Craft Beer Tour Vienna

A craft beer tour Vienna can mean two things: a guided tour with a company, or your own Vienna beer tour—a crawl through a few breweries and bars. Both work. Guided tours handle the logistics and add stories; a DIY tour lets you set the pace and focus on the places you care about. Either way, you’re exploring beer in Vienna Austria beyond the tourist strip. Our Vienna Brewery Guide gives you the background; here’s how to put it into practice.

Guided Vienna beer tours

Several operators run Vienna beer tours—walking tours that hit multiple breweries or bars, often with tastings and a guide who explains the history and styles. They’re usually a few hours, bookable in advance, and good if you want someone else to plan the route. Search for “beer tour Vienna” or “Vienna craft beer tour” and you’ll find options. Quality varies; check reviews and see which breweries they include.

DIY brewery crawl

You can easily build your own route. Start with a traditional Brauhaus—Fischerbräu in Döbling is a solid first stop—then add a craft bar or two. Siebensternbräu, 1516, Ottakringer’s brewery tavern: they’re spread across the city, so you’ll need tram or U-Bahn between them. Give yourself an afternoon or evening, and don’t try to hit too many—three or four stops is plenty. See where to drink beer in Vienna for a fuller list.

Why start with traditional

Vienna’s beer identity is lager—Helles, Märzen, Dunkles—not IPA. If you do a craft beer tour Vienna that only hits craft bars, you’ll miss that. We’d suggest starting at a Brauhaus like Fischerbräu, tasting the house beer and the food, then moving on to craft if you want variety. That way you get the full picture. For more on the split, see craft beer in Vienna.

Fischerbräu as a tour stop

Fischerbräu (Billrothstraße 17, Döbling) works well as a first or main stop. It’s a gasthaus brewery with house-brewed Helles, Dunkles, seasonal beers, and Austrian food. Tram 37/38 or bus 35A. Open from 4pm weekdays, noon at weekends. From there you can head into the city centre for craft bars or other traditional spots—it’s up to you how far you want to push the Vienna beer tour.