Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Geist Brewing Co. Wins Gold at European Beer Star 2025
Geist Brewing Co., a brewery from Bengaluru, India, won a gold medal at the European Beer Star 2025 Awards.
Their beer, Geist Uncle Dunkel, won in a category that is usually dominated by German breweries.
This is a big deal because it shows that Indian breweries can make beer that is as good as the best in the world.
The brewery has been making beer for 20 years and uses special ingredients like Indian wheat, rice, and local fruits.
They also experiment with different flavors and ingredients to make their beer unique.
The team is very happy and proud of their achievement, and it feels like a dream come true for them.
Geist Brewing Co. won gold at the European Beer Star 2025 Awards for their beer Geist Uncle Dunkel in the South-German Style Hefeweizen Dunkel category.
This is the first time an Indian brewery has won gold in this category, previously winning silver in 2024.
The brewery uses Indian ingredients like wheat, rice, oats, coriander, black salt, spices, cucumber, and local fruits such as jamun.
Their bestseller is the Geist Witty Wit, a Belgian Witbier, which accounts for 60-65% of craft beer sales in India.
The brewery has been in business for 20 years and is known for its experimentation and high-quality craft beer.
- Who
- Geist Brewing Co., founded by Narayan Manepally and led by Head Brewer Vidya Kubher
- What
- Won gold at the European Beer Star 2025 Awards for their beer Geist Uncle Dunkel in the South-German Style Hefeweizen Dunkel category
- When
- 2025
- Where
- Germany
- Why
- To produce world-class, true-to-style craft beer and put Bengaluru on the global beer map
- Brewery
- Geist Brewing Co.
- Winning Beer
- Geist Uncle Dunkel
- Category
- South-German Style Hefeweizen Dunkel
- Year Founded
- 2006
- Years in Business
- 20 years
- Bestseller
- Geist Witty Wit (Belgian Witbier)
- Indian Ingredients Used
- Wheat, rice, oats, coriander, black salt, spices, cucumber, jamun
- Fermentation Time (Ales)
- 14-15 days
- Fermentation Time (Lagers)
- 20-25 days