Stadtwirtshaus Hopperl in Gmünd: Best beer enjoyment 2025 chosen!

Stadtwirtshaus Hopperl in Gmünd: Best beer enjoyment 2025 chosen!

Gmünd, Österreich - The "Stadtwirtshaus Hopferl" in Gmünd recently received an outstanding award. It was appointed by Conrad Seidl and his test team, which rated anonymously over 1,000 restaurants throughout Austria, when the best beer restaurant in Lower Austria for 2025. This honor is based on the criteria of quality, selection and atmosphere and was announced as part of the "Bier Guide" in 2025. [OE24 reports that …] (Https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/chronik/niederoesterreich/gmuendner-stadtwirtshaus-hopferl-zapfenl-zapfen-die-spitze/635928571)

The HAG family, which operates the Hopferl, has been active in the Waldviertel beer scene for many years and has already received several awards, including 2022 a special prize for "excellent employee management". The "Bier Guide", which is already published this year for the 26th time, comprises 432 pages and offers a wealth of information on top addresses for beer enjoyment, innovations, brewery tours and farm sales.

other recommended local

In addition to the Hopferl urban host house, other outstanding beer restaurants in Lower Austria were also recommended. These include:

• Gourmet workshop seven: sleeper in Falkenstein
• Schmid’s Burger & Craft Beer and Piano Bierlokal in Krems
• Zündwerk in Strasshof
• Mary’s Scottish CoffeePub and Siegl’s on the market in Wiener Neustadt
• Thinkerhof in Kilb
• Goldener Lion in Maria Taferl

The beer guide was originally launched in 1999 as a niche project and has developed into a reliable guide for beer lovers. The 2024 anniversary edition celebrated 25 years of domestic beer culture and shows the development of the guides, which today comprises more than 1,100 beer restaurants and two dozen beer innovations. A total of 49 restaurants were awarded “five crumbs”, which underlines their international importance. [beer-guide.net reports that ...] (https://bier-guide.net/news/conrad-seid-guide-feier-25-year-home culture)

Developments in the Bierwelt

The beer culture report 2024 shows current trends in the Austrian beer industry. From January 1, 2025, a new disposable deposit system will come into force, which provides for a deposit of 25 cents for beverage packaging made of plastic and metal. The focus is increasingly on sustainable reusable bottles, non -alcoholic beers and regional specialties. Another highlight is the Reininghaus vintage spils 2024, an exclusive gourmet beer that was characterized by the Styrian Celeja hops and was specially brewed for the upscale gastronomy. [brewunion.at reports that …] (Https://www.brauunion.at/blog/2025/09/bierkulturbericht-2024-highlights-trends/)