Brauhaus Schmitz

Great selection of German beers on tap- count em-35! Range from common to hard to find like Aventinus Eisbock. Several brewers I haven’t had before with nearly all styles represented: pils, helles, dunkle, Dortmund er, schwarzbier, wheat, bock /dopplebock, kolsch, octoberfest, I think I died and went to heaven. No altbier or Berliner Weiss. Happy hour 4-7 at bar drafts $5 for half liter. Food was good, staff were cool. The beer was epic. Best German beer place I’ve been outside of Germany. If anyone knows a better German beer selection in the States, please let me know.

A group of us were walking up and down South Street for a little bit, looking for a cool place to have dinner, when we stumbled upon Brauhaus Schmitz. We decided to give it a try, and we were so glad we did! We were seated in the back dining area that resembled a German beer hall. Our server was extremely knowledgable on the entire menu (food, beer, wine, everything). He was very patient with those of us who weren't familiar with German food and all the pronunciations. Most of the table went with schnitzel, mainly because I think that's the only dish they recognized and could actually pronounce. I went with something I've never heard of, nor could pronounce properly myself, the jagertopfle. It's a stew with venison, duck and wild boar meat, served in a cast iron skillet with brezel dumpling, red cabbage and lingonberry. It was absolutely amazing! I'm very happy I decided to go with something I never heard of or couldn't say correctly. They have an amazing draft beer list, with about 30 offerings. There are menu pages of more beers offered in bottles, along with German wines and mixed drinks. I would definitely go back here and actually look forward to when I'm in Philly again.

Visited on 12th October 2017. German style brewpub (without the brewing) on South St in Philly. It's pretty authentic, lots of wood panelling, plenty of seating and making a big fuss of Oktoberfest. Beer selection was a decent range of German beers, a good mix of styles, prices were OK, service good. It was a decent German themed bar. Not really my thing as I can go to Germany for my fix!

German style beer hall on good old South Street. Plenty of seating; tables, picnic style tables, wall bar, two regular bars (one classier, one beer hall). Variety of German and foreign beers, very extensive menu, which is quadruple the length of the food menu. German style food, always excellent. Friendly staff, nothing over the top.

Visited 10/24/15. Great feel of a German beer hall. Service was attentive and pleasant. Beer selection included many decent German beers. Nice food selection. The prices wee a bit high. Overall very enjoyable.

Bottle list is quite nice, really have all the standard Germans and more, though I was disappointed to see so few from Franconia and basically none of the very small-scale bottlers. Taps were of a higher-than-normal quality, and varied. Decor is a little touristy-kitsch but not bad like plastic sites can be; it would certainly fit the stereotype for someone seeking it.

The food was good and had a distinctly German character to it, as if there was a German in the kitchen or just well-honed recipes; friendly servers/bartenders were quite American. Food menu warmed my heart, has some things I just can’t find in the States. Just one major drawback to this place: expensive!

Excellent German beer selection, including some rare and exclusive finds. The Aecht Schlenkerla Fastenbier was tremendous. Authentic German cuisine and very good and attentive wait staff. A bit loud, but tolerable. Worth the effort to make the trip. A must for German bier and food lovers.

Cozy German lodge with tons of German beer and food. Served liter beer like Oktoberfest

Very good draft selection of German brews, best in the city. Food was OK, though some dishes a bit disappointing.

The Brauhaus Schmitz is an excellent getaway from the mainstream bars that I am surrounded by. It’s balls out German themed from the entrance to the bathrooms. The beer selection is vast as well as the schnapps. Delicious food. Rather pricey but the Brauhaus is part of Restaurant Week 2 times a year I believe. Four course meal for 35 bucks, so you have no excuse not to visit!