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Ghent Brewery Visit & Beer Tasting Tour

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Why Book With Us?

  • Unique and authentic!
  • Tours in small groups
  • It’s Beers & Beyond
  • Get customised beer homework!
PUBLIC TOURS
  • Wednesday Evening & Saturday Afternoon
  • English
  • City Center Ghent
  • 68.50 pp (incl. 21% VAT)

Want to taste and learn more about local and traditional brews where you can meet like-minded beer enthusiasts?  Join this small group tour up to 15 people. 👩‍👧‍👦

PRIVATE EXCLUSIVE TOURS
  • Min. 2 people
  • Monday - Friday: Afternoon & Evening
  • Pick Up Hotel City Center Ghent
  • From 72 - 215 pp (incl. 21% VAT) (see below)

Want to wander the city and taste Belgian beers with your own private beer guide?  🙍‍♀️
Your guide will adapt to your Belgian beer knowledge 🔎 making sure you’re going to discover beer styles you have never tried before! 🍻
Additionally you’ll visit Ghent’s two beyond beer iconic places.
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PRIVATE FRIENDS TOURS
  • Min. + 10 people
  • Monday - Saturday Afternoon & Evening
  • City Center Ghent
  • Fixed: 68.50 pp (incl. 21% VAT)

Want to taste and learn more about local and traditional brews with your own group of friends? 🦉
Your guide will adapt to your Belgian beer knowledge 🔎 making sure you’re going to discover beer styles you have never tried before! 🍻
Find out who’s the true Zythologist of the group with a challenging beer quiz. 🎉

Tour Summary

Ready for a beer adventure in Ghent? 🍻 Join us to explore the city’s hidden gems, taste unique brews like the ‘pink elephant’ exclusive, and enjoy local delicacies paired with each sip. With our small group tours, it’s all about the authentic experience and personalized touch. ✨
Don’t miss out – book your spot now and get ready for a beer-filled journey through Ghent’s historical center! 😍

Price Includes

  • Visit 2-3 beer spots, including a hidden gem, even for the locals! 😵
  • Explore 1 working Brewery 🤤
  • 5 beers, including local craft, traditional Belgian styles And vintage Trappist beer 🍻
  • Surprising pairing with chocolate and other local delicacies 🍫(for each beer!)
  • 🥃 Taste Ghent's liquor in a centuries-old bar run by an iconic figure
  • Local passionate guides who knows about beer, Ghent, Brussels and Bruges
  • 8-pages Guide: full of own-made venue suggestions and 5-stars rated beers🔍

Highlights

  • Experience Ghent like a real local, brought to you in a personalised setting (yes, only small groups!)
  • Storytelling of the local brewing culture from Gulden Draak to Crabbelaer
  • Discover the real taste of hops and malts
  • Explore Ghent before you arrive thanks to our 8-pages Guide (also digital), sent right after booking 🔍
  • Fun, Fun, Fun: Test your beer knowledge with our Beer Quiz, and compete for a prize! 👀
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PUBLIC TOURS                                                                                                                    

  • Meet like minded people
  • Join a small group of no more than 15 people
  • When different nationalities are mixed, the tour is offered in English.
  • 2.5 - 3 Hours
  • Max 1 km

 

PRICING: 
€ 68.50 pp (incl 21% VAT)
Book for you or for your small group of max 7 people 

 

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ALTERNATIVE OPTION? 
Prefer to personally meet the brewer and dive into the details of the local craft beer?
Opt for our off-the-beaten-path Brussels brewery tour!

PRIVATE EXCLUSIVE TOURS: starting from 2 people                                                                              

  • Hotel pick up & drop off
  • Get a personalized beer selection incl. beer styles you have never tried before
  • Sample the world’s most exclusive Belgian beer. Can you guess which one? ;)
  • Get an exclusive flavor journey at Ghent's top chocolate shop!
  • Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
  • 3 - 3.5 Hours
  • Max 1.5 km

PRICING: 
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Book Online to get a 3% discount - Use the code: DIRECTBOOKING

ALTERNATIVE OPTION: 
Craving an extended beer adventure? Then, choose for our full-day tour and journey to the brewery where the world-famous pink elephant beer is brewed.                 

