Hopfenreich

Hopfenreich opened on Sorauer Strasse in 2014 as the first dedicated craft-beer bar in Berlin. The Kreuzberg taproom is run by Thorsten Schoppe of Schoppe Bräu brewery and was the room that effectively created the Berlin craft beer scene — before Hopfenreich, the city had brew-pubs and a handful of import shops, but no dedicated taproom running an aggressive rotation of small-batch lines.

Twenty-two taps with a tight rotation: half are German micros (Schoppe, BRLO, Stone Berlin, Kaschk), the other half are European and US imports that change weekly. The tap-list board is in chalk, the staff knows every line, and the prices stay sensible for the city — pints sit at €5 to €6, which keeps the room popular with Kreuzberg locals as well as the visiting beer-tourist circuit.

The space itself is small, industrial and intentionally unfinished — concrete floor, dark wood bar, scuffed bench seating, beer-mat graffiti on every surface. No food, just bar snacks (pretzels and small pickled things). Dog-friendly. The crowd is mostly Kreuzberg locals on weeknights, a wider Berlin beer crowd at weekends. Walk-ins only; arrive before 8pm on a Friday for a seat.