Margit Ehrensperger vom Eder Bräu in Kefermarkt präsentiert zwei Männern Hopfendolden, an denen die beiden während des Gesprächs riechen.

Art of brewing & beer enjoyment in the Mühlviertel

Beer belongs to the Mühlviertel, like its hills and granite

Visit the places of the art of brewing in the various larger and smaller breweries in the Mühlviertel. Our beer taverns will spoil you with culinary delights and specialities relating to beer. Learn from our beer sommeliers why this or that beer goes perfectly with the food served. Experience the variety of beer with all your senses in the Mühlviertel.

Places of the art of brewing

Weinberg Castle Brewery

As early as 1387, there was talk of brewing by the Zelkinger family, the first lords of Weinberg Castle.

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Eder Bräu

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Braugasthof Sengstbratl

Over the course of the year, the head brewer brews 30 different types of beer, two of which are always served open. With a great deal of love for the barley…

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Brewing boutique interiors with table, armchair and brewing kettle

The BrauBoutique

The AVIVA Brew Boutique The craft beer brewery in the Mühlviertel Boutique is all well and good. But the brewing boutique next to the Hotel AVIVA is also a…

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Lind'n Bräu Brewery

The founding trio of Thomas and Rudolf Paireder and Johann Schartmüller put a lot of work and commitment into the construction of the brewery, the brewery…

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Brewing commune in Freistadt (Freistädter Brauhaus)

Fresh beer with a long history

Freistädter brewery

Schlägl Abbey Brewery

The Premonstratensian monastery of Schlägl is regarded as the spiritual and cultural centre of the upper Mühlviertel. The art of brewing beer has been…

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Brewery Neufelden

Organic brewery in the Bohemian Forest vacation region. With a cozy guest garden from May - October.

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Hop field with St. Peter am Wimberg in the background

Visit to a Mühlviertel hop farmer with show brewery - celebrations and overnight stay

Visit to a Mühlviertel hop farmer The (Mühlviertel) hops are the soul of beer. Hop farmer Josef Reiter introduces you to the year of hop production with an…

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Hofstetten Brewery

PETER KRAMER AND THE HOFSTETTEN COUNTRY BREWHOUSE IN THE MÜHLVIERTEL: WHERE THE TRADITION OF A REGION IS CONTAINED IN A BOTTLE OF BEER …

Hofstetten Brewery

Liquid gold has a long tradition in the Mühlviertel region

From growing hops to brewing beer

Beer has been brewed in the Mühlviertel for more than 500 years, using the best raw materials directly from the region. It is not for nothing that the Mühlviertel is considered the largest hop-growing region in Austria and is known worldwide as a beer stronghold. Find out more about hop growing and the soft primary rock water that has lured many a master brewer to the Mühlviertel. Hike and cycle through hop fields that nestle gently in the hilly landscape. Experience the brewing process up close in show breweries and taste the variety of regional beers in the numerous restaurants and hotels.

Ein Mann hebt in der Alten Schmiede in Freistadt im Mühlviertel sein fast leeres Bierglas, während er mit einem undeutlich im Vordergrund zu sehenden Mann im Gespräch ist.

Beery offers

Active through the Mühlviertel beer region

Experience the diversity of beer with all your senses and start your journey of discovery by bike, e-bike or on foot. Beer-themed cycle and hiking trails lead directly past the raw materials that are refined into a wide variety of beers in the Mühlviertel breweries. The routes are lined with springs from which the primary rock water, filtered through thousands of years of granite, bubbles up, hop and grain fields and, of course, the breweries themselves.

Hop growing in St. Ulrich im Mühlkreis .

Big hop trail

Starting place: St. Ulrich im Mühlkreis

Duration:

3h 35m

Length:

12,9 km

225 m

Big hop trail

Hop Cycle Route

Starting place: Haslach an der Mühl

Duration:

1h 38m

Length:

20,4 km

376 m

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Kleiner Hopfensteig

Starting place: St. Ulrich im Mühlkreis

Duration:

1h 26m

Length:

5,2 km

92 m

Small hop trail

Cyclists photographed through yellow flowers, a hop field behind them.

Discovery Tour Beer & Bread

Starting place: Aigen-Schlägl

Duration:

5h 9m

Length:

62,3 km

1.255 m

Discovery tour

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Beer bike tour in the hills - "Panorama North"

Starting place: Königswiesen

Duration:

4h 26m

Length:

53,4 km

1.084 m

Panorama North

Beer bike tour in the hills - "Panorama South"

Starting place: Königswiesen

Duration:

4h 26m

Length:

51,3 km

1.228 m

Panorama South

Culinary time-out at the Buschenschank Eder Bräu in Kefermarkt

Beer bike tour in the hills "Beer & Cuisine"

Starting place: Pregarten

Duration:

16h 17m

Length:

202,4 km

3.633 m

Beer & Cuisine

Beer bike tour in the hills "Beer & Culture"

Starting place: Freistadt

Duration:

5h 30m

Length:

80 km

1.490 m

Beer & Culture

Mountain biker on footbridge near Rubener pond in Tannermoor

Beer bike tour in the hills "Beer & Nature"

Starting place: Freistadt

Duration:

10h

Length:

142 km

2.710 m

Beer & Nature

Granite Beer Tour: Stage 1

Starting place: St. Martin im Mühlkreis

Duration:

7h 15m

Length:

58 km

1.705 m

to the 1st stage

Mountainbikerin fährt bei der Ameisbergwarte

Granite Beer Tour: Stage 2

Starting place: Oberkappel

Duration:

5h 40m

Length:

51,5 km

1.246 m

to the 2nd stage

Granite Beer Tour: Stage 3

Starting place: Peilstein im Mühlviertel

Duration:

5h 45m

Length:

51,1 km

1.164 m

to the 3rd stage

Beer educational trail in Kefermarkt

Starting place: Kefermarkt

Duration:

Length:

2,5 km

105 m

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G3 Bierweg

Starting place: Grünbach

Duration:

1h 18m

Length:

4,3 km

113 m

to G3 Bierweg

Bierverkostung in Foxis Schlosstaverne in Freistadt in der Region Mühlviertler Alm Freistadt. Im Fokus ist ein Mann mit Hut hinter einer Bar. er hält ein Glas Bier in der Hand. Verschwommen im Hintergrund sind zwei weitere Männer beim Bier Verkosten zu erkennen.

Host stories

Everything about beer

The regional hops cultivation and the soft primary rock water of our granite landscape have lured many a master brewer to the Mühlviertel. Experience the brewing process up close in show breweries and taste the variety of regional beers from our six breweries in the numerous catering and hotel establishments that have dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to liquid gold.