Evaluation cleanliness tasting tour to the cellar. I had the impression that a paid tour included a tour of the plant and then a tasting, but it turned out that you were simply being taken to the cellar, told about draft beer, three types were poured to try and eat cheese. And that is all. I'd rather go on a free tour instead.
Great taphouse with seasonal beers and the Classic Boston Lager. Worth a visit!
The tastings at the brewery was informative and it was free!
Absolutely love going to this place with friends after work. Haven't been a bit but i hope it survives covid!
Short walk from orange line train. Great, funny, free tour. Samples at the end. Doyle did a great job. Do this tour! Don't be mistaken ... when you see the Hafenreffer smoke stack ... you are at the right place.
Very relaxed and fun-designed tour, which is also free (January 2019). Tasting at the end of the tour also highly recommended!
If the promise of a guide shouting "free beer! Wooo!" every few minutes is your idea of a good time, you'll probably enjoy this tour. Otherwise, it was rather lacking--almost none of their beers are brewed here, only specialty batches, so its very unlikely you'll see any brewers "in action". The accompanying tasting was also disappointing--we tried the Boston lager, Oktoberfest, and latitude--all commercially mass produced beers I could try anywhere. For actual beer lovers/aficionados, you're better off just hitting a pub.
Great time and fun. Plus you get free tour and beer. Highly recommended.
They give free tours and be the last one. Chug it down the last pitcher. Red Sox special. I got it.
For a small donation, you learn a lot of history, a free glass, and pitchers of beer! They also have off season/rare gallon beer jugs in the gift shop for $15 or so... Makes a great gift. My dad loves winter lager so I got it for him for Father's Day! He was surprised and loved it.
Very enthusiastic energetic girl gave me a tour of the brewery it was a fun and fact filled visit with samples of beer at the end. That's a win in my book
Great tour but beer not so good. 5 stars for tour and 1 for beer.
Great tours with great tour guides and plenty of beer to try
Excellent free tour and they are very generous with the beer tasting. Highly recommend it!
Very fun and informative tour. Would to it again next time I'm in town, but until then, I'll keep drinking it in MN. Trolley.
A fairly short tour but the tour guide was funny and informative. Plus at the end you get to sample three types of Sam Adams, including one they are currently developing. The tasting glass makes a nice souvenir too.
Great tour great tour guide... So this is the place it all started from. i love Sam Adams so going the tour was too fun and the beer tasting at the end really hit the spot. If you are in the are you got to come by.
The brewery tour here is great! It's short and to the point, leaving extra time for learning and tasting the product. Great place to bring visitors from out of town.
Enjoyed the tour as well as our tour guides Ryan and Joe
There are three parts to this tour, the grain room, the brewing room and FREE BEER. The talk in the grain room was very interesting. The second part explained the brewing process at such a fast pace I didn't really understand any of it, it was merely a precursor to the FREE BEER to come! I would also have liked to have heard some of the history of the Samuel Adams beer brand, so overall it was a bit disappointing.
It's a tour and beer. Most importantly it's free #priceless
Went to visit family in Boston. One of the days it was raining, so we looked for cool indoor things we could do and decided to try out the Sam Adams Brewery Tour.
The Brewery is just outside of the Boston area and was easy to get to and find. I would just recommend getting there around 20 or so minutes before the start of the time slot because the parking lot is very small and gets packed quick.
One big plus about this tour is that it is FREE! The just ask to make a $2 donation to the charity that they represent which i was delighted to do. Overall, the entire tour was fairly quick. I'd say only half hour of walking around and explaining the history and facts of beer. The speaker/representative of the Sam Adams brewery didn't seem too enthusiastic, kind of just like going through the motions.
The end of the tour is the most exciting part, when we get to sample a few of the different beers! Got to test 4 beers and they gave a free Sam Adams sample glass to take home!
Overall it was fun and something different/out of the ordinary. If you are visiting Boston and like beer, I would say this is worth adding to the list of things to do!
Great tour. Sean was a great tour guide and the free beer was awesome. Deffinitly recommend it.
