17 of the world's best breweries worth visiting

If you think that beer is the best drink on Earth, then you should visit these breweries.

Church brew works

This brewery, located in Pittsburgh, is located inside the former Roman Catholic church, which was built in 1902 and which officially ceased to perform its functions in 1993. You can try beers that have won various awards, sitting on converted benches for parishioners.

Starkenberger

Have you ever tried a beer that was so good that you wanted to swim in it? In this brewery located in Austria, you can really do it. After all, it is in a luxurious castle, and in the depths of it there is a Turkish bath. There are seven bathing baths filled with beer. It is said that these warm pools have healing properties, even if you do not drink this beer while you are there.

Pelican

This is the only brewery in Oregon, located on the ocean. And you can enjoy one of the six winning brands of beer, while admiring the waves.

BierVision Monstein

Swiss Davos is the highest city in Europe, which means that this brewery is the highest in the whole continent. The city is located at an altitude of one and a half kilometers and is surrounded by the Swiss Alps, so fans of alpine skiing and adventure come here. And inside the former dairy farm, which has been standing there for more than a hundred years, is the brewery, which positions itself as "the last stop on the way to paradise." For the preparation of beer, Alpine spring water is used here, which is also used for making schnapps and whiskey.

Weihenstephan

This brewery is located near Munich. It was founded in 1040 (this is 736 years before the US Declaration of Independence was signed), which makes it the oldest brewery in the world. Ancient monastery, which since its foundation burned four times already, is on the top of a picturesque hill, and next to it there is even a beer garden, from which incredible views of the surrounding countryside open. As is the case with most Bavarian breweries, special varieties are wheat.

LeVeL33

This brewery is named so in honor of the floor on which it is located, and therefore it is the highest urban craft brewery in the world. This ultra-modern institution located in the "best business center in Asia," as the financial center Marina Bay in Singapore, boasts incredible views of the city through the windows on the whole wall, and here you can drink as five different crafted types of beer, and wine .

Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren

They say that in this Belgian brewery they make the best beer in the world. Trappist monks initially made this beer exclusively for themselves. They began to brew it in 1839, and in 1931 began selling it to other people. But when the world's largest website dedicated to reviews and rating of beer named one of the varieties produced here, the best beer in the world, this brewery instantly turned from almost unknown to popular all over the world. Since there are only 126,000 gallons of beer produced per year, you will have to try to get a bottle of the local ale, especially considering that you need to order beer in two months, and you'll have to take it right at the gate of the abbey. Not too difficult? Then you should know that there is a limit that will not allow you to buy more than a box of beer for one car, and the order needs to be done on a hot line, which receives up to 85,000 calls per hour.

Bandido Brewing

The owners of this brewery say that it was created by adventurers for adventure lovers, and it's not just words. The founders of this Oregon brewery really make unusual sorts of beer, using ingredients such as Amazon tea and organic coffee. They founded their brewery in Quito, Ecuador, when they realized they were trapped, where there is no craft beer at all. Since the brewery is located at an altitude of 2.7 kilometers above sea level, it can be one of the highest in the world.

Yuengling

Every self-respecting beer lover has to go to the oldest American brewery in Pennsylvania to try classical American beer there.

Hill farmstead

The second year in a row this brewery is called the best in the whole world. Seven varieties of beer produced here, were in the list of 100 best beers in the world, with six of them among the top 50.

Silver Gulch

Since this brewery is located right on the border of the Alaskan wilderness, it is considered the most northern brewery in America. Although the beer from this brewery, located in the building of the former warehouse, is sold throughout the US, you should visit the institution itself to try those beers that are served only there.

Kuchlbauer's Bierwelt

This is a traditional German brewery with modern notes. It reflects the owner's interest in art and has existed since 1499, passing from hand to hand inheritance in eight generations of the same family. It is located inside the 35-meter tower designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The psychedelic design is crowned with a nine-meter-high golden ball, inside of which you can drink beer and admire the view from the window.

Against the Grain

This brewery has already produced more than a hundred different unique varieties of intoxicating beverages. In addition, it is one of the few functioning breweries in the Victorian style, and here you can get beer along with smoked meat made right there.

Kiuchi

You can create your own beer in this brewery, and you yourself provide both a recipe, and a logo, and other details. Professionals will tell you about the whole process of brewing so that you can create your own variety. You choose a palette of flavors and flavors, create a label, make beer, and three weeks later it is delivered to your home.

The Barking Deer

This brewery became famous due to the fact that it became the first micro-brewery in Mumbai. Here you can try both all the most popular brands of beer, and unique kraft versions.

Vivant

This brewery is located in the former funeral hall in Michigan. Here the best beers are brewed, inspired by French and Belgian analogues, and the interior attracts with beautiful stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings.

Wolves & People Farmhouse

This is a picturesque small brewery in Oregon, which is located inside a wooden shed on the territory of a functioning hazelnut farm. Fruits and nuts that are grown on a farm are often components of the beers produced here. At the moment, the drink is made only for owners, but in a few months the grand opening of the brewery for the public is expected.