Craft Beer Bar · Neukölln · Berlin
The Muted Horn
Twenty two rotating taps, two of them nitro, and Berlin's most reliable beer board, run by two Vancouver transplants since 2016.
The Pitch
Twenty Two Taps on Airport Street
The Muted Horn opened on Flughafenstrasse 49 in October 2016, when Jenia Semenova and Corbin Crnkovic brought a Vancouver sized thirst for hop forward beer to Neukölln. It has held the top of Berlin's craft rankings since, scoring 99 for the city on RateBeer.
Twenty two taps rotate German, Danish, Austrian, and American brewers, with two dedicated nitro lines and a bottle list past 80 deep.
Craft Beer and Brewing profiled the tap program, and FTRC.blog calls it the favorite craft room in the neighborhood.
The Room
Bare Brick, Board Games
A minimal room: bare brick, good light fittings, sofas in back, and a patio out front for summer. The board game shelf runs in German and English, and the lighting stays bright enough to read a tap list by.
There is no kitchen, and the bar encourages bringing food in from the Flughafenstrasse spots around it. Falafel from the corner and a nitro stout is a legitimate Neukölln dinner.
The Drinks
Flights First
Start with a taster flight: four beers under 6 percent for 9 euros, or four over 6 percent for 10, per Richard Coldwell's beer blog. The board leans IPA and stout but keeps lambic, cider, and Berlin locals in rotation.
Staff talk through the list without ceremony. Tripadvisor reviewers flag the service as the second draw after the taps.
The Crowd
Beer Pilgrims and Neighborhood Locals
Neukölln regulars hold the sofas, and traveling beer hunters work the taps with notebooks out. It stays conversational; there is no music loud enough to fight.
What regulars say:
- A Tripadvisor reviewer calls it the Mecca of beer bars.
- It Must Beer Love flags rare taps at moderate prices.
- RateBeer scores it 99, the top rated bar in Berlin.
Who it is for:
- Tap list hunters with a checklist
- A slow pint over a board game
- Avoid if you need food service at the table
The Verdict
Where It Lands
Berlin's most reliable tap list, full stop. The flights make 22 lines navigable in a single sitting.
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Flughafenstrasse 49, 12053 Berlin; U8 Boddinstrasse is a three minute walk.
Timing: Weekdays from 5pm, weekends from 3pm, until late. Early evening gets a seat; Friday nights stand.
Cost: Flights 9 to 10 euros; single pours sit at standard Berlin craft prices.
Make a night of it: Pair it with Hopfenreich's taps in Kreuzberg or Heidenpeters at Markthalle Neun before the kitchen stalls close.
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