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Heineken Exerperience
- May 30, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Linz100 from Edinburgh, United Kingdom
We decided to visit the Heineken Experience (click here to find out more about the ins and outs - http://www.heinekenexperience.com) after a work colleague of mine told me about it. It is the old brewery house in Amsterdam of the famous Heineken lager. They had gone the month before us and had really enjoyed it, plus they told us if we made this sign with our hands at the cloakroom before you went in you would get ‘special’ beers at the end of the trip (during the tour you get 3 free beers) called longnecks.
So off we went. While we did feel a little bit silly making the sign, the lady behind the counter just smiled and got a couple of passes out and stamped them. I have loaded up a couple of pictures so you can see what you need to do.
The ‘experience’ is great, loads of interactive features, and well laid out, lots of staff on hand to ask questions of. We went on a Saturday and even though there appeared to be lots of people there it didn’t feel crowed or cramped.
As you get to the end of your trip you come into a large modern looking bar where people are drinking their ‘free’ beers which you get with your entrance ticket, here handover the pass you had stamped as you came in and you will receive the ‘longneck’ bottled beer rather than the small glass everyone else is drinking.
Even without the ‘special’ beer at the end of the Heineken Experience I would recommend anyone visiting Amsterdam to take some time out and go and visit. It is really worthwhile and if you remember to make the ‘h sign’ with your hand when you go in you will get the longnecks rather than the small tap glasses. Enjoy!
From journal Trip to Amsterdam
Heineken Brewery
- April 24, 2006
- Rated 3 of 5 by
catronma from Nixa, Missouri
When we went the tour was only €5, and worth the money. You get three drinks during the tour, which is more of a historical tour rather than of a working brewery. There are a few interesting and entertaining parts of the tour. There was an area where you could interact with a beer barrel drum set, send family video e-mail, and take a picture with an advertising sign. We also got a free glass in a tin at the end of our tour. If you like the coasters they have at the drinking stations along the tour grab one, or a few, because they also sell them at the gift shop and they are kind of expensive. But each coaster was unique and different.
From journal Amsterdam, Netherlands
Heinekenbrouwerij
- February 5, 2006
- Rated 2 of 5 by
honeyb from San Francisco, California
This isn't a museum in the traditional sense. In fact, the only things from the past are the old brew kettles and lager tanks where the beer matured. The highlight of the tour, if you can call it that, is a 3-minute "ride" where you experience what it's like to be a beer bottle--I won't give any more away! A similar ride on a horse-drawn coach delivering beer was equally disappointing. There are also computer games, and you can create a video of yourself (either at a set of drums or embedded into a bottling line video or a background of beer using blue-screen technology) to send to friends. The only consolation is that you get three free drinks (of Heineken, of course) and a promotional glass.
I went when there was a line waiting to get in at around 4:30pm. We didn't get in until 5pm, and although normally this would be more than enough time, we were not allowed to try all the exhibits before closing time (6pm).
From journal Day Trips to Amsterdam
Heineken Brewery
- November 24, 2005
- Rated 4 of 5 by
ebloom2201 from Lewisville, Texas
Good tour--worth the 10e for the tour. You get three beers and a glass. Learn how beer is made. There are two bars, a DJ booth, and Internet movies to send home.
From journal Amsterdam 2005
Heineken Experience
- August 10, 2005
- Rated 3 of 5 by
himain10ance from Woodbridge, California
If you like beer, it is fun. If for no other reason at all, you should go for the four free beers. You might want to take a train home from there if you are far away.
From journal Amsterdam in May