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Beer Baron: The Brewery Tycoon

From backyard to beer baron! Build your 19th-century brewing empire: grow hops, perfect recipes, sign contracts with taverns, and outsmart cunning AI rivals. An atmospheric turn-based economy tycoon with rich Belle Époque charm.

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Bernhard Robert Pichl
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About the Game

Become a Beer Baron – Build Your Brewing Empire!

Bavaria, 1873. The industrial revolution hits the brewing world. Steam engines replace manpower, railways open new markets – and a few daring brewers found dynasties that still stand 150 years later.

One of them could be yours.

Beer Baron: A Brewery Tycoon is a deep, turn-based economic simulation. You start with a small brewery – and a dream. What you make of it is entirely up to you: a solid family business, a regional market leader, or the beer empire of the century.

From Hop Field to Tavern

Every step of beer production is in your hands:

  • Lease fields and cultivate various hop and malt varieties – each with unique properties

  • Invest in machinery – from copper kettles to steam-powered bottling lines

  • Develop your own beer recipes and perfect them over generations

  • Store and age beer in your cellar – the right maturation time makes all the difference

  • Supply taverns across the region via contracts or the spot market

  • Hire employees – from apprentices to seasoned brewmasters

Strategy Beats Luck

  • Turn-based monthly system: Plan carefully instead of clicking frantically

  • Dynamic market economy: Prices fluctuate with supply and demand

  • Smart AI competitors: Every rival has their own strategy and reacts to your moves

  • Research & development: Unlock new techniques, machines, and recipes

  • Auctions & competitions: Secure plots of land and earn prestige

  • Weather system: Crop failures, heat waves, mild winters – nature plays its hand

Two Paths to Brewing Glory

Campaign: Live the story of a rising brewery through multiple chapters, each with unique goals and challenges.

Free Play: Choose your own scenario, set difficulty and length – and shape your brewing career freely.

Belle Époque Atmosphere

Hand-curated scenic backdrops in warm caramel tones, calm music, and lovingly crafted details transport you into the 19th-century brewing world. No frantic clicking – just relaxed, strategic business-building.

Features at a Glance

  • Complete production chain from field to mug

  • Deep economic simulation with dynamic markets

  • Smart AI competitors with individual strategies

  • Hall of Fame & long-term career across multiple save games

  • Multiple campaign chapters + free sandbox mode

  • Atmospheric 2D look with "Soft Cinematic" style

  • Full German & English localization

  • Made in Germany by a solo indie developer

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