Breweries
The special set-up of the European Beer Star ensures equal opportunities for breweries of all kinds. Size and tradition may matter in day-to-day competition for market shares. However, all beers are equal before our expert jury members. Each issue of BEER STAR NEWS presents breweries which produce award-winning beers.
Batzen Bräu
Batzen Bräu | ITA | The Brewpub belongs to the Batzen Häusl in the middle of Bozen. There are three master brewers working there; Christian Pichler, Thomas Münster and Tobias Tratter. By producing 4,500 hl/year
Indeed Brewing
Indeed Brewing Company, USA. Combines old-world tradition with new out-of-the-box thinking, and this is reflected in its line-up of traditional and creative beers – in their taprooms in Minneapolis and Milwaukee and in their engagement
Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu
GER | “The beer with the famous brewing water”. This water comes from its own springs in the nature reserve and is one of the softest and purest waters. The brewery rely on elaborate processes.
Raschhofer
Raschhofer, AUT. The Upper Austrian family business swears by traditional brewing methods: direct fire copper brewhouse, open fermentation, horizontal tanks. This is where the multiple prize-winning beers mature for at least six weeks. The range
Cervejaria Bamberg
BRA | When a Brazilian brewery uses this name we can easily guess what it stands for: loving care of the beer culture of the German-speaking countries and a commitment to the “Reinheitsgebot”. The beer
Privatbrauerei Bauhöfer
GER | The regional family-run brewery in its 5th generation launched a dry hopped lager in 2017, called “Schwarzwaldmarie”. The name generated controversies in competition headquarters. The complaint was dismissed as the brewery is indeed