Best Beer Tastings in Canada — Our Top 14

1.Montreal Old Port: Craft Brewery and Beer Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 87 reviews · 3 hours · from $50Our pick

Meet guide Antoine at BreWskey Taproom for nine craft beer samplers, three local snacks, and a walk through Old Montreal. Visit BreWskey, 3 Brasseurs St-Paul, and Les Soeurs Grises, with brewing insight in English or French.

“Antoine, our guide was amazing. Well informed about some historical facts about Montreal as well as the topic beer. made the whole tour amazing. would always recommend!”

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2.Calgary Street Art & Craft Beer 3 Hour Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89Top rated

Walk Calgary’s Beltline with an English-speaking guide such as Jamie, Aida, Darrel, or Ewan, hearing the stories behind major murals before sampling eight 4-ounce craft beers at two local breweries. The three-hour route begins and ends downtown, with plenty of walking and a maximum of 12 people.

“Jamie did a great job - very fun tour. We learned a lot about the murals and their background and had some very nice beers as well!”

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3.Calgary: Street Art & Craft Beer Walking Tour w/ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 23 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Walk Calgary’s downtown art route with a local guide such as Daniel, Darryl, Jamie, or Mario, stopping for craft beer at Bottlescrew Bill’s and Trolley 5. Expect murals, brewery stories, four 4-ounce samples plus a pint, and about 12,000 steps.

“a small group tour. Daniel, our guide, was the best. He was very knowledgeable and made our time fun. Unbelievable artwork. Refreshing beer stops. Worth every penny.”

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4.Private:Brewery, Winery, and Cider & Spirit Tastings Tour in SW Ontario

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Spend about five hours visiting Maelstrom Winery, Bad Apple Brewing, and Cowbell Brewing with a private driver-guide. Tastings are included, pickup is available within 50 kilometers of London, and the route suits groups seeking a relaxed, alcohol-safe day out.

“Had a great experience doing the pedal pub experience in Grand Bend for a bachelorette party. I organized the event and it was easy to customize and add a trip to the Shake Ridge winery beforehand with the Wave staff. Overall I highly recommend.”

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5.Street Art & Craft Beer Walking Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 14 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Walk from Olympic Village Square through Mount Pleasant’s mural-filled streets, enter Beaumont Studios, and taste local beer at Electric Bicycle Brewing and BREWHALL. English-speaking guides such as Erica, Andrew, and Fran bring local stories, with four 4-ounce tasters and one craft beer included.

“Rather than a pub crawl where tasting (drinking) is the objective, the first two hours were focused on the plethora of large public art murals in the Mt Pleasant area of Vancouver. Fran was able to also bring us into several artists' studio/workspace, personalizing the artists ant their work. In the finl hour we sampled at two smaller craft breweries. Four rather than five stars because I felt the focus was not balanced between the crafts of the displays and the tastings. While we had several opportunities to rest, use the facilities, and even quaff a can of beer, saving the actual tasting to the end felt too much like…”

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6.Quebec City: Craft Brewery and Beer Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $50

Spend three hours with a bilingual guide visiting Noctem, La Barberie, and La Korrigane in Quebec City’s St-Roch district. You’ll taste nine beers, three local snacks, tour a brewing facility, and hear beer stories from guides such as Richard and Daniel.

“Très bel après-midi, Daniel notre guide a su partager sa passion avec beaucoup de générosité et plein d’informations sur le brassage de la bière. une belle découverte”

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7.Craft Beer Tasting and Neighborhood Culture Crawl

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours · from $65

Spend three hours in Vancouver’s Brewery Creek with a small group of up to 10. Guides Chad or Nick lead tastings of 12 beers at three breweries, including a rare cask ale, seasonal releases, and experimental pours, with neighborhood stories and local food tips along the way.

“Small group meant there was plenty of scope to speak to the guide directly to ask questions etc. It also meant we visited really quirky, authentically community based breweries.”

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8.Newfoundland Beer Tasting Tour in St. John’s

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 2h 30m · from $62

Meet your guide on George Street for seven samples equal to about two pints, served across three St. John’s breweries and bars. Hear stories of prohibition, beer strikes, and local brewing while guides such as Pierre and Axel explain how to taste craft beer.

“Pierre was very knowledgeable, engaging and a good sense of humour. Even though he had many tales to tell, he kept to a schedule. Most enjoyable”

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9.Stawamus Chief Hike & Local Brewery Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $175

Leave downtown Vancouver at 8:00 am in a private vehicle for a self-guided hike to Stawamus Chief’s first peak. Allow about four hours at the park, then enjoy 45 minutes at a favorite Squamish brewery. The group is capped at five and the tour runs in English.

“Beautiful view! Trail was difficult but compensate. And the place to drink a beer excellent. The guide was pacient and very polite.”

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10.Backcountry Beer Tasting Heli-Tour & Landing (Depart SKY Hangar)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $385

Take a helicopter from SKY Helicopters in Pitt Meadows into Vancouver’s Coast Mountains. Your pilot, such as Kyle, Roger, Evert, or Stefanie, points out landmarks before landing at a remote mountain site for a craft beer flight. Champagne or a non-alcoholic drink is available by request.

“This is my second time flying with Sky the experience was again breathtaking”

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11.Montreal: Brewpub Experience Beer Tasting & Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Meet your English-speaking guide at Saint-Bock for eight or more Montreal beers, totaling about 1,500 ml, with poutine, cheese, gravlax, nachos, and chocolate. The route continues through the Latin Quarter and Quartier des Spectacles to L’Amère à Boire, Pamplemousse, and Benelux.

“A little haphazard to be honest...two groups from the same tour company following the same route at the same time...ours only 3, the other only 5... we could have merged and the tour would have been more social.....there seem to be no desire by the guides to make things more enjoyable for the paying customer.”

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12.Helicopter Tour with Backcountry Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Join SKY Helicopters for a narrated 30-minute flight over old-growth forests, alpine lakes, and snow-capped Coast Mountains, followed by a 30-minute wilderness landing and tasting of four local craft beers. Pilot Stephanie is one named member of the team connected with this experience.

“Company and pilot Stephanie worked hard to give us a great wilderness experience”

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13.Private Tour: Vancouver Craft Beer Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $313

Spend four hours visiting Luppolo, Red Truck, Off the Rail, and Bomber Brewing with a private driver-guide. Chuck and Jamie have led this outing, offering brewery choices for different tastes. Pickup, drop-off, transportation, and tasting fees are included.

“All of the stops were great! Jamie was a wonderful tour guide. He made good recommendations. The breweries he chose catered to both my tastes and my husband’s.”

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14.Stawamus Chief Hike and Local Brewery Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $169

Join a small group for hotel pickup, a self-guided climb to Stawamus Chief’s first peak, and a guided tasting at a local brewery. The summit takes about one to one and a half hours, with wooden stairs, a metal ladder, and ropes. Guides speak English and Chinese.

“This trip was amazing, it is a challenging hike, but the view at the end was worth it. Ria from 7 adventures was amazing, accommodated us for the extra time that took us to do the hike. She is knowledgeable and fun, felt like we are going on a hike with one of our friends. Highly recommend her !!”

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