mattia Manzocchi.
Offers 5 core beers of anglo-american styles. Brews on a 5 hl installation.
Light above average qualities.
Boxer

Founded in 1960

Avenue des Sports 11
1401 Yverdon-les-Bains


024 425 53 53

#24

64'000 hl

list of beers

13 9.97

"Brewer: Andreas Menze.
Founded in 1960 this brewery got its name and logo from the first manager's dog, Aramis. Boxer was taken over in 1982 by the french brewery ""les Enfants de Gayant"", then in 1994 by the group Sharma of Bombay and further in 1997 by Löwengarten and some private investors. The brewery moved from Romanel/Lausanne to Yverdon in March 2012 and increased its production of 35% in 4 years. It has been finally taken over by Doppelleu to build Doppelleu-Boxer in June 2017 (effective from January 2018). The projected production increase is to reach 75'000 hl until 2021 (they were at 19'000 in 2005 and probably around 60'000 in 2019). A very realistic goal after the potentiel vacuity created by the closure of Cardinal in Fribourg as well as a higher distribution in the german-speaking part of the country since the last taken-over. Boxer has about 40 employees.
The range of their beers has been fully rebranded since they belong to Doppelleu. Nevertheless, don't except to find craft beer styles here but instead some uninspired, below average and boring lagers."
Brass-Art

Founded in 2014

route du Levant 33b
1404 Cuarny



Link down; brewery closed?


#605

6 hl

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Jérôme Tock and Jérôme Aellen.
Probably inactive.
Brasse-Mortier

Founded in 2007

Place du Bourg 9
1323 Romainmôtier


079 124 54 80

#226

120 hl

list of beers

9 13.16

Originally called l'Enclave and located in Prévondavaux until 2013. Organized as a cooperative since 2018.
Brews 6 core beers in mostly english styles. Some beers are brewed at la Concorde.
Brasserie Artisanale de Giez (b.a.g.)

Founded in 2015

chemin des Bruannes 14
1429 Giez


#729

list of beers

17 12.73

Brewer: Benjamin Strahm.
Brews 8 core beers and 3 seasonals on a 10 hl installation.
The quality goes from light above average beers to - from time to time - quite dubiouss.
Brasserie Artisanale de Mies

Founded in 2016

rue du Village 3
1295 Mies


079 390 24 47

#803

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Cédric Bernard.
Brasserie BMR

Founded in 2020


1279 Chavannes-de-Bogis


#1525

list of beers

4 14.3

Brewers: Martial Hämmerli and Robert Hofmann.
Brasserie de la Côte

Founded in 1999

Rue de l'Eglise 10
1115 Vullierens


079 608 09 03

#113

370 hl

list of beers

20 12.5

Brewer: Patrick Doria
Moved from Eysins to Vullierens in 2007 and went professional. Offers 7 core beers and one seasonal brewed on a 10 hl installation. Creativity with few style adherence.
Brasserie de la Pêcherie

Founded in 2018

chemin des Pêcheurs 1
1845 Noville


#1189

list of beers

14 10.77

Brewer: Christophe Liechti.
Hard to stay polite here… what could I say? An incomprehensible presence in the stock of Amstein. Mostly uncontrolled beers of bad homebrew level. It can only goes better.
Brasserie de la Tour

Founded in 2023


1588 Cudrefin

 
#1808

N/A N/A -
Brasserie de la Violette

Founded in 2017

Violette 6
1018 Lausanne


079 418 43 10

#1027

list of beers

3 12.13

Offers 4 core beers + 1 different beer every month. Lot of creativity.
Brasserie de l'Annwn

Founded in 2014

rte de la Sarraz 5
1317 Orny


079 661 26 29

#617

52 hl

list of beers

8 13.3

Brewer: Julien Hugo.
To be pronounced [ÔNE]. Offers 6 core beers and one seasonal brewed on a 240 liters installation.
OK beers in quite undefined styles.
Brasserie de Malley

Founded in 2021


1009 Pully

 
#1599

list of beers

N/A N/A "Founded by the association ""I Lake Lausanne"". Probably producing their own beers to sell them at the bar ""la Galicienne""?!?"
Brasserie des 4 Vents

Founded in 2018

chemin de Montmelet 4
1415 Démoret


#1127

list of beers

10 13.6

Brewing decent beers in Belgian and Ango-American styles.
Brasserie des Alpes

Founded in 2017

Avenue des Alpes 20
1006 Lausanne


076 336 12 19

#1041

list of beers

7 12.69

Brewing apparently only SMASH beers. I'm still waiting to be really convinced.
Brasserie des Bains

Founded in 2015

avenue des Bains 12
1400 Yverdon


#675

15 hl

list of beers

3 14

Brewers: Loann Gaillard and Marc Hebeisen.
Brews 1 core beer and 4 seasonal.
Clearly worth a try.
Brasserie des Cailloux

Founded in 2012

route d'Oron 16
1068 Les Monts-de-Pully


#471

12 hl

list of beers

7 10.63

Brewer: Yves Steinmann.
Formerly (and until 2014) known as Brasserie du Trio. Brewing 4 core beers on a 100 liters installation.
I got their beers long time ago so don't hesitate to try them nowadays: they will surely be better.
Brasserie des Condémines

Founded in 2011

chemin de la Condémines 19
1315 La Sarraz


078 619 63 61

#413

160 hl

list of beers

18 12.02

Brewer: Merlin Chabloz.
Brewing 8 core beers and some one-shots.
Improvements followed a quite chaotic start period. So this brewery worths actually more than what my rating says.
Brasserie des Diablerets

Founded in 2016

chemin du Plan 33
1865 Les Diablerets


078 675 95 01

#870

60 hl

list of beers

5 14.72

Brewer: Renaud Richardet.
Brasserie des Mines

Founded in 2014

rue de Vuarrengel 10
1418 Vuarrens


078 623 91 54

#577

40 hl

list of beers

8 13.7

Brewers: Nicolas Prot, Yves Bornick and Thierry Bornick.
Originally called Vuarrens. Offers 4 core beers and some seasonal. Decent quality and diversity.
May well stop by the end of 2023.
Brasserie des Moucherons

Founded in 2022

Le Bey 1
1585 Salavaux



Link down; brewery closed?


