Fribourg

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reviewed by yours truly: 53.7% (22)

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 (40)

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...
Bierbuebe

Founded in 2022

Oberlandstrasse 17
1719 Brünisried


#1703

10 hl

N/A N/A -
Bières Kybourg

Founded in 2021

Cheerstrasse 63
1713 St-Antoni


079 673 20 51

#1597

list of beers

4 14.1

Brewer: Alain Macheret.
Offers 4 core beers.
Worth a try.
Boss'Beer

Founded in 2016

route de l'Industrie 36
1615 Bossonnens


021 947 44 11

#828

1'000 hl

list of beers

10 14.2

Brewer: Marcel Wenger and Roxanne Wenger.
Founded 2016 by Marcel and Trix Wenger, this brewery is growing pretty fast (150 hl in 2016, 600 in 2017 and about 1000 in 2018). Has 5 employees and offers about 6 core beers of decent diversity on a 10 hl installation.
Brädele Bräu

Founded in 2015


1734 Tentlingen



Link down; brewery closed?


076 579 69 72

#663

list of beers

2 15 Probably inactive.
Brasserie Artisanale des Molettes

Founded in 2016

Les Molettes 65
1627 Vaulruz

 
#856

list of beers

7 13.77

Brewer: Vincent Rouiller.
Offers a good variety of beers, most of them being of an above average quality.
Brasserie aux Grottes

Founded in 2022


1700 Fribourg

 
#1756

N/A N/A -
Brasserie de la Falaise

Founded in 2018


1725 Posieux


#1289

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Brasserie de la Grue

Founded in 2018

route du Lac 35
1669 Haut-Intyamon


079 385 49 78

#1238

list of beers

3 11.73

Brewer: Martin Ecoffey.
Brewing during summer in an alpine chalet on open fire.
Brasserie des Celtes

Founded in 2017

Grossguschelmuth 12
1792 Gurmels


078 623 11 88

#993

list of beers

14 13.06

Brewer: Raphael and Ramona Pauchard.
A small brewery offering a good diversity of beer styles. I have not been convinced by all their beers. Check especially the excellent Addax and Kuda.
Brasserie des Inpontyà

Founded in 2021


1772 Ponthaux


#1578

12 hl

N/A N/A Brewing 3 core beers and some specials on a 1 hl installation.
Brasserie du Chêne

Founded in 2013

la Tzintre 2
1637 Charmey



Link down; brewery closed?


#527

N/A N/A Brewer: Alain Bourgeais.
Formerly named Dou Velâdzo and located in 1624 La Verrerie.
Probably inactive.
Brasserie du Dzô

Founded in 2016

Tintébin 12
1687 Vuisternens-dvt-Romont


079 506 88 00

#889

400 hl

list of beers

12 14.6

Brewer: Laurent Michel.
Offers 7 core beers and some seasonals.
Accurate and pretty nice beers. Go for it!
Brasserie du Pâquier

Founded in 2019

rue des Mésanges 21
1661 le Pâquier


026 913 86 80

#1314

list of beers

N/A N/A Offers 4 core beers.
Brasserie du Poyet

Founded in 2007

chemin des Prés 14
1475 Autavaux


079 606 12 33

#323

30 hl

list of beers

8 13.1

Brewer: Lionel and Damien von Niederhausern, Marc Flückiger and Christophe Nell.
Brewing on a 260 liters installation.
Brasserie Kern

Founded in 2023

Rte de Schiffenen 44
1700 Fribourg


079 420 96 87

#1784

N/A N/A -
Brâthèrie di Yêrdza (Écureuils)

Founded in 2015

route d'Ursy 41
1678 Siviriez


079 937 71 27

#769

15 hl

list of beers

6 11.87

Brewer: David Oberson.
Offers 5 core beers + 2 seasonals, all defined by their colors. I'm not one of their fans for the moment…
Brauerei

Founded in 2023


3212 Gurmels

 
#1794

N/A N/A -
Cow Water

Founded in 2011

Duensstrasse 8
3186 Düdingen



Link down; brewery closed?


079 293 10 55

#425

80 hl

list of beers

4 13.8

Brewer: Beat Brügger and Patrick Augsburger.
Inactive.
Extra-Muros

Founded in 2017

rue du Château 124
1680 Romont


#1093

list of beers

5 14.32

Brewer: Florian Rouiller.
Offers 5 core beers.
Light above average.
Fleisch & Brau

Founded in 2004

Hauptstrasse 70
1715 Alterswil


026 494 06 22

#185

1000 hl

list of beers

11 12.4

Brewer: Iwan Egger.
A butchery brewing its own beer and initially installed in Düdingen. Moved then to Alterswil. Offers 8 decent core beers and has 2 employees.
Brewed the basis beer for the Stillman's since the end of 2012.
Fondation le Tremplin

