Higgins Ale Works was founded by Paul and Jen Higgins, Americans from New Jersey who have lived in Munich for 20 years. Paul's passion for craft beer and brewing started in the pioneering days of the craft beer movement in America in the early 1990s.
Paul approaches brewing with an engineer's precision, combined with the adventurous nature of an alpinist (his other passion!) to create well-balanced, creative beers bursting with fruity aroma and flavor.
In 2016, we rented a former bakery in the basement of an historic Maxvorstadt building where Paul could test and perfect his craft recipes. Commercial production began in 2018 and "the Keller" proved to be an ideal location for the brewery, especially for its position in the middle of Munich's traditional brewing district of Maxvorstadt. Hear our story on the Germany Expat Business Show Podcast!
The Taproom opened in 2022, located just beside the brewery with 6 ales on tap and sometimes a guest beer from a local craft brewery. It's a great place to taste handcrafted ales, meet craft beer fans, neighbors, brewers and the team! Open Wed & Thurs 17-23, Fri & Sat 15-23
We brew our award winning ales with consistent quality and innovation. Our brewery size allows us to be flexible to experiment too! Occasionally we split a batch to test different yeasts and hops. In addition to our flagship ales like Secret Idaho and Elevation, we brew seasonal ales like Fresh Hop Cream Ale using fresh hop cones from the Hallertau harvest, an Elderflower Saison, Septemberfest Märzen, and our popular Spice Trail Pumpkin Ale for Halloween.
Adhering to the Reinheitsgebot (German beer purity law) doesn't mean there's no room for creativity. Paul combines different varieties of hops and malt, and cultivates yeast in exciting ways to produce flavorful and adventurous new brews.
Jen was recently featured on The Germany Expat Business Show Podcast hosted by Eleanor Mayrhofer. Eleanor invited Jen to the podcast to talk about how and why she and Paul started their craft beer business in Munich. Eleanor asks insightful questions about how entrepreneurs in Germany get started and succeed outside of their home country.
German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung featured the taproom in their Happy Hour pages. Read the article here: Tradition trifft auf Innovation.
Rachel from Arts in Munich, learned about Higgins Ale Works:
" I first came across Higgins Ale when a friend pulled out a crowler at a party. I didn’t know what a crowler was, but was intrigued by this oversized beer can from a small, local Munich brewery. "Read the full article here
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