This place was totally fun if you are in the area you have to go here the tour is not very long and the tour guide makes it very interesting we had Jack and he was super fun besides you can't beat getting a free beers they even throw in the free tasting glass great atmosphere
My wife an I take this tour every time we are in Boston.
The brewmasters are very passionate about the beer they make and the tour is fun.
Love the sampling at the end of the tour.
I took my Dad the last time went, who dislikes a most American beer, and he loved this one.
We we're allowed to sample their Original Boston Lager as well as a seasonal brew.
The tour is free and well worth it.
Easy to get to right off the subway.
An Iconic Boston brewery. Sam Adams beer has been delighting fans for decades. Come to the original brewery and try some of the unique beers not available in stores.
Tour guide said you can get a free beer mug at Doyles but you have to buy a beer. Not a problem but good thing to know. Very funny tour but would have appreciated more info on historical facts of brewery and how they arrived at taste of beer.
Adam is a great tour guide! The gift shop is full of mementos "For the Love of Beer/Boston". You'll have fun voting for your favorite craft from a fresh flight of Samuel Adams.
The price was right as the tour is free. The brewery tour was average. I have been on others that were a lot more informative. I would like to know more about the Sam Adams story. The beer sampling was enjoyable. I like their pale Ales a lot. Cathy was a good tour person.
Quick informative tour and 3 types of free beer. Nice way to spend a couple of hours on a lazy weekend.
My boyfriend and I had a fun time at the Samuel Adams Brewery. The tasting room has board games to play while sampling different beers. We did the Bier Keller Experience where you learn about our barrel-aging history and process while sampling beer with cheese pairings. It was very informative and we got to try a few of their "exclusive" beers. We had a great time.
Had such fun on the tour, lots of free beer and cheery tour guide !
They explain in detail the beer manufacturing process and then a small tasting, at the end you can buy souvenirs from your visit to the factory
They lose a star as this isn't really a big production facility that's good for tours, but it was a fun stop for any Sam Adams lover. The taproom was small but nice and the bartenders there were knowledge and friendly. Worth stopping in, just don't get your hopes too high for an amazing tour.
Best brewery tour I've ever had, it's free and you get lots of beer and free stuff, tour guide was awesome too.
Been on several brewery tours and this one was a different experience. It is a $2 donation preferred to get in. They have a nice lobby full of beer facts. Our tour guide Tom was excellent! We tried some new beers that you can only get there. The recommended a local eatery- as there are several in town that have special Sam Adams beers on tap and it's the only place you can get them. We had a fun time and learned a little more than we knew. And drank beer!
This brewery is really cool and definitely worth a visit.
The Free tour is pretty amazing equipped with explanations of the ingredients and the brewing process and then FREE beer samples. However, at around 100 people on each tour, expect that it's a bit overcrowded and you might have trouble hearing everything that goes on. We would actually pay a small fee for the tour to have it be more intimate.
The gift ship is great and the there is a great outdoor and indoor seating to enjoy a pint of your favourite beer after.
Beer is great and loved the outdoor seating. Came today and it smelled deeply of sulfur/ rotten eggs in the draft room.
Great informative tour and some free beer at the end
A very short tour! Two rooms. They do give you three beers to taste at the end and a souvenir cup to drink from. They tell you how to "rate" beer. Interesting.
Had a great afternoon sitting outside tasting some beers! Brought our little dog and it was very dog friendly. Overall chill vibe and worth the drive off the beaten path!
While I love just about every Sam Adams beer I've had, I am extremely displeased by the lack of availability of Sam Light. Sam Light is by far my favorite of the brand. I know, not what you had in mind I'm sure. But it's what I prefer. But no one seems to carry it any more near me. Please help me find it!!
A fun play to do a tour if your looking for something to do!
Great tour, alot of fun and learned alot about the beer making process. Decent amount of sampling in the tasting room. Tour guide was great, very funny and knowledgeable about beer and Sam Adams obviously. The brewery is south of the city, easiest to Uber so you can imbibe in the tasting room and their taproom.
I think its technically free but they ask for a donation. Classic brew tour: Try malt and smell hops. The brewery however is tiny and awesome that you walk through. Sam Adams's experimental brewery. The tasting is a bit more family style: Sit next to strangers and pass pitchers around. Good time.
