Brauhaus Ernst August
An Old Town brewery opened in 1986, known for its organic, unfiltered Hanöversch beer and roast pork knuckle, with live music on many evenings.
Located on Schmiedestraße in the Old Town, it has brewed organic, unfiltered Hanöversch beer since 1986. The range runs from golden pilsner to May bock, festival beers, and dry-hopped pale ales, and you can order the Hanover tradition Lüttje Lage. The menu is German home cooking: a large roast pork knuckle of about 600 grams with sauerkraut and dark beer sauce, roast suckling pig rolls with potato dumplings, beer-battered fried fish with chips, and kale (Grünkohl) in winter. Most evenings feature live music and events, and visitors can tour the brewery. About €25–35 per person; booking is recommended in the evenings and on weekends.
Opening hours
Daily from about 11:00 a.m. until late; later on weekends
Nearby sights
- Old Town: Marktkirche & Old Town Hall
- Nanas at Leibnizufer
- Museum August Kestner
- Aegidienkirche Ruin
- New Town Hall
- Red Thread
- Lower Saxony State Museum
- Sprengel Museum