Let me start off by saying that I am not a big drinker, I do not even like beer, but my best friend did and we had heard that this place deserves a visit. Oh boy! Was everyone right.
As soon as you walk in, you immediately know you are going to have a good time. With the price of admission you get 3 tickets, 2 for beers and one for a gift.
You walk through and read and see some pretty interesting things. Let me take this chance to tell you that this is not a active brewery, this probably was back in the day, but it is more of a museum. Here is the good part, you get to the first bar, where you take your ticket, give it to the bartender and he gives you a nice size glass of the freshest beer I have tasted, beleive me I have tasted a couple of my friends beers and till then they all seemed the same. I do not know if the alcohol content is differ in the Netherlands but this ONE glass got me a little fuzzy.....
There are some great pics to be taken inside. The gift shop is nice and the whole thing is a cool little experience. Take into consideration I am not big on museums or any of that sort.
In regards to children, I personally do not think the kids would benefit at all from this unless they are interested in seeing the horses.
by Wizeazzgurl on July 9, 2008
Heineken Brewery
Stadhouderskade 78 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1075 AE
+31 (0)20 523 92 22