Augsburg is a city in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany, located about 80 km west of Munich. It is the third oldest city in Germany, with a history that dates back over 2,000 years. The varied architecture in its centre includes medieval guild houses, the 11th-century St. Mary's cathedral and the onion-domed Sankt Ulrich und Afra abbey. Key Renaissance buildings are the Augsburger Town Hall with its Golden Hall. The Fuggerhaüser is the seat of a wealthy banking dynasty and the Fuggerei is a 16th-century social housing complex. Check out the tourist information site for more details.
Today, Augsburg is a vibrant city that blends its historical legacy with modernity. It is known for its well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture, cultural festivals, and academic institutions. The city is also a UNESCO World Heritage site, recognized for its water management system, which dates back to the medieval period. Augsburg continues to be an important cultural and economic center in Bavaria, attracting tourists from around the world.
Getting about you can purchase an All-Day Bavaria train ticket (for 2 to 5 people) from one of the machines in the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) for around €30. The ticket holder must sign the ticket on the day of travel.
So off to the brewpubs first as of Jan 2025 👍🏻
Thorbräu, Augsburg
Thorbräu is one of the oldest breweries in Germany, founded in 1582 in Augsburg, Bavaria. Their beer is brewed in a specific standard that is not a part of the Reinheitsgebot, but of Augsburg's own beer purity laws that have been set since 1156, explaining that no version of beer can be brewed using inferior ingredients resulting in an inferior beer. The more than 400-year-old brewery is located on the edge of Augsburg's old town at Wertachbrucker Tor.
You can try the beers at the following locations;
Brauerei Thorbräu Augsburg Max Kuhnle, Wertachbrucker-Tor-Straße 9
Open Mon - Sat 08.00 - 18.00
A great restaurant, nice atmosphere.
Thorbräu Bierkeller, Heilig-Kreuz-Straße 20
Open: Wed - Sun 17.00 - 23.00
A gem of a place nestled into a quiet street overlooked by a magnificent tower. The staff are very attentive. The food is delicious as is the beer and all very reasonably priced. Wouldn't hesitate to go back.
Bräustüberl zum Thorbräu, Wertachbrucker-Tor-Straße 9
Open Daily 11.00 - 23.00
A great rustic pub with the brew kit on show. German food, lovely home brewed beer and all for a very reasonable price.
Thorbräu Biergarten Freibank, Wertachbrucker-Tor-Straße 16
A Biergarten underneath the trees, with great beers and food, just add sunshine.
Riegele WirtsHaus, Frölichstraße 26.
Open: Daily 11.00 - 00.00
Almost near the rail station. Cosy inside, giving an honest atmosphere. Big portions of authentic German food with delicious sausages and schnitzels. The highlight is the charming beer garden—spacious, cosy and perfect for enjoying the Riegele beers. There is an ample variety of beer types, of an exceptional quality to which they are prepared is always felt when drinking one of their beers. Having the opportunity to try these beers at the source, with a very welcoming environment with great food, a fun atmosphere, friendly staff and even a little gift shop if you want to grab a souvenir. Highly recommend 🍻🥨
König von Flandern, Maximilianstraße 25.
Open: Daily 11.00 - 23.00
Traditional-style German restaurant with an on-site microbrewery. The beer is great, a little lacking in selection, but the helles in particular was very refreshing. The ambience is typical of a brewery, solid and hearty with casual quotes on the wall. The brew kit is located behind the bar on the second foor. The staff are helpful and manage themselves professionally. Good atmosphere, quite cosy.
Bayrisch Brau Pub, Frauentorstraße 38
Open: 17.00 - 23.00 Closed: Tuesday
Situated in the Altstadt to the north of the centre in a rather quiet street in the old centre of Augsburg. A very well hidden place. The home brewed beer with full taste. The brew master Claus himself stands behind the bar and serves. The beer is always fresh and delicious. The atmosphere suits a Bavarian pub, rustic and cosy, with good Bavarian food, plus a nice beer garden. The locals seems to love it and so do I. If coming by public transport get off at Augsburg Oberhausen and catch tram 2 toward Haunstetten and alight just after going through the Fischer tor.
Hasen-Bräu Brauereibetriebsgesellschaft mbH, Unterer Talweg 87
Open: Tours by appointment Mon-Fri?
The Hasen-Bräu is one of the oldest breweries in Augsburg. Its roots go back to the year 1464. Already in the early Middle Ages - we're talking about a time when Munich was not even founded - Augsburg's brewers formed a proud and respected guild. Those who wanted to settle down in the city as "beer chaff" had to follow strict guild rules: Augsburg beer was only allowed to be made from water, malt and hops, as the city charter of Augsburg demanded as early as 1156 - 360 years before the Bavarian Purity Law was enacted. The Augsburg Purity Law is the first purity law in German beer history. At that time, brewing and serving was done in small house breweries; the "Haus-Preu" was therefore a brewery and pub in one. The Augsburger Hasen-Bräu also goes back to such a house brewery: the tavern "Zu den drey Glass".
Brauereigasthof Drei Königinnen, Meister-Veits-Gäßchen 32,
Open Mon - Fri 08.00 - 16.00
This is the tap of the former Augusta Brewery and is located at the eastern side of town at the end of a residential street. Typical wood panels and marble floor, cellar portioned into a couple of different areas. Three or so beers on tap plus a couple of bottles. A cosy place, with lots of nooks and crannies and a terrace out back. The standard Bavarian food menu.