Founded in 2021

rue de la Gare 11
1783 Pensier

 
#1712

list of beers

N/A N/A A rehabilitation centre with its own brewery. Brewing on a 100 liters installation.
Freiburger Biermanufaktur

Founded in 2009

Impasse de la Sous-Station 3
1700 Fribourg


079 233 31 32

#340

1'800 hl

list of beers

18 13.4

"Brewer: Uwe Siegrist and Yannick Brodard.
Member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2023."
Fri-Mousse (Brasserie Artisanale de Fribourg)

Founded in 1993


3186 Düdingen


026 322 80 88

#97

1'080 hl

list of beers

14 14.06

"Brewer: Alain Morand.
Officially registered in 1999 yet brewing (and selling) beers since 1993, the former Brasserie Artisanale de Fribourg founded by Alain Morand and Miklos Dornacher is one of the very first pioneer of craft beers in the country. It took them almost 20 years to find a ""real"" name (Fri-Mousse) for their brewery. If I had to choose one word to define this brewery, it would be ""constancy"". Constancy in quality but also - unfortunately - constancy in their offering.
They are producing nowadays about 1000 hl yearly and their first plant in the old city of Fribourg is too small for that since many years. If this site still remains ""officially"" their production facility, it is in fact only used for small- or test-batches and for visits as well. The exact location of their plant in Düdingen (15 hl installation) is a well-kept secret. Don't ask me why..."
FÜBI

Founded in 2019

Saanefeldstrasse 2
3178 Bösingen


#1375

list of beers

N/A N/A Formerly located in Heitenried.
Gartacus

Founded in 2020

Rue des Epessous 3
1632 Riaz


076 383 69 69

#1476

list of beers

2 9.8 Long way to go …
Gonzo

Founded in 2020



#1444

list of beers

8 12.45

Brewer Adrien Mérigot.
Brews since 2018, registered in January 2020. Strong creativity without style adherence. Moved from Vaux-sur-Morges to canton of Fribourg in June 2023. Exact address is unknown. No more registered so could probably produce its beers elsewhere.
Offers good witbiers. The others I had were pretty chaotics and did not work for me.
Imagine on Brasse

Founded in 2023


1630 Bulle

 
#1801

N/A N/A -
InfernoBräu

Founded in 2014

Silberbrünnen 1
3210 Kerzers


079 817 05 01

#576

20 hl

list of beers

3 13.87

A small brewery offering beers in german and english styles
La Bière à Tigoum

Founded in 2020

route du Centre 25
1727 Corpataux


079 647 18 69

#1552

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Pascal Gendre.
la Faougueuse

Founded in 2013

route de Faoug 4
1583 Courtepin


079 706 42 49

#516

list of beers

10 11.4

Brewer: Stephane Scheurer.
Offers as many as 10 core beers and brewing on a 150 l installation.
Unstylish and not always flawless.
la Voie de Garage

Founded in 2018


1663 Epagny

 
#1240

list of beers

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
le Fou du Roi

Founded in 2016

Route du Moléson 58a
1663 Pringy


076 372 69 34

#842

900 hl

list of beers

14 13.46

Brewer: Vincent Trunz.
Offers 7 core beers and about 2 seasonals. Mostly of belgian inspiration. Pretty uneven qualities: some very good beers and some pretty bad. Has a good potential.
Brews the beers of la Cave de la Rose d'Or under contract.
les Potes Brasseurs

Founded in 2019


1726 Farvagny


#1324

list of beers

N/A N/A Moved from Ecuvillens to Farvagny.
Lion Couchant

Founded in 2017

chemin de Combernesse 4
1728 Rossens


079 797 25 81

#1018

20 hl

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Alois Zahno.
Producing 3 core beers (Märzen, Stout, IPA) and some one-shots.
Meduzin

Founded in 2015

Doktorweg 3
3210 Kerzers


#794

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Prévert

Founded in 2006

route de Payerne 7
1470 Estavayer-le-Lac



Link down; brewery closed?


026 663 14 13

#309

13 hl

list of beers

8 15.45

Brewer: Claude Rosset.
The revelation of the Biergarten 2010 in Granges-près-Marnand. Offers 7 core beers of very good qualities.
RDY Brew

Founded in 2018


3185 Schmitten

 
#1268

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Rieder-Bier

Founded in 2007

Agriswilstrasse 31
3216 Ried b. Kerzers


079 626 15 28

#267

60 hl

list of beers

3 13.2

Brewer: Andreas Berger
Offers 3 core beers.
Sangal

Founded in 2015

route Saint Eloi 15
1470 Estavayer-le-Lac


079 919 57 47

#699

25 hl

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Sann Galeuchet.
Simply Bier

Founded in 2017

Schützenmatt 3
3280 Murten


#1031

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Rolf Allemann.
Brewing on a 70 liters installation.