#1751

N/A N/A -
Brasserie des Randonneurs

Founded in 2023


1081 Montpreveyres

 
#1823

N/A N/A -
Brasserie des Scies

Founded in 2021


1445 Vuiteboeuf

 
#1668

list of beers

N/A N/A Looks like a highly discrete homebrewery.
Brasserie des Vagabonds

Founded in 2019

rue Louis Favez 13A
1854 Leysin


#1409

300 hl

list of beers

6 13.73

Brewers: Jackson Bigler, Joey Burns, Elliott Hébert.
Produces 3 core beers and 2 seasonals.
Brasserie des Vieux Grinches

Founded in 2022


1321 Arnex-sur-Orbe


#1768

list of beers

7 14.69

Offering Anglo-American styles with quality and diversity.
Brasserie d'Oleyres

Founded in 2016

rue du Quart 3
1580 Oleyres


079 332 16 19

#873

120 hl

list of beers

2 9.2 Brewer: Nick Bratsikas.
Had 2 beers showing sanitation problems (DMS/uncontrolled sourness).
Brasserie d'Ouchy

Founded in 2016

rue du Lac 11
1007 Lausanne


#952

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewing only one-shot - organic - beers.
Brasserie du Jorat

Founded in 2003

Ussières
1088 Ropraz


079 764 88 77

#251

1'000 hl

list of beers

17 13.46

Brewer: Nathan Maire.
Originally called Clos des Pommiers (1082 Corcelles-le-Jorat) and started by Raoul Gendroz. Moved to Vuillens in 2006 and then to Ropraz in 2020.
Brews subtle and mostly pleasant beers, worth a try even if clearly more boldness would be welcome. Has 6 employees and is member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2020. Brews on a 20 hl installation.
Brasserie du Mâle Tout Blond

Founded in 2022

Rte de Burtigny 12
1268 Begnins


#1704

N/A N/A -
Brasserie du Muveran

Founded in 2022

En Grallard 72
1867 Ollon


079 759 54 19

#1719

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Micheline Sauge.
Brewing on a 75 liters installation.
Brasserie du Noirmont

Founded in 2018

Chemin des Landes 225
1265 La Cure


076 427 31 48

#1242

list of beers

4 12.5

"Formerly ""Brasserie des Landes"". Brewing mainly beers in German styles."
This brewery believes in the myth of the Reinheitsgebot.
Brasserie du Nord

Founded in 2017

rue du Collège 9
1326 Juriens


#989

list of beers

1 12.8 Brewer: Adrien Charotton.
Brewing on 5 hl installation and offers 4 core beers and 2 seasonals.
Brasserie du Singe

Founded in 2015

chemin de la Sauge 25
1030 Bussigny


079 916 55 66

#771

list of beers

5 12

Brewer: Benjamin Capone.
Brewing 4 core beers on a 100 liters installation and also at brewery B2F.
Brasserie du Temps

Founded in 2014

route d'Estavayer le Lac 26
1538 Treytorrens


079 451 31 10

#616

50 hl

list of beers

27 14.62

Brewers: Anne-Christine Gugler and Julien Barrière.
Probably inactive since 2020.
Convincing beers which I do recommend. Offers 5 core beers , 3 seasonals and some one-shot in mostly belgian styles.
Broyarde

Founded in 2007

rue de la Broye 1
1530 Payerne


079 538 90 01

#272

250 hl

list of beers

18 11.76

Brewer: Steve Jaccoud.
initiated by Jean-Pierre Oulevey. Offers a bit more than 10 core and seasonal beers.
Uneven qualities and unstylish beers.
Cap'taine Mousse

Founded in 2015

route de Champ-Colin 2c
1260 Nyon


022 343 88 88

#787

2000 hl

list of beers

14 14.4

Brewers: Hyo Son.
Brewing on a 35 hl installation and offering 5 core beers as well as an always changing one-shot (Fantaisie).
Good and constant quality. Worth a try.
Cathélaz

Founded in 2010

Boulevard d'Yvorne 11
1853 Yvorne


076 463 05 64

#362

12 hl

list of beers

31 13.54

Brewer: Alain Cathélaz.
Offers lot of different and interesting beers. The master of spiced beers !
Club de Voile de Villars-Burquin

Founded in 2015

chemin de l'Eglise 3
1423 Villars-Burquin


079 703 04 75

#752

2 hl

N/A N/A Brewer: Philippe Graber.
A quite inactive homebrewer.
Concorde

Founded in 2014

route de la Torche 2
1337 Vallorbe


078 823 14 95

#642

300 hl

list of beers

12 12.13

Brewer: Adrien Marin and Michela Potenza.
Offers 6 core beers and 2 seasonals. All organic.
Average beers. To below. In search of consistency. Brews O'Bled and Brasse-Mortier under contract.
Couvaloup

Founded in 2015

rue d'En Haut 15
1143 Apples


079 555 82 45

#749

200 hl

list of beers

11 13.09

Brewer: Alexander Rockinger.
Initiated by Yves and Sylviane Müller. Brews on a 4 hl installation and offers 7 core beers and some seasonals.
Dive Bär

