If you fancy road trips and tours, you should definitely try out brewery tours, if you haven’t yet. This is basically visiting a brewery to get the concept of breweries and beer making. Not long ago, this was not a part of tourism.
Fast forward 2021, and gastro tourism is quite one of the most popular types of tourism. Gastro tourism is basically touring food and beverages facilities, exploring different tastes and multiple food related ventures.
It is an informative and recreational activity both at the same time, for the sake of learning and creating memories, especially for beer lovers. The industry is also fast growing as more and more beer lovers and drinkers are looking to explore the roots and get to know how their favorite beverages are made.
Benefits Of Brewery Tours
Brewery tours may only seem to have one purpose, fun and entertainment, while tasting different types of beers right from the source. However, it is more than just that. And, different people visit breweries. Here are some of the advantages of visiting breweries;
Beer Tasting
This is definitely the very first reason you probably want to tour your local brewery. Get to enjoy, experience, and appreciate different tastes and flavors. It is also a way to appreciate and support the culture.
Get To Explore Varieties
Beer tasting allows you to taste multiple flavors and explore new varieties. You get to discover more types and you never know, maybe the one you think is your favorite is not really your favorite. Brewery tours just let you discover what you really like through exploration.
Meet New Beer Aficionados
The most fun part of drinking beers is meeting new people of the same interest and those who like the same flavors and tastes as you. This happens mostly in bars, but getting to know another beer aficionado during a brewery tour is even better.
It Is A Fun, Educational, And Entertainment Activities
This is more than just one trip, to be fair. You get to travel with your best friends, get to meet new beer fanatics, talk and have debates with other beer lovers during the trip and have fun tasting multiple flavors as you go.
It Is A Better Way Of Understanding Beers
Even if you have been a beer drinker for a long time, that is all you will remain to be; a beer drinker. If you really want to experience beers and get to learn and understand them in a deeper level, taking a brewery tour will help you do that.
Bond With Your Friends And Colleagues
Most brewery tours are organized by supervisors in an organization like wines and spirit shops. Sometimes it is just a bunch of friends who have been enjoying drinking beer for a long time. Whatever the case, brewery trips make great team building activities. The entertainment, learning, and debates are just perfect for bonding.
It Is A Great Way To Support Gastro Tourism
The industry is growing pretty fast. You can take part in visiting your local brewery to support the growth of gastro tourism. It is just as deserving as much as the community supports other forms of tourism. And, there many reasons why you should support your local brewery;
- It is a great way to support the local economy. When you go on a local tour, or buy local products, the money remains local. This means job opportunities for locals and overall growth of the local economy.
- It also is a great way to support local tourism. When you show love and appreciation to your local breweries, other people also show it some appreciation. This in-turn boosts local tourism.