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Enjoy Premiere #1 Limousine Service’s Central PA Craft Beer Tours

Whether you’re a true microbrew aficionado, or you just like to try some of the unique beers that come from local breweries, you’ll love Premiere #1 Limousine Service’s central PA craft beer tours.

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Central PA: The New Go-To Place for Craft Beers

Thanks to the upsurge in the craft beer market, central PA brewers are attracting the taste buds of people from the region and beyond. This makes cities like York and Lancaster the newest hot-spot beer tourism destination. In fact, one of our most popular beer adventures is a Hershey/Harrisburg craft beer country limo tour !

If you want to book a seat on one of our very popular Pennsylvania brewery tour deals, please fill out the quick contact form below, or give us a call at (717) 616-8995. We’re happy to explain exactly which breweries we’ll be visiting, as well as other options for making your tour spectacular. Don’t forget that all of our PA brewery tour deals are better when you go with someone special, so tell your family members and friends!

VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM FOR YOUR BREWERY TOUR

Make memories on brewery tours in Pennsylvania in one of these fun and comfortable transportation options:

• Limousines:  Enjoy your brew tour in  a stretch limo  with leather seats, a bar stocked with glassware and ice, mood lighting options, surround sound with a stereo system and more for up to eight passengers.
• Luxury cars:  Ride in a top-of-the-line  luxury car rental  for three attendees with leather seating, climate control and cup holders.
• Charter buses, motorcoaches and minibuses:  Entertain a range of 14 to 56 brewery-goers on  a bus or motorcoach  with leather seating, PA systems for karaoke and more.
• Party buses:  Have fun with 20 to 30 friends on  a party bus . You’ll have ice and glassware for drinks at two tables, high-back seats, a 2,000-watt sound system and a seven-zone lighting system.
• SUV and hummer limos:  Bring 12, 14 or 18 attendees with you in an optionable  pink or standard black, gray or white limo . Enjoy bottled waters with ice and glassware, mood and neon lighting, mirrored ceilings, surround sound and temperature controls.
• SUVs and sprinter vans:  Hop to each destination on the beer trails with up to 14 passengers in  an SUV or sprinter van . These vehicles feature a bar with ice and glassware, charging outlets, climate control, LED TVs with a touch-screen stereo and more.
• Trolleys:  Accommodate 40 passengers for your brewery adventures in  a trolley rental . This option offers 30 bench-style seats and 10 spaces for standing. Its mahogany and brass interior provides an old-finished and classic feel. A radio and CD player are available.

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Choose from any of these exciting Pennsylvania breweries packages:

• DIY Cumberland Valley Beer Trail:  Customize a  Do-It-Yourself beer tour  with options from 15 locations. You can collect stickers on a Beer Trail Passport to possibly win gift certificates in a monthly prize drawing and take home souvenirs.
• Harrisburg Beer Tour Getaway:  Enjoy quality time with your favorite person with a 4.5-hour  Harrisburg beer tour . This option comes with breakfast and lunch, lodging for one night and complimentary mementos.
• Hershey Beer Tour Getaway:  Relax with a  tour of Hershey’s three finest breweries , a one-night weekend stay, lunch and breakfast, a special chocolate welcome gift and more.
• VIP Beer Country Tour in Harrisburg:  Tour the best bars in Harrisburg  with stylish VIP wristbands. You’ll get up to four free drinks at participating bars, two hotel rooms, lunch and gifts to take home.
• Hershey/Harrisburg Beer Tour:  Ride to  Hershey and Harrisburg craft breweries  with 5 hours of transportation and collect souvenirs, including glasses, koozies and bottle openers.

Brewery Tours in Harrisburg, PA Are Safer With Premiere #1 Limousine Service

One of the biggest drawbacks of taking brewery tours in Harrisburg, PA is that the drinking of alcohol is part of the experience. This means that it can be a safety risk to travel in your private vehicle while sampling all the craft beers in the region. A better solution is to take advantage of one of our PA brewery tour deals . This will enable every person in your party to taste-test to their heart’s desire without having to get behind the wheel. It’s the safe and responsible way to support the local breweries.

