Munich is one of the greatest beer cities in the world, and this video is a deep dive into its most historic breweries. We take on a Munich breweries walking tour to visit the legendary Six Sister Breweries, the only traditional Munich breweries allowed to pour beer at Oktoberfest.
Along the way, we explore famous Munich breweries, iconic beer halls, and the stories that shaped Bavarian beer culture. This Munich brewery guide covers brewery history, classic lager styles like Helles, Dunkel, and Marzen, and what it is actually like to do a Munich brewery crawl through the city.
If you are researching breweries in Munich Germany, planning a Munich brewery itinerary, or trying to decide which historic breweries in Munich are worth your time, this video breaks it all down with honest reactions, beer tastings, and plenty of laughs.
Whether this is your first time in Munich or you are returning for Oktoberfest, this Munich breweries guide will help you drink smarter, plan better, and appreciate the beer history behind every stein.
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Video 83 | Munich, Germany | Filmed December 2025
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0:00 Intro to Munich’s Six Sister Challenge
0:45 Brief History of the Six Sisters
1:46 Stop 1: Paulaner am Nockherberg
3:51 Stop 2: Hacker-Pschorr at Hackerhaus
5:05 Stop 3: Augustiner Stammhaus
6:31 Stop 4: Löwenbräukeller
9:24 Stop 5: Hofbräuhaus München
12:08 Stop 6: Spaten at Zum Dürnbräu
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22 Comments
🍺 Beer Lovers – If you had one stop at the Six Sister Breweries, which would you pick and why?
Great video guys. I was at Oktoberfest in 2014 and had a blast. Of the fest beers, my favourite was probably Augustinier, I loved seeing it poured from a wooden barrel and it felt overall more 'authentic' for me. Quick tip: If you go, put a tracker in your tent to avoid getting lost for hours on end.
Whoever suggested you to hit all of the six sisters is a genius!
And, totally love how I can determine how much is Sam drunk just by her stare! Pretzels obv point of no return!
Such a pleasure to watch! You two do such a great job presenting the location, the drinks, and (my fave) the history or background. We are totally inspired to try this beer journey when we get to Germany.
Fun Video idea… I'm envious that I didn't have the idea 😉
Check out Giesinger next time, they want to be the 7th sister!
Noone calls them the "the six sisters". Possibliy, "The Big Six", also very uncommon. Most locals will rely on Augustiner anyways. Source: Born and living in Munich for 47 years.
Great video! Every time I go home to Milwaukee, there are always a couple of nights at the Old German Beer Hall. Prost!
I’m jealous! What a great challenge. I also tend to like Weissbier and stout along with Doppelbock. But I do love a good Helles, Märzen, or Dunkel. I’ve never had Augustiner Dunkel. Their Helles and Edelstoff are fantastic! I’ve always passed over Löwenbräu, but your description makes me interested. Prost!
Munich is the right city to go if you like beer and Munich is also the right city to go if you are interested to know the history of BMW❤
Try Weisses Brauhaus, 10 Tal. Comparable with Augustiner.
Why only tring known beer? Schneider, in Tal, Weißbeer aould be my choice. But im from Munich………
You have chosen the right "Wirtshäuser" for your Tour de Beer in Munich. But there are of course plenty of others that I could recommend. And while most people prefer Augustiner my number one is Hofbräu. Prost.
Good backround infos.
BUT: Brezn (prezels) are not ment to be soft. They have to be crispy.
AND: Butter without any addition is normal butter.
Greets from Bavaria
You’ve done all six. Congrats, well done. And your German was not bad.
Nice Love it if you were from Southwest Montana
Nice video!
Especially the anecdote with Paulaner vs the Pope which is not really known even in Germany. Nevertheless the color of the beer in the illustration video should actually be brown, as the yellow colored beer known today (Helles) was only introduced in 1894 in Bavaria by Spaten and it didn't really catch on for years.
Fresh Bavarian pretzels are hard on the outside, I dont even like the soft ones.
The soft cheese is called obazda, and it was originally actually a recycled product, from the cheeses and ingredients found in the kitchen/pantry.
Fun fact, beer was officially allowed only as late as 1880 (before that beer was sold at smaller stands) , and the beer tents were only introduced afterwards, the first Märzen beer specially for the Oktoberfest brewed by Spaten in 1872.
Only Hacker Pschorr served the Oktoberfest Märzen until 2 years ago, but sadly they discontinued it and with that, the official Oktoberfest Märzen is now history. It was considerably darker as the helles.
In 'Helles' you must pronounce both e's, not "hells" which is a biker group (angels 😉). Märzen is pronounced as "mertsen"
Questi pubs/ ristoranti hanno un aspetto molto gradevole e rilassante.
Starting the day with a doppelbock was certainly an interesting choice! 😀
It's pronounced Hell-es and not Hells !!
Hi! How easily is to navigate Munich speaking English? Thanks
While I appreciate some of the descriptions of both beer and brewery, only Americans would think that 6 breweries is a challenge.