Vancouver Behind-the-Scenes Brewery Tour

Recommended by 99% of travelers

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Vancouver, Canada

3 hours (approx.)
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

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.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

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

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Featured review

Doris_N

We had an excellent tour with about 10 participants on my husband's birthday. Our guide was fun and knowledgeable and drove us through Vancouver in a very comfortable, spacious van to three quite different breweries we never would have found on our own. Except for us and two others from Ireland, the rest on our tour were fun, friendly Canadians. It was an excellent way to spend the afternoon and learn about beers we've never tried before.

Reviews

4.9

based on 146 reviews

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Fun Tour of Three Breweries

Doris_N, Apr 2026

Wine tasting

Laurie_H, Sep 2025

Be open to trying varitels you might not be familiar with. Ask lots of questions. They are there to help you.

Although the trip to the...

Alanna_C, Jun 2025

Although the trip to the location was a little long, the hosts were very effecient in explaining the facts and details behind the alcohol. The tasting was great and eye opening.

Fun Tour

Krist_W, May 2025

Excellent brewery tour. We would have never discovered these unique pubs. Really enjoyed the group conversations- lots of fun. Our guide, Darren was great!

Great time!

Sandra_S, Apr 2025

Very fun, laid back tour! Our tour director was very personable and looked after all our needs. We'll done!

The guide was great,...

Juliet_V, Aug 2024

The guide was great, friendly and helpful. I would recommend the tour to my friends and try other tours too.

Great beers, great time!!

Sarah_M, Aug 2024

The guide, Kevin Williams, was very informative and personable. He created a very unique and memorable experience for our entire group.

3 FUN and TASTY breweries

Wendy_D, Jul 2024

Guide was FUN! We visited 3 super breweries. East Van was the best atmosphere, but Cow Dog was the BEST tasting and had something for everyone. Plus, Cow Dog was the most accommodating with their tour, additional tastings, and stories! Super evening in Vancouver before we left on an Alaskan cruise the next morning. Highly recommend. You won't be disappointed!

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

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!!

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!

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