Premiere #1 Limousine Service hires experienced drivers with courteous professionalism. Choose the best and most locally trusted  chauffeurs in Harrisburg  for your brewery tours and trips.

Central PA Craft Beer Tours Are Perfect for Special Occasions

Are you looking for a venue for your next special occasion, such as a birthday , bachelorette party or anniversary ? Why not consider a central PA craft beer tour? Premiere #1 Limousine Service offers these types of local tours regularly, and they give you the chance to get together with the people you care about most. After all, everyone enjoys being chauffeured and feeling like royalty for a day, which is why our Harrisburg tours are so popular!

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Craft Beer was meant to be experienced! Join our knowledgeable and experienced Beer Guides as they lead you on an exclusive, educational and entertaining craft beer experience that includes guided craft beer tastings, behind-the-scenes access, historical and local anecdotes, and more! Whether you're a craft beer aficionado, a novice, or someone who just wants to learn more about craft beer, Brewery Tours is for you!

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“I created Brewery Tours to provide exclusive and unique educational craft beer experiences designed to not only enjoy and celebrate craft beer but to explore and better understand this amazing scene.”

For three decades, Glenn J. Smith, the Founder of Brewery Tours, LLC, has been visiting and experiencing small, independent craft breweries all around the country. In 2017, he created Brewery Tours – the Ultimate Craft Beer Experience – and launched a walking tour of York City with its 7 craft breweries. 5 years later, Brewery Tours has expanded its craft beer experiences with a fleet of Brew Buses that traverse the amazing York County craft beer scene that features 32 independent, craft breweries, its quarterly Ales on the Rails collaboration with the historic Northern Central Railway, its Hanover Brewery Tours featuring the remarkable craft breweries of Snack Town U.S.A., and a charter and private experience options for groups, motor coaches, and more!

In the Fall of 2023, Brewery Tours was thrilled to announce the expansion of its craft beer experiences into the rich and diverse craft beer hot spot of Lancaster County with additional expansions expansions on the way!

Brewery Tour’s craft beer experiences are nationally recognized, drawing guests from around the country who have rewarded us with a 5-Star Rating and named us one of the Best of the Best Local Tourist Attractions for 3-years running making us the No. 1 brewery tour company in Central Pennsylvania .

With today’s booming craft beer industry, Brewery Tours is at the forefront of providing exclusive, educational, and entertaining craft beer experiences. Whether you’re a craft beer aficionado, a novice, or someone who just wants to learn more about craft beer, Brewery Tours is for you. Come join us for the Ultimate Craft Beer Experience !

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Join our knowledgeable and experienced Beer Guides for educational jaunts around historic York City and Lancaster City as we explore 3 independent, craft breweries, experience 12 different craft beers, explore behind-the-scenes access, and more!

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Leave the driving to us and hop on the Brew Bus with our knowledgeable and experienced Beer Guides as we take you deeper into the craft beer world to explore 3 independent, craft breweries, experience 12 different beers, explore behind-the-scenes access, and more, in style!

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Charter a private, fully customizable craft beer experience for a memorable birthday, anniversary, employee appreciation or team-building event, bachelor or bachelorette party, or just get the friends and family together!

Ales on the Rails - Com'on Ride the Train!

Join our knowledgeable and experienced Beer Guides for a 3-hour train ride on historic railways in PA and MD with guided craft beer tastings in a souvenir tasting glass, snacks, and more! Themed experiences are held throughout the year such as our Taste of Winter, Sips & Shenanigans, Summer Blast, Oktoberfest, and more! Every Ales on the Rails is a unique experience. Join us for every one!

Sips on the Susquehanna - Permission to Come Aboard!

Join our knowledgeable and experienced Beer Guides as they depart Harrisburg, PA aboard the historic Pride of the Susquehanna for a 2-hour cruise, featuring guided craft beer tastings in a souvenir tasting glass, snacks, and more! Themed experiences are held May through October such as Let's Rock the Boat, All Hops on Deck, AARGHtoberfest! and more! Every Sips on the Susquehanna is a unique experience. Join us for every one!

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The ‘Best Brewery Tour in America’

At our brewery here in Hershey, PA, we were able to build our dream space. So, as brewers, if we’re able to dream it up, we can brew it and recreate it. Take our Guided Production Tour for a peek behind the curtain at how we brew, package and ship our beer. In 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 readers of USA Today voted it The Best Brewery Tour in America! 

