fenna was our tour guide for this trip, and i don't think i've ever laughed/enjoyed a tour so much! she made the history very interesting and cheeky, with great timing and made the whole process interesting. if you are gluten free or alcohol free, they have options for you at the end of the tour! enjoyed this way more than i was expecting (and if you wear a hat, you don't have to wear a hair net) read more

Tennent's Tour - Walking Tours Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

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Got to be one of the coolest attractions around. The tour was around £18 I believe and includes a pint of Tennents at the end, so not too pricey. The guide was fantastic - we had Tony - and walked us through the history of the company before the tour. It was great not only to hear about the history of Tennents, but also a bit about the cultural and labor history of beer. You get to actually walk through the working factory and see every step of the process. The bar at the end is cool as well, we opted for the flight featuring exported beers. Really unique chance to try some things not available locally. Cannot recommend this attraction enough. read more

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We all really enjoyed our tour by Fenna! Along with her co-workers with Tony and Nicole were so helpful too! Fenna was very knowledgeable and knows the history of the Brewery. We all thought the Scotch Ale was the best!! Delicious! We hope to see this beer in Southern California someday soon! read more

Outstanding! If you're in Glasgow, you need to tour the Tennents Brewery. At the end you'll receive a free pint of their tank lager... only sold in 10 locations in Scotland. First, the tour is informative yet engaging. Our tour guides Stuart and Laura were amazing. Knowledgeable, of course, but humorous and welcoming. Our tour group consisted of three separate groups, and we all wound up having a fun time, asking questions and laughing despite not knowing each other. That was due to our exceptional hosts/guides Stuart and Laura. We enjoy touring breweries and distilleries and Tennents is at the top of our list! Be prepared to laugh and have a blast and enjoy a one of a kind beer! read more

A real brewery in action. Come during the week so you can see the workers making the brew. Great guide. Excellent tasting flight after (we split it.) if you're in Glasgow, this is a must-do. We took the morning train in from Edinburgh and had a nice day trip that began here. read more

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If you visit Glasgow you need to take the Tennent's Brewery tour! Such a great history lesson on beer in Scotland. Our tour guide Laura was fantastic! She had a great sense of humor and poured a perfect pint! read more

Tennent's Tour - My pint of Tennet's - Walking Tours Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I bought the tour as a Christmas present for my husband. We decided to book and use our voucher in the January. We found the entrance no problem and had such a warm welcome from staff. You enter via the shop which I was really impressed with, as it part museum part shop. Tony was our Tour Guide and he was just brilliant; full of energy and showed passion for Tennents. He really brought the tour alive, learning so much along the way. He made the tour so much fun while keeping us safe by following health and safety. So much so I opted for a pink novelty base ball hat, yes it's up-selling, but I didn't care, I liked it. and protected my head at the same time. It's also a nice memento of the day and I was glad to avoid the sexy blue hair nets as the alternatives. He was clear, explaining the process well and even let us try some of the barley. He took us on a journey from the ingredients, machinery to the bottling and the more important, for Scotland, in the can. Hehe!! The time just flew in and it was just in time for our beer flight. Ya get me?! Hehe!! Tony poured the perfect pint and talked us through the various beers for our flight in the premises own bar. The bar is also open to the public, which I hadn't realised. You'll definitely be guaranteed a perfect pint every time. I highly recommend this tour and Tony was just an excellent host and overall guide. Well done! I'm sure we will be back soon to pop into the shop and bar again, as we enjoyed the atmosphere very much. read more

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I think our tour guide was Tony - he's awesome. Cool tour of the brewery and how it all comes together and, of course, some samples. Cold and well poured. Great thing to do in town. read more

This tour was great! It was only 10 pounds a person, which included a pint of your choice and 3 other tastings. Our tour guide was named Daniel, and he was very friendly and informative. What I wasn't prepared for was the choice of wearing a free hairnet, or buying a hat for 3.50 in order to go on the tour. You are brought into many different rooms and spaces within the brewery but I also found it strange that not a lot of the employees are in hats or hairnets. Any way, I saved myself the embarrassment and bought the hat. Which is now a pretty cool keepsake. It was quite a lengthy tour, we finished at around 2:30, which was 1.5 hours later. We also stayed to finish our pint in the lounge and had a fun time reading and seeing all of the old Tennents cans and memorabilia. You are required to do a lot of walking and there's a lot of stairs involved. They do warn you about this before starting the tour though. But would happily recommend it to anyone! read more

Tennent's Tour - Walking Tours Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