The regular tour is free and fills up on a first come first serve basis. Our tour guides Jackson and Eve were great. I'm not even a beer drinker and I had a great time!
Free tour was amazing. Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered all questions. The best part is the free beer at the end of the tour!
I don't drink beer, but the tour was nice. Very fascinating learning experience. The tour is family friendly (kids too).
Great place great tour of where they make one of my favorite beers. Great selection of different beers and a lot of cool souvenirs in the gift shop. Fun Spot for beer lovers.
The tour was fun and informative and the staff are great! The beer tasting at the end was fun!
Great Beer. Tour guide was very informative with a great sense of humor.
Amazing fun to learn about Samuel Adams beer process and tasting.
Informative and fast 60 minute tour. You get to last all about the delicious ingredients that make sam adams. From the boston water to the hops it's all about quality. The best part is the FREE beer... Parking is limited. I'm on the street let's hope I don't get towed!
Best brewery tour. It's free and slot of free beer. Come visit if in Boston
Excellent tasting room and gift shop. If your looking for a great Mexican eat afterward try chilacates. Delicious and .1 m. Away.
Great tour with friendly workers. Would definitely recommend going!
Great intimate atmosphere tour. Entertaining tour guides. Great beer. You won't regret visiting and you'll want to go back.
Tours are on a first-come, first-served basis. It seemed like I could go on weekends without waiting. There is a tour about every 20 minutes.
Free tours and free beer hope could you not love it.. I kinda wish they had cherry wheat on the tour but it's fine lol
For anyone who is more than a beer fan this is a great spot. The tour by the brewery is very good and of course in the end you can enjoy the typical American beer.
Ryan & Kate were awesome, beer was delicious, time great!
The tour was so much fun and VERY informative. we took the trolly afterwards to DOYLES and then had the time of our lives on the extended trolly....DOYLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A free tour at an iconic brewery. What more can you ask for? Comedic relief with our tour guide? Nice. Free beer tastings and a free glass, you say? Score! In all seriousness, I had a great time. I love the science behind brewing and love to see how different breweries create their craft, from big to small. Even though this is a "larger" brewery, you can tell everyone is passionate about what they do and take the craft seriously. Our tour guide, Doug, was hilarious. Really the most fun and memorable thing I did in Boston! Highly recommend!
Awesome tour of the brewery with free beers ! Highly recommend this place
Excellent experience we had in this beautiful place; the stories, the staff and the atmosphere were perfect
I was really really excited to come to the Sam Adams Brewery with my friends. For almost a year, I've heard really great things about this place. Sadly, I walked out rather disappointed.
Although the tour is free and you do get to have a bunch of free tastings + a take-home prize in the form of a 7 oz glass, this tour is just blah. Maybe I was the only person not in on the secret because no one else seemed to mind the fact that we learned almost nothing about the brewing process other than how to identify hops and barely from each other. This summer I went to Harpoon and walked out feeling like I learned something. Here, it just felt like the tour guide was reading off some narrowly written script. The free beer made up for a bit of this disappointment, hence the three stars and not two.
Well, at least it was free.
Had a great time with the tour! Lots of free beer samples, and root beer available for those who don't drink beer. Nice tap room and beer garden. Highly recommended!
The guides are great, we just felt it was a bit small for the grand scale of their production. Not much different from a local brewery you could experience in your home town. Free admission, while asking for donations instead is very noble. And of course you can't complain about free beer at the end of each tour.
Tickets were for free, the tour was awesome, you get to try a lots of beer and get to know the beer ingredients. And also very cool small garden outside, perfect for hanging out with friends or family!
I love Sam Adam's and always have a great time at the brewery! Go in for a 30min tour of the brewery and then a 30min tasting of 3-4 different beers. And then of course, head down to Doyle's on the party trolly any Saturday! If you go to Doyle's with your brewery pass you get to keep your glass when you order a Sam Adam's! Only cost $2 (suggested donation) to take the tour. Great place to take friends and family that are visiting.
Awesome tour, variety of beers! Had a good time there! Black harbor Stout.
Fun tour. Delicious Beer. Good atmosphere. Mostly for free.