Guided Production Tours

Our production tour offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look into our brewery. Follow in the footsteps of our brewers through the mill room, hop cooler and brewhouse deck. You’ll also get a look at our fermentation cellars and packaging lines. Includes a welcome beer of your choice and an exclusive souvenir glass!

Each Production Tour guest can look forward to:

• One welcome beer upon arrival
• A walk through the Art of Tröegs gallery
• One souvenir glass that’s only available to tour guests
• An up-close look at raw ingredients, including malted grain and hops
• 3 samples of Tröegs favorites

Length: 1 hour Cost: $15

Mother’s Day Beer Dinner

Celebrate Mom with a trip to Tröegs and a curated meal in our intimate Barrel Room. On Sat/May 11, we’re hosting a Mother’s Day Beer Dinner featuring four seasonal dishes, each paired with a Tröegs beer. Enjoy courses of a Crab Salad, Asparagus with house-cured Coppa, and local Chicken with house-made pasta aglio e olio. End with a luscious Olive Oil Cake and compote from Tröegs’ bakers. To top it off, you’ll receive fresh cut flowers from Little Peace Farm, a sweet treat to take home and a certificate to take our award-winning Guided Production Tour, redeemable in 2024. Guests must be 21+, minors and children are not permitted.

Length: approx. 2 hours Cost: $75 per person

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10 Breweries Near Harrisburg That are Worth Visiting

As the capital of Pennsylvania, there are a lot of great things to do in and around Harrisburg . However, those looking for breweries near Harrisburg are in luck as the city and surrounding area are home to some of the best in the state.

By my calculation, there are nearly 70 breweries within approximately an hour of Harrisburg, giving this area possibly the highest concentration of craft breweries in Pennsylvania (including many great Lancaster breweries ).

To help limit the list a bit, I’m only including breweries that are within roughly 30 minutes of the city, and that I’ve personally visited and enjoyed. As I find more breweries near Harrisburg that I enjoy, I’ll update this article.

Harrisburg’s breweries offer a bit of something for everyone, and there are some of them that you won’t want to miss when visiting the Harrisburg area.

Troegs Independent Brewing

This list isn’t in any particular order, but if you only have time to visit one brewery near Harrisburg, make it Troegs Independent Brewing. Founded in downtown Harrisburg in 1996 by brothers Chris and John Trogner, Troegs moved to Hershey in 2011 due to increased demand.

Troegs is not only one of the largest breweries in Pennsylvania but is also one of my personal favorites. Their tasting room, which sits only about a mile from Hershey Park, offers a full range of their delicious brews, including many small-batch beers (none of which are ever bad).

Troegs most popular beers include seasonal offerings like Nugget Nectar, Nimble Giant, and Mad Elf, as well as regular offerings like Troegenator Double Bock and Perpetual IPA.

In addition to great beer, Troegs is also one of the best restaurants in Hershey, PA .

Beware, however, that Troegs is very popular and is busy no matter when you visit, but is especially a madhouse on the weekend.

For more information about this delicious brewery, check out our full article on Troegs Independent Brewing .

Millworks Brewery

Opened in August 2016, the brewery at Millworks offers a wide range of delicious beers in a unique setting.

The Millworks started as a restaurant and artist studios and opened in the old Stokes Millwork building in 2015. One of two breweries located in midtown Harrisburg, Millworks features a rooftop beer garden which is open seasonally. It is located adjacent to Broad Street Market and Midtown Scholar Bookstore .

Whether you choose to sample their beers in the beer garden or inside the restaurant, there are a wide range of options to choose from. My personal favorites include Haymaker Double IPA and the PA Pale Ale, which is made using 100% Pennsylvania ingredients.

More information on Millworks can be found on their website .

Pizza Boy Brewing Company

Located in a Cumberland County pizza shop known as Al’s of Hampden, Pizza Boy Brewing Company might lack a bit of ambiance. However, it makes up for its more industrial setting by being one of the best craft breweries near Harrisburg.

