Six tips for beer fans

Here you can Düsseldorf Altbier and specialties from all over the world taste

Düsseldorf is famous for its dark top-fermented Altbier, which has been brewed and served here for centuries. But brewers all over the world, not just on the Rhine, produce specialty beers in a wide variety of styles and flavors. We have put together a list of local dealers for a special hop treat.

Brewtique Beer Store

Classic pale ale or would you prefer a complex imperial stout? At the Brewtique in Pempelfort, you will find a constantly changing selection of creative, craft-brewed beers from breweries in Germany and abroad. Some beers are offered in bundles sorted by brewery or style so that you can try them out at your leisure.

Genuine Düsseldorfer Alt

Düsseldorf is a stronghold of Altbier. The dark beer with its bitter, tangy aroma is brewed strictly in accordance with the purity law. Six breweries, namely Schumacher Alt, Uerige, Brauerei Kürzer, Füchschen Alt, Schlüssel Alt and Gulasch Alt, produce the refreshing drink directly in Düsseldorf. It is served in the main breweries, but also in many restaurants and pubs, as well as being sold in specialist drinks shops.

Holy Craft Beer Store

With around 300 craft beers available at the Holy Craft Beer Store, how can you keep track of them all? Owners Sebastian Knepper and Thorsten Kulmann know their way around their regularly changing range and are happy to introduce you to the world of craft beers. Currently via Zoom tasting or with their monthly subscription, which delivers a package of nine to eleven different barley juices to your door.  

Pants light 

The perfect quartet: Die Toten Hosen and Düsseldorf, the old town and Altbier. Even if you think it couldn't get any better, a fifth member has sneaked in. The Hosen Hell. A beer that the band developed together with the Uerige brewery and a master brewer from Bavaria. And yes, it is a light beer. Because, in their opinion, the best Altbier already exists in Uerige. If you haven't tried it yet: Hosen Hell can be found in the band's own online store and of course at Uerige!

Beer & Beer

At Bier & Beer on Münsterstraße, it's hard to decide. There are carefully selected beers from around 70 countries, some brewed in monasteries according to centuries-old traditions. If you want to make others happy, you will also find matching beer glasses, unusual magnum bottles and gift sets.

Altbier safari

On an Altbier safari, you can discover the variety and uniqueness of original Düsseldorf Altbier and become a real "Altbier expert" in just 2 hours. On a professional tour of the 5 Düsseldorf breweries, including a brewery tour and tasting of the 5 different Altbiers, you will experience the art of craft brewing, Düsseldorf's beer and drinking culture and learn everything you need to know about Düsseldorf Altbier along the way.

Cover picture: Düsseldorf Tourismus