Ticino
[Breweries (39)] [Bars (2)] [Beer makers without breweries (1)] [Closed Breweries (43)]

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reviewed by yours truly: 38.5% (15)

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.
Click here if you would like to see my ranking list for this canton.

Breweries (39)

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...
Beer Bomb

Founded in 2020

Via Al Caseificio 1
6837 Bruzella


#1546

N/A N/A -
Bironsa

Founded in 2017

"Casa Stefano, Strada Cantonale"
6664 Vergeletto


078 642 41 87

#1056

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Urs Planta.
Birra Bozz

Founded in 2012

via Centrale 23
6516 Cugnasco


079 905 66 02

#480

list of beers

6 10.93

"Brewers: Alan and Luca Bozzini.
A dubious Porter, a pretty good Pils and other far less convincing beers."
Birra Capriasca

Founded in 2019


6954 Sala Capriasca

 
#1319

N/A N/A -
Birra dei Nani

Founded in 2014


6929 Gravesano



Link down; brewery closed?


#597

N/A N/A Closed between 2016 and 2018. And probably inactive now (2021).
Birra Schmid

Founded in 2014

via Lugano 24
6710 Biasca


#618

list of beers

2 15 "Delicate, subtle and good beers. Formerly located in Claro.
This brewery is inactive and probably closed (2021)."
Birrificio di Preonzo

Founded in 2016

via ala Géise
6523 Preonzo

 
#852

list of beers

N/A N/A Confidential activity (or not at all).
Birrificio Sottobisio

Founded in 2014

via Sottobisio 3A
6828 Balerna


#569

500 hl

list of beers

23 15.39

"Brewer: Jacopo Buraschi.
Bold, interesting and well-crafted beers. Keep an eye on them !"
Birrificio Ticinese San Martino

Founded in 2016

via Vite 5
6855 Stabio


091 647 00 79

#400

list of beers

6 12.87

"Brewer: Giovanni Marsa.
The former brewery went bankrupt at the beginning of 2016 and has been bought by Schützengarten some months later. The brewery has been ""reloaded"" under a new registry number (was formerly 147; looks there for additional information)."
Bottega dei Ghi di Loris Ghirlanda

Founded in 2017


6967 Dino

 
#1084

N/A N/A Brewer: Loris Ghirlanda.
Probably inactive.
Broken City

Founded in 2016

Strada Ponte Di Valle 4
6964 Davesco


#881

list of beers

19 14.97

Brewer: Fabio Colombo.
Shortly named Red Deer. Produces 5 core beers as well as some small batch and barrel-aged series. Moved from Viganello to Davesco in 2018.
Very good quality: don't miss this brewery.
Chivisin

Founded in 2019

viale Portone 41
6500 Bellinzona


#1436

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Della's Beer di Dellavia Alan

Founded in 2019


6806 Sigirino

 
#1291

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Falling Pine

Founded in 2015

via Industria 1
6814 Cadempino


#665

list of beers

N/A N/A Opened shortly in 2015 and closed the same year under the name Gopf Biir (in Muzzano). Opened again since mid-2018.
Fin

Founded in 2018

Via Arch. G. Fizzi 29
6648 Minusio


#1260

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Gambarogno

Founded in 2020

Taverna Nucleo 19
6575 San Nazzaro


079 438 78 76

#1443

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Sébastien Gerber.
Garamé

Founded in 2018


6950 Tesserete

 
#1265

N/A N/A Seems to be inactive.
H2Orzo

Founded in 2016


6516 Cugnasco


#820

list of beers

N/A N/A -
La Morobbiotta

Founded in 2020


6583 Sant'Antonio

 
#1517

N/A N/A -
La Torascia

Founded in 2020


6702 Claro

 
#1536

N/A N/A -
LuLa'S Beer

Founded in 2020


6516 Cugnasco

 
#1461

N/A N/A -
Maitri

Founded in 2016

via Cave di Marmo 1
6864 Arzo


091 630 12 12

#960

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Roberto Bianchi.
Former client brewer. Their beers were brewed at the installation of Birrificio Ticinese. Registered since December 2016 and moved from Airolo to Arzo.
MóMň

Founded in 2013

via Enrico Dunant 11
6828 Balerna


#494

list of beers

9 9.82

Brewer: Stefano Luisoni.
I'm not convinced for now. Clearly needs lot of tuning and quality control.
Monte Brč

