The 11th festival will take place from 4. - 5. April 2025
So far we have 32 confirmed breweries for the next years edition. We are happy to welcome breweries from the following countries:
- Switzerland
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Latvia
- Czechia
- Slovakia
- Romania
- France
- Belgium
- Norway
- Sweden
- Germany
- Iceland
- Hungary
Yes, there will be a pre-opening party before the festival. We will all meet on Thursday evening, March 21st, 2024 at the Örlikon brewery. There will be a small tap takeover from Cloudwater and of course the delicious beers from the Örlikon brewery. There is also live music and the food includes the fantastic oysters from Shuck'n'Roll with the best wild oysters from the Netherlands.
See you on Thursday, where we will officially kick off the festival.
Cheers!
We have some changes to announce in the lineup. Do you health reasons our friends from Pilgrim needed to cancel their participation and also Ammonite from France cancelled just now because of schedule issues but there is also good news.
While those breweries above will not be present we are happy to welcome OUTER RANGE to the festival line-up.
Unfortunately we received some bad news today.
Whiplash are canceling all of their 2024 event participation for various reasons. Unfortunately we have to celebrate without the wonderful brewery from Ireland.
We thank you for your understanding. Adequate replacement is already being sought.
Some first breweries are confirmed for the 10th edition of the Zurich Beer Festival 2024
We are welcoming the following breweries in Zurich in March 2024:
INTERNATIONAL
- North Brewing Co., Leeds (UK)
- Folkingbrew, Groningen (Netherlands)
- Cloudwater, Manchester (UK)
- Long Live Beerworks, Rhode Island (USA)
- Finback, New York (USA)
- Vault City Brewing, Edinburgh (UK)
- Ārpus Brewing Co., Eimuri (Latvia)
- Uchu Brewing, Hokuto (Japan)
- Hop Hooligans, Jilava (Romania)
- Põhjala Brewery, Tallinn (Estonia)
- Amundsen Bryggeri, Oslo (Norway)
- Nøgne Ø, Grimstad (Norway)
- Sibeeria, Prague (Czechia)
- Browar Stu Mostów, Wrocław (Poland)
- Eastside Brewing, Latina (Italy)
- Brulo, Edinburgh (UK)
- Magic Road, Warsaw (Poland)
- Juguetes Perdidos, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- 3 Sons Brewing, Florida (USA)
- Ammonite Brewery, Sennecey-le-Grand (France)
- Ca'del Brado, Rastignano (Italy)
- Canediguerra, Alessandria (Italy)
- Track Brewing, Manchester (UK)
- DUA Sparkling Beer (ES)
LOCAL
- Hoppy People, Sierre
- Brauerei Örlikon, Zürich
- Drunkbeard, Morrens
- Black Pig, Courroux
- Dr. Brauwolf, Zürich
- BFM, Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes, Saignelégier
- Brausyndikat, Dietikon
- Bierlab, Zürich
- St. Laurentius, Bülach
- Shrinkbrew Ales, Pratteln
- Lägerebräu, Wettingen
- Ahoi Hill, Otelfingen
We are looking forward to welcoming the following breweries this spring:
HOP HOOLIGANS (RO) · CLOUDWATER (UK) · HOPPY PEOPLE (CH) · PRIZM (FR) · DRUNK BEARD (CH) · FUNKY FLUID (PL) · HOLY GOAT BREWING (UK) · 50&50 (IT) · NEON RAPTOR (UK) · BRULO (UK) · LAND & LABOUR (IE) · BLACK PIG (CH) · AHOI HILL (CH) · BERETA BREWING (RO) · VETRA (IT) · LAMBRATE (IT) · AU SECOND DEGRE (FR) · BRAUSYNDIKAT (CH) · INCIDER (CH) · BRASSERIE LINDEMANS (BE) · PILGRIM (CH) · UNDERWOOD (UA) · SOFIA ELECTRIC BREWING (BG) · BRASSERIE KELLER (CH) · 90 BPM (FR) · VAULT CITY BREWING (UK) · BRASSERIE L'APAISEE (CH) · BIBIBIR (IT) · WHITE STORK (BG) · BIERLAB (CH) · GEKKO BREWING (FR) · DR. GABS (CH) · WHITE FRONTIER (CH) · BRAUEREI ÖRLIKON (CH) ·GALWAY BAY BREWING (IE) · VIRTUAL LAB (IT) · MELTUM (BG) · OVERWORKS Let's kill some Henchman Kegs (UK) · MORE TO COME
IMPORTANT: There is no festival in september. Only now in spring 2023!
The next Zurich beer festival will take place in autumn of this year with breweries from all corners of this beautiful world.
From Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, USA, Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Poland, Latvia and hopefully also from the Ukraine.
With this 8th Zurich Beer Festival there is also a change in the system of the festival. In short words:
- No more tokens
- Flat rate: One entry price includes all beers
- unlimited beer tasting
- workshops around beer
- free water
- live bands on both days
- many street food stalls
We look forward to seeing you and to
CLOUDWATER - BARRIER BREWING - BROWAR STU MOSTOW - FUNKY FLUID - HOP HOOLIGANS - BIERLAB - ST. LAURENTIIUS - LERVIG - BEER WITHOUT BORDERS - GAMMA BREWING - ARPUS BREWING - MALMÖ BREWING - LETRA - DRY & BITTER - DOIS CORVOS - BIRRIFICIO LIQUIDA - SIBEERIA - HOPPY PEOPLE - LOVERBEER - EVERBREW - SURICATO - PIGGY BREWING - BRAUEREI ÖRLIKON - BREWHEART - MALMÖ MEADERY - ROCKMILL - COOLHEAD - AHOI HILL - ALPHA DELTA - BARONA - HOPALAA - FABERBRÄU - Dr. GABS - and some more
There are many events invloving beer so whats special about the Zurich Beer Festival?
Switzerland has now more breweries than any other country per capita but still the most famous beer style is Lager. That's what you get at every restaurant or pub so even though we have many small craft breweries they are still struggling to get their name out and find their clients.
Our goal is to promote all different styles of beer and leave it to the vistor to judge what style you prefer. There is no specific beer taste and we don't want to patronise our visitors.
At the Zurich Beer Festival every visitor gets a special beer tasting glass that one can keep as included in the sales price. At every beer stand you only get 10cl of beer. This allows to taste many different beers without the goal of getting drunk. In other words. Its about taste and quality and not about quantity. There is always national and international breweries present at the festival.
There are usually workshops during the entire festival exploring the fascinating field of the beer production. From malt to hops to skills. We usually have workshops for absolute beer-ginners and also for the experienced homebrewer.
We are ProBier and we demand and foster beer diversity.