Pizza Boy offers a great selection of their own flagship beers and is always experimenting with one-off brews and their barrel-aged beers. Popular options include Sunny Side Up, an imperial stout brewed with local coffee from Little Amps Coffee Roasters, and West Shore IPA.

In addition to their own delicious beers, Pizza Boy always has a total of 100 beers on draft, including dozens of craft beers both from Harrisburg breweries and national craft breweries. In fact, if you want to try a bit of everything in one location, Al’s of Hampden and Pizza Boy Brewing is definitely the place to visit.

Find out more about Pizza Boy Brewing Company on their website .

Mellow Mink Brewing

Mellow Mink Brewing is located in a strip mall in Mechanicsburg, and you could drive through the shopping center 100 times and never notice it. However, this brewery, which opened in August 2018, is already producing some of the best beers in the state.

Mellow Mink specializes in sour and farmhouse beers, and my expert friend absolutely loved their offerings. He was shocked when I told him they had only been open a couple of months when we visited.

On the other hand, I’m not a huge fan of sour beers. Despite that, I was able to find several delicious IPAs on draft from Mellow Mink, and I’m sure I’ll enjoy trying their lagers, stouts, and other varieties in the future.

Mellow Mink might have recently opened, but you won’t want to miss this great brewery that’s already making its name known throughout the state.

Liquid Hero Brewery

Liquid Hero Brewery is located in downtown York near the York Revolution baseball stadium , pushing our 30-minute radius around Harrisburg to its limit. However, Liquid Hero is definitely worth the drive, especially if you love hoppy craft beer. There are also three other breweries in downtown York that I haven’t tried, but could be combined for a great brewery crawl in the city.

The most popular beers at Liquid Hero Brewery include Irregardless IPA, American Hero Amber, and Adam’s Stout.

For more information about Liquid Hero Brewery, check out their website .

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Appalachian Brewing Company

Founded in 1997, Appalachian Brewing Company (locally known as ABC) is one of the oldest craft breweries in Pennsylvania. While they have expanded to six different brewpubs, their Harrisburg brewery in their first and flagship location.

ABC offers a wide variety of beers, with some of their most popular including the Hoppy Trails IPA, Susquehanna Stout, and Jolly Scot Scottish Ale. For those that don’t drink, ABC also brews their own craft sodas including root beer, ginger beer, and birch beer.

You can find out more about Appalachian Brewing Company and their several locations in the Harrisburg area on ABCBrew.com .

The Brewery at Hershey

The Brewery at Hershey is located alongside The Vineyard at Hershey (though they are technically in Middletown). They also offer a variety of ciders, making this the perfect spot for those that enjoy a variety of adult beverages.

The Brewery at Hershey features some of the most creatively named beers in Pennsylvania and some of their top brews include Sap Sucker Maple Porter, Chocolate M.I.L.F English Brown Ale, and Hip Hops Hooray IPA. The seasonal pumpkin beer Flash Gourd’n is also hugely popular in the autumn.

The Brewery at Hershey enjoys a great setting on the grounds of the vineyard and there is often live music on the weekends.

For more information, check out our full article on the Brewery at Hershey and the Vineyard at Hershey .

Ever Grain Brewing Company

Located in a warehouse in Camp Hill, Ever Grain Brewing Company is one the newest breweries in Harrisburg, but also offers some of the best beer in the area. Since their September 2016 opening, Ever Grain has made a name for themselves with beers such as their Joose Juicy IPA and their Dark Necessity Russian Imperial Stout.

In addition to great beers, Ever Grain Brewing Company is a great place to hang out with board games and other activities, like corn hole, available for visitors. A small window in the corner allows visitors to order food from the Red Sky Cafe without having to leave the brewery.

For more information about Ever Grain Brewing Company, check out their website .

Iron Hill Brewery

Iron Hill Brewery is a small brewery chain based out of Delaware. They opened their first location in the Harrisburg area in Hershey in late 2018. Despite being a chain, Iron Hill brews most, if not all, of their beer served in Hershey at their on-site brewery.

During my visit, I had a chance to try a wide variety of their beers including IPAs, stouts, and farmhouse ales. While they all were good, none blew me away enough to imagine choosing to visit Iron Hill over nearby Troegs. Not that they were bad, but Troegs is just down the road and is really, really good.