AuXburg City Brewery GmbH, Ulmer Str. 43
Open: Daily 08.00 - 12.00
Located just across the square from Oberhausen station and on the No.2 Tram route, (3 minute ride from the Hbf). Auxburgers taproom is located in the site of the former Charly Brau. Wooden floors and a rock bar theme. Beers with the word Fuck in them that don’t deliver much. Two on tap and a couple of bottles. Service was just fine. Lower down the pecking order on an Augsburg tour if you miss this place, no worries.
Bräustüberl zum Thorbräu , Wertachbrucker-Tor-Str. 9
Open: Daily 11.00 - 00.00
Located about a mile north of town. The brewery tap is located on the corner next to the brewery. The old kettles can be seen at the back through a window or from outside through larger windows. The bar is quite modern but with a rustic feel with wooden panelled walls. The windowsills contained old brewerania. There was also a bear skin in the middle of the floor with a wooden barrel on top of it. The service is quick and is very attentive and friendly. The menu is extensive and very tasty and of course the home-brewed beer tastes great.
The Drunken Monkey, Auf dem Rain 5
Open: Wed -Sat 18.00 - 01.00
A great craft beer place. Located close to the old town of Augsburg. A cool rustic ambient vibe. They have a nice selection of beers from Bavaria, Northern Europe, some American ones. No taps though, only bottles and cans. Reasonable prices but cash only, take away is lower. Very friendly service. It's great that such pub exists in Augsburg.
Kälberhalle, Berliner Allee 36
Open: Daily 11.00 - 23.00
Located a couple of minutes walk from Konig von Flandern this is a nice traditional corner beer hall. Its massive inside with a roof reminiscent of a railway station, lots of bench seating on different levels. Also a large Biergarten. The service is good, beer are from Hasen Brau. Nice place.
Bauerntanz, Bauerntanzgäßchen 1
Open: Daily 11:30- 23:30.
A cosy 16th-century tavern {Dating back to 1572, it's one of the city's oldest pubs} offering hearty meat plates and Swabian-Bavarian specialties, plus great beer. The "Peasants Dance" at the back of the town hall, down a flight of steps and opposite one of the two canals which run through that side of town. It used to have it's own brewery, but that has long been closed. Inside there are pine panelled walls, almost to the ceiling. Lace and small cushions adorned the plate rack at the top of the panelling. The bar is in the middle with a room on each side. There are a few tables outside in the quiet street for when the weather is better.
Lauterbacher am See, Mühlhauser Str. 54D
Open: Wed - Sun 12.00 - 20.00
This beer garden is pleasant and beautifully located on a lake. All self-service. The beers are from Lauterbacher brewery. The food is average. The service at the cash register and at the counter is friendly.
Lindwurm Bräu, Augsburg
A nano brewery. You can try the beers at the Isartaler Bahnhofsbräu aka Isartaler Brauhaus in Pullach!
I hope you found my guide to the brewpubs and bars in Augsburg useful?
Now you just need to get yourself out there and start the beer adventure for yourself!
Go grab a locally brewed pint (or 2) and support your local pub's and brewers!
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R.I.P.
Bayerisches Haus am Dom, Johannisgasse 4, 86152 Augsburg.
Formally known as König von Bayern. New owners took over in 2008 and decided on a name change. The beers served, however, have not changed. This was a very tidy sort of pub, with large wooden tables seating up to 8 everywhere. The benches were quite posh and were covered in leatherette. There was a further seating area outside at the front, but not in use today due to the inclement weather. Formerly owned by the hypothetical heir to the Bavarian throne. Hence the "King of Bavaria" name.
Charly-Bräu, Ulmerstr. 43, 86154 Augsburg.
Located about 3/4 mile from Thorbrau and close to Augsburg-Oberhausen railway station. (on the corner, opposite the park) This nineteenth century pub, now houses a brewery with, what Info I've been able to pick up, rather a diverse range of beers. We didn't get to visit Charly-Brau on this occasion, but hope to visit on our next Bayern trip.
Zum Weißen Hasen, Unter dem Bogen 4.
On the corner of the main street. We had read that it sold the full range of Hasen-Bräu beers. (AB -Inbev owned) It was now part of a chain of steak houses.
Der Commerzienrat, Bürgermeister-Fischer-Straße 12
A grand building, that has very close connections to Riegele Brewery and I understand was many, many years ago the original site of the brewery? The choice of beers is all from the Riegele Brewery on tap or bottle, there is a fridge literally inside the door. A very good beer and atmosphere. The "old school" concoctions of dark beer with a shot of cognac thrown in is very tasty but you need to have a good head for alcohol! They also have a large Biergarten. The staff are friendly, prices good and it's well located.
Brauhaus 1516, Viktoriastraße 1
Located right inside the Hauptbahnhof. A cosy traditional Bavarian (or Svabian?) "wirtshaus". Not a brewpub anymore despite still having the trappings of one, they serve beer from Meckatzer and Gutmann. A slightly lived-in interior, Bavarian/schwabian fare. Live-music venue.