Ticino
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reviewed by yours truly: 47.1% (16)

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.

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 (34)

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...
Arbŕnt

Founded in 2022


6500 Bellinzona


076 558 19 15

#1765

list of beers

N/A N/A -
Beertime

Founded in 2014

Strada Regina 1A
6928 Manno


#597

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewers: Gabriele Izzo and Sasha Pelossi.
Brews 3 core beers in Anglo-American styles.
Formerly Birra dei Nani. Closed between 2016 and 2018.
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 Barüch

Founded in 2021


6818 Melano

 
#1622

N/A N/A -
Birra Bozz

Founded in 2012

via Centrale 23
6516 Cugnasco


079 905 66 02

#480

list of beers

6 10.93

Brewers: Richy and Luca Bozzini.
Brews 4 core beers and some specialties.
Birrificio di Preonzo

Founded in 2016

via ala Géise
6523 Preonzo

 
#852

list of beers

N/A N/A A homebrewery with a confidential activity.
Birrificio Ticinese San Martino

Founded in 2016

via Industria 33
6934 Bioggio


091 647 00 79

#400

3'000 hl

list of beers

6 12.87

"Brewer: Philip Engerisser.
One of the two biggest breweries in Ticino with an approximate output of 3000 hl yearly. Brews 7 core beers in Anglo-American and Belgian styles. Moved from Stabio to Bioggio in 2021.
The former brewery (Mendrisio and then Stabio) 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)."
Broken City

Founded in 2016

Strada Ponte Di Valle 4
6964 Davesco


079 638 68 19

#881

list of beers

30 14.89

Brewer: Fabio Colombo and Rodrigo Silva.
Shortly named Red Deer. Produces 5 core beers as well as many small batches and barrel-aged series on a 5 hl installation. Moved from Viganello to Davesco in 2018.
Quality and creativity: don't miss this brewery.
Chivisin

Founded in 2019

viale Portone 41
6500 Bellinzona


079 469 55 30

#1436

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewing 6 core beers and 3 seasonals, mostly in Anglo-American styles.
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

3 11.2

Brewing 4 core beers and one seasonal.
Gambarogno

Founded in 2020

Taverna Nucleo 19
6575 San Nazzaro



Link down; brewery closed?


079 438 78 76

#1443

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Sébastien Gerber.
il Birraiolo Brewing

Founded in 2022

Ala Brüga 46
6593 Cadenazzo


076 435 92 66

#1750

list of beers

7 13.77

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Il Grimorio

Founded in 2022


6518 Gorduno

 
#1700

N/A N/A -
La Morobbiotta

Founded in 2020

Via Vellano 28
6583 Sant'Antonio


078 798 75 54

#1517

list of beers

N/A N/A -
La Torascia

Founded in 2020

via A Torascia 44
6702 Claro


079 313 08 27

#1536

list of beers

N/A N/A Brewer: Michele Bronner.
LuLa'S Beer

Founded in 2020

Via Boscioredo 128
6516 Cugnasco

 
079 487 94 89
#1461

N/A N/A -
MóMň

Founded in 2013

via Enrico Dunant 11
6828 Balerna


091 682 21 78

#494

list of beers

9 9.82

Brewer: Stefano Luisoni.
Brews 4 core beers and some seasonals.
Monte Brč

Founded in 2019

via Bassone 34
6974 Aldesago


078 935 04 98

#1426

list of beers

4 15

Brewer: Stefano Gambazzi.
Good beers mostly in Anglo-American styles.
Monte Lema

Founded in 2017

Quartiere Vianova
6986 Curio


077 412 85 88

#970

list of beers

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

Founded in 2017

Via Centrale 2
6594 Contone



Link down; brewery closed?