Founded in 2016

chemin de la Chavanne 1
1196 Gland


079 822 33 29

#815

list of beers

8 14.45

Brewer: Jonathon Klassen and David Shotlander.
Offers about 10 core and seasonal good quality beers in Belgian and Anglo-American styles brewed on a 2 hl installation. Has a taproom since August 2022.
Docteur Gab's

Founded in 2001

Route de la ZI du Verney 1
1070 Puidoux


021 781 30 90

#153

16'000 hl

list of beers

48 14.14

Founded by 3 teenagers in 2001 - Gabriel Hasler, David Paraskevopoulos and Reto Engler - the former and tiny Brasserie Artisanale du Dérochet has grown big. The three mates soon adopted the name of their first beer - Docteur Gab's - as their brewery's name and moved first to Epalinges (2004), then to Savigny (2012) and finally to Puidoux (2018). Professionnal since 2009, their constant yet slow growth has been drastically boosted by the apparition of the very ambitious la Nébuleuse in Renens (2014): 5'000 hl in 2016, 7'500 in 2017, 11'000 in 2018, 16'000 in 2020 and 20'000 in 2021). The plant in Puidoux has a capacity of 30'000 hl.
Offers 6 core beers and about 10 yearly specialties mainly in belgian- and english-styles produced on a 50 hl installation. The brewery has about 40 employees.
Member of the Swiss breweries association since April 2020.
Don Nino

Founded in 2017

Chemin du Cotter 24
1433 Suchy


078 687 39 46

#1068

list of beers

4 15

Brews on a 5 hl installation. Offers 5 to 6 core beers. Accurate and elegant beers.
Probably inactive.
Drunk Beard

Founded in 2019

chemin de la Clopette 33
1040 Echallens


#1352

list of beers

49 14.82

Brewer: Ruben Lorenzo Carballo.
Formerly located in Morrens. Brews a bit more than 10 core and seasonal beers in anglo-american styles.
Massively improved and reached now a great level. A potential member of my top 20.
Drunk Cat

Founded in 2021

chemin de Rente 14
1030 Bussigny


#1645

list of beers

4 9

Metallic and/or infected. Way to go…
Fennek

Founded in 2023

rue de la Tour 9
1004 Lausanne


076 386 31 63

#1802

list of beers

8 14.35

Sharing the brew installations with Lance-Pierre.
FMR - Federation of Malted Republics

Founded in 2015

rue du Port 5
1180 Rolle


079 608 01 49

#713

150 hl

list of beers

16 14.33

Brewer: Stefano De Vecchi.
Offers about 4 core beers and some seasonals. Good variety.
Above average quality beers. Don't hesitate to give them a try.
Four Elements Beer

Founded in 2017

Chemin du Dézaley
1070 Puidoux


079 763 26 29

#966

list of beers

1 13.2 Not very active homebrewer…
FrauBrau

Founded in 2023


1018 Lausanne


#1833

list of beers

1 15.2 -
Galio

Founded in 2019

chemin de la Biole 10
1860 Aigle


#1307

40 hl

list of beers

N/A N/A Originally located at Corsier-sur-Vevey. Moved to Aigle in 2018 (same location as À Tue-Tête). Brews 6 core beers and some one-shots.
Gaspard & Malthazar

Founded in 2021

Chem. de Champ-Soleil 22
1012 Lausanne


#1639

list of beers

N/A N/A -
GBDV

Founded in 2021

rue du Centre 140
1025 St-Sulpice


#1606

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Gimlé

Founded in 2014

ruelle du Carroz 5
1822 Chernex


079 639 13 58

#583

200 hl

list of beers

4 12.6

Brewers: Stéphane Quinquard and Tomas Martin.
Brews about 6 core beers.
The ones I had were a bit disappointing.
G's Brasserie

Founded in 2019

Clos Novy 3
1048 Carrouge


079 832 73 00

#1348

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Gregory Messerli.
Probably inactive.
Hammel

Founded in 2023

Chemin des Cruz 1
1180 Rolle


#1777

list of beers

1 14.4 A wine producer brewing its own beer.
Haut-Lac

Founded in 2016

Avenue Reller 6
1800 Vevey


077 539 28 31

#857

260 hl

list of beers

5 8.8

Brewer: Romain Rouchouse, Gabriel Goumaz & Grégoire Bolay.
Produces 5 core beers in belgian and anglo-american styles on a 5 hl installation.
What I had in 2016 was pretty bad. Feel free to check if they improved since then (what I will do as soon as possible).
Henry Guillaume

Founded in 2015

chemin des Epinettes 1
1007 Lausanne

 
077 921 27 69
#686

N/A N/A Brewer: Henry Guillaume.
Probably inactive.
Hordeum

Founded in 2017

route de Savigny 2
1091 Aran


#1062

list of beers

9 11.24

Brewer: Romain Chollet.
Formerly registered, then a client brewer (produced at Diablerets between 2019 and ?) and now seems to have its own installation at Aran.
The beers I had where mostly chaotic in approximate belgian styles. As it was some years ago, don't hesitate to try them again.
Knut's Brasserie

Founded in 2020

route de Thierrens 11
1045 Ogens

 
079 653 73 16
#1535

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Urs Ackermann.
Inactive or very confidential production.
La Brasserie les Helvètes

Founded in 2023

Chemin du Bey 2
1580 Avenches


#1781

N/A N/A A new brewery with some ambitions but apparently still in the starting block.
la Challensoise

