Uppsala Top Beer Places – Pub Guide – Ölkrogar
Latest places update: July 13th, 2024
Latest Beer Events and News update: June 28th, 2024
An Alphabetical list of places has now been added.
Uppsala has last years developed into a flowering Craft Beer city. Not only an old place like O’Connors seems to prosper, but really some new places as well.
With reservation for any (sudden) alterations made at the places.
Content
A Some recent major news, alterations or additions
E Places Bubbling Under or Nice to Know
G Contact
Some recent major news, alterations or additions
– Taps Beer Bar raises to 19 points for continuously offers amazing and seldom seen beers on tap elsewhere and a great and interesting beer bottles(cans list.
– Asia Grill at Kungsängsgatan 20 has reopened as Restaurant China, a restaurant chain with two places in Stockholm. The place continues to brew beers.
– O’Neill’s, Dragarbrunnsgatan 53, being the third pub outside UK, receiving a permanent Timothy Taylor Real Ale tap
– Website links added to the places
Beer Events
August 9th and 23rd: “After Work” – Brewery Open – – – Uppsala Brygghus, Märstagatan 10
September 6th: “After Work” – Brewery Open – – – Uppsala Brygghus, Märstagatan 10
Some explanations
This pub guide on Uppsala Top Beer Places, is compiled and updated from how fun Beertil think it is to visit these places from a craft beer point of view. Places with lower ratings can naturally be very good from other points of views.
Neither Food, Whiskey, Wine nor Drink selections are included in the ratings. Ratings are considered over time, some places vary, some don’t. If not otherwise stated references are made to beers coming from craft beer breweries.
Highest rating is 20. Rating stated before the name of the place. The name of a place is clickable to reach the place’s website.
OS = Outdoor seating summertime or when the weather allows.
BREWPUB = A brewery including a pub.
CONCEPT = The place has a certain concept.
U = The place has the beer selection listed on Untappd. In case you do not have the app, google the name of the place and the name Untappd.
RA = Real Ales are being served
♫ = Places with live music, Click to easily find these places.
W = Also specializes in a great Whisky selection. (Other places may very well have a fine Whisky selection too).
= Dogs welcome
Current: More or less temporary alterations or reductions on a place are given in blue below the previous text block. These details may sometimes show to change very quickly – or sometimes takes a long time.
Further details:
- Some places may be closed Sundays and/or Mondays.
- During the summer (June, July and August) some places have a bit more limited selection on tap and in bottle/can.
- At more and more places you are welcome to have smaller glasses (15cl, 20 cl or “half glasses”) – in order to be able to try some more beers.
Uppsala Top Beer Places
Alphabetical list of places. Click at the place, and you find it in the Main list.
14 Alt Berlin
18 Bierhuis
17 Bishops Arms
14 Bryggeriet Ångkvarn
11 Churchill Arms
17 DomCraft
11 Messob
15 O’Connor’s
15 O’Neill’s
7 Pitcher’s
10 Restaurant China 3
19 Taps Beer Bar
16 Uppsala Brygghus
16 Uppsala Ölhall
12 Williams
Uppsala Top Beer Places – Main list
19 Taps Beer Bar – Visited May 2024
Drottninggatan 8 OS
Popular pretty small place – clean rather basic, but cozy atmosphere. 10 very well chosen beers on tap; pretty often top quality and hard to find ones. A special list with around 90 very interesting beer bottles/cans. Just think of several different beers from each of these fine breweries: 17 bottles 3 Fonteinen, 1 Gueuzerie Tilquin, 1 Pfriem, 4 De Garde, 3 Crooked Stave, 6 Cantillon, 9 Cyclic Beer Farm, 8 Alesmith different Stouts, 1 Jackdaw, 8 Mills, 3 Bottle Logic, some others, and 14 different from Trillium. Plus 22 interesting Ciders. Also around 13 non-alcoholic beers. (Opened 2017)
18 Bierhuis – Visited July 2024
Sankt Olofsgatan 23 OS CONCEPT: Belgian beers.
Excellent Belgian concept. The ceiling over the dining room is painted in a kind of French classic style. The menu is written in Flemish and English – not in Swedish. 24 Belgian beers on tap in a very nice big circular bar counter. 8 of them are altering randomly, depending on which nice ones they succeed to obtain. Around 135 fine Belgian beers in bottles/cans, including around 18 bigger ones suitable for sharing. (Opened 2016).
17 Bishops Arms – Visited April 2024
Bäverns gränd 17 OS RA
Pretty big place but still with very nice cozy atmosphere in true Bishops Arms’ English style. Good selection on tap, sometimes even up to 20 Craft Beers in addition to 1-3 Real Ales. Around 170 bottles/cans including some bigger ones suitable for sharing. No bottles/cans list – look in the fridges. Now and then different Beer Events. Dogs welcome if the place is not too crowded. (Opened 2017).
17 DomCraft – Visited May 2024
S:t Eriks Gränd 15 U OS W
Pretty cozy place with small rooms in old-time historic surroundings close to Uppsala Domkyrka. 20 Craft Beers on tap, always some great ones. Maybe 15 bottles/cans, mainly Sour beers and Stouts, and including some vintage beers and bigger bottles suitable for groups and sharing. Now and then Beer Events. Good old Restaurant downstairs (own entrance) called Domtrappkällaren.