PRIVATE FRIENDS TOURS: starting from + 10 people                          

  • Get a personalized beer selection incl. beer styles you have never tried before
  • Challenge your friends during our beer quiz, featuring plenty of fun and laughs
  • Min. + 10 people
  • Dutch, English, French (or German)
  • 3 - 3.5 Hours
  • Max 1.5 km

PRICING: 
For groups from + 10 people: 
€ 68.50 pp (incl 21% VAT) 
Are you a group of friends with fewer people? You’re more than welcome: just keep in mind the minimum group price of € 753.50 (= 11 people – incl 21% VAT). In case of smaller groups, choose for a Private Exclusive Tour. 

Reserve your private guide

Book Online to get a 3% discount - Use the code: DIRECTBOOKING

ALTERNATIVE OPTION: 
Prefer to sip a beer while enjoying the sun on Ghent’s beautiful river?  Let’s have a look at our Beer Boats to enjoy a Beer, Sun and Water experience all in-one! (recommended for groups from 15 people)            

Do you still have questions? Make sure to check out our FAQ page. 

What we'll do

Before the Tour Begins 🔍

Right after booking, you’ll receive our exclusive 8-page guide (digital). Packed with home-made venue suggestions, 5-star rated beers, and local tips, it lets you explore Ghent like a local before you even arrive — from hidden bars to must-taste brews.

Join your guide at the heart of Ghent to jump on a 2,5- 3,5 hour beer tasting journey!

You enter a shop with local delicacies as you make your way to the first bar,  – beer and beyond! Hearing stories where the Gulden Draak originates from, completed with a taste of “Noses of Ghent”, is a best introduction to the local beer and food scene. Further, Your guide is genuinely interested in your Belgian beer tasting background  🍻, ready to adjust the experience to your liking where possible.  

The first stop is a medieval inspired hidden gem, which is even unknown to most locals. Here, let’s focus on local beers that the beautiful city of Ghent has to offer. Your guide will explain the brewing process, providing a sense of where certain flavors and aromas come from. Believe us: an ultimate “AHA-experience” arises when you find out where the bitter, sour or sweet flavor originates from. Every stop has a combination of local delicacies paired with the beers, resulting in mind blowing and delicious food combos that you would have never imagined. So yes, let’s combine local beer with our world-famous Belgian chocolates. 🍫

We visit a centuries-old bar run by a legendary local figure. Here you’ll taste traditional Ghent jenever, the spirit that predates gin and played a major role in local café culture. Learn why it was once safer than water and how it fits into everyday Ghent life — a short but unforgettable cultural stop.

It’s time to move on to another lively beer spot. Luckily, your guide’s knowledge extends beyond beer. Your host guides you through the most beautiful spots and historic places of Ghent which is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.🏰 En route to the second location, you will hear novels about the huge St. Bavo Cathedral, the importance of the city’s river and so on. Don’t forget to snap some pictures to capture this memory forever.📸

In this charming bar, discover more different styles of beer and further explore the world-famous Belgian brew portfolio. Now, have you ever tried unique Belgian types like Trappists and our local Ghent brews? Make sure your taste buds are ready because you are about to be introduced to the widest range of Belgian beers you have ever seen in just one bar. 
BONUS: Compare a young and a vintage Trappist beer side by side. Discover how beer ages, why Trappist beers are so special, and uncover the surprising secrets behind monastery brewing. This tasting often changes how guests think about beer forever.

On our second promenade, we will face a pink elephant, which is the logo of a beer brewed in Ghent. Eager to hear more surprising local brewery stories? Your wish is our command. 

Now it’s time to visit the “real playground area”, another word we use for brewery.😉 Expect to glimpse a lively brewery where the creators aren’t scared of atypical recipes. Sip from the beer created right in front of you: can you imagine a more local beer than that? And wait: there is more! Climb the stairs, find out the brewery’s uniqueness and analyze their beautiful copper kettles. Clearly the perfect setting to continue some beer chatting with your new beer friends.

Finally, at the 4th venue, the upscaling local craft beer market will be introduced, where you can taste an exclusive beer that can only be found in this town. Have you found your new favourite beer? Together with your host, find out about all the variants of this beer, what a way to end this exciting and tasty tour! 🤩
BONUS: See who discovered the most thanks to the most fun beer quiz ever! 

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