Founded in 2016

chemin de l'Usine 16
1040 Echallens


079 335 68 05

#894

400 hl

list of beers

11 13.78

Brewer: Daniel Muralti.
Produces 6 core beers in Ango-american and belgian styles + some one-shots. Worth a try.
La Choferie

Founded in 2020

Route de Cité-Ouest, En bas de la rampe 9
1196 Gland


#1708

list of beers

4 12.6

Produces 4 core beers in Anglo-American and german styles.
la Creminoise

Founded in 2020

Chemin des Ecoliers 4
1526 Cremin


021 906 88 27

#1508

list of beers

4 10.6

Offers 4 core beers (brewed by the brewer of la Base).
Unfortunately showing notes of DMS.
La Mine

Founded in 2017

Route de Massongex 4
1880 Bex


076 822 28 74

#1110

1'000 hl

list of beers

14 14

Brewers: Eric Nussbaum and David Genillard
Organised as a cooperative of about 200 members. Produces beers in German and Anglo-American styles. Made successive investments to grow and have nowadays a capacity of 1000 to 2500 hl yearly (20 hl installation)
la Mousse de Grange-Verney

Founded in 2019

Grange-Verney 2
1510 Moudon


#1366

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
la Nébuleuse

Founded in 2014

chemin du Closel 5
1020 Renens


079 427 27 45

#579

6'000 hl

list of beers

71 14.15

Brewer: Kouros Ghavami and Sebastian Bayer.
Founded 2014 in Villars-Ste-Croix by Arthur Viaud, Kouros Ghavami and Jeremy Pernet, the brewery started a very fast growth and soon relocated to Renens. The output of 840 hl in 2014 climbed to 3000 in 2015 and is reaching nowadays about 6000 hl. The brewery has 12 employees and offers 8 core beers + a dozen of one shot brews produced on 15 hl installation.
You can expect a solid quality and a great diversity.
la Pérégrine

Founded in 2019

route de Crochy 20
1024 Ecublens


#1361

list of beers

1 13.6 Brewers: Olivier Darbellay and Julien Leuenberger.
la Petite Pinte

Founded in 2019


1264 St-Cergue

 
#1422

N/A N/A Looks like a highly discrete (or even inactive) homebrewery.
la Roche aux Fées

Founded in 2023

la Coche 37
1853 Yvorne

 
#1837

N/A N/A -
Lance-Pierre

Founded in 2014

rue de la Tour 9
1004 Lausanne


079 940 16 48

#645

180 hl

list of beers

24 14.08

Brewer: Maxime Descloux and Simon Good.
Originally located in Prilly, moved to Lausanne in 2016. Brewing on a 3 hl installation.
Ok beers in anglo-american style. Worth a try.
l'Atelier

Founded in 2017

Z.I. la Plaine 1er Bloc
1302 Vufflens-la-Ville


079 911 42 16

#1054

list of beers

16 13.43

Brewer: Didier Anthamatten.
Offers 5 core beers and 3-4 seasonals.
Reduced massively the production by the end of 2022 and makes nowadays only kegs for the restaurant Fleur de Lys in Prilly.
le Coin du Bar

Founded in 2017

rue de France 3
1450 Sainte-Croix


079 573 34 95

#1007

N/A N/A Brewer: Jean-Claude Theintz.
Could be inactive.
les 4Ethernelles

Founded in 2023

route de Chiblins 61
1276 Gingins


076 458 92 18

#1772

list of beers

4 11.7

Brewer: Cédric Veillard.
Brewing on a 150 liters installation.
les Amis de la Bière à l'Ancienne

Founded in 2003

chemin du Verger 4
1053 Bretigny-sur-Morrens


078 826 03 16

#169

15 hl

2 13.2 "Brewer Michel Bänninger.
: club ""les Amis de la Bière à l'Ancienne""
Owned by a beerclub (15 members). The beers are sold on tap at the bar beside the brewery. Homebrewers can also rent the equipment for brewing on premise. Opened thursday to saturday from 18:00.
Status uncertain as I heard that the beers were still brewed but not commercialized anymore since 2005. Formerly at route de Moures 10 in 1080 les Cullayes."
Les Combières

Founded in 2015

rue du Lac 3
1342 L'Abbaye


021 841 21 90

#700

20 hl

list of beers

5 13.2

"Brewer: Mathieu Reymond.
Their beers are mainly sold at their restaurant, some 100 meters from the brewery.
The faulty ""Grande à Meylan"" is ruining a light above average rating. In any cases worth to go there if only for the beautiful Lac de Joux."
Les Fleurs du Malt

Founded in 2011

rue des Deux-Marchés 11
1005 Lausanne


079 590 07 86

#415

130 hl

list of beers

25 13.58

Brewer: Philippe Badan.
Interesting styles, diversity and decent qualities offered in 75 cl bottles Formerly named Brasserie du Maupas.
Les Gobelins

Founded in 2016

En Tombaz 1
1410 Thierrens


079 101 44 83

#816

200 hl

list of beers

10 14.04

Brewers: David Joye, Boris and Marc.
Started in Villarimboud (FR) in 2012, registered officially in 2016 and moved to Thierrens in 2018. Offers 4 core beers and 1 or 2 seasonals.
Shows a positive evolution and worth a try.
l'Improbable

Founded in 2015

Chemin des Serres 14
1434 Ependes


079 961 93 33

#659

list of beers

32 13.54

Brewers: Noé de Preux and Ken Katanishi.
Formerly sharing a local with Lance-Pierre and DogZilla in Lausanne. Brewing 4 core beers and many seasonals on a 3 hl installation.
Lynx Movement

