Yarra Valley Beer, Cider and Artisan Drinks Tour - Full Day
Highlights
- Visit four superb breweries, cideries and distilleries
- Enjoy a gourmet lunch, generous tastings and complimentary drinks
- Australia's oldest and most awarded beer, cider and spirits tour specialist
This is the Yarra Valley like you have never tasted it before. Only an hour from Melbourne a tasting extravaganza awaits. Sniff, swirl and sip an incredible range of ales, lagers, ciders ciders, blueberry wines, ports, sparkling, vodkas, gins and other spirits in unique and varied venues.
What's Included?
- Visit four local breweries, cideries and distilleries
- VIP brewery floor access (when available)
- Enjoy generous tasting sessions, paddles and complimentary drinks throughout the day
- Gourmet restaurant lunch with complimentary beer or cider (vegetarian and gluten free options available)
- Try dozens of beer styles and seasonal brews coupled with large variety of gins, ciders, wines, sparklings and ports
- Small group with local pick up and drop off by air conditioned minivan
This tour is about generous tastings, new friends, meeting venue staff and soaking up the atmosphere of each stop with a glass of your favourite drink. When there are more empty glasses than full glasses it is time to travel to our next venue.
Relaxed touring, coupled with a wide range of partners, ensures that you visit numerous different venues (brew pubs & restaurants, tastings rooms, beer gardens, etc) which have different products . The itinerary is dependent on the season, day of the week, what specialty products are available, traffic and big events, the weather and venue constraints (like when a brewery recently had a spill and had to shut for the day – thankfully they spilled cleaning products and not beer, phew!).
While there is no fixed itinerary, here are potential venues you might visit:
- Napoleone Brewery & Ciderhouse
- St Ronan's Cider at Badget Creek Blueberry Winery.
- Coldstream Brewery (usual lunch stop - yum!)
- Public Brewery
- Four Pillars Gin Distillary - weekday only
- Riders Brewing Co & Kellbrothers cider at Kellybrook winery
- Watts River Brewing
- Alchemy Distillery
Please note: A hearty breakfast before touring is highly recommended – there may be a number of stops prior to lunch.
Session Length
- This tour runs Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday - subject to availability
- This is a whole day tour, running from 10am to 6pm
- Melbourne CBD pick up will be at 9.55am
Guidelines
This experience involves alcohol. All participants are expected to be over 18 years old and bring ID on the day.
Cancellation
Once this experience has been confirmed changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to this policy:
Rescheduling
- Greater than 15 days prior to the experience date: 15% per participant fee to change the experience date and time
- Within 8 and 14 days of the experience date: 50% per participant fee to change the experience date and time
- Between 0 - 7 days of the experience date, No Shows and Late Arrivals: Participants forfeit their experience and therefore are not entitled to a refund or to re-book
Numbers on the Day
This tour runs with small group touring, with total group sizes between 8 and 13 people. A minimum of eight participants are required for this tour to proceed.
Dress Code
Dress appropriately to enter a pub and restaurant.
Other Info
Vegetarian and dietary requirements can be catered for please advise at time of booking if required
There will be a local pick up from Federation Square, Melbourne CBD and travels around the picturesque Yarra Valley only one hour from Melbourne.