3. Braufestival
Saturday 15th of march 2025 - 10am to 10pm
Saturday 15th of march 25
10am to 10pm
Forchbier Brewery
Bundtstrasse 18 – 8127 Forch
The day
Samstag, 15. März 2025
Entrance fee – Our Festival Cup for CHF 6.–
Payments in cash or with twint (no credit cards accepted)
10am
from 10am
11am to 12pm
from 2pm
3 to 5pm
7.30pm
10pm
Start Brewing – «Gut Sud!»
Craft-Beer Bar & Food
Steam-Coffee from Kaffi-Raphi
Schnapsdistillery Kunz
Morning Pint with the Brassband Maur
Giovanni the DJ
Traditional beer spiking
Live-Concert with NOiSE
The End 🙁
This is a rain or shine event. There are covered seating and warm fireplaces available.
This is how Beer is made!
The Braufestival
After the successful editions of our 2023 and 2024 Braufestival in Forch we are happy to announce the sequel in 2025.
From spaghetti pots to gas-fired 200 liter pans, wood-fired or fully digital – local brewers set up their systems for a day. All brewer brews their own recipes. We are already looking forward to a fiery, steamy and tasty Braufestival in 2025!
the Day
Saturday, 15th of march 25
Entrance fee
Our Festival Cup for CHF 6.–
Payments in cash or with twint (no credit cards accepted)
10am
Start Brewing -«Gut Sud!»
from 10am
Craft-Beer Bar & Food
Steam Coffee with Kaffi-Raphi
Schnapsdistillery Kunz
11am to 12pm
Morning pint with the
Brassband Maur
from 2pm
Giovanni the DJ
3 to 5pm
Traditional beer spiking
7.30pm
Live-Concert with NOiSE
This is a rain or shine event. There are covered seating and warm fireplaces available.
Programm-Details
10am
10 am
Start Brewing
Start Brewing
“Gut Sud”!
..that’s what brewers say when things get started for a successful brewing day.
First the water is heated up. Then things get exciting. Every brewer has their own grain mixtures ready, the heart of the beer recipe. When the desired water temperature is reached, the grain is added. A moment to smell and stir.
10am
10am
Steam coffee by Kaffi-Raphi
Steam coffee by Kaffi-Raphi
This coffee machine is self-built by the 36-year-old inventor from Zurich Oberland and is unique in the world.
With a real steam engine, gears, chains and lots of brass, the finest, freshly ground coffee is made just in front of the visitors eyes. Thanks to the vacuum steam brewing system, the taste is incomparably pleasant.
Spectacle and enjoyment at full steam!
from 10am
from 10am
Craft-Beer Bar & Food
Craft-Beer Bar & Food
“O’zapft is”!
- 14 different Craft-beers
- Forch Cider
- Softdrinks
- Brewers Coffee (no beer, no coffee > just try it!)
Our bar offers craft beers from our local brewers. A unique thing, because you can’t buy them anywhere else in the shops. From lager to ale and stout, you can sample the variety on offer.
Don’t like beer? Then we also have alternatives with and without alcohol.
Try also Kaffi-Raphis unique steam coffee or get to taste the fruits hearts at the Kunz distillery.
“Bon appetit”!
As last year, we will once again be serving our famous grill skewers (also veggie), wonderfully flavoursome, tender spare ribs from the barbecue and our unique beer-braised pork sausage – freshly steamed.
Or how about a homemade spiced bread?
In any case…dig in!
11 to 12am
11 to 12am
Morning pint with the Brassband Maur
Morning pint with the Brassband Maur
Traditional brass music is a must at any beer festival. We are delighted that the local brass band from Maur is coming to play for us for the morning pint. Of course, in a slightly smaller formation than in the picture, but not less playful. Let’s celebrate!
3 to 5pm
3 to 5pm
Bierstacheln with Mehr Art
Bierstacheln with Mehr Art
“Pricked not stirred, hot iron meets cold beer.”
Beer spiking (Bierstacheln) is an ancient blacksmithing tradition. A red-hot iron is dipped into the beer. The heat causes the remaining sugar to caramelize. This gives the beer a softer, more intense taste. Spiked beers become like a dessert and a warm, creamy foam – called “mousse au bière” – is formed naturally.
Guys, you have to try this!
The beer spiking is presented by the Elmer company (formerly Habegger Forch)
7.30pm
7.30pm
Live-Concert with NOiSE
Live-Concert with NOiSE
«Bar owners call them one of the most beer drinking animating bands since Die Toten Hosen. »
Since 2015 NOiSE is entertaining bars and retirement homes in Zürich with their mix of Punk Rock, Rock, 90’s Dance and Soul Divas of Speed.
With their own interpretation of DJ Bobo, Whitney Houston and the Backstreet Boys, they get you moving – whether young or old.
Yeah, that’s a perfect match!
Location
At Forchbier Brewery – Bundtstrasse 18 – 8127 Forch
The Braufestival takes place in the trusty, old wooden barn of the former construction company Müller Forch.
The brewing will take place in and around the barn and there is covered seating available.
We recommend arriving by public transport. The Forchbahn station and bus station are only a 6-minute walk from the site. There are no parking spaces available.
Yes, March can be warm like spring or cold like winter. We are ready for it and the event takes place regardless of temperatures and weather conditions.
Media Reports 2024
The regional press reported on the event. We say thank you.
Beer & more
It doesn’t get «craftier» than that!
Don’t like beer? We understand, tastes are different.
We also have alternatives with and without alcohol.
Maybe we can convince you with one or two special brews.
Or how about a brewer’s coffee? This definitely does NOT taste like beer.
Registration for brewers
You would like to take part in the festival with your own brewing system? Excellent!
Please fill out our form and we will get back to you.
Let's brew together
Are you a brewer and would you like to take part in the festival with your own brewing system? Excellent, get in touch with us by following the link below and we will keep you updated with all information.