Go behind the scenes at one of North America’s oldest breweries—and enjoy plenty of tasters along the way—on a tour of Alexander Keith’s Brewery in Halifax. Founded in 1820, the traditional brewery is still popular among beer drinkers today, and makes an array of award-winning styles. On this tour, visit the facilities, learn about the brewing process and the brewery’s history, and sample a number of beers.

This behind-the-scenes brewery tour is perfect for craft beer lovers
Get to know the story behind one of North America’s oldest breweries
Learn about Alexander Keith’s history and the brewing process
Enjoy a number of generous samples as you go

What's Included

Alcoholic Beverages
Bottled water

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

1496 Lower Water St
1496 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1R9, Canada
Come on into the Oldest Working Brewery in North America. Entrance through either Archway's off Lower Water St.

Start time

12:00 pm

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travellers

Operated by Alexander Keith's Brewery

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Pete_D

Tour guides new their job well. Great entertainment, was not expecting that. a few samples of beer was very good, Was not a Alexander Keith,s beer drinker A s a rule. But now that I saw what I saw and tasted, I am hooked now.

Reviews

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122 reviews

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Very educational

Pete_D, May 2023

Excellent energy and so fun

Christina_G, May 2023

Energetic and excited staff Most interactive brewery tour I've been on and the tastings were great too!

You need to go to get it!

Melanie_E, May 2023

This was an absolute surprise…the guides and story tellers and entertainment were completely unexpected, we did not exorcist to enjoy this tour as much as we did. Ended up being a big hilite of course ur little mini trip to Halifax!

Fun, fun, fun

jacobellism, May 2023

Great tour! We walked through 3 separate rooms with 3 different guides who gave us lots of history of the brewery in a fun manner, along with a complementary glass of brew.The last room is a bar where we had more tastings along with some great music performed by 3 talented guides. Lots of fun!!

Great experience warm welcome

Beatrice_W, Oct 2022

The warmth of the welcome. Nice touch to give samples. Whole atmosphere was lovely and will recommend to others

Beer, Music and Fun!

Madeleine_K, Sept 2022

Lots of fun, I don’t like beer but there was still something I could try. I can say that you do like the citrus wheat ale! Thanks for laughs and good music!

I would highly recommend...

Gabrielle_W, Aug 2022

I would highly recommend this tour to everyone visiting Halifax. Great knowledge, lots of fun and great beer! Cheers!

Sister's weekend

Fay_T, Aug 2022

Knowledge of the staff on the History. Staff was friendly and approachable. I had an amazing time, well done.

Great experience!

Linda_M, July 2022

Great history lesson, great music and delicious samples. Don't recommend bringing children of any age. Should be adults only.

Must visit in Halifax

Jyhhone_W, July 2022

Very nice tour, very nice beer, very nice nice performance! Staff is very friendly. My best experience in Halifax.

The tour guides were so...

Lisa_R, July 2022

The tour guides were so informative, talented and entertaining. The music was so wonderful . An experience never to be forgotten

Worth your time

Teresa_F, July 2022

The beer samples !! Guides were knowledgeable and fun!! We had a fabulous time drinking , and enjoying the music and information

great experience and...

Natasha_M, July 2022

great experience and staff was very entertaining. Definitely recommend when you visit Halifax. It’s on the list of must see that’s for sure!

This "brewery tour" was...

Dexter_L, July 2022

This "brewery tour" was not really a brewery tour, more of a scripted show. Very fast, and no real time to look at the history of this place. Beer and hosts were great though!

Entertaining !!

Julie_O, July 2022

The whole group lived it! Tasting and singing at the end was awesome ! Cheerful and welcoming staff!

Old Scotland meets New Scotland

Alexander_A, June 2022

Fantastic tour well worth the money. We were visiting from Paisley in Scotland. So booked online before we flew over. It was a good laugh right from the start and the 3 drinks helped. The last part of the tour just made it there was a singsong along with our drinks.

Beer trip.

Kevin_J, June 2022

Great beer and entertainment. The show was great. More beer than I experted. The history is awesome.

What a Treat

Gerald_H, Mar 2022

Great experience. Highly recommend the tour. Spoiler alert, a little bit of history, great live music and great beer.

Nice to see

Ray_M, Oct 2021

The tour guides were great as was the entertainment Just to short of time would have been nicer to not feel you had to guzzle the beer and maybe a few snacks included

Best tour I have ever had

Richard_P, Sept 2021

The more than generous samples as well as the excellent local entertainment at the end. So we’ll done it’s unbelievable.