Brewpubs (1)

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

Founded in 1999

route de Fribourg 71
1725 Posieux


026 411 99 00

#102

600 hl

list of beers

7 9.03

Brewer: François Galley.
The place is very nice (wood, warm,...). Unfortunately the beers (except the Blonde if you are very lucky) are really not … But please consider that I have not tasted them for many years, so it may have changed.

Beer makers without breweries (1)

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

Founded in 2015


1630 Bulle

 

list of beers

3 14.27

Client brewer. The beers are brewed in Belgium by Millevertus.

Beer bars

Name Address / Untappd venueHomepage / Email Rating Comments
Banshees' Lodge

rue d'Or 5
1700 Fribourg


026 322 53 94

 

10 beers on tap and about 20 bottles. Irish bar like. Mostly Irish and Scottisch beers with other classical from Belgium. No Swiss beers (or rarely)
les Trentenaires

rue de Lausanne 87
1701 Fribourg


026 322 44 11

 

15 taps and about 150 bottles.
Lot of beers from Baladin, Swiss micros (Fri-Mousse, Freiburger Biermanufaktur, BFM, Trois Dames and Dr. Gab's) and some international classics. A beautiful and modern place.

Closed Breweries (41)

NameAddressfounded-closedContact # of beers
tasted
Rating Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Alex Pilloud
1618 Châtel-St-Denis
1900 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
BDG - Brasserie du Gibloux
route de Romanoche 19
1696 Vuisternens-en-Ogoz
2016 - 2018

922


N/A N/A Brewer: Ruben Cretegny.

Production: 30 hl

Beauregard
1700 Fribourg
1882 - 1984

21

 
N/A N/A N/A
Berger
1700 Fribourg
1875 - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
BierwerkstattMühleweg 53
3280 Murten
2000 - 2012

108

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Martin Gilgen & Daniel Geissbühler.
The brewery Henzi Bräu in Bellach (SO) was registered under the same number (108) from 1999 to 2001.

Production: 8 hl

Brasserie Artisanale du Bourg
Le Bourg 137
1618 Châtel-St-Denis
2011 - 2013

436


N/A N/A Brewers: Etienne and Vincent Michel.
Already temporary(?) inactive.

Production: 17 hl

Brasserie de Fribourg
1700 Fribourg
1876 - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brasserie des Gros
route d'Arlens 1
1675 Blessens
2014 - 2019

613


079 449 05 61

6 12.07

Brewers: Patrick and Jean-Marc Gros.
Not bad … but not very good either.
Brasserie du Chat
Route du Château-d'Affry
1762 Givisiez
2019 - 2020

1438


N/A N/A -
Brasserie du Chauve

route de l'Ancienne Papeterie 190
1723 Marly
2010 - 2018

389


12 13.3

Brewer: Jann Poffet.
Interesting and decently well-made. Try it. Formerly located in Fribourg where a showroom (la petite brasserie du Chauve, chemin des Roches 1) now is active.
Closed in January 2019.

Production: 750 hl

Brasserie du Midi
1630 Bulle
1885 - 1910

 
N/A N/A N/A
Brasserie du Show
Chemin du Grand Clos 5
1677 Prez-vers-Siviriez
2021 - 2023

1585


N/A N/A -
B'rs Bierwerk
Buillardhöhe 23
3212 Gurmels
2016 - 2020

874


N/A N/A -
Bryves Manufacture
route de l'Ancienne Papeterie 170
1723 Marly
2021 - 2023

1586


N/A N/A Brewer: Yves Monney.
Cardinal
Passage du Cardinal
1701 Fribourg
1788 - 2011

20


23 7.62

Founded in 1788 by François Piller this brewery changed its name many times in its first 100 years. It chose its last name after the pope made the bishop of Fribourg a ... Cardinal in 1890.
In 1970 5 breweries joined forces to form the Sibra Holding (Cardinal, Beauregard, Comète, Salmenbräu and Wädenswil). It was 1996 when the Feldschloesschen-Huerlimann-Holding Group - which in the meantime purchased the majority of the capital from the Sibra Holding - announced the the closure of Cardinal. But Feldschloesschen had to face with serious resistance from the beer-lovers of the french-speaking part of the country. The sales dropped down and they had to come back on their decision.
Finally, the decision fell on August 2010: the plant will be closed on June 2011. The reason is the outsourcing by Carlsberg (owner of Feldschlösschen since 2000) of 20% of the production from the Feldschlösschen Group. The plant in Fribourg being used at 40%, it seems logical that Feldschlösschen chose to regroup the production in Rheinfelden.
The brand Cardinal is still brewed nowadays (in Rheinfelden or in Sion, no idea): the Blonde, Spéciale, Blanche, Draft and Lime Cut.