Founded in 2015

route de l'Aumônerie 3
1880 Bex


077 407 12 37

#732

list of beers

6 12.27

Brewers: Arnaud Lugon and Quentin Coudray.
Founded in Martigny, located in Bex since 2018. Brews 5 core beers and one seasonal on a 20 hl installation.
Beers of uneven qualities.
Member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2023.
Marco's Garage Brewery

Founded in 2016

Grand-Rue 29
1034 Boussens

 
078 714 94 14
#835

10 hl

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Marco Baraldini.
Massy

Founded in 2019

rue de la Chapelle 25a
1860 Aigle


079 958 02 23

#1401

N/A N/A Brewer: Alexandre Massy.
MBA (Microbrasserie d'Aigle)

Founded in 2021

la Charrière Verte 7
1860 Aigle


078 633 51 30

#1570

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Mc Boar

Founded in 2020

Z.I. Champs Cheval 2
1530 Payerne


077 511 97 82

#1495

90 hl

list of beers

11 13.75

Brewer: Luc Corminboeuf.
Brewing on a 150 liters installation.
Building actually (mid-2023) a new brewery in Fétigny with a 20 hl installation. Not far from now but enough to change the canton soon.
Mountain View

Founded in 2016

chemin de Bellevue 3
1423 Villars-Burquin



Link down; brewery closed?


079 460 17 56

#916

68 hl

list of beers

8 13.35

Brewers: John and Francine McLeod.
Mugi.Beer

Founded in 2022


1124 Gollion


#1684

list of beers

53 12.63

Brewer: Fabrizio Capellino.
Offering dozen of one-shots in all possible styles. A huge creativity but unfortunately in need of some improvements as many beers are gushing…
Optimiste

Founded in 2019

Chemin du Sel
1261 Longirod


079 901 65 45

#1338

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewers: Delphine and Pablo.
A farm brewing organic beers.
Qrew

Founded in 2023

Route de la Chaux 4
1030 Bussigny


#1811

list of beers

16 15.03

Brewer: Chris Treanor.
The brewery of the e-commerce company Qoqa.
R. Kahn

Founded in 2014

rue de la Rive 66
1260 Nyon


#574

list of beers

1 11.6 Brewers: Mark and David Weaver.
Septentrion

Founded in 2019

rue du Mont-d'Or 3
1343 les Charbonnières


#1434

list of beers

13 14.03

Brewer: Denis Ernst.
Formerly located in le Séchey.
Sirius Beer

Founded in 2019


1462 Yvonand


#1294

list of beers

2 10.4 -
Tilleul

Founded in 2016

Grand'Rue 18
1148 Moiry


#867

list of beers

2 9.8 A good pale ale and an ugly Weizen. Waiting to try more.
Trébel

Founded in 2018


1270 Trélex


#1140

list of beers

1 14.8 A very discrete homebrewery. The homepage still displays the 6-year old project which apparently failed…
Triumvirat

Founded in 2018

chemin du Milieu 8
1580 Avenches


079 774 75 18

#1241

list of beers

2 10.8 Brewing on a 5 hl installation.
Volottaz

Founded in 2018

route des Montagnes 32
1261 le Vaud


#1190

list of beers

N/A N/A A very discrete homebrewery.

Brewpubs (3)

NameAddressRegistry-#
Size/Production
# of beers
tasted
Rating avg
appreciation
Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Château

Founded in 1997

Place du Tunnel 1
1005 Lausanne


021 312 60 11

#78

800 hl

list of beers

14 11.97

Brewer: Vivien Raynaud.
The second brewpub on this part of the country (after les Brasseurs Genève). Has during very long time offered beer styles in supposed english inspiration and with a denomination by colour which was a typical disease imported from France. The Brasserie du Château was until recently an historical snapshot of something typical in the era 1997-2007. Their offering is nowadays different (Gose, Session IPA, Sour DDH, ...) so you may want to check if the quality changed also. Introduced cans in 2019.
les Brasseurs Lausanne

Founded in 2000

rue Centrale 4
1003 Lausanne


021 351 14 24

#117

1'400 hl

list of beers

4 10.4

Brewer: Ivar Imobergsteg.
The same brewpub can be found in Genève since 1997, Nyon (2001, Neuchâtel (2008) and Sion (2015). A concept imported from France. Brewing unstylish and soulless top fermented beers. A bad marketing for the craft beer world.
les Brasseurs Nyon

Founded in 2001

rue de la Gare 18
1260 Nyon


022 362 40 50

#130

500 hl

list of beers

3 12.4

Brewer: Maxime Mathieu and Etienne Perrolaz.
The same brewpub can be found in Lausanne (2000), Genève (1997), Neuchâtel (2008) and Sion (2015). So don't have illusions about the quality here too.

Beer makers without breweries (5)

NameAddressRegistry-#
Size
# of beers
tasted
Rating avg
appreciation
Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Baz'Art

Founded in 2015

route du Village 17B
1084 Vuillens


078 783 83 82

681

24 hl

list of beers

46 14.13

Brewer: Rabei Allouch.
Offers 12 yearly seasonals as well as some one-shots. Formerly named Echec & Malt. Brewing now at Twenty-SIx
Creativity and quality are present: go for it !
Cayon's

Founded in 2016

chemin des Artisans 11
1860 Aigle


078 960 80 64

840

36 hl

list of beers

36 15.34

Brewer: Luc Delacoste.
Offers very good beers with strong character. Don't miss this brewery!
Anounced the end of the brewery in June 2020, but came back as a client brewer (produced at Dr. Gab's, now probably at Drunk Beard)
Dystopian Brewing

