Best of · CRAFT BEER
Dairies take small groups and market days come once a week, so the good craft beer tours go early. Below: the 5 to book ahead, and how they differ.
Review of Amsterdam’s small-group evening canal cruise with wine, craft beer, cheese, city lights, and practical booking advice.
“Really intimate and beautiful. We did a canal boat ride during the day and the this one at night highlighted very different things which was great. Claas was a great host. The cheese was freaking amazing.”
Explore Hunter Valley wineries, spirits, cheese, chocolate, and craft beer on an 8-hour small-group tour with transport included.
“Great variety of Hunter Valleys wineries, distilleries and breweries. Grant was really friendly and punctual throughout the tour, would definitely recommend!”
Taste five Dutch craft beers with cheese, sausage, and local stories at Amsterdam’s ClinkNOORD, a relaxed one-hour tasting for beer lovers.
“Our guide arrived a couple of minutes after the event was supposed to start and she never really recovered. (apparently her bus was late, it happens) We tasted several good beers and had some nice snacks - but four of the five beers were from the same brewery and the guide didn't do much beyond serving us and reading the labels. She also didn't do anything to encourage the attendees to chat and mingle. The location was also odd - the basement cafeteria of a youth hostel - not a bad space exactly but it certainly didn't make you want to linger. Also wasn't ideal that the hostel folks were…”
Review of Tallinn’s 4-hour city tour with Old Town sights, Kadriorg Park, local beer, cider, and cheese tastings.
“The city tour was great! Amidst a snow storm we walked around old town and learned so many cool facts about the history of Tallinn. Visited a cool brewery, there was no cider tasting but did try 3 local beers which were good! This tour is more heavy on the history tour part than the brewery part which was fine by me, but do wish I could’ve tried some cider!”
Review of Amsterdam’s one-hour mystery craft beer tasting, with five Dutch beers, cheese, sausage, nuts, and a lively guide.
“Amazing tasting with local beers which the guide (Walther) also makes him self in his own brewery! How unique is that!! Best beer experience so far, Walther also has a brewery tour which i definitely want to try out next. All in all lovely experience, amazing beer and even better company to try it with! 10 out of 10 would recommend to do with friends or your partner when in Amsterdam!!!!”
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