Vancouver Behind-the-Scenes Brewery Tour

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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Enjoy a taste of Vancouver’s hip craft brewery scene at three highly rated breweries. You’ll sample a nice variety of locally crafted brews while someone else does all the driving. Meet downtown at the Waterfront Station for a small group tour that includes VIP tours at each of the breweries, plus priority seating to get you to the beer quicker!

Transportation to the breweries to and from the downtown meeting point
Exclusive behind-the-scenes tours at each stop
Avoid the lines and wait times and enjoy special access
Go home with a fun souvenir beer glass

What's Included

Transportation Included - pick up, drop off and to and from the breweries
All beer samples included with tour
Free Vancouver Brewery Tours beer glass

If you enjoyed your tour, gratuities to your guide are optional and appreciated

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

901 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6C, Canada
Bus loading zone. Just across from Lions Pub. Look for the van.

Start time

06:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Vancouver Brewery Tours

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tours subject to availability
All public tours require a minimum of 4 beer lovers to run. In the unfortunate event that we do not meet the minimum amount of guests to run a tour, we'll contact you at least 24-48 hours before your tour to discuss your options. You have the option of rescheduling your tour to another date at no charge, or we’ll refund your money in full.
Not wheelchair accessible
The tour operator does not provide refunds, partial credits, or expense reimbursements related to additional travel costs, or provide the opportunity to reschedule your booking due to lateness and/or a missed tour due to lateness.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of your tour

Near public transportation
All tours are 19+
Please bring photo ID
Closed toed shoes recommended
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Glenn W

White the tour itself was interesting and informative with the access inside the actual breweries and the wide variety of beers to taste, the clear star of this tour is the guide Cam and his passion for beer! He is a walking encyclopaedia on the beer scene in Vancouver and beer making in general and his insights and recommendations for tasting are first class! Beer places, beer info and beer beer beer, 2 thumbs up!!

Reviews

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131 reviews

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Great Time!

Diana_R, Jan 2023

We had a great time! This was the only tour that my partner and I went on in Vancouver and we were more than pleased. It was a great way to experience the beer side of the City and get some great history and fundamentals of small batch brewing. Our guide was incredibly knowledable. We would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone looking for an introduction to Vancouver independent beers.

Over priced brewery tour!

rob_s, Aug 2021

With over 25 micro brewery in the area, I only go back to one of the 3 we visited. No brewery mugs as advertised and only one behind the scene tour offered.

Response from Host, May 2022

Hi Rob, We typically do have glasses available for all guests as part of this tour. Infrequently we run out of glasses. We'd be happy to send you one if you contact us. All the breweries we visit are exemplary of the craft beer scene in Vancouver, however not everyone loves the same beers. We showcase a little of everything. As to the behind the scenes, during COVID many breweries shut down their brewery production areas to tours. Typically the overwhelming majority of people only want one behind-the-scenes tour so we have switched to that format.

Brewery tour

Keith_A, Aug 2021

Darren was the best! Very easy going and accomodating! Dropped us off after tour completed close to our hotel..instead of drop point. Would did this your again.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Darren is the best! (can i say that?). Thanks for leaving us a 5 star review. We would love to have you join a tour of ours again. Let us know when you are in town again!

Excellent!

MJ T, Dec 2019

I had a great time with this tour. I find it a bit expensive though but with the service I get from the tour guid, I would say it was worth it. I will recommend this to my friends.

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thanks MJT

Money well spent :)

Phongus5, Nov 2019

We had cam as our guide, he made the experience very enjoyable for everyone in the group, we came in as strangers to each other and left as friends. The beers you get to try are awesome too

Response from Host, Nov 2019

The best tours are when the group leave as friends. So great!

Beer is Awesome

Theresa R, Oct 2019

Cam was a great -he showed us a great time with 3 different breweries. It was just great and such a great way to get to know the beer scene. Thank you Cam!!

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Thank you so much! Cam's passion for beer really does shine on tour.

Cam Cam the Beer Man!

Glenn W, Aug 2019

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Cam the beer expert! Sometimes he is even a bigger highlight than the beer itself!

Excellent. We sampled 4 different...

dl.poole, Nov 2017

Excellent. We sampled 4 different craft brewery's in Vancouver. Many of the brew masters came out and spoke to us about the different beers they brew. The tour was very friendly, tour guide very knowledgeable. As a matter of fact the event was so enjoying with the different members of the tour, we all met after the tour for dinner together at one of the brew pubs.

great beer good company. the chance to...

Rick N, Oct 2017

great beer good company. the chance to meet the brewers and listen was invaluable

Pick up was on time and as advised...

Peter_S, Sep 2017

Pick up was on time and as advised. Sean is very knowledgeable about beers and beer production and kept us both entertained and informed. Range of beers selected by Sean was both within my taste buds and pushing the boundaries a little so was excellent to venture into some new styles.

Rachael escorted us around three...

Andrea W, Aug 2017

Rachael escorted us around three breweries around Vancouver and imparted her local beer knowledge along the way. I really enjoyed the group dynamics and the opportunity to learn about brewing techniques and seeing behind the scenes of the breweries. Thank you for a great afternoon, the beers were lovely, the company perfect and the resulting afternoon nap was fruitful!