Founded in 2019

via Bassone 34
6974 Aldesago


078 935 04 98

#1426

4 15

Brewer: Stefano Gambazzi.
Monte Lema

Founded in 2017


6986 Curio


077 412 85 88

#970

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewers: Daniele Delmenico and Andrea Lorenzetti.
Muscendro

Founded in 2017


6594 Contone

 
#1088

N/A N/A -
No Land

Founded in 2015

Via Pedreta 1
6818 Melano


#693

list of beers

10 14.24

Brewer: Christian Scolari.
Clearly worth a try. Offers beers going from ok to very good in quite different styles.
Officina della Birra

Founded in 1999

direzione Zona Industriale 1
6934 Bioggio


#93

"1,500" hl

list of beers

45 14.15

"Brewer: Lucio and Eric Notari.
Started 1999 as a restaurant and a brewery. Pretty creative and diversified since their beginning already, Officina della Birra is clearly a pioneer of craft beer in Switzerland. They are aging some beers in wood barrels in the former cellars of Birra Bellinzona. Enjoys a slow yet constant growth with a production probably around 2'000 hl nowadays."
Olgiati

Founded in 2018


6993 Iseo

 
#1196

list of beers

2 10.8 -
Polar Beer

Founded in 2020


6592 San Antonino

 
#1500

N/A N/A -
Rigamonti

Founded in 2017


6528 Camorino

 
#1111

list of beers

8 13.75 -
Ristorante Centrale

Founded in 2018

via Locarno 2
6616 Losone


091 792 12 01

#1230

N/A N/A -
Rud Bir

Founded in 2014

via San Gottardo 80
6596 Gordola


#571

list of beers

14 13.8

Brewer: Luka Ferrara.
Mostly creative and good beers.
Selvatici.ch

Founded in 2017


6702 Claro


076 693 98 63

#962

list of beers

N/A N/A -
St. Salvatore

Founded in 2018

via Lucomagno 97
6715 Dongio


#1158

list of beers

4 14.2

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Terra Matta

Founded in 2013

Nucleo
6839 Sagno


091 980 37 10

#526

list of beers

1 11.2 Brewer: Martino Mombelli.
Tilola Raffaele

Founded in 2017


6593 Cadenazzo

 
#1029

N/A N/A -
Valle Maggia

Founded in 2019

via Vallemaggia 10
6670 Avegno


079 643 83 85

#1332

list of beers

5 13.12

Brewer: Ruben Berta.
Planing to produce 1000 hl
Weltu Sagl

Founded in 2020

Nucleo
6685 Bosco Gurin


#1494

N/A N/A -

no brewpubs reported

Beer makers without breweries (1)

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

Founded in 2009

Via Birreria 5
6760 Faido


091 866 12 18

"1,700" hl

list of beers

1 8 "Client brewer. An ambitious brewery which plans to control 10% of the beer market from Ticino and to reach 2500 to 3000 hl after 2 years. Until the local plant is built, the beer is actually brewed by Rosengarten. But after 3 years there is still no brewery to see and the company has to face financial problems. Will their dream comes true ? For myself, I'm ready to bet on a negative denouement."

Beer bars

Name Address / Untappd venueHomepage / Email Rating Comments
Növ Matagvia Gismonda 13
6850 Mendrisio


091 646 86 96

 6 taps and about 70 bottles
PUB 66
via Lavizzari 16
6850 Mendrisio


091 630 10 45

 

Closed Breweries (43)

NameAddressfounded-closedContact # of beers
tasted 		Rating Comments
Don't kill me, it's only my opinion...
Beerrificio (B4Beer)
via Piotti 1
6833 Vacallo 		2012 - 2016

473


N/A N/A Brewer: Roberto Pellegrini.
Beretta
6672 Gordevio 		1830 - 1854

 
N/A N/A N/A
Beretta
6900 Lugano 		1848 - 1902

 
N/A N/A N/A
Beretta
6815 Melide 		1853 - 1900

 
N/A N/A Originally named Fratelli Conti.
Birra 55
6950 Tesserete 		2018 - 2019

1215

 
N/A N/A -
Birra Bellinzona
6500 Bellinzona 		1878 - 1980

44

 
N/A N/A Absorbed by Eichhof.
Birra Emilio Chiodi
6612 Ascona 		1880 - 1885

 
N/A N/A N/A
Birra Rosian
6760 Faido 		1852 - 1972

47

 
N/A N/A N/A
Birreria Ascobirra
2004 - 2004

174

 
N/A N/A N/A
Birreria TicineseVia S. Bernardino 24
6532 Castione 		2000 - 2005

152

 
N/A N/A "Formerly known as ""La Tana del Luppolo"". Well, the brewer is from Germany so it's Reinheitsgebot-time here ..."
Birrificio del Pirata