However, Iron Hill did have some delicious food, and if you visit during Happy Hour, several appetizers are a great deal. While Troegs also has some fantastic food, Iron Hill’s Happy Hour pricing is a great deal if you are looking for a bite to eat and a few drinks.

Newfangled Brew Works

Newfangled Brew Works opened their doors in late November of 2018 and is located in a still-under-construction neighborhood near Harrisburg.

Newfangled Brew Works is slowly ramping up production, and their selection of beers a bit limited and varies from visit to visit. During my visit, there were four different beers on draft, as well as a nice selection of good beers from other local breweries.

I had a chance to try the Newfangled IPA and the Newfangled Irish Red Ale. Both were good, though I found the IPA to be a little light for my taste. The Irish Red Ale was quite delicious though, and I really enjoyed drinking it.

Newfangled Brew Works also features a built-in taco stand that is designed to look like a truck. The tacos here were some of the best I’ve had in Harrisburg (only Mexico Lindo Taco Truck is better). I definitely recommend coming hungry to try these great tacos when you visit.

What are your favorite breweries near Harrisburg? Let us know in the comments section below.

Wacker Brewing and Susquehanna Brewing Company are located a little further away from Harrisburg, but still worth a visit. For a big city feel, check out UncoveringPA’s collection of breweries in Pittsburgh and our favorite Philadelphia breweries .

If all this drinking has you hungry, check out the fantastic MASA Mexican Taco Truck .

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• The Hotel Hershey - A classic and luxurious hotel
• Hilton Harrisburg - Stay in the heart of Harrisburg
• Londonderry Inn - A peaceful B&B near Hersheypark
• Red Lion Hotel - The area's highest-rated hotel on Trip Advisor.
• Econo Lodge - Great value with excellent reviews
• Find more great places to stay on Airbnb!

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7 thoughts on “10 breweries near harrisburg that are worth visiting”.

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I was there once a while ago and wasn’t overly impressed. However, I don’t draw my conclusions on breweries based on just one beer. I need to go back sometime and try some more.

What a real shame that you chose to title this using the word “actually,” inferring that this area or its breweries are below par. I haven’t seen you use this kind of inferred negativity with any other blog post titles, and it’s disappointing. Also, two important breweries I believe you’re missing here are Zeroday Brewing Co. and Boneshire Brew Works.

No implied negativity. Sorry if it came across that way. Lots of amazing breweries in the area. Boneshire seems good. However, I’ve only had one beer there, so I need to check out more before I give them an endorsement. As for Zeroday, their omission was intentional. Based on sampling many of their beers, I simply can’t recommend them.

Tröegs stands head and shoulders above the competition in South Central PA.

Growing up in the Hbg area, I’m probably not objective, but ABC is in my top three favorite breweries in the state. It doesn’t hurt that the first time I enjoyed beer was at their original location…!

ABC is decent. I wouldn’t consider it among my favorites, but it’s not a bad place to get a beer.

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This central PA brewery's tour was named nation's best. See how to visit, sample beer

Mar. 15—A beloved Pennsylvania brewery is once again earning national recognition.

Tröegs Independent Brewing received the top spot among the best brewery tours in the U.S., according to USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. Nominees in each category are selected by 10Best editors and topic experts before they are presented to the public for four weeks of online voting.

Here's what you need to know about Tröegs and the best places for craft beer in Pennsylvania.

Tröegs Independent Brewing claims top brewery tour honor

Located in Hershey, just east of Harrisburg, Tröegs Independent Brewing launched in 1996 with a name that plays on co-founders John and Chris Trogner's last name and the Dutch word "kroeg," meaning "pub."

Tröegs operates as a craft brewery with an emphasis on producing specialty and seasonal beers. The brewery was founded in Harrisburg and moved to Hershey in 2011 following the construction of a new facility.

The brewery's award-winning tour offers behind-the-scenes access to Tröegs' mill room, hop cooler, brewhouse deck, fermentation cellars and packaging lines, among other locations. Guests can also peruse an "Art of Tröegs" gallery and receive a free beer of their choice, three samples of Tröegs selections and an exclusive souvenir glass.

