The 8 Breweries Tours in the Netherlands That Earn Their Price

1.Stadshaven Brewery Tour with Beer Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 130 reviews · 1 hour - 100 minutes · from $26Our pick

See how Stadshaven makes about 2 million liters of beer each year inside a restored, 100-year-old fruit warehouse. An English or Dutch guide explains the brewery, sustainability plans, and Merwe-Vierhavens redevelopment before your tasting. Choose one beer or soda, or three beers with snacks.

“De tour via een filmpje en een trap+steiger was alles🙄. Vanaf de steiger kan je naar beneden de ketels zien vanaf een afstand. Dat was alles🙄. Kortom jammer.”

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2.Amsterdam Craft Beer Brewery Tour by Bus with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $70Top rated

Meet at Overhoeksplein for a three-hour Brew Bus outing to three Amsterdam craft breweries. You’ll sample nine beers, hear beer and city stories from guides such as Walther, and return to the same spot in an air-conditioned bus. The brewery lineup is kept as a surprise.

“We had a fantastic trip! Perfect beers, perfect atmosphere and a very funny tourguide. When you are in Amsterdam the brew bus is one of the things to do certainly.”

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3.Craft Beer Tasting in Medieval Brewery with Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 67 reviews · from $18

At Delfts Brouwhuis, you taste four beers from Delftse Brouwers in a medieval cellar dating to 1300. Choose a seat near the brewery, in the beer garden, or in the cellar. Bavarian pretzels, cheese-beer dip, and mustard are included. No guide leads the tasting.

“Very good and enjoyable experience, the beer was fantastic, the pretzels nice, the venue unusual and pleasant staff. A great couple of hours spent here with friends.”

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4.Guided Craft Beer Brewery Bus Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 37 reviews · 3 hours · from $68

Spend three hours visiting three Amsterdam breweries by bus, with nine beer tasters and one guided brewery visit. Your guide explains the local beer scene in English, German, or Dutch. The brewery lineup changes, so two tours may offer different stops.

“Great tour and fantastic guide. We had a really great time and we had a great laugh with the tour guide/ driver. Highly recommended”

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5.Breweries and Water Taxi Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 23 reviews · 4 hours · from $112

Meet your English or Dutch-speaking guide at Rotterdam’s Markthal for four hours of beer tasting, snacks, brewery visits, and two water taxi rides. You’ll visit the city’s oldest, newest, and biggest breweries, then finish near Kaapse Brouwers.

“If you are off of a cruise ship, take this tour! It’s a fraction of the price of the ship and Willem was a fun and knowledgeable guide. We had the best day! So happy we chose to look outside the ship excursions.”

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6.Beer Brewery Noordt Tastings with Optional Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · from $9Best value

Visit Brewery Noordt for a one-hour beer experience in Rotterdam. Choose a tasting of three small beers or a short tour with two beers, then settle in the tasting room or terrace. Dutch and English guides explain traditional brewing, the brewery’s Rotterdam character, and its smooth, drinkable beers.

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7.Breugem Brewing Co. Brewery tour and beer tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour · from $25

Visit Breugem Brewery just outside central Amsterdam for a one-hour guided tour in Dutch or English. Learn the brewing process, hear founder Patrick Breugem’s remarkable story, then taste four award-winning beers with water and fresh roasted nuts.

“L’accueil chaleureux du patron, les explications passionnées et la dégustation de toutes les délicieuses bières ! L’ambiance typique du bar est aussi à découvrir! Merci à notre hôte”

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8.Breugem Brewery: Beer tasting

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $16

Visit Breugem Brewery just outside central Amsterdam for four tasting glasses of award-winning Dutch beer, water, and fresh roasted nuts. You will hear the brewery’s social story, with no formal brewery tour included. The brewpub also serves bitterballen, burgers, pizza, and other pub food.

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