16 Uppsala Brygghus – Visited May 2024
Märstagatan 10 OS
A brewery located 15 minutes’ walk in the south-east direction from the station. Open only on specific dates announced on Facebook and most often in this list. Mostly 12 of their beers available on tap. Around 18 of their bottles/cans also available. Beer tastings and brewery tours frequently when they’re open. Dogs welcome in the first hall by the entrance.
BEER EVENT: August 9th and 23rd: “After Work” – Brewery Open
BEER EVENT: September 6th: “After Work” – Brewery Open
16 Uppsala Ölhall – Visited April 2024
Vaksalagatan 30A
A Swedish beer places chain, started with the ambition in the nowadays rather disappeared old beer hall tradition. A bit hard to find, the place is located very far inside the block. Impressive 37 taps holding around 19 Craft Beers. Around 25 Belgian bottles/cans – 7 of them are bigger and suitable for sharing. (Opened 2923).
15 O’Connor’s – Visited April 2024
Stora Torget 1 W ♫
Classic Irish pub in Uppsala, nowadays including some Craft Beers – 9 or 10 Craft Beers on the 24 taps. Maybe 200 bottles/cans. Sometimes Beer Events. Around 100 Whiskey bottles. Live music all nights except Sundays. (Opened 1993)
15 O’Neill’s – Visited April 2024
Dragarbrunnsgatan 53 OS RA
Very nice genuine Irish pub with 14 beers on tap of which around 7 are Craft Beers, sometimes including 1 or 2 house beers. There are also 2 Real Ales. The place being the third bar receiving a permanent Timothy Taylor Real Ale tap. They have also received the Cask Marque award for the way they handle the Real Ales. Maybe even 200 bottles/cans. Some of them in a fridge downstairs. These include around 10 vintage beers, primarily Imperial Stouts, some of them unique! Also, a cellar room downstairs. (Place some years ago known as Buddy’s).
14 Alt Berlin – Visited July 2024
Sankt Olofsgatan 30 OS
A magnificent German place with focus on wines and sausages. 5 nice German beers on tap, sometimes some not seen often elsewhere, like for example Hanscraft Springbock. Around 13 German beers in bottles/cans for example Riegele, Schneider and Ayinger. Different beers come and go. (Opened 2021).
14 Bryggeriet Ångkvarn – Visited May 2024
Östra Ågatan 59 OS BREWPUB
Nice location by the river Fyrisån. Brewery surrounded by a Gastropub having a varying selection, normally around 10 of their beers on tap. Sometimes a local guest beer. Nearly no bottles/cans. Pretty big premises in semi-modern brewery style. Outdoor seating also across the street along the river.
12 William’s – Visited July 2024
Åsgränd 5C U OS RA ♫
Very nice pub in very pleasant English style, located just west of Uppsala Domkyrka in the academic area. In January 2022 somewhat extended in the same pleasant style. Around 60 Craft Beer bottles/cans. Bottles/cans list also on Untappd. 15 taps including 4 Craft Beer taps, for instance from Brew York, apart from, as in July, still 2 from Tempel. Also 1 Real Ale/Cask.
Current: Co-owner Tempel Brewery has closed down. Sadly, the place has nowadays got more Spendrup taps. In July still two beers from Tempel.
11 Churchill Arms – Visited April 2024
Sankt Olofsgatan 30 OS RA
Nice Gastropub with traditional English atmosphere, now a bit extended with tables facing the entrance. Most often 3 Craft Beer taps, apart from 1-3 Real Ales. Maybe 110 Craft Beer bottles/cans – they come and go. One house IPA in can called Churchill Arms, and is brewed by local Hopsala Brewery. (Opened 2013) (The owner of this place started the Bierhuis venue in Uppsala. No connection to Churchill Arms in Stockholm).
11 Messob – Visited July 2024
Sturegatan 4 OS CONCEPT: African beers
Ambitious African Restaurant, very service minded, and with great nice friendly atmosphere. African food is combined with African beverages – including beers – for a true African experience. I had just one excellent beer but still got a carafe of water, a glass and a napkin as well! Around 15 bottles/cans with beers from Morocco, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Eritrea, Benin, Nigeria, Namibia and maybe some more African countries! Some are however licensee brewed in Germany. Special outdoor seating at an inner garden summertime.
Current: The outdoor seating at the inner garden is closed as long as two parasols are out of function. The inside restaurant is open meanwhile.
A Messob, it is a traditional Ethiopian breadbasket.
During the summer only the outdoor seating is open, while the inside restaurant is closed.
10 Restaurant China 3 – Visited April 2024
Kungsängsgatan 20 CONCEPT: Brewpub
Asian restaurant with an own Brewery. They brew 4 different beers. Two different unfiltered Pale Ales, a China Pale Ale and a Dark Premium Pale Ale served on tap. They also brew a White Premium and a Dark Premium served in bottles. Also one Tsingtao and a couple of non-Craft Beers. (Earlier called Asia Grill)
7 Pitcher’s – Visited July 2024
Povel Snickares Gränd 1 OS
Pleasant place showing lots of sports on their TV screens. 1 tap Craft Beers, when visiting from Ten Hands, apart from a few Nya Carnegiebryggeriet and Brooklyn. Around 20 Craft Beer bottles/cans.
Beer Places Bubbling Under or Nice to Know
No places found at the moment.
Beer Places Closed Down
Pipes Of Scotland
Kungsgatan 27
Contact
If you have any thoughts about this list of Top Beer Places, please do not hesitate to send an email to beertil@ cohops.se
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