Top 10 Breweries in Singapore
Singapore's craft beer scene operates under specific constraints: high alcohol taxes make beer expensive regardless of its origin, a climate of 30°C year-round favors lighter styles, and the domestic brewing history before craft was essentially zero (Tiger Beer, produced since 1932, is a joint-venture product brewed to international lager standards). Against these constraints, a craft scene has developed that reflects Singapore's fundamental character as a city of sophisticated consumers with high international exposure.
1. Brewerkz, Riverside Point
Brewerkz was Singapore's first craft brewery, established in 1997 at Riverside Point on the Singapore River. The original Californian brewpub concept — serving a range of house-brewed ales and lagers alongside American food — was novel in the Singapore market and established the template that subsequent Singapore craft producers followed. The Golden Ale and India Pale Ale are the most consistently cited products; the taproom experience, with views of the Clarke Quay entertainment district, has made Brewerkz a tourist institution as much as a craft beer destination. Over 25 years, Brewerkz has maintained quality and relevance through consistent product improvement rather than radical reinvention.
2. RedDot Brewhouse, Multiple Locations
RedDot, founded in 2004, operates multiple Singapore locations with a range of approachable house beers designed for Singapore's hot climate and international hospitality market. The Green Monster and Micro IPA are the most widely available products. RedDot's positioning at the accessible end of the Singapore craft spectrum has made it widely visible to Singapore's dining and tourist market.
3. Lion Brewery and Co, Buona Vista
Lion Brewery occupies a large, purpose-designed space in the Buona Vista research and innovation district and has developed into one of Singapore's more technically ambitious craft operations. The Lion Tropical Pale Ale and various seasonal releases reflect an attempt to develop distinctly Singapore flavors — using local tropical fruits and Singaporean culinary traditions as ingredient sources. The science park location provides a natural audience from the surrounding research and pharmaceutical community.
4. Brewlander, Singapore
Brewlander was founded by Singapore craft brewing pioneer John Wei and has developed a reputation for well-made IPAs and pale ales with a distinctly Singapore perspective. The Brewlander & Co beers — including the Love Lager, Brave IPA, and True Pale Ale — are positioned as definitively Singaporean craft products, building an identity distinct from the expat-palate targeting of earlier Singapore craft operations.
5. Trouble Brewing, Singapore
Trouble Brewing is one of Singapore's more creative small craft producers, known for a rotating range of experimental beers that draw on Asian ingredient culture alongside conventional craft styles. The brewery's willingness to use Southeast Asian spices, tropical fruits, and unusual fermentables has produced beers with genuine local character.
6. Pink Blossoms Brewing, Singapore
Pink Blossoms focuses on lower-alcohol, accessible craft beers designed for the Singapore market's preference for sessionable drinking. The core range of pale ales and session lagers prioritizes drinkability in Singapore's climate — a practical orientation that has built a local customer base beyond the craft enthusiast core.
7. Off Day Beer, Singapore
Off Day Beer is a smaller Singapore craft producer with a focus on hop-forward ales and creative seasonal beers. The brewery distributes through Singapore's growing craft beer bar network and limited retail, building a following among the craft enthusiast community.
8. Crafted Beer Singapore, Singapore
Crafted Beer Singapore operates both as a brewery and as a retail aggregator, producing house beers alongside curating Singapore and international craft beers for the bottle shop and online retail channel. The dual model reflects the Singapore market's size limitation — a small-batch brewery alone may not achieve the scale for commercial viability without additional revenue streams.
9. Specialist Brewing, Singapore
Specialist Brewing has developed a range of lagers and ales oriented toward the Singapore market's mainstream craft segment, producing beers at price points slightly above the macro brands but accessible to consumers not yet committed to premium craft pricing. The approachable range has helped expand the Singapore craft beer audience.
10. Tap-Rack Lounge Brewing, Singapore
Tap-Rack Lounge combines a craft beer bar with a brewing operation, serving house-made beers alongside a wide selection of Singapore and imported craft options. The combined format maximizes revenue per square foot in Singapore's expensive real estate environment while building consumer education through variety.
Singapore Craft Beer Context
The Singapore excise duty structure creates a specific challenge: all alcohol is taxed heavily, which means Singapore consumers already pay premium prices for mass-market Tiger Beer. Craft beer must therefore offer enough quality differential to justify its price premium over an already-expensive baseline, which has pushed Singapore craft producers toward genuine quality rather than allowing them to coast on novelty.
Explore on the map
Singapore's craft breweries are spread across the city-state from Clarke Quay to the western research districts. Open the map to find brewery locations and plan a Singapore craft beer itinerary across a city where everything is reachable by MRT within 40 minutes.