International Gruit Day

18/05/2026

Congruitulations for this modern interpretation of a histirical brew! 🍀🌿😁🍺👍🌿🍀

08/05/2026

Figs and herbs - a gruitbeer in nature. Gruitiful! 🍀🌿😁🍺🌿🍀

Good news from the countryside 🐐🌿

You can now find Octopus beer at Riverland Dairy Bio Farm — a place where nature, slow living, and great flavours come together.

📍 Kampia, Cyprus

Available on the farm:
— Lager
— Figs & Herbs
— IPA
— Zero IPA

Fresh air, local vibes, and a different kind of beer experience.

Even the locals approve 🐐👀

05/05/2026

Gruitiful! And therefore they also have gruitbeer at Dortmund! 🍺🌿🍀🍺🍺

26/04/2026

Grutbier served as Aperitif in Marksburg Castle. Gruitiful! 🌿🍀🍺🍀🌿

24/03/2026

No gruit - but REALLY good! 🍀🍺👍😁🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

At the end of a hard working and successful day, I’ve deserved the best beer of the world! Sounds cocky, but it is. 🤷🏼‍♂️

18/03/2026

A true gruitbeer! Brewed with greek mountain tea and inspired by archaeological insBEERation. Applause! 🍀👍🍺😁🍀🍀🍀

Bring the energy. We’ll bring the flavor

18/03/2026

Congruitulations! Possible to know which kinds of herbs are used? 🍀👍🍺😁🍀🍀

Milk Stout with carob syrup and spices — deep, dark, and bold.
Notes of coffee, bitter chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger.
Rich, smooth, and warming with a velvety coffee-spiced finish. 🍀

05/02/2026

Gruitiful! 🍀😁🍺👍🍀🍀🍀
What do you plan for Gruitday 2027?! 🍀🍺

31/01/2026

This year is a little less noisy but don´t forget: Tomorrow we celebrate 14th International Gruitday!
A lot of gruitiful things happened since Steve Beauchesne from Brewing Company, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada, founded International Gruitday in 2013 to celebrate Gruitbeer, a beer with herbs instead or in addition to hops, according to medieval traditions and recipes.
2021 Dr. Markus Fohr from Lahnsteiner Brauerei at Lahnstein, Germany, took over Gruitday activities and started a new webpage www.gruitday.beer.
Joining www.gruitday.beer you will get to know Grutie, mascot of the page. He – or may-be „she“ - is inspired by magicians like Gandalf from Lord of the Rings or Miraculix from Asterix. Butch Heilshorn created this idea when looking for a title image of his legendary book Against all hops, but his publishers thought it to be too extraordinary. Maja Fohr painted Grutie and also provided him with the „hopdragon“ as assistant.
State of the art: 37 breweries out of 17 countries joined www.gruitday.beer until January 31st 2026. To participate just send an email to [email protected]
2025 for the first time an international jury awarded a Gruitbeerbrewery of the year. The winner was Brauerei Napf GmbH from Switzerland. Second place was Octo Microbrewery, Cyprus, followed by Brauerei Kaltenböck, Austria, as third.
Williams Bros. Brewing Co.
Cambridge Brewing Company
Concept Brewing
Scratch Brewing Company
The Brewers Collective Beer Company
The Second Wedge Brewing Co.
Christoph Digwa
Beerserk
Bellwether Brewing Co.
Gruut
Herbiery
Brasserie In Taberna
Kamiyama Beer
L'Oustal
Passion Gruit
Pilgrim
Archival Brewing
Inselbier
The Gruit Guild
Kiesbye
Verband der Diplom Biersommeliers









André Hofer
Markus Harms
Peter Cartwright
Stephan Hilbrandt

15/01/2026

Events for International Gruit Day are coming up! Have Fun! 🍀😁🍺🍀🍀🍀

GruitFest is FEB.1!
Join us for a celebration of the Gruit on International Gruit Day.

What’s a Gruit?
A beer brewed with a mixture of herbs in light of Hops. This Ancient style Ale was traditionally brewed in medieval Europe before hops became popular.

Gruits have become a staple around here & we love having this day to showcase them!