Production: 450'000 hl

Cieux
Champ des Pierres 9
1782 Cormagens
2007 - 2016

270


19 14.55

Brewer: Dominique Javet
Dominique is looking for perfection and the least I can say is that he can brew wonderful beers. His production is unfortunately very tiny.
Collaud
1630 Bulle
1880 - 1905

 
N/A N/A N/A
Devevey
1470 Estavayer-le-Lac
1875 - 1900

 
N/A N/A Originally called Busch.
Durhônechemin des Artisans 15
1616 Attalens
2018 - 2022

1146

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Thomas Christophe Durhône
Gerstenbrand
1470 Estavayer-le-Lac
1875 - 1890

 
N/A N/A Originally called Treyer.
Grangier et Bondalez
1470 Estavayer-le-Lac
1875 - 1880

 
N/A N/A N/A
Haldemann

route de la Gare 4
1786 Sugiez
1998 - 2018

112


026 673 00 37

27 14.06

Brewer: Freddy Haldemann
Very creative and interesting beers from this very small brewery. Freddy came back on track with great creative beers full of character after having followed shortly the devilish way of compromise between 2006 and 2009. Brewed a special beer for The Stillman's which is then aged in whisky barrels and bottled by them.

Production: 800 hl

la HoublonnièreRoute des Colombettes
1628 Vuadens
1992 - 2001

 
6 13.8

Brewer: Jean-Pierre Bertinotti
The first microbrewery in the french speaking part of the country. Was owned by Jean-Pierre Bertinotti. Very distinctive, it had at that time the most interesting beers of the country. Unfortunately closed now.
la Luneire
1691 Villarimboud
2014 - 2016

584


N/A N/A Brewer: Pascal Panchaud and David Fontaine.

Production: 8 hl

la Mécanique des Fluides
route de l'Ancienne Papeterie 130
1723 Marly
2018 - 2021

1124


077 490 16 00

7 14.69

Brewer: Stephan Marchand.
Typical craft offering with sour and hoppy beers. A good brewery.
Did not survive the Covid-19 restrictions and announced its closure by the end of February 21.
l'Epée
1700 Fribourg
1875 - 1905

 
N/A N/A N/A
les Cigales
1700 Fribourg
2019 - 2022

1420

 
N/A N/A -
Lessoc
1669 Lessoc
1999 - 2001

87

 
N/A N/A N/A
Marcassineroute de la Léchère 41
1614 Granges
2004 - 2018

190

 
021 947 30 03
N/A N/A Brewer: Yves Birbaum.

Production: 3 hl

Memphis Bar Bulle
rue Victor-Tissot 2
1630 Bulle
2008 - 2011

313


3 7.2

"Another brewpub offering beers of very bad homebrew quality; not the first and unfortunately not the last in the french speaking part of the country. Deeply damaging the reputation of craft beers.
Added to that, the brewpub is a tragically bad place to be: drunk people pushing and provoking; dirty floors and tables ... A place to avoid!"
Nobs Bräu
ch. de la prairie 10
1720 Corminboeuf
1997 - 2016

118

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Paul-Albert Nobs.
Actually inactive (November 2008)
Petitpierre
3280 Murten
1826 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
Pignon
chemin Moille au Cristou 16
1619 les Paccots
2015 - 2016

707


6 13.6

Brewer: Pierre Noirat.
Above average beers which are worth to try.

Production: 2 hl

Poletti
1700 Fribourg
1875 - 1880

 
N/A N/A N/A
ProMurten
Freiburgstrasse 112
3280 Murten
2011 - ?


1 14.8 Client brewer: the beer (http://www.bodemuenzi.ch) is produced by Trois Dames. Disappeared somewhere between 2017 and 2019.
Romont
1680 Romont
1875 - 1905

 
N/A N/A First named Zimmermann.
Schaller
1630 Bulle
1873 - 1895

 
N/A N/A N/A
Schopfer Frères
1700 Fribourg
1880 - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
Scottish Pub
route du Jura 47
1701 Fribourg
1999 - 2006

104


3 12.13

Nice modern pub (if you like karaoke, it's the right place !). 3 beers (blonde, blanche and rousse). The brewer is very kind and ready to show the installations. Worth a try.
Spinnler
3280 Murten
1875 - 1897

 
N/A N/A N/A
The Stillman's
Bodenzelgstrasse 89b
3212 Gurmels
2011 - 2018


39 13.97

Client brewer. Whisky importer and independent whisky bottler which offer beers aged in whisky barrels. The basis beer was first brewed by Haldemann then by Fleisch und Brau (for me with a sensible lost of quality), ageing and bottling are done by the Stillman's.

Production: 40 hl