Best Brewery Tours in America

Learn about some of the best brewery tours in America, and make them a part of your dream vacation. Americans love an ice cold beer, whether it is the beverage of choice for a sporting event or cookout or just for relaxing after a hard day's work. Nowadays, many breweries all over the country have tours of their breweries open to the public. This presents a great opportunity for beer lovers to see how their favorite brews are made and to get a few free samples too.

Yuengling

Pottsville, Pennsylvania is home to Yuengling, the oldest brewery in America. The Yuengling Brewery offers free tours and beer samples to showcase the rich history of its brew. The tour features a visit to the Yuengling caves, hundreds of feet into Sharp Mountain.

Great Lakes Brewing Company

The Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio offers one of the finest brewery tours in the country. Although not widely known, the Great Lakes Brewing Company houses six buildings for its brewery and has its own beer school too. The beer is mainly distributed in the Great Lakes region.

SweetWater Brewing Company

The SweetWater Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia is best known for its 420 and Blue beers and also produces many seasonal beers. It offers short tours that last about a half hour, after which beer sampling is available.

Anheuser Busch Brewery

The Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour in Saint Louis, Missouri offers free tours to see the famous Budweiser Clydesdale Stable, the legendary Brew House and the Beechwood Lager Cellars. It also offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes "Beermaster Tour" showing the brewing of Budweiser beer. The tours blend the company's rich brewing history with state of the art technology and offer free product samples at the end.

Take a look at some of the best brewery tours in America. There are many from which to choose, some big, some small, some with a rich history and some just getting their feet wet. Many offer free tours and free samples, so it is worth the trip.