Brewery Tours and Visits

[Llamaman]

Young's when it was still in Wandsworth. Excellent tour in a smallish and cramped old brewery.
They had a Yorkshire square for some reason and let us stick our heads inside an active fermenter (probably not H&S advised...)
Then we saw where they kept the ram and the dray horses on site, and the tiny courtyard where somehow they managed all their deliveries and ullage.
And of course, there was a taproom...

Isle of Arran was poor by comparison. Not allowed anywhere near the beer (just peeking through a window mostly) but tap room was fine :)

Keep meaning to do Fuller's one day. I may have to do the Wayne's World 'we're not worthy' routine.

 

[TenaciousG]

I went to the Titanic brewery tour on Saturday (Burslem, Stoke on Trent). I'm a local so worth it, didn't tell me much more than what I already knew about all grain brewing but still a good experience and got 3 pints along with a bowl of lobby. (local stew basically)

Definitely worth going and if you haven't tried it, seek out Titanic's Plum Porter. Possibly the best beer i've ever tasted and i'm a hoppy IPA man...

Burslem is actually the mother town of Stoke on Trent and you learn a lot about the history of the area. They have about 9 pubs in the area and are opening more and I'm a proud Stokie but really worth coming to the area if you're within a 50 mile radius (just make sure the mrs is driving). Plenty of parking on site as it's basically a warehouse but it's been there since 1980's.

It's called Titanic because Captain Edward John Smith was born and raised in Stoke. They have a beer named after him and also a 'White Star', 'Iceberg' etc.

My great grandmother also knew him as they lived on the same street during their childhood. RIP.

Very historic and the beers are good too!