17 breweries to visit in your lifetime

17 breweries to visit in your lifetime

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Every country has its local beer with its own local flavor.
Often the best way to experience the beer is to go straight to the source: the brewery where it's made.
We found some of the most scenic and interesting breweries around the world.
Every beer lover should add these 17 spots to their bucket lists.

Founded in 1040, Weihenstephan, outside Munich, Germany, is the world's oldest brewery. To put it into perspective, 1040 is 736 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The ancient monastery — which has burnt down four times since its founding — sits atop a scenic hill and has a beer garden featuring epic views of the surrounding area. Like most Bavarian breweries, the specialty here is hefeweizen and weissbier.

Founded in 1040, Weihenstephan, outside Munich, Germany, is the world's oldest brewery. To put it into perspective, 1040 is 736 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The ancient monastery — which has burnt down four times since its founding — sits atop a scenic hill and has a beer garden featuring epic views of the surrounding area. Like most Bavarian breweries, the specialty here is hefeweizen and weissbier.
Facebook/Weihenstephan

Pittsburgh's Church Brew Works is inside a former Roman Catholic church that was built in 1902 and officially deconsecrated in 1993. Drink award-winning beers like Celestial Gold or Pipe Organ Pale in converted pews under stained-glass windows.

Pittsburgh's Church Brew Works is inside a former Roman Catholic church that was built in 1902 and officially deconsecrated in 1993. Drink award-winning beers like Celestial Gold or Pipe Organ Pale in converted pews under stained-glass windows.
Courtesy of Church Brew Works/Nate Boguszewski

LeVeL33 — named for the floor it's on — claims to be the world's highest urban craft brewery. This super-modern and swanky brewery and restaurant, set inside "Asia's best business address" in the the Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore, overlooks the sparkling city skyline through floor-to-ceiling windows and serves wine alongside its five craft beers.


LeVeL33 — named for the floor it's on — claims to be the world's highest urban craft brewery. This super-modern and swanky brewery and restaurant, set inside "Asia's best business address" in the the Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore, overlooks the sparkling city skyline through floor-to-ceiling windows and serves wine alongside its five craft beers.
Courtesy of LeVel 33

The Pelican Pub and Brewery in Pacific City, Oregon, is the state's only oceanfront brewery. Enjoy one of its six award-winning beers on tap while overlooking the ocean, surfers, and the epic Haystack Rock, one of Oregon's most famous, as well as beautiful, landmarks.


The Pelican Pub and Brewery in Pacific City, Oregon, is the state's only oceanfront brewery. Enjoy one of its six award-winning beers on tap while overlooking the ocean, surfers, and the epic Haystack Rock, one of Oregon's most famous, as well as beautiful, landmarks.
Courtesy of Pelican Pub and Brewery

Belgium's Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren is said to brew the world's best beer. The Trappist monks here really only brew enough beer for themselves — they began brewing in 1839 and started selling to the public in 1931. But when RateBeer.com — the world's largest beer review and rating website — named their dark, quadrupel-style 12 the best beer in the world, they went from virtually unknown to world famous. Since the brewery only brews around 126,000 gallons of beer a year, a bottle of one of its three ales is hard to come by, especially since beer must be reserved 60 days in advance and must be picked up at the abbey's gate. Even tougher, there's a limit of one case per car, and reservations must be made on a "beer phone," which gets as many as 85,000 calls an hour.

Belgium's Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren is said to brew the world's best beer. The Trappist monks here really only brew enough beer for themselves — they began brewing in 1839 and started selling to the public in 1931. But when RateBeer.com — the world's largest beer review and rating website — named their dark, quadrupel-style 12 the best beer in the world, they went from virtually unknown to world famous. Since the brewery only brews around 126,000 gallons of beer a year, a bottle of one of its three ales is hard to come by, especially since beer must be reserved 60 days in advance and must be picked up at the abbey's gate. Even tougher, there's a limit of one case per car, and reservations must be made on a "beer phone," which gets as many as 85,000 calls an hour.
Business Insider/Melissa Stanger

Ever had beer so good you wanted to take a bath in it? At Starkenberger Brewery in Austria, you actually can. Because besides the brewery being in a beautiful castle, deep within its bowels you'll find a Turkish bath-like spa containing seven 13-foot, beer-filled baths. These warm pools are said to have healing powers, even if you don't take an open-mouthed swim.

Ever had beer so good you wanted to take a bath in it? At Starkenberger Brewery in Austria, you actually can. Because besides the brewery being in a beautiful castle, deep within its bowels you'll find a Turkish bath-like spa containing seven 13-foot, beer-filled baths. These warm pools are said to have healing powers, even if you don't take an open-mouthed swim.
Courtesy of Starkenberger

Any self-respecting beer lover should make the pilgrimage to America's oldest brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and have a Yuengling straight from the source.


Any self-respecting beer lover should make the pilgrimage to America's oldest brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and have a Yuengling straight from the source.
Flickr/Keith Walbolt

Bandido Brewing claims it's "for adventurers, by adventurers," and indeed the two guys from Oregon behind the brewery are concocting adventurous brews using local ingredients like the Amazonian Guayusa tea leaf and organic coffee from the nearby Mindo Cloud Forest. They founded the brewery and pub in the colonial, UNESCO World Heritage part of Quito, Ecuador, after realizing they were "trapped in a purgatory devoid of craft beer." At more than 9,000 feet above sea level, it just might be the world’s highest brewery.


