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Cretan Brewery Tour: Fresh Beer and Scenic Views
4.8
53 Ratings
Zounaki
Experience the best of Greek beer culture on a brewery tour in Crete. Taste unpasteurised beers, explore the production area, and enjoy fresh dishes in our restaurant.
Experience the best of Greek beer culture on a brewery tour in Crete. Taste unpasteurised beers, explore the production area, and enjoy fresh dishes in our restaurant.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- CRETAN BREWERY SA - Our staff will guide you through the brewing process and show you our state-of-the-art environmental-friendly and operationally clean brewery, in a special created space, where you can experience how and where our hand-crafted beer is created. On brewing days, a hoppy fragrance fills the rooms
- and you are right in the midst…
- CRETAN BREWERY SA - Our staff will guide you through the brewing process and show you our state-of-the-art environmental-friendly and operationally clean brewery, in a special created space, where you can experience how and where our hand-crafted beer is created. On brewing days, a hoppy fragrance fills the rooms
- and you are right in the midst of the process of hand-crafted beer production. You will learn about the success story of the first beer of Chania and why Charma is so preferred among other beers. A beer tasting of 4 samples will follow in our open-space terrace with view over olive groves and orange trees, accompanied with traditional bread sticks.
What's Included
- Prices for children under 17 include a refreshment.
- Prices for children under 17 include a refreshment.
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Entrance in the production area
- Private transportation
- Entrance in the production area
Additional Information
Our brewery is among the select few open breweries in Greece. Guests are welcome to view the production area at any time, while our restaurant offers a wide range of fresh dishes, including vegetarian options, prepared in an open-air kitchen. The balcony is enveloped by the delightful scents of oranges and herbs, providing a perfect spot to unwind…
Our brewery is among the select few open breweries in Greece. Guests are welcome to view the production area at any time, while our restaurant offers a wide range of fresh dishes, including vegetarian options, prepared in an open-air kitchen. The balcony is enveloped by the delightful scents of oranges and herbs, providing a perfect spot to unwind amidst the stunning Cretan landscape. Be sure to read reviews from other visitors and consider pairing your visit with a hike or bike tour through the picturesque surroundings, or stop by on your way back from Balos, Elafonisi, and Paleochora. All our beers are fresh, meaning they are preservative-free and unpasteurized.
- Children under 17 years old can participate in the tour free of cost. Refreshments or food for them can be purchased extra on the spot.
Location
Cretan Brewery S.A.
Zounaki, Platanias, Chania
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(53 Ratings)
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Monica
Nov 2, 2024
Good beer, good food and nice service - Very pleasant experience. The brewery had not received our booking but still arranged tasting and lunch. I think it was their lunch we got. Good beer and good food.
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Carolinespjutberg
Nov 1, 2024
Good beer - Lovely place! Good beer, great food and lovely staff! They hadn't received info from tripadvisor that we ordered food but conjured up a feast.
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690katjal
Oct 25, 2024
I'd love to go again. - You will be welcomed there very friendly. The information during beer tasting is interesting and entertaining. The food is delicious and varied.
The beer, 5 very different varieties, is very delicious.
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Python574
Oct 23, 2024
Nice place for a beer flight! - We had a great time visiting here and we really enjoyed ourselves. We stopped here on the way to the beach and we had a really delicious flight of 7 beers, all of which were tasty and refreshing. We had just eaten so we didn't get food, but we had a lovely chocolate truffle for dessert and it was very tasty. Prices were good and we enjoyed ourselves overall!
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Svein
Sep 16, 2024
Brewery Visit - Recommend taking a taxi to this place. Brewing visits should be done without your own car. Large room with many seats. Nice service with good knowledge of all the samples we ordered. Before the tasting, we ordered lunch from their large selection of dishes. Delicious food with good beer as accessory. Good and interesting break from the beach life on the Chania coast. Highly recommended.
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Boddies2
Aug 10, 2024
Tasty beer and lunch - We booked the beer tasting and lunch experience on the brewery’s website. Nice, open tasting/dining room with plenty room of seating and views of the brewing rooms downstairs. There were no tours due to construction. We had five beers (blond, weiss, pale ale, dunkel, and sour (100ml each), plus a 300ml glass of our choice (we selected the blond since it was the most refreshing for the hot day). The server described each beer as it was delivered to us including the style, flavor profile and alcohol content. We were also served a delicious lunch plate including a generous portion of grilled chicken breast, sausage slices, potato cake and Greek yoghurt. There is also a gift shop selling inexpensive hats, mugs and T-shirts. Very worthwhile trip if you are staying in the area. FYI we took a taxi from Maleme for €18 each way - perfect of our party of four adults.
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Lovetravel467019
Jul 9, 2024
BEST BREWERY NEAR CHANIA, CRETE, GREECE - The food was great BUT THE BEERS WERE AMAZING. Two of my absolute favorite DUNKEL, PALE ALE. Servers were excellent. Too bad can not buy it in the stores yet.
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Wpdesousa-mauk
Oct 4, 2023
FASCINATING BREWERY TOUR in a TINY VILLAGE WORH VISITING - We greatly enjoy Xarma beer, so as we were staying nearby, decided to take the brewery tour. On arrival, there were very few people there except staff. After a while, around 11AM, others arrived and the tour guide, Antigone, started explaining about the ingredients in beer, showed everyone (and let them smell and taste) the ingredients and how each works to flavor beer. After this, she took everyone to the viewing area and explained the entire brewing process as well as the steps the Brewery takes to be sustainable and also protect the environment. It was really fascinating.
Then we went to the covered patio for our five-beer flight of Xarma beers — Lager, Pale Ale, Dunkel, Weiss and another I cannot remember! Visitors can also purchase food, which we did, and it was fantastic ... we had meatballs with spicy cheese sauce, a pork steak, fried potatoes ... everything was delicious.
Afterward, we were able to go to the store and purchased tee and polo shirts with the Xarma logo of the KriKri horns as a great memory!
I would very highly recommend this tour for lovers of beer and, especially lovers of Xarma bee. For €8, it was a bargain and Antigone was really charming and informative!
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Desireev558
Oct 1, 2023
Smal brewery with lovely beers - Nice place! Nice people! Nice food also
We find the brewery on the internet and at our holiday place (Platanias) we drink it.
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377larsk
Aug 10, 2024
Beer tasting - A wonderful brewery with nice and friendly staff who told a lot about the beginning and what they had become today.
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