Where can you visit a Beer Museum?

Are you on holidays and would you like to visit a Beer Museum? Beer is a very popular drink. For this reason, there are several Beer Museums both in Europe and in Spain.

When you visit a new city, you book your accommodation and you go to see the most interesting monuments, don’t you? In this case you can also visit the Beer Museums. Are you ready to have information of some of them.

The best Beer Museums in Europe

This kind of museums are special places, where you learn more about the beer, even you can taste some of them. Which one do you prefer? There are many kinds of beers such as Pilsener, Dark, Ale, Lager, Porter, Stout, Lamber or Wheat beer.

• Guinness Storehouse Museum in Dublín

Guinnes Museum in Dublin is one of the most popular beer museum in Europe. You can take a tour of the beer factory and the museum to know each corner and all its secrets. Take a walk around its modern facilities, which has the shape of the typical Guinness glass. You have the opportunity to see how and where the beer is done.

The tour finishes with a pint of Guinness in the 360º bar, which has the best views of Dublin.

• The Beer Museum in Pilsen (Czech Republic)

Pilsen is a city in Czech Republic, where this kind of beer was created. For this reason, it has the name of this city. The most famous beer here is the Pilsner Urquell.

Beer Museum in Pilsen  shows its visitors the history of the beer from the ancient times to the presents times.

The museum is located in the old fabric, which is right in the city center. The tour shows the evolution of this drink through the years. You will discover the different way to fabricate, to drink, to server, etc. You can also visit the old cellar, cooking room, etc.

So in this museum you will learn more about beer but especially you will know more about its history.

• Oktoberfest and Beer Museum in Munich

Oktobertest is the most famous beer party in the world. For this reason, it is hardly surprising that Munich has the Oktoberfest and Beer Museum.

In this exposition you will know more about the beer festival and the beer culture, as well as its history.

You can just visit the museum, but the best way to know it is with the guided tour. In this way you will know more tales and anecdote. In addition, you can also book a beer tasting after your tour. There is also a traditional pub, where you can taste typical Bavarian specialities and beers.

• Heineken Experience in Amsterdam

It is one of the most popular beer museums in Europe, which is located in Amsterdam. It is an interactive and modern museum, where you can know the ingredients, the production process, etc. This museum is able to arouse your curiosity about this drink.

Finally, you can make a beer tasting in the pub after your tour, which is includes in the price.

•  Brasseurs Belges Museum in Brussels

Beer in Belgium has an ancient tradition. For this reason, there are many beer museums in this country. The most important beers museums in located at the Grand Place in Brussels.

This museum combines tradition and modernity. This is the style of this peculiar beer museum, where you can have many information about beer and its production process.

The best ends of your visit is with a beer in the Museum Cafe after your tour.

The best Beer Museums in Spain

In Spain there are also some good Beer Museums. I would like to suggest you 2 of them; Beer Museum in Zaragoza and Cruzcampo Beer Museum in Sevilla. Let’s visit them!

• Ambar Beer Museum in Zaragoza

This is the oldest beer fabric in Spain, which works from 1900. In addition, you can visit its facilities. Ambar beer still has the traditional recipe and methods of production.

You can visit the place where the barley is malted, as well as the fermentation area. Of course, you can also make a beer tasting to try the final product.

• Visit the Mahou and San Miguel group production center

Mahou and San Miguel group is a Spanish beer company, which give you the option to visit any of their production centers. Before you tour the facilities, you can finish the visit with their beers tasting. There are 4 in Spain and you can choose which you prefer:

• • The biggest beer factory is in Alovera, which is a city between Madrid and Guadalajara. So you can tour its modern production center to know how beer is done.
  • In the capital of the Costa del Sol you can visit the Málaga production center of San Miguel. You have a guided tour at your disposal, which will learn you many details about the beer manufacturing.
  • The factory in Burgos is like a window, where you can see the beer secrets.
  • Lleida was the first Mahou San Miguel beer factory, which was created in 1957.

Relax at Beer Spa Spain

If you are interested in beer, Beer Spa Spain proposes a different way to know better your favorite drink. So if you are in Granada or Alicante, you can book your beer experience.

Beer Spa Spain takes advantage of the beer benefits for your mind and body, especially your skin.

• Firstly, you can take a bath in tub full of beer and try some special beers and snacks at the same time.
• Secondly, it’s time for the beer sauna, where your skin pores will open to remove impurities.
• Thirdly, there is a chill out area to relax on a barley bed, where you can forget your worries.
• Then you can complete your beer experience with a special massage with hop oil or a beauty treatment. So don’t hesitate it and book your beer circuit to take care your body and mind.

In conclusion, a Beer Museum can be a great plan when you visit a city. It is an opportunity to learn more  about beer, such as history, the ingredients, fabrication process and facilities. In addition, most of them invite you to try the final product, so you will end your visit with a beer in the Museum bar.

Have you ever been in a Beer Museum? What was the best in your opinion? Leave me your comments and experiences.

Inma Aragón