Brauerei Kraus

Brauerei Kraus

Luitpoldstraße 11
96114 Hirschaid
Tel: 09543-84440
brewery website

Hirschaid Station 550 meters

Opening hours:
daily from 8:00 to 22:00 (warm food from 11:00)
From May 1st until the beginning of September:
In good weather, the Biergarten is open every day

Output: 10000 HL

Brauerei Kraus history & what to expect

Founded in 1845, the Kraus family run enterprise is thriving but still personal with everyone always commenting on the friendliness of the owners. With its own butcher and warm meals always on offer, it’s an eating destination as much as one for drinking. Their full portfolio of beers are all worth sampling so you’ll be happy they also offer rooms if you are driving. Of course, with the train station only a short walk away, that wouldn’t be necessary. Still, with so many good breweries on nice walking trails from here, it’s a nice overnight stop nonetheless.

busy Biergarten

entrance to Biergarten

Brauerei Kraus beer & food

My first time at Brauerei Kraus was in summer so I got to enjoy their small but bustling Biergarten out back. I had a great Schäuferla and sampled a couple of their beers including the tasty Hirschentrunk, a smokey dry brew.

Schäuferla and Hirschentrunk

Kraus Pils

Schäuferla & Hirschentrunk were a tasty combination

The next time was with my wife when we used the brewery as a pit-stop on our way to Bamberg for my birthday. I had the same meal and my wife had duck breast. I was happy to find their Bock on tap, too.

visiting friend enjoying the Hirschentrunk

Goose

Duck breast & a quick Hirschentrunk

Stopped very briefly again with a beer loving buddy from the US, who wandered with me to 12 breweries in four days. We basically hopped off and back on the train, the beauty of the proximity to the station. We had just enough time for a quick Hirschentrunk!

a tasty Schäuferla

Biergarten

another tasty Schäuferla at Kraus

Finally got to spend the night at Brauerei Kraus and the room was good value and being right on top of the brewpub certainly has its merits. I finally got to try their Lagerbier, resampled the classic and still great Hirschentrunk and a seasonal Festbier.

Bockbieranstich 2025

I stopped by their Bockbieranstich in November 2025 but was quite early to sample their seasonal Bockbier. You could see they were prepared for a large crowd and I’m sure it was packed a few hours later. I had another one to hit so only had one and didn’t get to try their food this time around.