This review is for the Master Brewer's tour and event. We started the tour in their visitor centre, where we learned about the history of Tennent's and how it all began, saw the collection of 'lager lovelies' cans, and examples of their past advertising campaigns. It's a beautifully branded and kitted out centre and shop, and you can buy various pieces of merchandise. They have an interactive display where you can do your own lager lovely pose and their plan is at some point they'll be able to produce a personalised can for you - it's all very nicely tongue in cheek. I would have stayed and nosed about a lot longer - I love all that kind of stuff, and I might go back to do just that. We continued the tour through their plant, covering areas such as the bottling hall, and canning line. It was fascinating! The strong branding continues throughout, with some incredible graffiti art, such as the giant vats that have been painted to look like cans of Tennent's. And then came the tasting. My word. We were lucky enough to be taken through a tasting of 12 Tennent's products by Keith, their Master Brewer, who pointed out what flavours and scents to look out for, and was generally excellent chat. He also passed around jars of various hops and malts as we tried the various beers, to help us identify the flavours. We started with some standard Tennent's - the stuff that you get in every pub in Glasgow. I'd never thought I liked it, but Keith explained that you shouldn't actually drink it ice cold straight from the tap - you should let it warm a little to let the flavours develop. I really enjoyed it! That was the first revelation of the night - that I like a pint of good old Tennent's. I don't think I was the only one in the group who at that point, saw Tennent's in a whole new light. We then worked our way through the following: Black T Caledonia Best (on draft) 1885 Lager (gluten free) Menabrea Tennent's Extra (9%) Scotch Ale Scottish Beer (aged with whisky oak) Tennent's Stout Heverlee Witte Hee Haw (alcohol free) Lemon T Quite a few of these are for the export market only, and you can't buy them here, so it was a real treat to be able to try them out. And a few of them had us wanting to move to Spain or Italy :-) It would be a perfect final touch if you were able to buy some of them at their visitor centre, or perhaps if they were offered exclusively to those who had done the tour. Second revelation of the night - my favourite was the Stout! It was rich, malty and chocolatey, and I absolutely loved it. It's Keith's favourite too, so I'm in good company. There were then some 'nibbles' put out. Super posh nibbles! I didn't try any but it looked like little chunks of brie, smoked meats, salmon, olives, and some fancy looking Scotch Pies. We were allowed to have another drink of whichever beer we fancied, or pour ourselves a pint from draft. Keith stayed about to chat and answer all of our questions - and we had a LOT of questions. At about 10 pm, we realised we really should let Keith and the other very nice chap get on with their evening, and weaved off down the road. A few of us were certainly left scratching our heads and wondering why we pay so much for craft beers, when there's such good quality being produced by Tennent's. A fantastic event, I would heartily recommend it. read more

Tennent's Tour - Cool graffiti art on the wall outside. - Walking Tours Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

This tour of the Tennent's Wellpark Brewery is an interesting behind the scenes trip around the factory with some liquid refreshment at the end. The tour begins in the 'brand room' - a sort of mini museum summarising the history and timeline of the Tennent's company (the brewery has been established here since 1740) and displaying various memorabilia and familiar advertising campaigns and also covering the brand's associations with Scottish music and sport. Then our group was escorted around the various parts of the factory and site to take in the sights, sounds and smells as the beer is produced, packaged and prepared for delivery. The tour concluded back in the brand room with generous samples of various brews from the Tennent's range. Worth the £7.50 admission charge if you're looking for something to do. Was most recently here with fellow Yelpers for a Glasgow music quiz and launch of the Walking Heads app of walking tours showcasing Glasgow's most notable music venues and musical heritage. This was held in the Molendinar Bar on the Wellpark Brewery site, which is styled as your ideal local with great tunes, banter, live music and free beer! A really fun night and great venue for this type of event. read more

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We did the Tennent's tour on a Friday night to start the weekend right. It used to be quite cheap but they upped the prices quite a bit. Student now pay £9 and adults £12.50, which in my opinion is quite a lot. They tell you about the history of the brewery, the buildings and of course about the beer brewing process. At the end you get to drink a pint in the bar, or downstairs where there's a foosball table(!), which is of course a great end to the tour! Overall, very lovely tour but sad that it's getting pricier! read more

Tennent's Tour - Walking Tours Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

So first off it has to be said that I ain't really a fan of Tennants lager normally but I still was interested enough to go on the tour and hear the history of a long standing Glasgow business. The tour is not really big on wow. It's got some video history, you get shown around the different areas of production, packing, logistics, etc. It's not bad or boring, it's actually quite interesting, (If you like beer and history - which I do) but it's not very interactive or blingy. If you have been on the Heineken Amsterdam tour and then go on this you will know what I mean. Still for 7 quid you get a decent tour, an interesting history lesson, a pint of beer and 4 tasters of lesser know Tennants brands. I have spent far worse Sunday afternoons. Worth a look whether your a tourist or a local. read more