"Our tours meander through our working production brewery so you can see how our beer is actually made and the people to make it happen," Tröegs wrote on its website. "If you're uncomfortable climbing and descending multiple stairs, standing for extended periods or spending time in extreme heat or cold, we would encourage you to check out our self-guided tour."

Each 10-person tour takes roughly one hour to complete and costs $15 per person, Tröegs says online. Minors and children are not allowed to join tours, and of-age guests must make sure to bring along a valid ID and wear closed-toed shoes.

According to Tröegs' online booking system, tours are offered Thursday through Sunday each week from late morning through the evening. You can book a tour online by visiting troegs.com/brewery-tours .

Tröegs is known for some of its staple beers like Perpetual IPA and and Troegenator Double Bock. Some popular seasonal flavors include Nugget Nectar, Mad Elf Ale, Oktoberfest Lager and Double Blizzard.

Tröegs' production tour claimed the top spot among USA Today 10Best's "Best Brewery Tour" honors in early March. This year's honorees from across the country were nominated by a panel of beer experts, the outlet said.

Here's a full look at the top 10 brewery tours in the country, according to the 10Best survey:

Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pa.

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Burial Beer Co. Forestry Camp in Asheville, N.C.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Del.

Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas

Bell's Brewery in Comstock, Mich.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif., and Mills River, N.C.

New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colo., and Asheville, N.C.

Stone Brewing in Escondido, Calif., and Richmond, Va.

Samuel Adams in Boston, Mass.

You can read more about these top brewery tours by visiting 10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-brewery-tour-2024 .

Pennsylvania beer in USA Today's 10Best

The following cities, breweries, festivals and more represented Pennsylvania in this year's beer-related 10Best lists:

Best Beer Bar — Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia (No. 9)

Best Beer City — Philadelphia (No. 9)

Best Beer Festivals — Barrel & Flow Fest in Pittsburgh (No. 1)

Best Brewery Tour — Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey (No. 1)

Best New Brewery — El Diablo Brewing Co. in Greensburg (No. 8)

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What is a Brewery Tour?

Before we talk about a brewery tour in Pennsylvania, what’s is brewing? The process of making – or brewing – beer was discovered in ancient times and has come a long way since then. Brewing and fermenting beer has become a trade and hobby for many people, and visiting breweries – places, where beer is produced can be a great way to spend some of your leisure time. 

A tour of a brewery is a tour of any local or nearby brewery. Brewery tours in Harrisburg, PA fall under the umbrella of gastro-tourism, which is tourism centered around exploring different foods and drinks and gaining enjoyment and pleasure from that experience. As part of a brewery tour, not only do you get to visit a brewery and see the process of beer being made, but you also get to learn about the process of brewing and taste the different beers that are made there.

What is a Brewery Tour for?

You may be wondering what a brewery tour is for. The answer is that it is for anyone that enjoys beer, wants to learn more about the history behind brewing, or even about the processes by which beer is made. You don’t necessarily have to have a taste for beer to find a brewery tour to be fun and exciting. If you like exploring different cultures and learning new things, then a brewery tour can be a fun experience for you. Breweries can also be particularly interesting for people that like to learn more about the history of different places since a tour of a brewery can give you the history of a place through a lens of the craft practiced there.

Reasons Why You Should go on a Brewery Tour

If you aren’t convinced about going on a brewery tour in Pennsylvania yet, all of these reasons will definitely have you itching to go:

You can try old and new beers and experiment with different flavors: There are so many different kinds of beers to try, with different flavors and notes. At a brewery tour, you wouldn’t have to settle for a lager or an IPA ; you would have so many more options to choose from.  

You get to support local and small businesses: Breweries are usually small and home-grown businesses that could use all the support they can get. Brewery tours don’t cost too much but can be a great way for breweries to stay in business.

You can learn more about the history of an area and discover new stories: If history is what intrigues you, rather than beer, then a brewery tour can help you learn about local history and the beer-making traditions in Pennsylvania.  

You get to enjoy the experience of a tour with other excited people: A brewery tour can be just as exciting as a festival when you spend it with other people that are excited to be there. You would be able to enjoy the company of others that have a passion for beer.

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