Enjoy A Day Out At A Brewery

Interested in your beer and local traditions? Ever been to a brewery? Well it could work out to be a very good day out!

There's the 300 year-old brewery in Faversham, Kent in Southeast England. Shepard Neame has a tour that lasts about 80 minutes. They will show how they use the traditional brewing methods yet combined with the newest technology and produce a tasty range of of 'Kentish Ales and speciality Lagers'. You will see the traditional mash tuns, you'll have a taste of the natural mineral water they use right from the Brewery's well as well as step into a recreated coopers workshop. Probably the best part of the tour is that all audience member participation is encouraged!

You will taste the hops and other ingredients that go into making the best of the best local beers. The whole visit here takes about 2 hours, including the tasting and the Brewery Store visit where you can pick up souvenirs and of course take home some tasty beer!

Another place to visit for a tour of a very fine brewery is The Hogs Back Brewery. which is located in the village of Tongham, Surrey, between Farnham and Guildford just off the A31 'Hogs Back' road. It is meshed within 16th century farm buildings in this quaint little village. You may expect a generous amount of sampling of the award winning beers, and ales they produce. 'Our flagship real ale, 'TEA' (Traditional English Ale), has proved to be a favourite of cask conditioned ale drinkers throughout the UK and is the proud winner of many awards'.

Visiting local independent breweries is like a walk in the park with special little treats, taste-testing many different flavors of beers and ales. Most of the breweries have quaint little restaurants where you can sit and eat a spectacular meal after all of the walking. You may even feel a little drunk after all the sampling!

In 1970 there became a new development and trend in microbreweries. Small business owners turned a small business with yet substantial profit on producing a high quality brews that sell in the UK and abroad. These microbreweries also offer tours as well.

Whatever brewery you choose it is like in a park with refreshments along the way and at the end you can have a lovely meal and shop in the gift shop and bring home your favorite beer for your next BBQ! All you need to do is search for breweries in your area or wherever you plan to holiday and see if they offer tours.