Founded in 2018

route des Marais 5
1860 Aigle


078 626 49 68

1145

list of beers

47 14.65

Brewer: Oliver Rosset.
Brews 2 core beers and several specials yearly on the installations of Septentrion. Mostly (I)PA and Imperial Stouts of US inspiration.
Good beers!
la Cave de la Rose d'Or

Founded in 2019

Chemin de la Vyborne 1
1184 Luins


list of beers

N/A N/A Contract brewer. The Belgian-style beers were brewed by le Fou du Roi and now by Twenty Six.
Magic Hop

Founded in 2019

chemin de la Brume 2
1110 Morges


1301

list of beers

5 13.6


Formerly located in Lausanne and initiated by Matteo Stifanelli, Gilles Racine and Tanguy Berguerand. Brewing currently at Due Fusti.
Closed shortly at the end of 2021 but restarted then by a former founder. And unregistedred since 2024, so apparently brewing everything at Due Fusti.

Beer bars

Name Address / Untappd venueHomepage / Email Rating Comments
A la Bossette

Place du Nord 4
1007 Lausanne


021 320 15 85

 

8 taps (mainly from Switzerland) and about 40 bottles.
Cylure Binchroom

rue de la Tour 4
1004 Lausanne


-

 

20 taps and about 40 bottles.
Mise en Bière Bar

rue de la Tour 14
1004 Lausanne


021 311 39 12

 

32 taps. Opened next to the amazing beer shop. Nice selection with about one third from Switzerland.
Trois 14

rue du Valentin 62
1004 Lausanne


021 646 02 28

 

13 taps and 200 bottles. No irrational number anymore since 2021, this bar is the revival of the ? bar, the pioneer for craft beers in Switzerland (2009).

Closed Breweries (90)

NameAddressfounded-closedContact # of beers
tasted
Rating Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Aigle
1860 Aigle
1860 - 1926

 
N/A N/A Originally called Pichard & Cie, then brasserie d'Aigle and finally Fertig Frères. Taken over by Brasserie d'Orbe.
Atlas Craft Beer
avenue de Morges 44
1004 Lausanne
2015 - 2022

762


8 14.15

Brewer: Nicolas Dell'Aglio.
Uneven quality but it looks like this brewery can do great things. Closed shortly during about 2 months in 2018.
Auberge du Brasseur
1260 Nyon
? - ?

99

 
N/A N/A -
Bavaroise
1400 Yverdon
1877 - 1895

 
N/A N/A Successively named Grande Brasserie Bavaroise, Zedler and Soleure.
Bel et Tavel
1530 Payerne
1832 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
Berger
1800 Vevey
1831 - 1895

 
N/A N/A Called originally Traffeiet.
Bière Buse
Croix-du-Péage 1
1029 Villars-Ste-Croix
2010 - 2015

363


4 12.6

Brewer: Alexandre Paquier.
Pretty nice beers (well, except the Frivole…) from this microbrewery. Keep an eye on it !
Bière du Foudre

rue du Simplon 10
1094 Paudex
2000 - 2014

101


5 12.4

Brewer: Xavier Noverraz.
The brewery in Lutry was destroyed by fire in september 2005 but has been reinstalled in Paudex.
Really not bad though their beers could afford a little bit more character (please consider I haven't tasted their beers since quite a long time). Check especially the St Nicholas.

Production: 250 hl

BlackDot Brewery
chemin du Cloître de là 22
1860 Aigle
2018 - 2021

1133


078 734 16 81

3 14.93

"Brewer: David Image.
Started in 2015 under the name ""Hughes, Image, Simpson Brew Partners"" (registry number 778). Three partners, 2 native from New Zealand and one from Great-Britain. Switched pretty fast to the production of ciders (not sure if they brew beers nowadays). Also developping and selling their brewing systems."

Production: 70 hl

Bois Rouge
rue du Village 12
1436 Chamblon
2016 - 2022

830


N/A N/A Brewer: Yoann Guiducci.
Brews on a 2.5 hl installation. Two of their beers are brewed at the B2F brewery.
Brasserie Anonyme
1270 Trélex
2015 - 2016

727

 
N/A N/A -
Brasserie Artisanale 1350
rue Centrale 12
1350 Orbe
2019 - 2023

1378


N/A N/A -
Brasserie de la Goille
route de la Goille 5
1082 Corcelles-le-Jorat
2016 - 2022

817


076 459 91 63

1 13.2 Brewers: Jean Chenevard and David Haffter.
Probably inactive.

Production: 48 hl

Brasserie de l'Air

1142 Pampigny
2017 - 2018

1014


N/A N/A -
Brasserie de l'Ours

Grand Rue 65
1660 Château d'Oex
2005 - 2020

233

 
026 924 28 28
3 7.33

Brewer: Richard Gétaz.
Hummm… I don't want to be harsh but I would say that the brewer has probably not finished his training yet … Another brewpub from this part of the country that needs to be forgotten.