I saw the event for this listed and thought it sounded good, but didn't feel I was that beer savvy enough to really submit a good beer review for the chance to be selected for it, so I didn't put myself forward. I still couldn't tell you the difference between a beer, an ale, and a lager (sorry... :$). Luckily for me Lucy B had a spare place on offer and I was still free that evening so I jumped at it - thanks, Lucy! Thanks to Briony too for organising, it was great! We arrived and had the chance to look around the shop/history room before our tour guide gave us a talk on the timeline of the Tennent's Brewery development. There was quite a bit of info - as soon as there was mention of recipes on cans, and beer cake recipes, I got a bit preoccupied with thinking about cakes made with beer... We were given a blue hairnet to wear and went on our way on our walking tour around the building. The art work was very eye-catching, and we were told a lot of stats about the amount of beer they produce. I'm not very good at remembering stats without writing them down, but it was A LOT. Anyway, my rubbishness at that just means you'll need to take the tour yourself. ;) We learned about the beer companies who use their processing facilities - some provide the recipes (and staff?) and the beers are made there, and with some the beers are already produced elsewhere and brought to the Tennent's Brewery for bottling and distribution. Some companies we learned of were quite surprising! Unfortunately, there wasn't any activity on the machines as it was a Friday night. We also learned that back in the day workers were allowed to drink beer on their shifts! We had a look around the Tennent's Academy and there are loads of cooking classes on you can join which sound like great events for a night out with friends or work colleagues, e.g., Spanish cooking then down to Arta for some dancing! The beer tasting was really fun - the Master Brewer and his colleague done a fabulous job at explaining the process of making the beers, answering our questions, and we got to smell some of the grains used in processing, and have a go at pulling our own pint! Wonderfully multi-sensory. If they continue to allow groups as much time to stick around and drink Tennent's, and are fortunate enough to get more groups of people so interested in the production process, then you don't really need to go on elsewhere as it could be a good night out in itself. They also had some trays of light munchies available afterwards. (Nothing much looked vegan-friendly, but I fed back that some bags of nuts and crisps would be grand!). It's definitely a great promotional opportunity too to show people how tasty their beverage selection is in a time where craft beers are becoming more and more popular, and to encourage people to smell and feel the tastes of the individual ingredients in the drinks. Thanks to the brewery for the experience! read more

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The tour was very informative and entertaining too! The beer was great as well. I definitely recommend taking this brewery tour. Be sure to get your ticket early though because the tour after us was filled up the day before we went. My favourite part was seeing the canning process and drinking one of the best tasting pints I've had in a while. read more

You get to see lots of the brewery and hear a bit about the history of the site and the beer. You also get a free pint and some free smaller tastes at the conclusion of the tour. The tour takes about an hour and costs ten pounds. Our guide was nice but not much was happening on the Sunday we toured the facility. read more

We had a great time on the tour with Harriet. The overall experience was very informative and the highlight was trying the different tennent beers which are not typically encountered in pubs. Also, Harriet was incredibly helpful and had fantastic food recommendations! Definitely a must-do in Glasgow (w/ Harriet). read more

This tour was super fun!! Nick was our awesome, funny and well-spoken tour guide! The price was extremely fair, as you each get a pint of tennents afterwards as well as samples of other things! The tour lasted for about an hour and it was so enjoyable!! We had a great time!!! Highly recommend doing this!! read more

We ran across this tour during our walk around town, and we had a great time. Our guide was knowledgeable and engaging. The canning/bottling facilities are impressive. At the end, you receive a pint of your beer of choice (Tennent Lager is a solid option), and a couple of tasters of their seasonal brews. The video at the beginning of the tour offers insight into the history of beer in Scotland. read more

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Absolutely brilliant tour. Everyone is so knowledgeable and friendly. I loved the tour and lived the pint afterwards . We also did the samplers of all the make that was really good read more

My friends and I had a great time on the tour. Our guide Harriet was awesome and knowledgeable about the brewing process as well as the history of the brewery. We definitely enjoyed the beer at the end of the tour and the visitor's center was great to meet other travelers. read more

Just had a tour taken round by Marco!- what a superstar, very knowledgeable. £9.00 for students with an hour tour and pint at the end. Nae bad read more

A great tour. I've been to many microbreweries, wineries, etc. There's just something very cool about seeing things at large scale. It's a great visit, and short walk from the necropolis. read more