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Breweries in Sachsen, Germany

Every brewery recorded in Sachsen, Germany by Open Brewery DB, 67 in all across 41 cities and towns.

Breweries in Sachsen, Germany

Open Brewery DB records 67 breweries in Sachsen, Germany, spread across 41 cities and towns. By type they include 58 brewpubs and 9 brewery (closed)s.

The full list appears in the table below, with the city and type of each. Every brewery is an independent business, so confirm current opening hours, tours and taproom availability directly before visiting.

The cities with the most breweries recorded here are Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz, Görlitz, Zwickau and Torgau.

Cities and towns covered

Breweries in this directory are found in Aue-Bad Schlema, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Bad Schandau, Bautzen, Breitenbrunn/Erzgebirge, Chemnitz, Claußnitz, Coswig, Dresden, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Eibenstock, Freiberg, Frohburg, Gersdorf, Grimma, Görlitz, Hartmannsdorf, Kottmar, Krostitz, Leipzig, Löbau, Markneukirchen, Meißen, Müglitztal and Obergurig, and 16 more towns and cities.

Each city page, where one exists, narrows the list down to a single town with the address of each brewery, which is the quickest way to plan a visit or a crawl.

Why a brewery scene matters to a homebrewer

A strong local brewery scene is a resource for anyone brewing at home. Taprooms let you taste well-made examples of the styles you are trying to recreate, which is the single best reference point for judging your own results.

Beyond that, many breweries sell fresh spent grain, will talk process with a curious homebrewer, and anchor the local club and competition scene. A region with this many breweries usually has an active homebrew community alongside it.

About this directory

This directory is compiled from Open Brewery DB, an open, community-maintained dataset of breweries worldwide. Coverage depends on the records submitted there, so a very new or very small brewery may not yet appear, and an occasional closed one may linger.

The listing is a starting point rather than a definitive register. Where a brewery lists a website in the data, that is the best place to check its current beers and hours.

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Sources: Open Brewery DB