Best Vancouver Beer Tours — Our Top 11

1.Vancouver Behind-the-Scenes Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) Our pick

Spend about three hours visiting three Vancouver craft breweries with transport from downtown, beer samples, and behind-the-scenes access. Guides such as Darren, Cam, Kevin, Sean, and Rachael have led past tours, adding local beer knowledge, tasting tips, and plenty of easy conversation. The tour ends back at the downtown meeting point.

“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.”

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2.Street Art and Craft Beer 2 in 1 Walking Tour Vancouver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89

Walk from Olympic Village into Mount Pleasant with an English-speaking guide, viewing Vancouver Mural Festival works, visiting Beaumont Studios, and sampling beer at two local breweries. Guides such as Alexis, Erica, Andrew, and Fran bring local art stories to life. Expect a small group of up to 12 people and plenty of outdoor walking.

“We had a wonderful experience! We saw great art and drank great beer. Erica was an excellent guide!!”

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3.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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4.Craft Beer Tasting and Neighborhood Culture Crawl

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

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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5.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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6.North Vancouver Elite Walking Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $81

Join a small walking group in North Vancouver for 10 beer tastings totaling 40 ounces, tacos, and local bites. Arsham may guide your route from Strathcona Brewing through the Quay Market and Shipyards to House of Funk Brewing. Plan on two to three hours and bring weather-ready clothing.

“Our guide, Arsham, was very knowledge and personable. He made a good tour great. The tour felt like a great bang for the buck when it comes to the food, drink and information. Very highly recommend”

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7.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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8.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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9.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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10.3.5-Hour Craft Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2 reviews · 3h 30m · from $87

Join an English-speaking beer guide for 3.5 hours at Vancouver breweries. Travel in the same vehicle, sample beers matched to your tastes, go behind the scenes, meet brewery teams, and enjoy a snack or meal at the second or third stop.

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11.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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