6918 Figino 		2015 - 2018

649


6 14.6

Brewer: Michel Bacco.
Well-crafted beers and interesting styles. Don't hesitate if you can find his beers.
Birrificio Ticinese
via Vite 5
6855 Stabio 		2002 - 2016

147


33 13.88

"Brewer: Nicola Beltraminelli.
Formerly called La Birraria, then San Martino. Once brewed very modest and uncontrolled beers but now their products are very interesting. Look especially for the beers they are brewing in their joint venture with Piccolo Birrificio d'Apricale under the name of Bad Attitude (www.badattitude.ch). The production in Mendrisio stopped and the beers are now produced in Stabio."

Production: "2,300" hl

Borsa
6500 Bellinzona 		1875 - 1892

 
N/A N/A N/A
Breggia Balerna
6834 Morbio Inferiore 		1900 - 1907

 
N/A N/A N/A
Cormanovia Maestri Comacini 51
6834 Morbio Inferiore 		2014 - 2016


091 682 89 40

N/A N/A Client brewer: the beer is produced by Birrificio Ticinese.
Crypto Madness
6814 Cadempino 		2018 - 2020

1194

 
N/A N/A -
Fabbrica di Birra Borso
6513 Monte Carasso 		1885 - 1900

 
N/A N/A N/A
Fabbrica di birra Salvatore
6717 Dangio-Torre 		1895 - 1900

 
N/A N/A N/A
Fabbricca di Birra
6776 Piotta 		1878 - 1916

 
N/A N/A N/A
Ferrari
6710 Biasca 		1885 - 1900

 
N/A N/A N/A
Fratelli Brunetti & Co.
6711 Aquila 		? - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
Galli Giacomo
6830 Chiasso 		1880 - 1892

 
N/A N/A N/A
Galli Luigi
6825 Capolago 		1851 - 1880

 
N/A N/A N/A
Gambrinus
6500 Bellinzona 		1880 - 1885

 
N/A N/A N/A
Garage Craft
via Antonio Adamini 4
6900 Lugano 		2019 - 2020

1295


076 507 03 05

N/A N/A Brewer: Marco Citran.
Haas
6500 Bellinzona 		1875 - 1890

 
N/A N/A N/A
Innocente Regazzoni
6834 Morbio Inferiore 		1905 - 1905

 
N/A N/A N/A
Jeje's Bier
6600 Locarno 		2015 - 2018

715

 
N/A N/A -
Lugano
6900 Lugano 		1895 - 1971

46

 
N/A N/A N/A
Moree
6850 Mendrisio 		1845 - 1850

 
N/A N/A N/A
Nazionale
6600 Locarno 		1854 - 1981

45

 
N/A N/A N/A
Osteria-Birreria della Posta
6713 Malvaglia 		1999 - 2002

105

 
N/A N/A N/A
Paolaccio
6850 Mendrisio 		1845 - ?

 
N/A N/A N/A
Pasquini-Bernasconi
6900 Lugano 		1885 - 1905

 
N/A N/A N/A
Rimoldi
6850 Mendrisio 		1880 - 1885

 
N/A N/A N/A
Salvatore
6711 Aquila 		1882 - 1909

 
N/A N/A N/A
San DomenicoSentiero di Gandria 6
6976 Castagnola 		2005 - 2009

210


N/A N/A Brewer: Piergiorgio Capietti
Closed since approximately 2008.
San Pedervia Giovannini 15
6710 Biasca 		2003 - 2010

175


2 12.4 A brewpub producing a correct lager and an interesting weizen.
They don't brew anymore and are selling the beers from Birraria.
San Peder
Via A. Giovannini 15
6710 Biasca 		2010 - 2012

369

 
N/A N/A This brewpub closed in 2007 but appears again with a new register number ?! I will try to learn more about this.
San Rocco

6661 Berzona 		2014 - 2019

646


079 822 56 34

6 12.93

"Brewer: Thomas Lucas.
Offers belgian-style beers, some accurate and pretty good, others having room for improvements. Worth a try in any case."
Tognola
6537 Grono 		1882 - 1973

27

 
N/A N/A N/A
Tonella
6850 Mendrisio 		1875 - 1902

 
N/A N/A N/A
Valmaggese
6596 Gordola 		2007 - 2011

257

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Marco Hoerler.