Production: 210 hl

Brasserie de Nyon
1260 Nyon
? - 1831

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brasserie de Tivoli
1000 Lausanne
1875 - 1895

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brasserie des 3 Toyets

1004 Lausanne
2018 - 2024

1138


N/A N/A Produces 4 core beers.
Probably inactive.
Brasserie des Abbesses
chemin des Abbesses 9
1027 Lonay
2017 - 2020

1036


078 604 84 50

N/A N/A Brewer: Françoise Hausammann.
Brasserie des Pèdzes
Grand'Rue 82
1373 Chavornay
2016 - 2022

900


N/A N/A Apparently no more activity since 2018.
Brasserie du 38
1006 Lausanne
2018 - 2020

1170

 
N/A N/A -
Brasserie du Bordu

1296 Coppet
2017 - 2022

971


N/A N/A Brewing on 50 liters installations. Probably inactive.
Brasserie du Closy
1509 Vucherens
2016 - 2022

959

 
N/A N/A Extremely tiny or inactive.
Brasserie du Grenier
1867 Panex
2017 - 2022

1055

 
N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Brasserie du Moulin
1562 Corcelles-près-Payerne
2015 - 2018

789

 
N/A N/A Previously located in Köniz (or erroneously registered)
Brasserie du Tempsrue du Simplon 10
1094 Paudex
2016 - 2022

861

 
N/A N/A Looks fully inactive.
Brasserie du Vallon
1000 Lausanne
1875 - 1932

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brucke
chemin des Ecoliers 2
1163 Etoy
2015 - 2016

731


5 15.04

Brewer: Brian Lavio.
Subtle and well-crafted.
Brun
1800 Vevey
1832 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brunner & Piguet
1347 Le Solliat
1875 - 1892

 
N/A N/A Originally called Reymond.
CôteWest Brewing

1007 Lausanne
2015 - 2023

657


076 412 68 67

31 15.15

Brewer: Keith Ziemba.
Caution: good craft brewer ahead ! Mainly brewing as gypsy by White Frontier (and before by Brasserie du Temps) .
Formerly named Brewhouse Lac Léman.

Production: 100 hl

Deux Casseroles

1400 Yverdon
2014 - 2019

586

 
3 14.27

Brewer: Mark Borden.
Brewing at Brasserie du Temps for the moment. Interesting and pretty good.
Dogzilla
rue de la Tour 9
1004 Lausanne
2020 - 2023

1468


7 14.29

Brewers: Achille Othenin-Girard, Samy Zaouidi and Thomas Dequesne.
Sharing the brewing installations with Lance-Pierre. Brews 4 core beers and some one-shots in anglo-american styles.
Sometimes outside styles and sometimes pretty mineral, but basically ok.
Duvoisin & Co
route d'Eclepens 13
1306 Daillens
2016 - 2016

879


N/A N/A Brewer: Adrien Duvoisin.
Egger
1800 Vevey
1886 - 1895

 
N/A N/A N/A
Eigenbräu Alpine Brewery
1867 Ollon
2015 - 2023

667

 
N/A N/A Closed shortly after ist opening … and reopened in 2017.
Probably inactive.
Espérance
1510 Moudon
1858 - 1909

 
N/A N/A N/A
Faiseurs de Bière

rue de la Forge 13
1376 Goumoens-la-Ville
2000 - 2014

124


23 14.02

Brewer: Christophe Pradervand & Sidonie Bündgen
They suffered sometimes from lack of stability in their products but are able to reach high levels. Diversity and creativity are the characteristics. Go for it!
Unfortunately closed since May 2014.

Production: 80 hl

Fresh Beer Club
chemin du Levant 8
1023 Crissier
2016 - 2022

813


078 633 34 68

N/A N/A Brewer: Edward Russel.
Probably inactive.
Friedrich
1800 Vevey
1880 - 1893

 
N/A N/A N/A
Gentlemen Brewers
chemin de Geffry 7
1073 Savigny
2018 - 2021

1223


8 13.85

Brewers: Camille Royer and Xavier Meyer.
Brews 6 core beers and a monthly one-shot on a 3 hl installation.
Worth a try.
Gilliéron
1800 Vevey
1801 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
Gremay Frères
1000 Lausanne
1815 - 1836

 
N/A N/A N/A
Hosch Frères
1351 Chamblon
1880 - 1900

 
N/A N/A Originally called van Gunten
Hughes, Image, Simpson Brew Partners
chemin du Cloître de là 22
1860 Aigle
2015 - 2017

778


2 14.8 "Brewer: David Image.
Aka ""Hughes, Image, Simpson Brew Partners"". Three partners, 2 native from New Zealand and one from Great-Britain.The starting entity of BlackDot."

Production: 70 hl

IGOR
1068 Les Monts de Pully
2020 - 2022

1458

 
N/A N/A -
Impulsion
rue Centrale 12
1350 Orbe
2017 - 2022

961


2 11.8 Probably inactive since 2018.
Kupfer
1530 Payerne
1875 - 1892

 
N/A N/A N/A
la Baveuse
route du Jorat 86
1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
2015 - 2022

759


079 790 44 81

N/A N/A Brewers: Alain Guex and Stephan Mivelaz.
Could be inactive.

Production: 15 hl

la Chambre d'Amis - CHAMDAM
route de Chevilly 3B
1148 Moiry
2015 - 2020

674


077 452 43 53

N/A N/A Brewer: Ludovic Isoz.
Moved from Ferreyres to Moiry in January 2016.
CLOSED since 2019.

Production: 25 hl

la Diablessechemin de la Corbaz 4
1865 Les Diablerets
2016 - 2023

855

 
079 756 62 85
5 9.76

Brewers: Claire Pichard and Sara Morerod.
Weird spicy and fruited beer to try at your own risks.

Production: 12 hl

la Drêche
chemin des Airelles 1
1020 Renens
2015 - 2020

651


079 875 70 15

11 13.24

Brewer: Nils Meier.
Offers an amazing IPA and others which are between ok and a bit less ok … Needs some constancy.

Production: 96 hl

la Fée Maltée
chemin de la Clopette 33
1040 Echallens
2017 - 2022

1090


7 15.26

Brewers: Patrick Schuler.
Brews 6 core beers in belgian- and anglo-american styles.
Clean, accurate and good beers.

