Philadelphia Trip Overview
This is not a pub crawl but rather a tour of Philadelphia’s brewing history that includes tasting beers at some of our local craft breweries. We’ll taste at least 4 different local beers on this tour. We’ll start strong on the history and finish strong on the beer, but we’ll space out the beers to make sure of a safe experience for all. Along the way we’ll drink where the local beer fanatics drink. You’ll leave knowing more about beer, history, and Philadelphia.
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Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Philadelphia, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
This is not a pub crawl but rather a tour of Philadelphia’s brewing history that includes tasting beers at some of our local craft breweries. We’ll taste at least 4 different local beers on this tour. We’ll start strong on the history and finish strong on the beer, but we’ll space out the beers to make sure of a safe experience for all. Along the way we’ll drink where the local beer fanatics drink. You’ll leave knowing more about beer, history, and Philadelphia.
Stop At: Brewerytown, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Learn what made this the “Lager capital of America” in the 19th century. We’ll tell stories of the people who built Brewerytown, and made it famous throughout the country.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: 929 N 29th St, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
City Park Brewery, aka the Louis Bergdoll Brewery, the finest example of a 19th century brewery restoration in Philadelphia, possibly the USA.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: MMPartners, LLC, 2517-19 W Girard Ave #19, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
The only 19th century brewery left in Brewerytown, currently under re-development by MM Partners.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Crime and Punishment Brewing Company, 2711 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
Have a beer at the only brewery in historic Brewerytown. Crime & Punishment is one of the great new additions to our city’s brewing scene.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Fairmount Park, Reservoir Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131
During our exploration of Brewerytown we’ll take a nice ride through Fairmount Park where we’ll see more 18th and 19th century history.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130-2302
We’ll spend some time on the Art Museum grounds, mainly talking about the Schuylkill River and its connection to 19th century brewing practices.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Love City Brewing, 1023 Hamilton St, Philadelphia, PA 19123-3726
Sample one of the newest and best breweries in Philadelphia, now supplying many of the city’s small craft-oriented beer bars. This wonderfully refurbished industrial building provides some of the best atmosphere for beer drinking in the city!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Bar Hygge, 1720 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
Hygge is a Danish word for taking pleasure in every day things. Sample beer brewed on site, and only available here at Bar Hygge!
Duration: 10 minutes