#1088

N/A N/A A brewer club. Seems to brew only for its members. Probably inactive.
No Land

Founded in 2015

Via Pedreta 1
6818 Melano


079 747 19 01

#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, brewed on a 250 liters installation.
Officina della Birra

Founded in 1999

via Cademario 2
6934 Bioggio


#93

2'800 hl

list of beers

51 14.21

Brewer: Lucio Notari, Giancarlo Albonico 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 nowadays above 2'000 hl. Offers 8 core beers, 2 seasonals and many limited editions, mostly in Anglo-American styles, brewed on a 10 hl installation. Has 4 employees.
Member of the Swiss breweries association since November 2022.
Polar Beer Factory

Founded in 2020


6612 Ascona



Link down; brewery closed?


#1500

list of beers

N/A N/A Probably inactive.
Rigamonti

Founded in 2017

In di Campagn 31
6528 Camorino


076 693 92 35

#1111

list of beers

9 13.82

Brewer: Sonja Rigamonti.
Brewing on a 1 hl installation. Offers many different beers of pretty nice quality.
Ristorante Centrale

Founded in 2018

via Locarno 2
6616 Losone


091 792 12 01

#1230

list of beers

N/A N/A A restaurant brewing its own beer. Apparently in very small quantities.
Rud Bir

Founded in 2014

via San Gottardo 80
6596 Gordola


#571

list of beers

14 13.8

Brewer: Luka Ferrara.
Brewing on a 4 hl installation.
Mostly creative and good beers.
Santa Brigida

Founded in 2021

via Lovron 1
6997 Sessa


#1699

N/A N/A Apparently a monastery?!
Selvatici.ch

Founded in 2017

Zona piazza d’armi
6713 Malvaglia


076 693 98 63

#962

list of beers

4 13.1

Brewer: Alessandro Macchi.
Brewing on a 5 hl installation.
Sottobisio

Founded in 2014

via Sottobisio 3A
6828 Balerna


091 682 12 35

#569

500 hl

list of beers

24 15.4

Brewer: Jacopo Buraschi.
Brewing on a 6 hl installation.
Bold, interesting and well-crafted beers.
St. Salvatore

Founded in 2018

via Lucomagno 97
6715 Dongio


078 664 96 50

#1158

list of beers

5 14.24

Brewing 6 core beers and 4 seasonal. Good variety and quality.
Terra Matta

Founded in 2013

Nucleo
6839 Sagno


091 980 37 10

#526

list of beers

1 11.2 Brewer: Martino Mombelli.
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

Founded in 2020

Nucleo
6685 Bosco Gurin


079 303 82 92

#1494

list of beers

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 offering 4 core beers in german styles.
An ambitious company which planed at its start 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 many 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 (53)

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 Capriasca
6954 Sala Capriasca 		2019 - 2022

1319

 
N/A N/A -
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
Birra Schmid
via Lugano 24
6710 Biasca 		2014 - 2021

618


2 15 Delicate, subtle and good beers. Formerly located in Claro.
This brewery is inactive and probably closed (2021).
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
Bottega dei Ghi di Loris Ghirlanda
6967 Dino 		2017 - 2022

1084

 
N/A N/A Brewer: Loris Ghirlanda.
Probably inactive.
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 -
Della's Beer di Dellavia Alan
6806 Sigirino 		2019 - 2022

1291

 
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.
Garamé
6950 Tesserete 		2018 - 2022

1265

 
N/A N/A Seems to be inactive.
geni-ale
6929 Gravesano 		2021 - 2022

1580

 
N/A N/A -
H2Orzo

6516 Cugnasco 		2016 - 2022

820


N/A N/A -
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
Maitri
via Cave di Marmo 1
6864 Arzo 		2016 - 2022

960


091 630 12 12

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.
Moree
6850 Mendrisio 		1845 - 1850

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

45

 
N/A N/A N/A
Olgiati

6993 Iseo 		2018 - 2022

1196

 
2 10.8 Seems to be inactive.
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.
Tilola Raffaele
6593 Cadenazzo 		2017 - 2022

1029

 
N/A N/A Seems to be inactive.
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.