Our Pick of 15 Netherlands Brewery Tours

1.Amsterdam Small-Group Evening Canal Cruise Including Wine, Craft Beer, Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 205 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Spend 90 minutes on a small Amsterdam canal boat with up to 24 people, three included drinks, and a shared cheese board. Your English-speaking captain may be Mischa, Martin, Bert, Jasper, or Claas. The route changes with the light and passes the Jordaan, Prinseneiland, Anne Frank House, Amstel, Skinny Bridge, and de Wallen.

“Lovely small boat, just 16 guests, cruise on the Amsterdam canals. Our 9:30pm cruise time was perfect to see the canals in the daylight and in the evening with the canal lights on. Drinks were varied and plentiful, cheese and crackers were perfect. Lisa, our guide, was super. She was happy to answer questions, chatted easily and prompted conversation.”

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2.Stadshaven Brewery Tour with Beer Tastings

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

Explore Stadshaven Brewery in Rotterdam’s restored 100-year-old fruit warehouse with an English or Dutch-speaking guide. Learn how roughly 2 million liters of beer are made each year, see the brewing area from a raised walkway, and finish with either one beer or soda, or three beers with three snacks. The tour uses video and AR elements and lasts about one hour.

“Leuke AR tour, maar ben je best wel snel door en zie je ter plekke niet bepaald veel. maar echt wel leuk gedaan”

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3.Craft Beer Tasting in Medieval Brewery

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 116 reviews · 1 day · from $19

Visit Delfts Brouwhuis in central Delft for four locally brewed Delftse Brouwers beers and Bavarian pretzels with homemade dip. You can sit in the medieval cellar, beer garden, or beside the brewery. The cellar dates to around 1300 and may still have a brewer working nearby. No guide is included.

“I don’t usually drink beer, but these craft beers tasted nice. My partner enjoyed it very much too. He’s more of a connoisseur.”

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4.Amsterdam Craft Beer Brewery Tour by Bus with Tastings

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

Meet at Overhoeksplein for a three-hour Brew Bus outing to three Amsterdam craft breweries, including Oedipus and Breugem. Your English-speaking guide handles transport, brewery visits, and nine beer tasters. Breweries can vary, and guides such as Walther add beer facts, Amsterdam stories, and plenty of humor.

“The tour guide was great! What a laugh this excursion was, would definitely recommend to anyone, great”

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5.Guided Craft Beer Brewery Bus Tour with Tastings

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

Join Brew Bus Amsterdam for a three-hour craft beer tour with tastings at three local breweries. Your guide, such as Bridgette, handles the driving and beer talk while you taste nine beers, enjoy one guided brewery visit, and travel between stops by bus. Breweries change daily, keeping the route a surprise.

“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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6.The Ultimate Craft Beer Adventure in Amsterdam!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130

Meet at Dam Square for a three-and-a-half-hour walk through central Amsterdam. With a guide such as Hugh or Michael, you’ll taste Dutch jenever, five or six local craft beers, cheeses, and bar snacks at historic tasting rooms, then finish near Brouwerij De Prael. The group is limited to 10 people.

“Was a fun experience overall. My only suggestion is moving the initial meeting spot. Having the group meet in a large square filled with hundreds of people is confusing and there wasn't really any obvious way to identify the group. I had search for about 10 minutes to find the group and there were others who didn't show up and I suspect for that reason. How about moving the meeting place to the first bar on the list in the future? That way if people are late they can still find you and join in.”

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7.Beer Brewery ‘Noordt’ Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 25 reviews · 30 min · from $9Best value

Spend 30 minutes at Rotterdam brewery Noordt with three small beers, served on the terrace or in the tasting room. Choose Belgian classics or different IPAs, then browse up to 20 home-brewed beers on tap. The tasting is guided in Dutch or English, but it does not include a brewery tour or brewing lesson.

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8.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 five beers, brewery snacks, city stories, and two water taxi rides. You’ll visit the town’s oldest, newest, and biggest breweries, then finish near Kaapse Brouwers. Guides such as Rob and Willem bring plenty of local character.

“It was more than great. The guide was low key , very knowledgeable and a little quirky in a good way. We had a great group of 7 people that had great conversations. Learned quite a bit about Rotterdam”

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9.Amsterdam Guided Craft Beer Tasting with Cheese & Sausauge

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $30

Meet at 4:00 pm at ClinkNOORD behind Amsterdam Central Station for a one-hour tasting of five Dutch beers, with cheese, sausage, and mixed nuts. A beer guide explains the breweries, pours, and Amsterdam connections. The group is limited to 15, making it easy to meet other beer fans.

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10.Guided Craft Beer Tasting with cheese and snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 1 hour · from $35

Meet your beer guide at ClinkNOORD, behind Amsterdam Central Station, for five mystery tasters from Dutch craft breweries. Walther, who also brews beer himself, shares short stories about each pour while you pair the beers with Dutch cheese, sausage, and nuts. The relaxed format suits couples, friends, and solo drinkers.

“It was a really nice experience! Definitely recommend to anyone trying to explore Dutch beer. The beer bottles had great designs and great taste too! My favorite was the crispy white. By the end I was a bit tipsy and Walther made sure the tasting was very engaging.”

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11.All Inclusive Guided Walking Beer Tours Amsterdam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $87

Explore Amsterdam’s beer scene on foot with an English-speaking guide, tasting four Amsterdam-brewed craft beers and Dutch bitterballen along the way. The route includes a stop near Albert Cuyp Market, visits to local pubs or breweries, and lessons on brewing and beer in Amsterdam. Gideon is one named contact for the tour.

“Great tour- excellent guide. This was a really great tour. Informative and very enjoyable. Very good beers and exceptional tour guide.”

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12.Haarlem: 90-minute Beer Tasting Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $84

Cruise Haarlem’s canals and the Spaarne River from Spaarne 11A, departing at 5:30 pm from the Boothuys. Expect a relaxed boat ride with an audio guide, an experienced skipper, and food or drinks available at your own expense. The pass information also describes 24-hour hop-on hop-off access at four central locations.

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13.Beerbrewery tour in old Church to taste the best local beers.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Spend about three hours with an English-speaking guide exploring the countryside east of Amsterdam. Taste Wispe beer in a former 1792 church in Weesp, then drive past a windmill, lake, castle, and Dutch family farm. The tour is private, bottled water is included, and the beers are paid separately.

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14.Boat & Beer Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $113

Spend four hours exploring Rotterdam with a local guide such as Willem, Rob, or Umeesh. Visit four breweries, taste four craft beers with small snacks, and cross the Maas twice by water taxi. The tour begins at 2 pm and ends at Fenix Food Factory, with a maximum of 20 people.

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15.Breugem Brewing Co. Brewery tour and beer tasting

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

Spend one hour at Breugem Brewery and Proeflokaal just outside Amsterdam’s center. A Dutch- or English-speaking guide explains the brewing process, the brewery’s social mission, and its award-winning beers. Then taste four beers with water and roasted nuts. Bitterballen, burgers, pizza, and other pub food are available afterward.

“The story about the brewery were amazing and a great tour of the different rooms.”

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