Bierlokaal Café de Koffer

Small to medium sized place which seems to be very popular with the locals and therefore gets quite cramped or cozy depending on your luck getting the table. Interior is traditional for lowlands pubs. Friendly service, but not always the quickest. 12 beers of taps with just couple of them being really interesting. Extensive bottle list which has plenty of special beers and lambics. Including bottles from Antidoot, Tommie Sjef and Bofkont, even some H.ertie. If you're planning to go for some of the special bottles later on it's a good idea to check if they are in the fridge. The best beer bar in the city, would be even better if draught selection was tad better.

One of the two major beer venues in the dynamic university city of Groningen these days, the other being Mout. Visited after the first Wild festival last Saturday, for which they apparently made an extra effort in presenting a very extensive vintage bottle list, including many lambics from all the major producers as well as modern sours from different beer countries. The regular list was equally satisfying, with many Dutch, Belgian, British and American beers arranged neatly – and quite correctly – per beer style; an impressive amount of beers from tap as well. The beer choice just ever ends here, and is renewed weekly apparently. A ticker’s paradise, in a friendly and relaxed, even cosy ‘brown café’ atmosphere including the obligatory ‘beer paraphernalia’ decorating the place (old tin billboards and so on); very helpful and efficient service as well. I was expecting much less than this – this place alone makes me want to return to Groningen instantly.

As a local i'm very happy with this place. The must go if you're in Groningen. Small and a bit outside the centre. Easy walk though. Massive bottle (and can) selection and rotating taplist. A lot of Dutch and Belgian beers but also a list with new beers from all over each month. Friendly staff which knows what they're serving. Best place!

Great place with incredibly wide selection of beers

Net buiten het centrum, maar de moeite waard om een stukje voor te lopen. Qua sfeer voelde het wel wat buurtcafé aan, maar wel een buurt met bierliefhebbers. Erg leuke selectie met wisselende tap- en flessenlijst.

Nice cozy beerbar. They have a wide selection of bottles, most of them quite traditional but the local Groninger breweries are also represented, what is a good thing! The lambic, geuze, fruit bottle section was also clearly worth a choice. But it gets really exciting at the changing taps were some rare and different beers can be found. This is a place to visit in Groningen. I say: must go!

Small bar just outside of the city centre, with tables outside (in summer, I guess). Ambiance is typical Dutch bar. Service was kind. Selection is limited on tap, with 10 taps, some of which having traditional/common beers, but availability of bottles is wide. The latter is focused on Dutch and Belgian beers, but maybe it makes sense.