good free tour, no reservation in advance was needed, with very friendly guide, tasting after tour nice too, good, but not superb quality of beers, but i admit it's difficult to find as good quality and tastes of beers as in Belgium, so for american beers, really good brews...
We enjoyed this tour, in spite of the weather. A good part of the tour is outside, and it was cold (for Florida) and windy. So we enjoyed the inside parts more than the outside parts. Our tour guide, Suzanne, was excellent. She was well aware of the weather, and adjusted our tour because of that. We started out with the explanation of the company's history inside (I knew that Yuengling is the oldest American brewery, but I didn't know that it's the largest American owned brewery), and then we ventured out into the cold to walk over to the plant. We saw the older part of the plant first, and then went to the new part, and it was easy to see the difference. We went to the laboratory and talked to the head chemist, which was really the most interesting part of the whole trip; he answered a lot of questions. Then we saw the bottling/canning part. Then we went back to where we started to sample the product, and that was enjoyable. If you have mobility problems, this would probably not be a good adventure for you. There are a lot of stairs and narrow doors to deal with. But we really enjoyed this tour, and would be happy to take friends back.
We took the Yuengling tour before heading over to the Strawberry Festival and thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The tour facility was easy to find and the tour itself was just the right length with humor and information and free beer at the end. Perfect! We just wish the bottling portion of the factory was working but apparently doesn't run except a few times a month. Taking us right into the tasters' lab was neat and meeting two of the long time employees was special as they pleasantly answered questions and chatted with us.
Nice tour, stairs involved and some outdoor. Go early in the week so you can see the brew order process. At the end of the week you may only see maintenance. We got to see the old brewery area. We also got to see the new one and the lab. Samples afterwards. If you don't drink then you can have water or soda.
We had a few hours to kill before our flight left out of Tampa international. We looked up attractions in the Tampa area and this caught our eye. My bf and I are both fans of Yuengling so this was perfect. The young lady who took us on our tour was funny and in formative. We toured on a Thursday so the bottling process was not in action but never the less it was still very neat. They recommend you tour early in the week like mon-wed to see the factory fully functioning. The tour was completely free and was actually pretty quick. At the end of the tour you can sample some of their brews for free. I chose the black and tan and my bf the Oktoberfest, both are really good choices : )
Great tour guide, very knowledgable and informative. Not really for kids though as the tour is a lot of walking and listening. We had a couple of little ones on our tour this morning that cried, screamed, and yelled throughout the entire time, often drowning out the tour guide. :-(
This was a very informative tour of America's greatest brewery. Our tour guide or Brandon was very informative and personable. If you're visiting the Tampa area you should really check out younglings second brewery.
Really interesting history about Yuengling. The tour is free and worth it. Our tour group was particularly large. Unless you stand right next the guide it it very hard to hear them. Plus that group had non-stop talkers who seemed to know everything and anything about brewing.We did enjoy our tour just not the group we were stuck with. You have access to the science/test lab, brew process and bottling areas. Seeing the mechanics of a working brewing was neat. We would not recommend this for young children or handicap persons. There are steps and uneven surfaces. At the end our tour we were offered free 3oz samples.
It's really as simple as the title line. The tour is informative, quick paced and funny (particularly if you have the good fortune to have Brendan as a guide). The beer samples are delicious and free. What more could you ask? Yuengling is an American institution. Drinking a free lager sample is your patriotic duty. Quick Tips:Closed toe shoes are required to take the tour.Portions of the tour are outside, adjust your dress accordingly. There are a good number of steps to climb, be prepared.The gift store is very reasonably priced. I recommend it.
Having never been to a brewery we decided to go on this tour. The weather was a little chilly (by Florida standards) and part of the tour was under cover but open to the cold. We definitely should have had coats on.Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and funny making the tour very enjoyable. We started in what the old plant first and then made our way into the new one. The "tester" was in the laboratory and answered the questions we asked. At the end of the tour we ended back at our starting location where you could have 3 samples of the beer. (They also has water or pop for those like me who do drink.)If climbing steps if a problem... this may not be the tour for you.