Bandido Brewing claims it's "for adventurers, by adventurers," and indeed the two guys from Oregon behind the brewery are concocting adventurous brews using local ingredients like the Amazonian Guayusa tea leaf and organic coffee from the nearby Mindo Cloud Forest. They founded the brewery and pub in the colonial, UNESCO World Heritage part of Quito, Ecuador, after realizing they were "trapped in a purgatory devoid of craft beer." At more than 9,000 feet above sea level, it just might be the world’s highest brewery.
Courtesy of Bandido Brewing

Switzerland's Davos is the highest city in Europe, and thus its BierVision Monstein Brewery is the highest brewery on the continent. Perched at 5,120 feet and surrounded by the Swiss Alps, Davos is a famous destination for skiers and adventurers of all stripes. Inside of a 100-year-old former dairy, BierVision markets itself as "the last beer stop before heaven" and uses alpine spring water for its beer, as well as its schnapps and whiskey.


Switzerland's Davos is the highest city in Europe, and thus its BierVision Monstein Brewery is the highest brewery on the continent. Perched at 5,120 feet and surrounded by the Swiss Alps, Davos is a famous destination for skiers and adventurers of all stripes. Inside of a 100-year-old former dairy, BierVision markets itself as "the last beer stop before heaven" and uses alpine spring water for its beer, as well as its schnapps and whiskey.
Courtesy of BierVision Monstein

For the second year running, Vermont's Hill Farmstead Brewery has been named the Best Brewery in the World by RateBeer.com. In fact, seven of its beers were listed in the top 100 beers in the world, six of which were in the top 50 in the world.For the second year running, Vermont's Hill Farmstead Brewery has been named the Best Brewery in the World by RateBeer.com. In fact, seven of its beers were listed in the top 100 beers in the world, six of which were in the top 50 in the world.

Courtesy of Hill Farmstead

Right before complete Alaskan wilderness, Silver Gulch bills itself as "America's Most Northern Brewery." While Silver Gulch, housed in a former roadhouse north of Fairbanks, is served across the country, the 10-mile trek up the Old Steese Highway is worth it for the specialty beers it serves only at its restaurant and beer garden.


Right before complete Alaskan wilderness, Silver Gulch bills itself as "America's Most Northern Brewery." While Silver Gulch, housed in a former roadhouse north of Fairbanks, is served across the country, the 10-mile trek up the Old Steese Highway is worth it for the specialty beers it serves only at its restaurant and beer garden.
Wikipedia/ L T Hunter

Kuchlbauer's Bierwelt is a traditional German wheat-beer brewery with a modern-art twist. Reflecting the owner's interest in art, the brewery — which has been around since 1499 and in the same family for eight generations — is housed inside a Friedensreich Hundertwasser-designed, primary-colored 115-foot tower. The psychedelic construction is crowned by a 32-foot-wide gold observation ball that weighs 26,455 pounds, which you can drink inside of.


Kuchlbauer's Bierwelt is a traditional German wheat-beer brewery with a modern-art twist. Reflecting the owner's interest in art, the brewery — which has been around since 1499 and in the same family for eight generations — is housed inside a Friedensreich Hundertwasser-designed, primary-colored 115-foot tower. The psychedelic construction is crowned by a 32-foot-wide gold observation ball that weighs 26,455 pounds, which you can drink inside of.
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You can create your own beer — recipe, label, and all — at Kiuchi brewery in Naka, Japan. Home of the award-winning Hitachino Nest Beer — the one with the owl — brewers here will walk you through the brewing process to make you a custom beer. You decide the flavor palette, design the label, and brew the beer, and they will send it to your doorstep three weeks later.

You can create your own beer — recipe, label, and all — at Kiuchi brewery in Naka, Japan. Home of the award-winning Hitachino Nest Beer — the one with the owl — brewers here will walk you through the brewing process to make you a custom beer. You decide the flavor palette, design the label, and brew the beer, and they will send it to your doorstep three weeks later.
Courtesy of Kiuchi Brewery

Inside Louisville Slugger Field, a minor-league baseball park in Louisville, Kentucky, Against the Grain is a 15-barrel operation but has brewed hundreds of different beers. It's also one of only a handful of functional, Victorian-style brewhouses and pairs its brews with smoked meats.

Inside Louisville Slugger Field, a minor-league baseball park in Louisville, Kentucky, Against the Grain is a 15-barrel operation but has brewed hundreds of different beers. It's also one of only a handful of functional, Victorian-style brewhouses and pairs its brews with smoked meats.

The Barking Deer made history as Mumbai's first microbrewery and brewpub. Beers at the Mumbai brewery include Bombay Blonde Ale, The Barking Deer India Pale Ale, and Flying Pig Belgian Wit, as well as a constantly changing selection of specialty beers on tap.


The Barking Deer made history as Mumbai's first microbrewery and brewpub. Beers at the Mumbai brewery include Bombay Blonde Ale, The Barking Deer India Pale Ale, and Flying Pig Belgian Wit, as well as a constantly changing selection of specialty beers on tap.
Facebook/The Barking Deer

Brewery Vivant is a former funeral parlor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that makes to-die-for French- and Belgian-inspired brews and features stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings.

Brewery Vivant is a former funeral parlor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that makes to-die-for French- and Belgian-inspired brews and features stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings.

The Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery is a scenic little brewery near Portland, Oregon, inside an old wooden barn on a working hazelnut farm. Naturally, heirloom fruit and nuts from the farm inspire — and make it into — the fruity brews, like farmhouse saisons, Belgian stouts, wild ales, and sour- and barrel-aged beers. It will open to the public in the next few months.

The Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery is a scenic little brewery near Portland, Oregon, inside an old wooden barn on a working hazelnut farm. Naturally, heirloom fruit and nuts from the farm inspire — and make it into — the fruity brews, like farmhouse saisons, Belgian stouts, wild ales, and sour- and barrel-aged beers. It will open to the public in the next few months.

Courtesy of Wolves & People


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