Production: 130 hl

la Ferme d'Ostende
route d'Ostende 3
1545 Chevroux
2017 - 2020

1067


078 209 87 31

3 10.27

-
la Fraternelle
1800 Vevey
2019 - 2022

1311

 
N/A N/A -
La Gerboise

1018 Lausanne
2014 - 2016

627


3 12.93

Brewer: Emilia Garcia.
Fair enough to give it a try.

Production: 6 hl

la Gouille
1291 Commugny
2016 - 2019

955

 
N/A N/A -
La Laiterie
rte des Moures 10
1080 Les Cullayes
2002 - 2011

219

 
2 13.2 "Brewer: club ""les Amis de la Bière à l'Ancienne""
Owned by a beerclub (15 members). The beers are sold on tap at the bar beside the brewery. Homebrewers can also rent the equipment for brewing on premise. Opened thursday to saturday from 18:00.
The beers are still brewed but not commercialized anymore since 2005."

Production: 15 hl

La Nomade
Moulin de l'Oie 1
1279 Bogis-Bossey
2012 - 2016

459


N/A N/A Brewer: Fabien Rutschmann.

Production: 7 hl

La Renarde
1844 Villeneuve
2017 - 2022

1104

 
N/A N/A -
la Vadge

1007 Lausanne
2016 - 2018

859


5 14.88

Very original and very good beers of mostly low alcohol. Go for it!
la Versée
le Versé 3
1357 Lignerolle
2018 - 2021

1182


2 12.2 Brewer: Timothée Besson, Gaddiel Schweizer and Maxime Favre.

Production: 70 hl

La Vie est Bellegerue des Pécheurs 11
1545 Chevroux
2020 - 2022

1442

 
3 14.4

Brewer: Eric Bauwens.
Produces pretty nice belgian-style beers.
Lausannoise

1000 Lausanne
2011 - 2014


1 14.4 Client brewer. The beer is brewed by Bière Buse.
le Moulin
Moulin Bornu 2
1318 Pompaples
2015 - 2022

786


021 558 84 75

N/A N/A Some friends apparently brewing almost only for themselves.
l'Éphémère

1096 Cully
2013 - 2014

524


4 12

A bit chaotic but not without interest.
Lion de Beau-Séjour
1260 Nyon
1875 - 1918

 
N/A N/A N/A
LSDroute de Vasselin 22
1880 Bex
2017 - 2020

1075

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Stéphane Chevalier.
Miéville
1400 Yverdon
? - 1805

 
N/A N/A N/A
Nickel
1271 Givrins
2019 - 2022

1400

 
N/A N/A -
Obermeyer
1820 Montreux
1885 - 1892

 
N/A N/A N/A
O'Bled
route d'Orny 17
1372 Bavois
2016 - 2020

908


078 822 44 29

5 13.36

Closed in September 2020.
Orbe, Fertig Frères SA
1350 Orbe
1848 - 1970

50

 
N/A N/A N/A
Pascal's Homebrew
1008 Prilly
2017 - 2020

1013

 
N/A N/A -
Perrin
1530 Payerne
1875 - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
Petit Bac
1009 Pully
2020 - 2020

1471

 
N/A N/A -
Preum's

1814 la Tour de Peilz
2015 - 2016

763

 
2 10.6 N/A
Rauschen
1110 Morges
1832 - 1880

 
N/A N/A N/A
Reniker
1009 Pully
1800 - 1901

 
N/A N/A N/A
Rosiaz
1009 Pully
? - 1910

 
N/A N/A Absorbed by Beauregard in 1901.
Soif de Voyagechemin des Chamblandes 3
1009 Pully
2017 - 2022

1064

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Robert Greensmith.
Speed Club (Fun Planet)Zone industrielle
1844 Villeneuve
2000 - 2005

164

 
3 12.93

A brewpub located in the middle of a game center. The quality is not regular but if you are lucky, the wheat beer is very interesting.
Stiffel
1510 Moudon
1814 - 1845

 
N/A N/A N/A
Sunset
route de Sottex 5
1822 Chernex
2015 - 2023

774


079 363 89 18

N/A N/A Brewers: Damien Dufaux and Guillaume Genoud.
Currently inactive (February 2020) for an indeterminate duration.

Production: 15 hl

The Old Outhouse
1410 Denezy
2019 - 2019

1355

 
N/A N/A -
Tollinger
1800 Vevey
1886 - 1892

 
N/A N/A N/A
Trois Dames

rue de France 1
1450 Sainte Croix
2003 - 2020

170


024 454 43 75

117 14.66

Brewer: Luigi Mondia, Raphaël Mettler and Mike Vermeulen.
Creative and deeply interesting microbrewery. Raphael quickly improved his products after spending 1 year in Vancouver in 2004. He built a new plant (June 2008) and gone professional. Once one of the best and most creative brewery in Switzerland, Trois Dames is struggling since some years to keep this state in my mind. And I do worry too about the fact this brewery fails to increase and even to keep their production stable.
Is exporting 20% of its production.

Production: 2'200 hl

Van Gurten
1400 Yverdon
1875 - 1885

 
N/A N/A N/A
Weed Beer
chemin de l'Etraz 14 bis
1350 Orbe


3 13.07

Offering a pretty nice hemp witbier plus some special releases brewed under contract by Trois Dames.

Production: 50 hl

Wild Goats
Chemin de la Tour Carrée 1
1854 Leysin
2018 - 2023

1159


079 249 15 49

3 14.53

Brewer: Nicolas and Gabriel Hourcade.
Firstly named MBL (Microbrasserie Leysin). Brewing on a 5 hl installation.
Closed in September 2023. Will wait until the removal from the federal custom list to delete it here.